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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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July 2022
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Metal Museum plans for Rust Hall and its campus on the bluff
Carissa Hussong joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about expansion in the former home of the Memphis College of Art and plans for the museum’s campus on the bluff.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How Memphis Teacher Residency works to improve literacy in Memphis
Leaders of the Memphis Literacy Conference join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about using science, teachers and constant effort to help people of all ages learn to read.
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Podcasts The long, hard work of advocating for the LGBTQ community
Marvell L. Terry II joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about his advocacy for the LGBTQ community, his work to support people with HIV/AIDS and what it means to be a Black gay man.
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June 2022
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The value of artist residencies in Crosstown and Memphis
The head of Crosstown Arts’ artist-in-residence programs talks opportunities for artists, the role of the arts in Memphis, and her near 10-year-history with the Crosstown project.
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Opinion On Father’s Day, remembering what it means to have a stepdad
Eric Barnes: “Thoughts on my stepfather on the first Father’s Day since his passing — and more than 43 years since he entered my and my late mother’s life.”
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How OUTMemphis supports the LGBTQ+ community in Memphis
Molly Quinn, executive director of OutMemphis, talks about the organization’s work with homeless LGBTQ+ youth and the group’s upcoming Queer Prom.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Jennifer Biggs talks COVID, ice cream and her favorite gin and tonics
The Daily Memphian’s food and dining editor joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of the Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more From the Antenna Club to the Hustle & Flow film score, Scott Bomar talks Memphis music
Emmy-award-winning film composer Scott Bomar joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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May 2022
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Digital art, work of Maurice Sendak are headed to Brooks
On the Sidebar, Eric talks to Patty Daigle, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
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Metro The Daily Memphian introduces a streamlined Morning Edition
Now, some 3½ years since we launched, we’re making a few important changes to the Morning Edition. In short, starting next week, the Morning Edition will be streamlined for a better reading experience.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How Humanities Tennessee tries to support Memphis arts and culture
Paul McCoy and Steven Fox, both from Humanities Tennessee, joined Eric Barnes to talk about how the organization has worked with arts and culture organizations in Memphis — and all over the state — during COVID.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Willy Bearden: Filmmaker, storyteller and limo-rider
Willy Bearden, who has been making movies and documentaries, writing scripts and stories and producing events of all kinds all over the world, is on this week’s edition of The Sidebar.
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April 2022
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Elections Our election coverage is free for the Shelby County primaries
Starting today, April 25, and through election day for the Shelby county primaries, May 3, we’ll be making all of our extensive election coverage free to readers.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Overton Park Shell to open stage to Memphis creatives
When the Overton Park Shell changed its name recently, it was about more than just the name.
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Podcasts Listen to how more Black-owned businesses can thrive
Ernest Strickland of the Black Business Association joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to the thrill, realities, heartbreak of life as a musician
Cyrena Wages joins host Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to discuss life as a musician.
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March 2022
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how power of play can change kids’ lives
Eric Barnes interviews Dr. Stewart Burgess, executive director of the Children’s Museum of Memphis.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to the history of lynching sites in Memphis
“I think it’s really important to memorialize these events because human nature is to try to cover up painful parts of our history,” Lynching Sites Project of Memphis board member Laura Faith Kebede tells Eric Barnes.
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Opinion A note to readers from Eric Barnes and Andy Cates
As The Daily Memphian enters its fourth full year covering the Memphis area, we wanted to take a moment to thank you, our readers and supporters.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how Jamie Harmon developed Memphis Quarantine
The photographer joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to discuss how the project came to life.
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February 2022
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to Kate Teague on WYXR, the life of a musician and Thacker Mountain Radio
Kate Teague, singer, songwriter and WYXR staffer, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to the difference between volunteering and being ‘voluntold’
The reasons people volunteer, the reasons companies organize their employees for volunteer efforts, and the ways organizations can best utilize volunteers vary greatly.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how Memphis has — and has not — changed over the last 15 years
Kerry Hayes, former special assistant to Memphis Mayor AC Wharton Jr., joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how Choose901 came to be
Nearly 10 years after founding Choose901, John Carroll joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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