There are 9 article(s) tagged Woodruff-Fontaine House:

• August 2023

  • The To-Do List: The apocalypse, Sweatfest and The Doobie Brothers (for real this time)

    This week, MEMFix comes to Frayser, a mayoral forum tackles the arts and wrestling stars tackle each other as the WWE brings “Monday Night Raw” to the FedExForum.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen August 24, 2023

• July 2023

  • The To-Do List: Women’s punk, roller derby and Meddlesome mayhem

    New art shows are opening at ANF Architects, the Metal Museum and Church Health. And big stars are back for the Big3 basketball game.

    By Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington July 13, 2023

• August 2022

  • The To-Do List: ‘Soul queen’ King, ‘Moonlight,’ and the Golden Age of Magic

    This week, view the sunset with your dog, watch 2016’s Best Picture Academy Award winner on the big screen and party hop between Grind City, Wiseacre and Hampline breweries.

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

  • The To-Do List: Warm up at Shangri-La, cool down at Woodruff-Fontaine and see Hitchcock on a really big screen

    This week, travel back to 1987 with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey at Malco Theatres, watch a woman swallow swords at Lafayette’s Music Room and catch the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history at the Orpheum Theatre.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington August 11, 2022

• July 2022

  • Author expands fiction writing with local backdrop and serial killing

    Jessica Patch has shifted gears for her latest fiction novel focusing on a serial killer with plenty of local landmarks to set the scenes.

    By Toni Lepeska July 11, 2022

• October 2019

  • ‘Mourning Memphis’ in Victorian Village

    An exhibit about the elaborate grieving customs of the 1800s will be in place at Woodruff-Fontaine House until Oct. 27. Twilight tours and ghost-hunting sprees can be booked by appointment, and not just during October. 

    By Jill Johnson Piper October 06, 2019

• July 2019

  • Woodruff-Fontaine House offers different perspective on African-American wealth

    The historic Woodruff-Fontaine House in Victorian Village opened a new exhibit Thursday to a group of children from Whitehaven, Hickory Hill and Frayser. The group that operates the home for the city is seeking to broaden the reach of the mansion to a broader history of Memphis in the Victorian era.

    By Bill Dries July 13, 2019

• May 2019

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2019

• December 2018

  • Local magician reviving magic in Memphis

    A local magician is working to bring back the art of magic to the Memphis area. Jeff Day, who specializes in a Victorian style of magic, performs across the Mid-South for a wide range of audiences.

    By Christin Yates December 15, 2018