The To-Do List: Christmas comes early, Adam Sandler comes to Memphis
This week, “Lil Buck” stars in “NutReMix,” trees are blue in Germantown and that Anita Baker show we’ve been hearing about on Bally Sports all year is finally happening.
Kelsey Bowen
There are 78 articles by Kelsey Bowen :
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November 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Perk up, plant seeds and prep for the holidays
This week, single folks share their stories, Friends of George’s kicks off the holiday season and we learn to move past the trauma of those sad children’s movies from the 1990s. (“All Dogs Go to Heaven,” we’re looking at you.)
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Talking Heads on-screen, Japan in the garden
This week, learn about the fungus among us at Meeman-Shelby, cheese the day at the Hi-Tone and get ready to spruce up your holiday tree at John Mark’s.
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October 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Halloween hike, underwater bubbles and ‘Beetlejuice’
This week, 1990s R&B legends Tony! Toni! Tone! play the Orpheum, spooky double dutch comes to Tom Lee and you can sample your way around India at the Agricenter.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Repair Days, River Arts and ‘Black Artists in America’
This week, art is on fire at the Dixon, the Memphis Roller Derby debuts home teams in a spooky double header and there are beer fests in Cooper-Young and at Wiseacre on Broad Avenue.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Swift on screen, Monster Market and fall fests galore
This week, artists collaborate onstage at the Tambourine Bash, Loaf and Cxffeeblack come together for brunch and Willie Nelson is on the road again (and coming to Southaven).
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September 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Mid-Autumn Fest, Bluff City Chinese, Tim Burton’s gothic dreams
This week, you can catch plenty of live music at Gonerfest and Mempho. Plus, Memphis Made celebrates 10 years of beers.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Bluff Cakes party, Barbie Rave and cowabunga at the Comic Expo
This week brings the Mid-South Fair, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair, the Memphis Country Blues Festival and an album release party from Aktion Kat.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Ballet, balloons, brews and Tabitha Brown
This week, Mempho brings Americana star Jason Isbell, Al Kapone plays a free show at the Shell and the Cooper-Young Festival is back.
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August 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Beyonce, zines and many ways to celebrate 901 Day
This week, WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic moves indoors, the Central Library hosts an LGBTQ 1980s dance party and former members of R.E.M. sing songs about baseball.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: The apocalypse, Sweatfest and The Doobie Brothers (for real this time)
This week, MEMFix comes to Frayser, a mayoral forum tackles the arts and wrestling stars tackle each other as the WWE brings “Monday Night Raw” to the FedExForum.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Water lanterns, Black art and LL Cool J’s hip-hop party
This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Elvis, golf and party where Swifties can ‘Shake It Off’
This week, Large Professor plays on the anniversary of hip-hop, Michael Oher signs his new book and Crosstown’s plaza becomes a water park.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: A feast, a picnic and Gangsta Boo’s ‘heavenly’ birthday
This week, Friends of George’s presents “The Drag Boat,” Collierville celebrates trains and the Streetdog Foundation celebrates 14 years with a cowboy-themed dog party.
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July 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Pickleball, Golden Girls and Asian street food
This week, Crosstown Arts screens a John Waters classic, MEMFix comes to Klondike Smokey City and there’s a sound bath in the Crystal Shrine Grotto.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Women’s punk, roller derby and Meddlesome mayhem
New art shows are opening at ANF Architects, the Metal Museum and Church Health. And big stars are back for the Big3 basketball game.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Break-Up Show returns, Christmas comes early
This week, Cyrena Wages is at the Grove, Anthony Q is at The Green Room and you can make wishes at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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June 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Slide into summer, boot-scoot at Black Lodge; plus, your fireworks guide
This week, the Hi-Tone hosts a freestyle rap battle, Alicia Keys is at FedExForum and yoga meets plant-based cheese at Crosstown Concourse.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Queer Prom, alien movies and a summer party on Summer
This week, cool off with Disney’s “Frozen” at the Orpheum, get nostalgic with Matchbox Twenty and watch plays created in 24 hours
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Black Pride, Puppy Pride and Juneteenth weekend
This week, cult classic “Halloween III” is set to music, the Memphis Botanic Garden celebrates 70 years and Zora Neale Hurston’s life story takes center stage.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Fowl art, free cookout and Women of Soul
This week, guitars tell stories of American history, the “No Tears Project” educates through civil rights stories and Evan Williams turns Crosstown stories into song. Plus, we get an early start to Juneteenth.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Your Pride guide, plus Todd Snider and Kingpin Skinny Pimp
This week, Memphis Italian Festival has all the carbs, fries are paired with wine at Railgarten and Grind City gets hoppy and sour.
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May 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Dolph’s cars, Inkwell’s birthday and powwow music
This week, celebrate Southern soul food at Slave Haven, learn to skate at the River Garden and catch an Academy Award winner at Comeback Coffee.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Bikes, drag, ‘Serial Mom’ and Joyce Cobb
This week, take a “mammoth” hike at Shelby Farms, meet the musicians buried at Elmwood and explore a revamped South City during MEMFix.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Houston’s hit in the nose with lawsuit; Metal Museum to move
The Memphis Tigers will fly south for the summer, and we craft a food guide to the non-barbecue, plus last-minute Mother’s Day weekend ideas.
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