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Outdoor music venues pay the price when weather strikes
How do Memphis’ outdoor live-music venues decide when the weather is bad enough to cancel events?
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How do Memphis’ outdoor live-music venues decide when the weather is bad enough to cancel events?
At the 50th Stone Soul Picnic, gospel singers and R&B performers will blend as the owner of Memphis’ first Black-owned radio station is honored.
The Memphis Symphony Chorus is about to hold auditions for its upcoming season, continuing a 60-year tradition of high-level choral arrangements with no financial incentive.
An organizer said he hopes that Memphis will continue to host the awards yearly and potentially serve as a future replacement for the BET Hip Hop Awards, which were suspended.
Parting is such sweet sorrow, unless it is from an old ticketing system.
Tennesee’s only Democratic U.S. Congressman also gave his support to a Memphis City Council member’s run for governor.
Here’s your guide to Elvis Week events in Memphis, including Graceland tours, Elvis Presley tribute artists, and the somber Candlelight Vigil.
The Alcy Ball neighborhood in South Memphis sits beside industrial lots with a known history of contamination, most notably the former Memphis Defense Depot.
The photos capture the joy and energy of a live B.B. King performance.
“A lot of people (criticize) Memphis, including Memphians,” singer Zoë Dominguez said. “But because of that, people really want to try and make it better. That’s what I’m all about.”
Generations of Memphis golfers have participated in a tournament that is one of the country’s best for junior players.
This July Fourth, a group of teens is skipping fireworks on the river to make some noise at their own show in the nation’s capital.
Memphis Community Against Pollution announced plans for its own air-quality sensors after doubting testing carried out by the City of Memphis.
“You go to other areas (of Memphis) and they have memorable sculptures and landmarks,” the artist Lorenzo Scruggs said. “Whitehaven? We build our own landmark.”
“We want to show Memphis children that you could grow up and be an artist as a job,” said Children’s Museum CEO Stewart Burgess.
Free jazz and good vibrations are flowing at North Main Street and Court Avenue.
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