Helping local arts groups collaborate to reach more people
Nykesha Cole joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about her work as the arts-and-culture liaison for Shelby County Government.
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Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
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April 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Lauren Kennedy goes from urban art to an art gallery
For eight years, Lauren Kennedy was executive director of the UrbanArt Commission, an organization which was essential to the spread of so much public art throughout Memphis
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Vintage901 brings the culinary arts to all of Memphis
At its core, Vintage901 is about good food, good wine and the connections people make through eating and drinking together.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Phillip Ashley on branded candy, cocoa shortages and shipping chocolate in the summer
Phillip Ashley, the founder of Phillip Ashely Chocolates, discusses the evolution of his business as he’s shifted to more branded and business-to-business chocolate sales, including partnerships with Cadillac and other big named brands.
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May 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more LifeDoc’s journey providing health care in Memphis
Pedro Velasquez joined Eric Barnes to talk about LifeDoc’s mission, his family’s journey from Venezuela to Memphis, and the organization’s evolution nearly 20 years after its founding.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How Beale Street influenced ‘La Bohème’ at Opera Memphis
Ned Canty and Dennis Whitehead Darling joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about the production, the cast and how Darling came to love opera.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis
Andy Ashby, one of the co-founders of the oldest local breweries in Memphis, along with Maggie Emerson, co-founder of Maroon Brew Co., one the newest local breweries, join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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June 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang on becoming a producer
The owner of Southern Grooves studio discusses how he started working at Sun Studio as a teenager then became a producer of musicians ranging from Jason Isbell to the Mountain Goats to Margo Price and more.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Kelly English and IMAKEMADBEATS on the new late night party at Le Bon Appetit
Kelly English and musician/producer IMAKEMADBEATS discuss the new late night party that’s added this year to Le Bon Appetit and English shares his own childhood hospital story.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Zak Ozmo on how music, art can heal the brain
Zak joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar along with Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the UT Health Science Center, where the Ozmo Institute is based.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The next chapter for Volunteer Odyssey
Caroline Norris joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about Volunteer Odyssey’s mission, how it works to feed volunteers in 70 nonprofits in Memphis and much more.
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July 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How The Overton Park Shell reaches an expanding audience
Natalie Wilson, the executive director of The Overton Park Shell, talks about its upcoming season, their Backstage Experience and the upcoming 70th anniversary of Elvis appearing on that stage.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How a Bigfoot movie became a “paranormal gateway drug”
Toby Sells joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about his lifelong fascination with — and love of — the paranormal, which he writes about in his first book.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The impact of photography at the Brooks
C. Rose Smith joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.” They talked about the power of photography going back to the 1800s, the intersection of photography and music and more.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & moreRestaurant closings due to ‘domino effect’
Now-closed Edge Alley owner Tim Barker and food writer Jennifer Chandler dish on complicated issues facing the restaurant industry.
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August 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Sidebar: Willy Bearden on his memoir
The Memphis historian describes his new book as Mississippi Delta pool hall existentialism.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How Creative Aging engages seniors across Memphis
Creative Aging’s executive director Mia Henley joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s work across Memphis.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more What’s in store at the Mighty Roots Music Festival
Festival organizer Howard Stovall joins Eric Barnes to talk about the fourth Mighty Roots Music Festival, which takes place Sept. 13-14 in Stovall, Mississippi, not far from Clarksdale.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Craig Brewer on his Muhammad Ali series and challenges of being a creative
On this week’s episode of “The Sidebar,” filmmaker Craig Brewer talks about his career challenges and new series “Fight Night,” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and others.
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September 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Facing History and Ourselves explores social justice
Daniel Kiel, who is co-chair of an upcoming Facing History event, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about how the organization approaches race and social justice.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How Spillit helps people tell their stories
Creative director for Spillit Josh Campbell talks about the organization’s events, its origin at Crosstown and how it moves from venue to venue around Memphis.
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October 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Musician Greg Cartwright on Reigning Sound, The Black Keys and music
Cartwright joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about his life and even his house, which was owned by some of the musicians who played with Johnny Cash.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Lora Chilton on her history with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe
Lora Chilton joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the book, her family’s history, her writing process and the necessity of telling the full story of the violence against the Patawomeck.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more WYXR leaders discuss anniversary, next Raised By Sound Fest
WYXR’s Jared Boyd and Liv Cohen join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the station’s four years since launch and the upcoming Raised By Sound Fest in December.
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November 2024
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Batman tattoos, street art and a new lounge from David Yancy
The artist joins Eric Barnes to talk about plans for his new lounge on Broad Ave., how graffiti became street art and the value of a Batman tattoo.
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