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Arts Beat: Why the national choreography center is stopping in Memphis

The National Center for Choreography–Akron is “Making Moves” across the United States, but the ties that bring it to Memphis go beyond tour dates. 

By Elle Perry 15 hours ago
Premium Visual Arts

Collierville artist began his career at 74 years old

He did so after being encouraged by his mother’s best friend Jeannine Paul, a then-94-year-old Memphis artist.

By Vani Jaishankar April 13, 2026
Premium Music

Will the Live Nation monopoly ruling affect Memphis? It’s complicated.

A Live Nation venue is expected to open in Memphis this year. This week, a jury declared the organization an illegal monopoly. Where does that leave the city? 

By Jody Callahan April 16, 2026
Performing Arts

How a Memphis comedy festival is cracking jokes and fighting for respect

More than 20 comedians, both local and from across the U.S., will hit the stage to tell jokes during the three-day event, now in its third year.

By Joi Malone April 16, 2026

  • The To-Do List

    Hear music on porches, the Peabody rooftop and at the new Grind City Amp

    In this week’s To-Do List, an animal-free circus comes to the Buckman, crawfish are on Riverside Drive and you can watch every episode of the first season of “Twin Peaks” on a big screen.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Ellen Chamberlain, Nick Lingerfelt 10 hours ago
  • Arts & Culture

    Expected rain pushes Cooper-Young Porchfest to Sunday

    Expected rain delays Cooper-Young Porchfest one day to Sunday, April 19.

    By Jody Callahan 18 hours ago
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Art Museum tour ends with $6 million

    Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 14, 2026
  • Premium Real Estate

    Historic building where Elvis trained in martial arts hits the market

    Growlers, a locally owned and operated concert venue, occupies the building at 1911 Poplar Ave.

    By Andy Ashby April 15, 2026
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Twin Peaks’ marathon, ‘SNL’ doc ‘Lorne’

    Herrington said one movie pick this week is “‘Fargo’ meets ‘John Wick’” with some comedic “Hot Fuzz” in the mix. There’s also an SNL documentary.

    By Chris Herrington April 14, 2026
  • Premium Music

    From a dusty road to musical gold, ‘Soul Man’ David Porter looks back

    David Porter recounts his youth in South Memphis and how Stax Records became Soulsville in his upcoming memoir, “Soul Man: Life of a Songwriter,” releasing April 14.

    By Chris Herrington April 12, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Chucalissa festival is a reminder ‘this culture, this heritage, is important’

    Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered at Chucalissa Saturday for the first homecoming festival at the Choctaw site in more than a decade.

    By Jody Callahan April 11, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Arts Beat: Nashville-based artist plays tribute to his Memphis hometown

    Elvis, Jerry Lawler and the Beale Street Flippers: Find the nooks and crannies of Memphis culture in this “Where’s Waldo”-inspired piece. 

    By Elle Perry April 10, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Concerts in the Grove return to Germantown with new spring lineup

    Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.

    By Elle Perry April 10, 2026
  • The To-Do List

    Dress like Selena, party with Trekkies and get a tattoo at Graceland

    In this week’s To-Do List, the Stax Music Academy takes over Handy Park, Ballet Memphis performs a Shakespeare classic and Novel’s new club lets you walk and read at the same time.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Ellen Chamberlain, Jody Callahan, Nick Lingerfelt April 10, 2026
  • Bartlett

    Let the good times roll: Bartlett Bayou Bash returns this weekend

    With Cajun delicacies from crawfish to shrimp, the second-annual Bayou Bash is slated for Saturday in Bartlett with hopes for better weather than the rainy first year.

    By Michael Waddell April 09, 2026
  • Premium Visual Arts

    ‘Crafting, it’s undervalued’ — but not at events like Art in the Loop

    More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this East Memphis art festival.

    By Joi Malone April 09, 2026
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Girls Inc. celebrates 80 years empowering girls and young women in Memphis

    Sylvia Martinez, the president and CEO of Girls Inc., joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

    By Eric Barnes April 09, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Pooh Shiesty detention hearing set in Texas

    The Memphis rapper and eight others, including his father, were arrested after the FBI raided his Cordova home. 

    By Aarron Fleming April 07, 2026
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Jerry Maguire,’ ‘E.T.’ get big-screen revivals

    In addition to the throwbacks, screenings this week include a set-in-Italy romantic comedy, “You, Me and Tuscany,” and the new horror movie “Faces of Death.”

    By Chris Herrington April 10, 2026
  • Premium Visual Arts

    When asked to help bring back Indie Memphis Film Festival, new artistic director ‘jumped at it’

    Brandon Harris returns to his role to curate films for an Indie Memphis Film Festival that, he said in an interview, “runs the gamut of American independent cinema.”

    By Jody Callahan April 08, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    A plus for fans of vinyl: Annual record swap spins into weekend event

    Memphis Listening Lab at Crosstown Concourse is adding a viewing of the “Summer of Soul” film and a live performance by hip-hop artist Cut Chemist to events at the old Sears building.

    By Joi Malone April 07, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Tennessee legislature honors Memphis native Drew Holcomb

    Lawmakers honored the four-time Grammy nominated artist with a resolution making his “Tennessee” an official state song, in the company of classics like “Rocky Top” and “Tennessee Waltz.”

    By Noah McLane April 09, 2026
  • Music

    Bodywerk, Brezay, Sunset Symphony to play Overton Park Shell

    The lineup includes Scottish and Australian artists, as well as artists from Brooklyn, Hawaii and New Orleans.

    By Elle Perry April 08, 2026
  • Premium Ask the Memphian

    Ask the Memphian: Did Houdini ever perform in Memphis?

    One hundred years after his untimely death, Harry Houdini still captivates the imaginations of magicians and magic fans worldwide, including in Memphis. In this installment of Ask the Memphian, we tell you about Houdini’s three visits to the Bluff City, the first of which came at the end of the 19th century.

    By Jody Callahan April 07, 2026
  • Premium Music

    ‘All these shining stars’ — Keeping up with Memphis’ music family, the Whalums

    The Whalums have a rich musical history. Here’s how the latest generation of Whalum musicians have carried on their family’s legacy — while also carving out their own distinct and distinguished careers.

    By John Klyce April 08, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis’ forgotten figures: Jimmie Lunceford

    You might not have heard of Jimmie Lunceford, a jazz musician and band leader. But in the 1930s, this Memphian was a major star.

    By John Klyce April 05, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    The Wolf named Radio Station of the Year

    A Memphis station is the Academy of Country Music’s Radio Station of the Year.

    By Vani Jaishankar April 04, 2026
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: More on baseball movies

    More Daily Memphian staffers share their favorite baseball movies.

    Some of these can be considered to be more baseball movies than others, but hear us out.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Jody Callahan, Kelsey Bowen April 03, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    April theater brings clowns, classics and royalty to Memphis stages

    Catch “Clown Bar,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Julius Caesar,” and “Six” this month in Memphis theaters. 

    By Alys Drake April 03, 2026

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