Memphis Roller Derby slams into new season with doubleheader
Roller derby essentials include hard slams against wood or concrete floors, blockers using their hips, shoulders and forearms like NFL linemen, and tough-as-nails nicknames.
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March 2024
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February 2024
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5 Fridays of Jazz and Crosstown Arts Jazz Month return to Memphis
Jazz concert series are returning in March to two Memphis institutions.
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February is chock-full of happenings, hangs and hearts
Need ideas for Valentine’s Day? Check out our list of fun food events occurring during this leap month.
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January 2024
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Here’s where you can volunteer for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A number of Memphis organizations will provide community service opportunities in honor of the birthday of the late Martin Luther King Jr.
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November 2023
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Artists share their wares at Broad Avenue Art Walk
Handmade jewelry, art exhibits, dessert studio activities and the chance to drink a cup of coffee were just some of the things at the fifth annual Broad Avenue Art Walk.
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September 2023
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Central Station Hotel opens new ‘Rock and Soul’ event space
The event space is available for use, but finishing touches — including an air wall, artwork and drapery — will be added by Oct. 1.
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August 2023
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MIFA event featuring columnist and author David Brooks sold out
David Brooks, author and regular New York Times and NPR contributor, is the speaker at MIFA’s Sept. 21 event. Although tickets are sold out, people can still sign up to be on a waiting list.
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September 2021
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The To-Do List: Broadway, Mempho return; Ironman holds inaugural event
Broadway returns to Memphis this week, as does a big music festival. It’s also the first local event for the Ironman organization, which will see competitors doing a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13.1-mile run, all in the space of a few hours.
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The To-Do List: Cooper-Young Fest, ZZ Top and more
The Cooper-Young Festival returns, the show goes on for Memphis Music Hall of Famers ZZ Top and the Brooks Museum hosts a major new exhibit. That and more are among our picks for this week.
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The To-Do List: Southern Heritage Classic, then head to the drive-in or Levitt Shell
It’s Southern Heritage Classic weekend, bringing football fans to town, and the Levitt Shell concert series heats up. Elsewhere: Flicks both foodie and futuristic, some left-of-center country and two high-wattage authors.
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The To-Do List: Crosstown shopping, Midtown music and Cordova chuckles
Live, outdoor music hits Midtown in a big way this weekend. Meanwhile, smoke ’em if ya got ’em at Handy Park, find some laughs in Cordova, go record-shopping in Crosstown or hit the midway.
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August 2021
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The To-Do List: Fashion Week, 901 Day and William Bell
This week, “After Hours” is both a movie and a bike ride. Fashion gets a week and the whole city gets a day with a week’s worth of events packed into it.
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The To-Do List: A Cheap Trick and Loose Opinions
It’s no longer Elvis Week, but they’re still rocking at Graceland. Meanwhile, there’s barbecue in the park and dining deals all over.
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The To-Do List: The King returns, as does a hockey-mask-wearing killer
This week in Memphis: Big concerts, throwback flicks, dining specials and the unbeatable combo of chicken and beer. Plus, it’s Elvis Week.
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July 2021
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The To-Do List: Live music, hoops, stargazing
This week Lucero frontman Ben Nichols will play a solo acoustic birthday show and septuagenarian gospel artist Elizabeth King, flanked by some ace Memphis sidemen, will perform a live score to a pioneering work of Black cinema.
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April 2021
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The To-Do List: Indie Memphis debuts ‘Debuts’
What could have been a college classroom project became, with Indie Memphis, three film screenings open to the public.
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