For the era of inclusion, Moody seems to have come straight out of central casting. He’s 52 but he could pass for 38. He doesn’t mind a stunt, like conducting the theme to "Jurassic Park" in a T-Rex costume."
After a career blending tech and ministry, Shamichael Hallman is watching over renovations for Cossitt Library, a Downtown Memphis landmark with a complicated past.
The annual literary salon – a blend of cocktail party, theater and book club – puts Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Dan McCleary in the role of mixologist. This year’s authors are Zora Neale Hurston and Margaret Mitchell.
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 20-26.
Businesses have until Friday, Feb. 21, to register for the free event on Feb. 25. It's MCA's last jobs fair, but one that may continue on anyway.
Ahead of their second of three local performances, dancers from the world-renowned theater company led a sold out crowd of Mid-South community members through a choreography workshop based on Alvin Ailey's signature dance piece, "Revelations."
The Grove at GPAC, an outdoor theater with a food pavilion, will be only the second performing arts center in the country to have a Daktronics video wall capable of simulcasting the performance inside to an outdoor audience.
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 13-19.
Memphis artists confirmed to appear include Don Bryant & the Bo-Keys, Moneybagg Yo and Al Kapone.
Mark Anthony Lee spent the early '80s strumming and skating at the same time. But after years on the sidelines of Memphis soul, a Los Angeles record label has tapped his 1982 single for a compilation of unsung Memphis artists.
With the help of the University of Memphis Confucius Institute, the museum programmed games, crafts, food and performances geared toward teaching children how to celebrate the Chinese New Year tradition.
From mosaics to music, the affordable Creative Aging Mid-South’s arts courses encourage social engagement through educational and artistic ventures.
A remix for Memphis rapper Duke Deuce's “Crunk Ain’t Dead” features Atlanta’s self-proclaimed “King of Crunk” Lil’ Jon, as well as the Arcade, the Orpheum and Crystal Palace.
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 6-12
This year's artist is Carl E. Moore, whose work has been included in more than 150 solo and group exhibitions.
Levitt Shell officials are planning four ticketed benefit concerts to aid in preservation of the park.
Memphis filmmaker Noah Glenn was inspired by his two daughters and his idol, children's television host Fred Rogers, when he devised podcasts to help children through anxieties and fears.
The last battle of the Korean War, the woman behind Winston Churchill and a Jewish family who survived the Holocaust will form the narrative thread for a lunch next month.
Stax greats Booker T. and Carla Thomas on stage together. Grizz great Tony Allen back at the Grindhouse. "Bluff City Law" in limbo but keeping hope alive. Plus, seven more observations on the month in Memphis.
Tool inspires the tour of a trio of comedians, who'll set up the night before the band's FedExForum appearance.
A team from the Memphis Public Libraries has digitized some of the trove of files they found last year in the mothballed Mid-South Coliseum.
The Orpheum's vice president and COO Dacquiri Baptiste spent 19 years with the renowned dance company before moving to Memphis in June 2019.
When Jayne Ellen White arrived in Memphis 13 years ago, it was to explore Memphis music. Now, she's devised a way for other visitors to do the same.
The Weekly Memphian is a guide to some of the things happening in Memphis Jan. 23-29.
The retired lead singer of the local funk band was told his wife would be honored at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Instead, he was given an honorary street in Whitehaven, ahead of his 69th birthday.