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<strong>"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" stars Josh O'Connor (left) and Daniel Craig (right).</strong> (Courtesy Netflix)Visual Arts

Memphis Movies This Week: New ‘Knives Out,’ a chance to see the ‘Wizard’

Also opening this week: “Zootopia 2” hits the big screen along with Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller.

By Chris Herrington 9 hours ago
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Shelby County’s natural splendor featured in new calendar

Some stunning images shot by local residents of wildlife and the natural splendor of Shelby County will be featured in next year’s Tennessee Wildlife Federation calendar.

By Michael Waddell November 23, 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Did Prince ever play Beale Street?

Yes, and it was legendary. 

By Jody Callahan November 24, 2025
Visual Arts

This kids’ film festival is about digesting complex ideas — and having fun

Like You Children’s Film Fest brings both whimsy and education to the Pink Palace.

By Jody Callahan November 22, 2025

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    Ring in the holidays with 3 shows opening this month

    See a campy Christmas comedy, hit Broadway musical “& Juliet” and a heartfelt take on “A Christmas Carol” in Memphis theaters.

    By Alys Drake November 22, 2025
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: How can Memphians write a script? Start with a seed

    A new LoneTree Live program will help a dozen budding playwrights develop a script in 10 weeks.

    By Elle Perry November 22, 2025
  • Performing Arts

    Von Trapp bringing ‘The Sound of Music’ and more to BPACC

    A descendant of the von Trapp family will perform Saturday night at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, including songs from “The Sound of Music.”

    By Michael Waddell November 22, 2025
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The plan to create an arts middle and high school in Memphis

    Katie Smythe is working to turn the old Humes Middle School into a school focused on the arts for middle and high school students. She joins Eric Barnes on the “The Sidebar” to talk about the project.

    By Eric Barnes November 22, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    Holiday event creep, plus a silent book club/disco and ‘Wicked’ good crafts

    This week, a Tav Falco film gets the live-score treatment, “Romeo and Juliet” is re-told through a feminist lens and an art exhibition reinterprets the tarot.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake November 22, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: She worked on the Titanic and the Saturn 5 rocket. Can she help save Mud Island? We can hope.

    Jee Vahn Knight believes an immersive adventure can make Mud Island a destination once again. Crazy? No crazier than the journey that brought Vahn Knight to Memphis in the first place. 

    By Geoff Calkins November 22, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Baron Von Opperbean sets opening date

    The immersive experience being built inside the former river museum on Mud Island will open for business this spring.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 19, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Tav Falco

    Chris Herrington says “Pulp Fiction” carries the thrill of a young director coming into his own, taking chances and pulling them off, discovering just how good he can be.

    By Chris Herrington November 18, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    From Beale to Broadway, statewide art exhibition spotlights 4 museums in Tennessee

    The statewide event’s Memphis exhibit will focus on the legacy of the Memphis College of Art.

    By Elle Perry November 17, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    A Memphis gift guide for the holidays

    Not sure what to get that special someone? Our Daily Memphian staff offers suggestions for their favorite locally made products and experiences.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 20, 2025
  • Music

    Memphis was a character in several of Todd Snider’s songs. Here are the best of them. 

    Todd Snider died Friday, Nov. 14, at age 59. Chris Herrington looks at Snider’s best songs where Memphis was a character.

    By Chris Herrington November 17, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    New art school is ready to transform students — and teachers

    In East Memphis, an artist’s utopian daydream is becoming a reality.

    By John Klyce November 17, 2025
  • Music

    Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs

    “Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him.”

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    Memphians remember musician Todd Snider, nomad storyteller who launched career from local bar

    By Chris Herrington November 17, 2025
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    The six-way intersection that defines South City gets a new look

    Artwork installation stands at the crossroads of historic neighborhood.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    It’s ‘cuffing season,’ so here are 5 Memphis first-date ideas

    For those looking for someone special — even if only seasonally — here are some first-date ideas. 

    By Nick Lingerfelt November 16, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Download, delete, repeat: For some Memphians, dating apps are a relentless cycle. For others, they’re a labor of love.

    Those seeking romance may hear, ‘There are plenty of fish in the sea.’ But one Memphis man laments: “My sea is a creek.” For such singles, dating apps offer an option.

    By Nick Lingerfelt November 16, 2025
  • Music

    Memphians remember musician Todd Snider, nomad storyteller who launched career from local bar

    The alternative/folk/country musician who launched his lengthy career from a long-gone Memphis bar more than 30 years ago died Friday. He was 59.

    By Jody Callahan November 16, 2025
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Crosstown’s ‘12 Angry Jurors’ includes an A-lister behind the scenes

    Filmmaker Craig Brewer directed Crosstown High School’s “12 Angry Jurors,” and, as the student who played Juror Number Nine put it, “Not a lot of people can say they’ve gotten this opportunity.”

    By John Klyce November 15, 2025
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: Memphis Zine Fest celebrates mini-magazines and their makers

    Erica Qualy, the founder of Memphis Zine Fest, has one word for the make-it-yourself mini-magazines with endless possibilities: liberating.

    By Elle Perry November 14, 2025
  • Music

    The AM/DM podcast: Surreal events for a super weekend

    Are you ready to get a little bit wacky? Then this weekend’s events are for you. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 14, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    Hop on the Shamrock Shuttle, do yoga with pups and eat pudding with a fork

    This week, the Memphis Zoo launches a new holiday lighting show with lanterns, and an Orpheum party goes “Back to the Future.”

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake November 14, 2025
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    How Grind City Amp plans to expand live music in Memphis

    Nick Barbian joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the goals for the outdoor venue located at Grind City Brewing in North Memphis.

    By Eric Barnes November 13, 2025
  • Music

    AutoZone Liberty Bowl taps Outstanding Achievement award winner

    The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has chosen a country music artist as the recipient of its 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 12, 2025
  • Performing Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Ira Sachs, Mike McCarthy back on the big screen

    Before Ira Sachs studied film and literature at Yale, he grew up in Memphis. And before he found a filmmaking groove in New York, he cut his teeth back home.

    By Chris Herrington November 11, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Spillit Memphis launching film festival

    True stories of Rowan Oak property in Oxford, adopting greyhounds from the racetracks and Tom Lee’s life will be screened at the first Spillit film festival.

    By Joel Haley November 11, 2025

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