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Depth of field: Agricenter sunflowers offer bloomy photo backdrop

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:34:27 -0500

For about 25 years, Agricenter International has offered visitors the chance to say cheese in a 3-acre field teeming with sunflowers.

Memphis Youth Symphony Program helps budding musicians dream big

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:17:27 -0600

“I hope to show students that creating music is this gift and a tool that they can use not only to enrich their lives but the lives of others,” said Jenny Davis, executive director of the program.

Students take off with naval flight simulator

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Mon, 4 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0600

Students observed video-flying demonstrations, spoke to active Navy and Air Force officers, participated in Navy training, tested out simulators that mimic flying a naval aircraft and viewed frontline Navy and Coast Guard aircraft.

Rock-n-Romp offers sneak peek of new Mud Island experience

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Fri, 1 Nov 2024 07:14:16 -0500

The event is a chance for attendees to see the beginnings of a new attraction being built in the former Mississippi River Museum at the park.

Memphis hunting brand hosts film festival to promote conservation

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:27:46 -0500

The festival will include screenings of four short films. Attendees can vote for which one should receive a $10,000 prize.

After years of releasing singles, music duo Mak Ro curated an album

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:35:21 -0500

One Thanksgiving break, cousins Eric Makapugay and Kris Ruaro visited each other and accidentally wrote their first song together.

Singer Marcella Simien connects with Creole ancestry in debut solo album

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:34:37 -0500

Through visions experienced in dreams and during meditation, the artist said she felt called to dig deep into her family tree and channel her discoveries through music.

Brooks Museum fuses fashion, fall with Tim Burton-inspired costume ball

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:16:21 -0500

Couture Collective, the museum’s new fashion affinity group, and award-winning designer and University of Memphis fashion design professor Sonin Lee are hosts of “Come as Thou Art.”

Artist puts heart and sole into giving back at his former elementary school

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 2 Oct 2024 20:41:16 -0500

An alumnus donated 50 pairs of Nike Dunk sneakers — free for each of Delano Elementary’s kindergarten students.

'Safety net' for Memphis artists now available

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 1 Oct 2024 19:03:35 -0500

A new fund aims to help area artists through “catastrophic” emergencies that hinder their ability to perform and/or earn income.

Here comes the bun: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile returns to Memphis

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:11:20 -0500

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile — operated by hotdoggers Corn Dog Kait and Coop Dawg — is making stops in Memphis this weekend.

Tennessee's drag ban allowed to stand

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:11:15 -0500

In July, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Friends group did not have standing to sue because of the law because its performances were not “harmful to minors.”

Southwest Tennessee concludes hacking investigation

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:34:47 -0500

A forensic investigation led by the college’s IT team confirmed the school was the target of “a sophisticated ransomware attack.”

Mayor visits derelict structures getting 'Blight Zero’ demolition

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:21:35 -0500

Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.

Memphis-area faith leaders join citywide cleanup initiative

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:13:15 -0500

Memphis is the sixth highest producer of litter in the U.S., according to a 2022 National Litter Study from Keep America Beautiful, a community-improvement nonprofit.

How a giant astronaut ended up on a Memphis studio called Outerspace

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:52:56 -0500

“For artists in this city, the biggest missing piece is marketing,” said James “IMAKEMADBEATS” Dukes. “Creative installations like this help out dramatically.”

Here's how one Memphis museum is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:56:59 -0500

Children’s Museum of Memphis is hosting Hispanic Heritage Month events for the third year and going “a lot bigger.” The celebration runs each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

Thousands without power in Memphis

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:34:08 -0500

A wind advisory is in effect and could be upgraded to a high-wind advisory.

What to know about Southern Heritage Classic parking

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:49:54 -0500

More than 130,000 people are expected for Cooper-Young Fest; blocks away, more than 30,000 fans could come to the Southern Heritage Classic.

'Gents' start school year with brunch, balloons and empowerment

spaige@dailymemphian.com (Stevie Paige) — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:49:03 -0500

The Gentlemen’s League, a mentorship program dedicated to empowering at-risk young boys in the community, hosted its annual kickoff brunch.