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<strong>Patti LaBelle poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in New York</strong>. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Music

September must-see shows include Patti LaBelle, Indigo Girls

Here is part three of a roundup of must-see concerts, including a “Glee” star at GPAC and a Memphis singer-songwriter who has worked with Lil Nas X, Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige coming to Minglewood Hall.

By Elle Perry 2 hours ago
Visual Arts

Art therapy program helps juveniles make and break patterns

The Brooks Museum’s Art Therapy Access Program allows at-risk youth to tap into “something within them that they maybe didn’t know existed before.”

By Wallis Rogin 2 hours ago
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Comedy pops up at Flyway, Meddlesome breweries

Four comedians are launching The Pit, featuring comedy shows every Thursday at Flyway. At Meddlesome, a producer hosts a monthly showcase.

By Elle Perry 13 hours ago
Music

September must-see shows include Memphis and Texas hip-hop legends

Here is part two of a roundup of can’t-miss concerts, including a Chattanooga rapper, Kentucky bluegrass and more. 

By Elle Perry August 28, 2026

  • Premium Food News

    Key change: Dentist plans to open piano bar

    “Musical theater is my avocation. Dentistry was just my vocation,” said the piano bar and cabaret’s owner. 

    By Sophia Surrett 2 hours ago
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Photo Gallery: 901 Weekend Kickoff at South Main Trolley Night

    Photographer Sean Davis was on hand to capture the action for The Daily Memphian.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff 12 hours ago
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Arts Beat: After two miscarriages, Emily Skaja was drowning. So she wrote a book of poems.

    When she started writing “Black Lake,” award-winning poet and University of Memphis professor Emily Skaja expected to document her healing journey. “But that didn’t happen.”

    By Kelsey Bowen August 28, 2026
  • Music

    September must-see shows include Chance the Rapper, Booker T. Jones

    Here is part one of a roundup of must-see concerts, including a Boston pop-metal band coming to Growlers and a Memphis-bred band having a homecoming at Satellite Music Hall.

    By Elle Perry August 28, 2026
  • The To-Do List

    Roller Derby, Wiseacre have birthdays; 901 Day starts early on Beale

    In this week’s To-Do List, we tell you where drinking beer can save a river and where adults can have a field day. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry August 27, 2026
  • Premium The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The new owner of the Flyer and Memphis Magazine on local news — and print

    Brady Walkinshaw believes in print. Printed papers, that is. And he’s putting his money behind it.

    By Eric Barnes August 26, 2026
  • Music

    Dolly said no to Elvis, but he — and the rest of the world — loved her anyway

    Beloved icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80, never met Elvis Presley, but they nearly collaborated on a version of her famed ballad “I Will Always Love You.”

    By The Associated Press, Jody Callahan August 25, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Ridley Scott’s ‘Dog Stars’

    Also opening this weekend: “Finding Emily,” “Buddy,” “Idiots” and “Never Stop Chasing.”

    By Chris Herrington August 25, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    These films will play at Like You Children’s Film Festival

    The festival premieres two short films written, directed and produced by students in grades third through sixth who participated in the recent Like You Film Camp summer camp at Idlewild Elementary. 

    By Elle Perry August 25, 2026
  • Premium Music

    Author Ron Hall and the Memphis collection he left behind

    What happens when the collector dies and leaves his stash behind?

    By Jane Schneider August 25, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    ‘The Lorraine’ to open 2026 Indie Memphis Film Festival

    Indie Memphis will announce the entire festival lineup during a preview party on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Metal Museum in Overton Park. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 24, 2026
  • Premium Business

    Maybe grandma was onto something? Grandmillennials think so.

    Millennials are finding time to be a little crafty and picking up the same hobbies — like sewing and baking — their grandmothers might have enjoyed. 

    By Wallis Rogin August 27, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Baron Von Opperbean weathers HVAC problems to draw more than 10K people

    Leaders of the immersive experience built in the old River Museum on Mud Island are hoping the recent activity can bring some momentum to the city-owned river park.

    By Bill Dries August 23, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    City’s 901 Day events feature more than 300 artists and creatives

    “We’re investing in our creatives,” the director of the City of Memphis’ Office of Creative and Cultural Economy said. “The artists that are featured, they’re paid for their time.”

    By Brandon LaGrone II August 22, 2026
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Arts Beat: New festival brings works of Hemingway, Whitman, Wright to the stage

    “We’d really like Memphis to be known as a classical arts incubator — one of the capitals of classical theater, not just for Shakespeare but for the great American writers, too.”

    By Alys Drake August 21, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Fit for a king: Memphis renames street after WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler

    Memphis officially cemented a piece of wrestling royalty into its geography. 

    By Brandon LaGrone II August 20, 2026
  • Music

    3-day Memphis Jazz Festival coming this fall

    A free jazz festival featuring local and national artists is slated for Downtown Memphis.

    By Elle Perry August 20, 2026
  • The To-Do List

    Tomatoes get edgy, A. Schwab rocks out and Playhouse is gonna be so ‘fetch’

    This week, “Inception” will bend your mind, a comedy fest goes to the dogs and tequila is everywhere. 

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Nick Lingerfelt August 20, 2026
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: Moving with the movies

    Earlier this week, Malco Theatres quietly announced that it would soon offer seats that move and vibrate in reaction to what’s on screen. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 20, 2026
  • Music

    Satellite Music Hall to host community preview night

    The new venue at Crosstown Concourse is opening its doors to the public on Sept. 2, with all proceeds from the preview benefiting Stax Music Academy.

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    A Memphis photographer was killed by a driver fleeing law enforcement. His friends are ensuring his memory lives through music.

    After Reggie Pederson’s life was cut short, the Memphis arts communities he loved are celebrating his memory through tribute shows and a planned second line memorial down Beale.

    By Brandon LaGrone II August 19, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Tony,’ ‘Camp Miasma,’ ‘Fast and Furious’ at 25

    Film fans can feast this week on a young Anthony Bourdain biopic, the latest feature from the writer-director of “I Saw the TV Glow” and one of Thursday’s three special screenings.

    By Chris Herrington August 18, 2026
  • Premium Neighborhoods

    Mollie Fontaine Lounge returns — but only for a few nights a year

    Owner and local restaurateur Karen Carrier will open the Victorian lounge to the public once again Friday, Sept. 25 — something she’s done about once a quarter for the past couple of years.

    By Sophia Surrett August 17, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Motion pictures are getting motion seating

    The technology will sync the physical effects with the actions and scenes happening on the screen.

    By Elle Perry August 17, 2026
  • Music

    Photo gallery: Love for Elvis burns on at 49th annual vigil

    Fans across generations gathered at Graceland Saturday night, Aug. 15, for the annual Candlelight Vigil commemorating the death of Elvis Presley.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 15, 2026

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