There are 37 article(s) tagged MoSH:

• March 2024

  • The To-Do List: Back in time with ‘Roadhouse,’ Golden Girls, Bob Dylan

    Learn the indigenous history of coffee, frolic in spring blooms at Memphis Botanic Garden and hunt for Easter eggs at the Dixon.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake, Kelsey Bowen, Nick Lingerfelt March 28, 2024

• February 2024

  • The To-Do List: Mardi Gras, Valentine’s and a T. rex named Sue

    This week, a Black History Month exhibition opens at Arrow, the Brooks Museum celebrates Lunar New Year and Elvis tribute artists invade Graceland.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Christopher Wright, Alys Drake February 08, 2024

• January 2024

  • The To-Do List: Victorian valentines, ‘The Vous’ and a Gene Wilder tribute

    This week, Mystic Krewe kicks off Mardi Gras season, and snow day cancellations at Sheet Cake, the Brooks Museum, Playhouse on the Square and Theatre Memphis get a re-do.

    By Bianca Phillips, Alys Drake, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry, Kambui Bomani January 25, 2024

  • The To-Do List: Monster club, Inscho art and a trip to Flavortown

    This week, Arrow Creative celebrates all things Memphis, Keri Lee hosts a sound bath in the Sound Room and DJ Alpha Whiskey DJs her own birthday party.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen January 11, 2024

• November 2023

  • The To-Do List: Christmas comes early, Adam Sandler comes to Memphis

    This week, “Lil Buck” stars in “NutReMix,” trees are blue in Germantown and that Anita Baker show we’ve been hearing about on Bally Sports all year is finally happening. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen November 16, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Perk up, plant seeds and prep for the holidays

    This week, single folks share their stories, Friends of George’s kicks off the holiday season and we learn to move past the trauma of those sad children’s movies from the 1990s. (“All Dogs Go to Heaven,” we’re looking at you.)

    By Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Holly Whitfield, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Nick Lingerfelt November 15, 2023

• October 2023

  • Mallory-Neely House reopens for tours

    The 169-year-old Mallory-Neely House will open again for Friday and Saturday tours beginning Nov. 3. 

    By Rob Moore October 23, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Swift on screen, Monster Market and fall fests galore

    This week, artists collaborate onstage at the Tambourine Bash, Loaf and Cxffeeblack come together for brunch and Willie Nelson is on the road again (and coming to Southaven).

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen October 12, 2023

• June 2023

  • MoSH spotlights national, local guitars and guitarists

    “We really tried to focus on celebrating Memphis music in all its different genres, from blues to soul to rock and roll to punk.”

    By Jada Ojii June 28, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Queer Prom, alien movies and a summer party on Summer

    This week, cool off with Disney’s “Frozen” at the Orpheum, get nostalgic with Matchbox Twenty and watch plays created in 24 hours

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Jada Ojii June 22, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Fowl art, free cookout and Women of Soul

    This week, guitars tell stories of American history, the “No Tears Project” educates through civil rights stories and Evan Williams turns Crosstown stories into song. Plus, we get an early start to Juneteenth. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen June 08, 2023

• May 2023

  • MoSH executive director Kevin Thompson joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar

    Kevin joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about how MoSH – which includes The Pink Palace, the Lichterman Nature Center and other facilities – weathered COVID as well as new developments at the museum. 

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2023

• April 2023

  • The To-Do List: Porchfest, Storyfest and Shelby Forest Spring Fest

    This week, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin are walking in Memphis (er, well, Germantown), MoSH offers a look behind the scenes and Wiseacre hosts a weird beer festival.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington April 14, 2023

  • Lichterman Nature Center to host festival-style plant sale

    As Memphians gear up for spring, Lichterman Nature Center will host a festival-style plant sale April 14 and 15 featuring more than 6,000 plants across 200 different plant species.

    By Alicia Davidson April 13, 2023

• March 2023

  • The To-Do List: Campfire party, Journey and trail running films

    This week, learn who’s not buried at Elmwood, see Van Duren at the Halloran and honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 55th anniversary of his death. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Abigail Warren March 31, 2023

• February 2023

  • The To-Do List: Count birds, eat soup and celebrate Mardi Gras

    This week, Leyla McCalla plays Crosstown Theater, Kristin Chenoweth signs her book and Ukrainian artists share how war has changed their culture.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry February 16, 2023

• January 2023

  • Unofficial local LGBTQ historian dies at 69

    Vincent Astor, who many considered the unofficial LGBTQ historian for the Mid-South, died on Monday, Jan. 16. Astor spent his life advocating for and raising awareness for the LGBTQ community in Memphis.

    By Christin Yates January 19, 2023

• November 2022

  • The To-Do List: Memphis gets lit, plus WinterArts and Lil Buck

    This week brings holiday lights (and Lizzo lasers) galore, a chance to hike off Thanksgiving excesses, monster trucks and various adaptations of the classics.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry November 25, 2022

  • The To-Do List: Christmas creep, Reba, and Cory Branan’s album release

    This week, Devan Shimoyama discusses his portraits of queer Black men, a Memphis publishing icon signs his first novel and a pop-up offers Thanksgiving dinner without the meat.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington November 17, 2022

• October 2022

  • The To-Do List: ‘Stranger Things’ with lasers and the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

    This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Judaea Driscoll October 13, 2022

  • MoSH’s drag show, protests against it part of national clash

    Cancellation of MoSH’s family-friendly drag show falls in line with national trend of far-right fringe groups reacting to broader LGBTQ acceptance in society.

    By Jasmine McCraven, Alicia Davidson October 04, 2022

  • Pride-themed march in Midtown protests cancellation of drag show

    “We have families and rights. To see the children, who were having a good time, crying and terrified, was horrible,” said organizer Jenna Dunn. “It lit a fire inside of me that was already burning.”

    By Joshua Carlucci October 03, 2022

• September 2022

  • Armed protesters cause MoSH to cancel two Friday night events

    The Museum of Science & History apologizes and offers refunds after two Friday night events were canceled, including the Memphis Proud drag show and dance party.

    By Alicia Davidson September 24, 2022

  • The To-Do List: A Classic game, a weenie race and Backstreet’s back

    This week, decompress with a day-long yoga fest, drink wine in the name of science and jam out to Americana music at the Lucero Family Block Party.

    By Abigail Warren, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry September 08, 2022

  • Eat, drink and even learn a little at the Museum of Science & History’s Science of Wine event

    A lot of people host wine dinners or wine festivals, but this event brings the science, as well. 

    By Jennifer Biggs September 02, 2022