In Brownsville, a towering metal conglomeration that looks vaguely like a power station can be seen to the west, where it looms over the local grocery store and roadside motel.
Playhouse on the Square held its annual clothing and prop sale Saturday. Shoppers included the owner of a new costume shop at the site of the old Mr. Lincoln’s in Overton Square.
“What if we made a concerted effort to welcome LGBTQ families from across the country? It’s an opportunity worth pursuing, particularly as Memphis faces challenges to some of its traditional tourism draws.”
Memphis will take center stage this holiday season in the Oprah Winfrey Network’s new dance-driven movie “Tapping into Christmas.”
One is a musical based on the real jam session at Sun Records, while another play, pre-dating the COVID pandemic, explores vaccination debates at a school.
The Downtown Memphis Commission said more than 12,000 tickets were reserved for the inaugural festival.
This week, the Tambourine Bash is back with a new name, Cooper-Young Beerfest takes over the Midtown Autowerks lot and a music show lasts six hours with no breaks.
Attendees might bring yoga mats or sleeping bags as they listen to hours of nonstop music from various artists.
It’s an unusual week at the movies in Memphis, with at least a dozen new titles and the two most notable, both super-sized biographical documentaries.
The LOChella Music Festival and Tailgate is open to the public and will feature student performers and food trucks on Oct. 24.
Local haunts are hosting DJ nights, costume contests and even a hearse giveaway for adults. And there’s plenty of chances for the kiddos to stock up on candy all month long.
Memphis and Jackson-area students unveiled a five-panel exhibit at a federal courthouse exploring the 1963 Supreme Court case Watson v. City of Memphis and its role in desegregation.
Local acts Degenerate Breakfast and Zoë Dominguez brought incredible energy to the Mempho Music Festival stage on Friday as attendees braved the dust for a great day of live music.
Tony Isbell stars in and directs Will Eno’s 75-minute monologue at TheatreWorks at the Evergreen, and Germantown Community Theatre sets Louisa May Alcott’s story inside Jo March’s attic.
This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town.
This week, there’s a theater fest for kids, Opera Memphis celebrates 70 years and Modest Mouse “floats on” over to Satellite Music Hall.
Classic hip-hop group De La Soul will no longer play the 2026 Mempho Music Festival, festival organizers announced.
Billboard magazine has highlighted two college music programs in Memphis, each with its own unique approach to music industry education.
For Memphis’ early 2000s’ film scene, Commercial Appeal writer John Beifuss was perhaps the right person at the right time, benefiting from local activity and helping spur it.
The award-winning comedy that reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks before her husband’s assassination will stop in Memphis.
Mempho Music Festival returns to Memphis this weekend with three days of live music at Radians Amphitheater, featuring a lineup that brings together electronic music, rock, blues, hip-hop, reggae and funk.
Pick your horror, so to speak, this weekend, both starring former Best Actress Oscar winners.
The soul and funk band founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.
Admission for the festival is free.
Noah Israel, 21, won Beat Garden’s songwriting contest. Judges for the final round included James Fauntleroy and Felly the Voice.
Felicia Pride’s talk is a little more than a week after her “A Different World” sequel series debuted on Netflix. It’s currently the platform’s most-watched TV show.
The National Civil Rights Museum honored four leaders at its 35th Freedom Award ceremony, amid calls to protect historical truth and civil liberties from ongoing rollbacks.
This week, the Mid-South Fair opens in Southaven, and there’s a vegan fest at the Pink Palace.
Memphis native Ira Sachs will attend the festival, as will actor Seth Green and Memphis production designer Vivian Gray from “Obsession.”