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Concerts in the Grove return to Germantown with new spring lineup

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:36:01 -0500

Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.

Dress like Selena, party with Trekkies and get a tattoo at Graceland

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:40:42 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, the Stax Music Academy takes over Handy Park, Ballet Memphis performs a Shakespeare classic and Novel’s new club lets you walk and read at the same time.

Let the good times roll: Bartlett Bayou Bash returns this weekend

mwaddell@dailymemphian.com (Michael Waddell) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:50:56 -0500

With Cajun delicacies from crawfish to shrimp, the second-annual Bayou Bash is slated for Saturday in Bartlett with hopes for better weather than the rainy first year.

Girls Inc. celebrates 80 years empowering girls and young women in Memphis

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 13:57:47 -0500

Sylvia Martinez, the president and CEO of Girls Inc., joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

Pooh Shiesty detention hearing set in Texas

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:52:06 -0500

The Memphis rapper and eight others, including his father, were arrested after the FBI raided his Cordova home.

Bodywerk, Brezay, Sunset Symphony to play Overton Park Shell

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 17:14:27 -0500

The lineup includes Scottish and Australian artists, as well as artists from Brooklyn, Hawaii and New Orleans.

Memphis' forgotten figures: Jimmie Lunceford

jklyce@dailymemphian.com (John Klyce) — Sun, 5 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0500

You might not have heard of Jimmie Lunceford, a jazz musician and band leader. But in the 1930s, this Memphian was a major star.

'Cupid Shuffle' singer, Cedric Burnside to perform at Memphis in May barbecue contest

jmalone@dailymemphian.com (Joi Malone) — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 04:00:10 -0500

As more than 200 pitmasters from 27 states and seven different countries go toe to toe during the barbecue competition, the “Line Dancing King” and a Grammy Award-winning local blues artist are among the entertainment.

Easter egg hunts, a pierogi class and thrift shopping to benefit WKNO

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:51:41 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, the ’80s are back at Bar Keough, the women of Memphis jazz are at Crosstown Arts and Blue Suede Vintage has retro finds for all sizes.

The YMCA's impact on thousands of children in Memphis and the Mid-South

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 04:00:06 -0500

YMCA’s Brian McLaughlin joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

All systems go: Memphians gather to watch NASA’s Artemis II launch

vjaishankar@dailymemphian.com (Vani Jaishankar) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:47:32 -0500

Artemis II launched at 5:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Memphians had a front-row seat at the Pink Palace.

5 must-see concerts (and a festival) for April

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:50:06 -0500

April is full of opportunities to see multiple Memphis musicians on the bills of local venues. The month also includes the debut of a local venue and the return of a local festival.

Fuchsia, Los Angeles landscapes, light inspire April art shows

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:51:17 -0500

Bright fuchsia, light and space, “Alice in Wonderland,” full-circle moments, retrospectives, nature, and mysteries decorate Memphis art galleries in April.

'Good Things' coming to the Buckman, starting with the BoDeans

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:01:35 -0500

Peking Acrobats, Urban Bush Women, an “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist puppet show and Caroline Rhea: What’s on the Buckman stage this season?

Trolley Night is back, and a garden party at the Dixon is gonna be golden

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:54:27 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, a Ghanaian artist makes life-sized movie poster art, an author chases ghosts at Elmwood and Soul & Spirits has a street-food fest.

Museum showcases legacy, history of Memphis College of Art

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:02 -0500

Marina Pacini — the former chief curator of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art — talks about how she put together the exhibition marking Memphis College of Art’s history and impact.

GPAC’s latest season includes Mavis Staples, Second City, Samara Joy

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:18:09 -0500

The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.

Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks' Downtown museum

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:06:57 -0500

The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is for the kids (of all ages), Prince and Dylan duel

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:08:24 -0500

Also opening this week in wide release are two horror-comedies: “They Will Kill You” with Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) and Myha’la (“Industry”), and “Forbidden Fruits.”

Opinion: Art is enduring

dcarpenter@dcamemphis.com (Doug Carpenter) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:09:56 -0500

“We should recognize the power of art as an ever-evolving representation of who we are as a city.”