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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Ambitious new collection aims to capture breadth of ‘Memphis Blues’

    This 534-song, 20-CD collection stitches a rich tapestry of a mostly lost Memphis, mapping the city, naming the infamous and celebrating the food. 

    By Chris Herrington February 05, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Veterans find healing through ‘the magic of writing a song’

    Chattanooga-based Freedom Sings USA and the Department of Veteran Affairs presented a two-day music therapy event at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center at 1030 Jefferson Ave.

    By Kambui Bomani January 27, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Birdcap’s first Memphis solo exhibition a ‘full circle moment’

    Michael Roy, who started his arts career geared towards “serious abstract paint(ing),” says a Memphis College of Art professor told him “(your) hand wants to be a cartoonist.” 

    By Christopher Wright January 29, 2024
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    Brooks, Dixon highlight work of local teens in new exhibitions

    The Scholastic Art Awards are “like the art-kid championship game” said Brooks director of education, Kathy Dumlao. 

    By Sarah Dassinger January 29, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The importance of public art in Memphis

    Lakeisha Edwards, leader of the Urban Art Commission, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the ways public art not only beautifies a neighborhood but also about how it impacts the people living there.

    By Eric Barnes February 06, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Tyler Perry films on Beale Street for Netflix project ‘Joe’s College Road Trip’

    Linn Sitler, Memphis and Shelby County Film/TV Commissioner, said that Tyler Perry and his team were in Memphis on Tuesday for a one-day local shoot, employing 20-25 local crew members and roughly 200 extras.

    By Chris Herrington January 26, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Victorian valentines, ‘The Vous’ and a Gene Wilder tribute

    This week, Mystic Krewe kicks off Mardi Gras season, and snow day cancellations at Sheet Cake, the Brooks Museum, Playhouse on the Square and Theatre Memphis get a re-do.

    By Bianca Phillips, Alys Drake, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry, Kambui Bomani January 25, 2024
  • Music

    ‘I could see tears in his eyes,’ Justin Timberlake fan says

    A winner of the lottery for free tickets to the Orpheum concert said the hometown singer’s “focus was on us, the people of Memphis.”

    By Kambui Bomani January 21, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Cyrena Wages on music, songwriting and her debut album

    Cyrena Wages is nothing if not honest. Honest about her music, her career and herself. It shows on her debut album, Vanity Project, and in the conversation Eric Barnes had with her on this week’s Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes January 20, 2024
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Avery Cunningham’s historical fiction delves into Black elite of 1920s Chicago

    She wrote the 450-page novel late at night in her East Memphis home around her day job in admissions at the Southern College of Optometry.

    By Jane Roberts January 26, 2024
  • Premium Music

    Justin Timberlake show is still on — for lucky ticket winners

    After nearly a week of winter weather, the Orpheum confirmed Jan. 18 that Timberlake’s Friday concert would continue as planned. Also Thursday, the artist posted a five-second clip from a rehearsal at the Orpheum.

    By Holly Whitfield January 19, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Let’s do the Time Warp again; plus C.S. Lewis on stage

    This week, Black Lodge hosts a 20th anniversary screening of “Kill Bill,” and thousands of Black dance professionals gather in Memphis. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Alys Drake, Holly Whitfield January 20, 2024
  • Premium Food News

    Feast & Graze’s owner to operate Brooks Museum cafe

    The Brooks Museum recently terminated its relationship with its previous cafe operator, Loaf, after an unsanctioned fundraising event for a Palestinian relief fund.

    By Christin Yates January 18, 2024
  • Music

    Drake reschedules Memphis concert

    A message to ticket holders stated the date is being moved “due to an ankle injury.”

    By Elle Perry January 16, 2024
  • Premium Music

    Tennessee bill targeting AI is first of its kind in the US

    Dubbed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security — or ELVIS — Act, the bill represents one of the first attempts by a government to regulate artificial intelligence.

    By Ian Round January 16, 2024
  • Music

    Midtown is getting a Jamaican restaurant and bar

    JamRack will open at 150 N. Avalon St., formerly Wimpy’s Burger and Fries, and specialize in authentic Jamaican cuisine.

    By Sophia Surrett January 14, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Remembering Edge Alley and the joy of great spaces

    Tim Barker talks about Edge Alley and the incredible stresses and successes that led him to close the restaurant — even as that decision has completely ruined Eric Barnes’ life.

    By Eric Barnes January 14, 2024
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    What’s on stage in Memphis for January

    “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “A Raisin in the Sun” are two of the theater productions that will come alive this month.

    By Alys Drake January 20, 2024
  • Music

    Orpheum to host Justin Timberlake concert

    Justin Timberlake will perform at a free, one-night-only concert in Memphis next week, the Orpheum announced.

    By Elle Perry January 12, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October

    A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall.

    By The Associated Press January 12, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Monster club, Inscho art and a trip to Flavortown

    This week, Arrow Creative celebrates all things Memphis, Keri Lee hosts a sound bath in the Sound Room and DJ Alpha Whiskey DJs her own birthday party.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen January 11, 2024
  • Music

    Meet the 2024 Blues Hall of Fame class

    A Goldwax Records standout and a co-founder of Memphis’ Center for Southern Folklore are among the newest Blues Hall of Fame members.

    By Kambui Bomani January 09, 2024
  • Music

    Fans flock to Graceland to celebrate the King’s birthday

    At the birthday celebration, Joel Weinshanker presented an acetate record of Elvis Presley’s “That’s Alright Mama,” which was the late singer’s first commercial recording. 

    By Kambui Bomani January 08, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Tillman Sculpture Park under construction in Binghampton

    Carpenter Art Garden and a team of local collaborators are constructing the park on the corner of Princeton Avenue and Tillman Street.

    By Kambui Bomani January 08, 2024
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Black Arts Collective is working to change the canvas at the Brooks

    With the collective’s knowledge and funding, the Brooks will annually present one major exhibition by Black artists and buy at least one work by a Black artist for its permanent collection.

    By Jane Roberts January 08, 2024

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