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    Bus shelter art of jookin’ dancers ‘like the Rocky statue for Memphis’

    Muralist Brandon Marshall said he designed the Hickory Hill images to inspire drivers and bus riders with uplifting pictures of “a strong cultural asset for the city.”

    By King Jemison June 21, 2024
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    The Memphis music inspo behind new Tom Hardy/Austin Butler movie

    “The Bikeriders,” which opens in Memphis on Friday, June 21, features music from a stalwart Memphis rock and roll band that’s been a local scene staple since the late 1990s.

    By Chris Herrington June 20, 2024
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    The To-Do List: Puppy Pride, Dude abides and how to tropic like it’s hot

    This week, Ikea celebrates Midsommar with meatballs, Dead Soldiers sing sad songs and author Tara Stringfellow releases her “Magic” book.

    By Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake, Elle Perry June 21, 2024
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    New book highlights how golf played a role in Memphis’ integration

    Pastor LaSimba Gray’s book “Out of Bounds” is a history of how golf played an integral role in Memphis’ gradual path to desegregation.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 23, 2024
  • Music

    Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces new inductees

    Soul and opera singers, civic promoters and recording-session aces are among the latest class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, which will surpass 100 inductees this year.

    By Chris Herrington June 18, 2024
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    What we know about ‘P-Valley’ season 3 and the new spin-off

    As audiences wait for the third season of Memphis-native Katori Hall’s TV series “P-Valley” on Starz, a documentary spin-off series will premiere in July.

    By Elle Perry June 18, 2024
  • Music

    Singer Justin Timberlake charged with DWI, released from custody

    Memphis-area native and Grammy Award-winning Justin Timberlake was arrested while driving on New York’s Long Island.

    By The Associated Press June 18, 2024
  • Performing Arts

    ‘Something for everybody’ at the Tone Juneteenth Festival

    Horseback rides and the chance to hear live music were some of the ways attendees enjoyed themselves during the Tone Juneteenth Festival. 

    By Kambui Bomani June 17, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Temple Israel screening ‘The Memphis 13’ June 25

    Documentary tells the story of 13 Black first-graders who integrated four white Memphis City Schools in 1961.

    By Jane Roberts June 17, 2024
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    A final bow: Theater to stage Memphis playwright’s work one last time

    Playwright and Memphis theater stalwart Howell Pearre wrote 46 plays during his life, and his longtime friend will direct one of his dramatic, Southern tales in Pearre’s honor.

    By Alys Drake June 14, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Zak Ozmo on how music, art can heal the brain

    Zak joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar along with Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the UT Health Science Center, where the Ozmo Institute is based.

    By Eric Barnes June 17, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Crafts, drafts, records and vintage treasures

    This week, get a taste of Filipino culture at the Agricenter, get weird at a Gwar show and celebrate Juneteenth with festivals, galas, spades and more.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake June 13, 2024
  • East Memphis

    Memphis Botanic Garden names new executive director

    The new leader will replace current director Michael Allen, who announced his intent to retire after a nearly eight-year stint, in February.

    By Kambui Bomani June 12, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Spades tournament, gala, music festival return for Tone Juneteenth

    Tone’s “largest event of the year” will return for the fourth consecutive year.

    By Kambui Bomani June 13, 2024
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    Prospective owners considering Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch as a museum

    “We want to offer a quality tour so that when people leave, they’re mesmerized by Jerry Lee’s career, his accomplishments, his home,” Todd Allen Herendeen, the property’s potential buyer, said.

    By Rob Moore June 11, 2024
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    Calkins: The mural said, ‘We can do better.’ Within weeks, it was vandalized.

    A group of Crosstown High students painted a beautiful mural that said, “We can do better.” Within weeks, the mural was vandalized. So how did they respond? By doing better. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 11, 2024
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    Memphis hosts a variety of Juneteenth celebrations

    One event, Tone’s music festival, features Memphis rap legend Juicy J and Memphis producer HitKidd.

    By Kambui Bomani June 13, 2024
  • Premium Music

    Southern Folklore cofounder battling illness

    Judy Peiser, who cofounded the Center for Southern Folklore with Bill Ferris in 1972, stepped down from the organization in 2021 due to illness. 

    By Jody Callahan June 10, 2024
  • Premium Music

    Future of Center for Southern Folklore uncertain

    Memphis’ Center for Southern Folklore isn’t much more than a name at this point. But the worst thing about the situation for historians and music afficionados is the possible loss of the center’s voluminous archives.

    By Jody Callahan June 10, 2024
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    Baron Von Opperbean is coming back — this time to Mud Island

    With new ‘BVO,’ artist Chris Reyes aims to bring ‘immersive entertainment’ to former Mud Island museum

    By Chris Herrington June 10, 2024
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    Memphis theater company’s seventh season includes three firsts

    Quark Theatre is known for thoughtful and provocative shows that challenge the audience. But one thing the company has not done is a musical. 

    By Alys Drake June 08, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Metal Museum offers dazzling opportunity for jewelry makers

    The Metal Museum is moving to make jewelry — and the artists who create it — a larger part of the collection and museum community.

    By Jane Roberts June 08, 2024
  • Business

    Primas shop to close, bakery will stay open

    While Shop Mucho inside Primas Bakery + Boutique will close next month, RM Petit Cakes, the artisan dessert shop that shares the building, will remain open for business. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 07, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Dierks Bentley, Doogie Howser’s mom and free park parties

    This week, the Metal Museum displays bracelets from the past 70-plus years, The Bluff City Liars bring improv to TheatreWorks and you can drink martinis for a good cause.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake June 13, 2024
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Tumble out of bed, stumble to Memphis stages in June

    In June, Memphis theaters will perform a familiar fairy tale, a slick con-man’s life story, a Dolly Parton musical and more.

    By Alys Drake June 11, 2024

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