Where to get free admission to Memphis attractions
Museum admission for a family can quickly add up, but in Memphis, several institutions offer free days throughout the year.
Topic: Overton Park
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March 2023
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What a hoot: Overton Park hosts Owl Prowl
Evening is the perfect time for catching a glimpse of the evasive nocturnal species, and the Midtown park’s old forest is “a really great habitat.”
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February 2023
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To-Do List: Blaxploitation on the big screen and belated Mardi Gras parties
This week, the U.S. Poet Laureate will read at Rhodes, Spillit stops in Orange Mound and Ballet Memphis pays homage to love.
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November 2022
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Memphis Zoo, Overton Park finalize parking agreement
Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson met with representatives from the Overton Park Conservancy and City of Memphis Monday, Nov. 21,.
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October 2022
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NatureZen: Take a deep breath and experience the healing power
Inspired by the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” the Overton Park Conservancy is focused on connecting the community to nature. A week of mindful, outdoor activities begin with a stroll through the Old Forest.
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July 2022
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Calkins: George Cates dreamed of this day. So play the Overton 9 — and smile!
George Cates won’t be here to see Friday’s official opening of the Overton Park 9. He died in a plane crash a year ago. But when you play the course, you’ll see his good work. And you’ll honor him with your smiles.
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Conaway: Discovering true joy in a game. Again.
Golf began for everyone in Memphis in Overton Park in 1906 with the opening of the Overton Park 9, the city’s first public course.
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June 2022
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The To-Do List: Watch the sky get lit, view the sunset and make a splash
This week, Regina Bradley talks Southern hip-hop, a two-day music fest raises funds to help those struggling with addiction and Backbeat Tours drives you around town for beer and pizza.
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The To-Do List: It’s a balloon! It’s a plane! It’s Nicolas Cage against the world!
This week, Juneteenth celebrations are planned across the city, ’90s alt-rockers Collective Soul and Everclear will play (but not together) and an “ooky” musical opens at The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre.
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Metal Museum, city sign lease for Rust Hall
Terms of the 100-year lease include a $35 million renovation of the Overton Park landmark with money from private donors.
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May 2022
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New Overton shell show brings back venue’s all-time greats
A new exhibit chronicles the Shell’s more than eight-decade existence and pays tribute to some of the musicians who have played there.
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@the Park apartments set for completion by fall
The 176-unit @the Park apartment complex near Overton Park is scheduled to be completed this fall. Construction on the $22.25 million development near Sam Cooper Boulevard and East Parkway began in fall 2019.
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April 2022
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Parkview residents speak out about being forced to move
“It’s so sad, because there were people there that had very severe handicaps,” said one former resident. “It was very difficult for them. They were almost homeless. And they were able to somehow gather the money to pay to move.”
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Conaway: In Sunshine, we can see who we are
A reminder of those who took on the feds to hold back I-40 and won.
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Remaining Parkview residents must vacate apartments by April 30
Plans for redevelopment of the senior-living residence, located at 1914 Poplar Ave., were filed on April 7. The building’s new owner says residents and staff were notified in January of plans.
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Parkview Apartments may shift from senior living
Plans were submitted to convert the landmark at 1914 Poplar Ave. into market-rate apartments. An additional request to place the site on the National Register of Historic Places was also submitted.
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Guest column: Upholding the legacy of Overton Park
‘Overton Park’s charm continues to draw together the best of our community, doing what healthy communities do: Savor and save that which brings us together and defines us.’
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Conaway: Sunday in our park with our George
George Cates made Overton Park a song again. George Cates found a lost masterpiece and restored it. His quiet servant leadership was art. His final canvas is an inspiration.
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March 2022
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The To-Do List: Farmers markets, ‘Remembering MLK’ and a party in the park
This week, Opera Memphis kicks off 30 Days of Opera, animatronic dinos stomp into the Renasant Convention Center and an art show at Tone explores gender and gender variation.
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November 2021
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Activists say they’ll fight for the greensward
A plan to expand the Memphis Zoo parking lot onto the greensward is on hold, but Citizens to Preserve Overton Park activists gathered Saturday in Overton Park to show their willingness to fight.
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Expansion of Zoo parking into greensward again on hold
City Council member Jeff Warren is leading the talks that hope to raise additional money for a parking solution that leaves the Overton Park greensward as it is.
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October 2021
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Conaway: There is (was) space for hope at the zoo
The hint of political pressure and/or lack of political will hangs over North Parkway at McLean like the smell of elephant and donkey dung on a hot summer day.
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Advocacy group discusses strategies to combat zoo parking plan
The day after an announcement from the Memphis Zoo, that it would continue with its parking lot expansion plan, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park has already begun discussing strategies to combat the decision.
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August 2021
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Metal Museum receives $1M to acquire works of living artists
The $1 million gift not only will expand the Metal Museum’s permanent collection, it will help the museum continue to support living artists by purchasing their works.
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July 2021
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Free concerts return to Levitt Shell with scaled back, locally focused fall season
The Levitt Shell’s fall concert season lineup has a Memphis-first bent.
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