The To-Do List: Victorian caroling, Christmas on Beale and Corey Feldman
This week, cuddle up by a fire pit near the river, celebrate Latin American and Caribbean holiday traditions and get buck at Imagine Vegan Cafe.
Topic: Elmwood Cemetery
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December 2022
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November 2022
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Back to your roots: Elmwood Cemetery’s tree tours return
As the temperature drops and the leaves begin to change, nature-lovers gather at historic Elmwood Cemetery for the return of its annual Fall Tree Tour.
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October 2022
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The To-Do List: Wattstax, Weird Al, ‘Pretty Woman’ and Nasty Women
This week, original members of The 24-Carat Black stop at Stax, the Broad Avenue Arts District gets a “Paint Memphis” makeover and soul legend Mavis Staples plays GPAC.
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September 2022
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Elmwood’s Soul of the City salutes musical talent buried there
Three nights of costumed walking tours, Oct. 6-8, pay tribute to the songwriters, producers, composers and singers buried in Memphis’ oldest cemetery.
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July 2022
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Elmwood executive director’s got a plan, and it’s busy
Elmwood is a cemetery, yes, but with 80 acres, some of the best statuary in the region and a history that represents pretty much every decade of the last 170 years, it has become a Memphis destination.
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Historic cemetery brings burial data to life
Elmwood has begun the process of digitizing the 170-year-old cemetery’s records. Burial locations, obituary information and photos will be among the information the public will be able to access on their computers or smartphones.
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June 2022
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The To-Do List: Elvis movies, cemetery songs and a lot of David Lynch
This week, a free soul concert series kicks off at Fourth Bluff Park, “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens at the Orpheum and there’s a Nude Party at Overton Park Shell (but you should wear clothes).
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May 2022
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Cemetery Cinema returns to Elmwood with ‘Casablanca’
Elmwood decided to project classic films on the roof of the circa 1866 cottage situated on the property, starting Friday, June 3.
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February 2022
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The To-Do List: Valentine’s concerts, Broadway’s Tootsie and virtual Stax films
This week, see Memphis jookin’ legend Lil Buck and the Broadway adaptation of “Tootsie” at the Orpheum, learn the history of Memphis street names, and treat yourself (and maybe your special someone) to Valentine’s week concerts.
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June 2021
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Opinion: Angels are and have been with us
What made them angels was the sacrifice they made expecting no recognition at all.
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Forrest remains removed from Health Sciences Park
The announcement of the removal of the remains was made Friday, June 11, in Health Sciences Park, where Forrest and his wife had been reinterred for more than 100 years after originally being buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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May 2021
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Pandemic got you in historical fiction mood? Elmwood has contest for you
First-place winner gets $750; essay will be adapted for a character in the Soul of the City cemetery tour in October.
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Opinion: Not vaccinated? There are plenty of shady trees at Elmwood
While ignorance has always been preventable and COVID-19 is now preventable, nothing can prevent stupid in 100% of us. Not getting a vaccine is all about you, a selfish and self-indulgent exercise.
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October 2020
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Memphians cope with lives turned upside down by virus
After six months of coronavirus, the resulting losses are profound, but the stories these people tell are about going on, a process they find central to living with the unknown.
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August 2020
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Lawsuit alleges ‘Sundance Kid’ remains rest at Elmwood
The claim by a Missouri "photo historian" is being opposed by Elmwood Cemetery, which counters that the relative of J. Sam Morton included as a plaintiff is too distant to exhume the body to get a DNA sample. The case is built on alleged resemblances in old photos and the legend of Etta Place, the outlaw's companion.
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This year ‘ghosts’ of Elmwood can visit you at home
Some of the Memphis figures buried at Elmwood Cemetery star in a film by Willy Bearden that will be streamed Oct. 10. Bearden's documentary includes a key role for himself as a former mayor of Memphis.
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June 2020
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‘Secret Memphis’ chronicles civic oddities and goes deeper into the familiar
Subtitled “A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure,” Holly Whitfield's book highlights close to 100 Memphis places from the oddball (“Sex Pistols Taco Bell”) to the sober (Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum).
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April 2020
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At Elmwood Cemetery you’ll find 70,000 stories, 6 feet apart
The oldest active cemetery and most storied ground in Shelby County provides perspective, now and always.
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January 2020
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Community Foundation grants $210,041 to local nonprofits
Each of the grantees must raise a dollar-for-dollar match for the funds.
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October 2019
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Halloween spirits rise at Elmwood Cemetery, Evergreen Theatre, Historical Haunts
Memphians in the mood for a good ghost story this Halloween season can choose among several interactive and cultural ways to make the most of the spirited holiday.
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May 2019
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101 years after she was laid to rest, Mollie Woodruff gets headstone
The headstone marks the grave of a woman who died in 1917 and whose spirit is part of tours of the Woodruff-Fontaine House in Victorian Village. Her real life story was remembered Sunday in Elmwood Cemetery.
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April 2019
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The Weekly Memphian: Outkast turns 25, Tambourine Bash, Time-Warp Drive-In and David Sedaris
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 17-23.
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