Ani Joe’s Karaoke Kafe in Bartlett features karaoke seven nights a week. Its owners, Anita Chu and fiancé Joe Torres, want it to be a fun place where people know one another.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers June 19-24.

The Memphis Music Hall of Fame will announce its eighth class of inductees.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers June 12-18.

There are no grand plans for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home in Memphis, but a judge is ready to approve a receiver’s plan to stabilize and preserve it for potential reuse later. 

At age 63, Memphis theatre power — and longtime FedEx employee — Cecelia Wingate has made it to the Kennedy Center. Here's the story of how she and Memphis playwright Evan Linder arrived on the nation's stage.

The Raconteurs, Brandi Carlile, Wu-Tang Clan and The Revivalists are set to headline the third annual Mempho Music Festival, scheduled for Oct. 19-20 in Shelby Farms Park.

Members of Memphis' hip-hop community weigh in on the loss of one of the genre's local landmarks, controversial nightclub 380 Beale.

Temmora Levy, who runs a talent development academy in Memphis, is the subject of an eight-episode Lifetime television network series that starts in June. 

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers June 5-11.

According to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s office, $4.25 million in incentives were given to the project from state and local sources.

Opera Memphis has announced its 2019-20 season, including a Puccini double bill in February and the return of the Midtown Opera Festival starting in late March.

Kortland and Kameron Whalum are set to join their uncle, jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, to perform at Crosstown Theater. The three men from a Memphis family with rich musical roots all moved home just in time to work together using music as outreach in the city.

"On Stage at the Halloran Centre" will add two new series to its lineup, one featuring local songwriters, the other featuring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. 

The Memphis Italian Festival, now in its 30th year, attracts some 30,000 folks who turn out for food, music, games, cooking demos and fancy powder rooms. The event at Marquette Park in East Memphis comes to a close Saturday night.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers May 29-June 2.

Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.

Memphis Italian Festival started 30 years ago as a small fundraiser and has turned into one of the city's biggest parties; it all starts Thursday.

Memphis is the home to a new world record, after beating a French town's attempt earlier this year for the world's longest picnic table at Celebrate Memphis.

The marker south of Beale Street marks the site of a Chinese association founded in Memphis in the 1920s. It is also a testament to the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act that remained in place for 60 years in America.

It would be easier in Memphis than anywhere else on Earth to feature 200 songs in honor of our city's 200th anniversary, but this list wasn’t meant to be exhaustive – not even close!

Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?

Memphis therapy workshop will feature Dr. Tom Holmes, author of "Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life," scheduled for June 14-16.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers May 22-25.

Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center announces its 2019-20 season lineup of artists and theatrical productions.