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Arts & Culture
For the second year, Memphis hosted a Diner en Blanc, an event where guests clad in white meet at various locations around the city to board buses that take them to an undisclosed destination. -
Music
Boyd: 15 Memphis albums worth digging for in the record store
Some choice selections from Memphis' lesser known songbooks in recognition of 901 Day. Let it be a legend to help you map out your own Memphis musical treasure hunt.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: 901 Day, Mo’Nique, 8Ball & MJG
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Aug. 29-Sept. 5.
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Music
Grit and grind meets top hat and monocle: 30 Days of Opera
Instead of waiting for people to come to the opera house, 30 Days takes opera to festivals, libraries, restaurants and parks. “Having an opera singer 10 feet from you is like being on a roller coaster or in a windstorm,” says Opera Memphis' director Ned Canty.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: ‘Pose’ brunch, Raiford’s Day, Big Freedia
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers August 22-28.
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Business
Hitchhiker’s guide to the Target-verse
Dazed shoppers are still redrawing their internal maps of Target Central after a massive makeover. Here’s our advice: Picture an egg inside a rectangle, with clothes in the big oval in the middle and high-demand seasonal items in the corners.
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Arts & Culture
‘Central Ave. Arts Corridor’ to get boost from new music facility
The University of Memphis is branding its segment of Central Avenue — from Patterson to Zach Curlin — as the Central Avenue Arts Corridor.
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Arts & Culture
Pipe dreams: Guild seeks young musicians for an ancient instrument
The Memphis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists hosted Pedals, Pipes and Pizza, an event to raise interest among a new generation of potential pipe organists.
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Public Safety
Shelby County Juvenile offenders deal with drama – Shakespearean
The Tennessee Shakespeare Company received a $20,000 grant to take the Bard's works to juveniles in the Shelby County justice system. "William Shakespeare and his plays are for everyone," says the company's founder.
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Spirit of Memphis
I Love Memphis Blog celebrates 10 years of teaching Memphians to love home
Memphis Tourism's I Love Memphis Blog is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a party at Railgarten.
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Spirit of Memphis
Herrington: Lights burn bright as Elvis faithful flock to annual vigil
Forty-two years after Elvis' death, fans from around the world gathered at Graceland for the annual Candlelight Vigil.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: Jim Gaffigan, Dale Watson, Isaac Hayes Day
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Aug. 15-21.
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Business
Memphis in May sets sights on Ghana in 2020 after record-breaking 2019
Memphis in May looked forward, to honoring Ghana in 2020, and back, to record-setting revenues and economic impact last May, during an annual meeting Wednesday.
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Business
Hundreds honor shrinking group of WW II veterans
As the Battle of the Bulge 75th anniversary approaches, a Memphis veteran recalls the ingenious technique soldiers used to keep their socks dry in the snow and ice.
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Arts & Culture
W.C. Handy House museum reopens after 6-month standoff
The shotgun house at Beale and Fourth has a new commitment by the city to promote W.C. Handy's music more than a century after he puts the blues on sheet music and spread the music form around the world.
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Spirit of Memphis
Art, history and soccer converge in Downtown Memphis
The scale of images on the art walk in four historic Downtown alleys invites selfies. “We expect to lose some of our crowd as people stop and Instagram the murals,” said Penelope Huston of the Downtown Memphis Commission.
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Arts & Culture Cooper-Young Festival announces music lineup
The Cooper-Young Festival has announced the music lineup for its 2019 event set for September 14.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: Elvis Week, SilentHike, Desi Banks
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Aug. 8-14.
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Visual Arts
Les Passees Stock Exchange returns to East Memphis
The upscale consignment sale has both a popular and almost cult following. Stock Exchange is Les Passees’ largest fundraiser and displays some 60,000 items on any given day of its seven-week run.
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Public Safety
Herrington: ‘Charged’ author talks about prosecutors’ power, justice reform
An interview with 'Charged' author Emily Bazelon about her decision to focus on the Memphis case of Noura Jackson in her book and on the wider issues of prosecutors and mass incarceration.
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Arts & Culture Mid-South Fair announces music lineup
The Mid-South Fair announced the musical lineup Tuesday for the 2019 fair being held at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi, Sept. 19-29.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: Lucky 7 Brass Band, Chicken & Beer Festival, ‘Hamilton’ trivia
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Aug. 1-7.
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Music
MSO announces new season, fresh website
Through four distinct series – Masterworks, Memphis Pops, Classic Accents and Stained Glass (new this year) – MSO will present more than 75 pieces of music by 37 composers and 24 guest artists.
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Arts & Culture
Graceland adds more guests for Elvis Week 2019
Graceland has announced more guests for Elvis Week 2019, the nine-day event scheduled for Aug. 9-17 that celebrates Elvis Presley’s life and legacy and commemorates the 42nd anniversary of his death.
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The To-Do List
The Weekly Memphian: Smackdown!, 85 South, water fight
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers July 25-31.
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