There are 4 article(s) tagged Joyce Cobb:

• February 2024

  • Calkins: Pat Halloran believed in a better Memphis. Then he made it come true.

    Pat Halloran’s life was celebrated in grand style Monday. There was music! There was laughter! There were stories about a larger-than-life character who fell in love with Memphis — and then made it a better place. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 19, 2024

• March 2022

  • 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.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry March 31, 2022

• January 2022

  • The To-Do List: ‘Our Town,’ ‘The Mountaintop’ and ‘Mirror’

    This week’s picks are heavy on theater and film, but we’re also celebrating Dolly Parton, Betty White and Mark Twain. Plus, now’s the right time for a tell-all. 

    By Elle Perry, Chris Herrington January 20, 2022

• August 2019

  • W.C. Handy House museum reopens after 6-month standoff

    The shotgun house at Beale and Fourth has a new commitment by the city to promote W.C. Handy's music more than a century after he puts the blues on sheet music and spread the music form around the world. 

    By Bill Dries August 15, 2019