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    Beale Street Music Festival ‘paused,’ barbecue contest moves to Liberty Park

    Memphis in May confirmed in a Thursday, Oct. 12, press release that, at least for next year, the music festival would be “paused” and the barbecue fest would move to Liberty Park.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Swift on screen, Monster Market and fall fests galore

    This week, artists collaborate onstage at the Tambourine Bash, Loaf and Cxffeeblack come together for brunch and Willie Nelson is on the road again (and coming to Southaven).

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen October 12, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis family to appear on ‘Family Feud’ Wednesday

    Lights, cameras and plenty of action will happen Wednesday, as a Memphis family will be featured on an episode of the popular game show “Family Feud.” 

    By BJ Gibbs October 11, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Brooks Museum to change name

    The current building in Overton Park will continue to be known as the Brooks Museum of Art while it’s still occupied, but the name of the new Downtown location will be more Memphis-focused. 

    By Christin Yates October 10, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Searching for the root causes of litter

    Janet Boscarino founded Clean Memphis to deal with litter. Now, some 15 years since its founding, Clean Memphis is evolving.

    By Eric Barnes October 09, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    Leaf peeping in Shelby County: Where to see the seasons change

    With fall’s arrival, the leaf peeping season is almost here.

    By Kambui Bomani October 09, 2023
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    In the end, Christian comic Chonda Pierce plays to an audience of one

    Comic Chonda Pierce is sure about God and sure that while she’s making some people laugh, she’s making other people mad. She says it’s the price of doing business and notes that comedian Dave Chappelle fights the same battle, albeit with a key difference: “When he pays a price, he still has millions.”

    By Don Wade October 09, 2023
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Painter invites audience to ‘commune’ at the Dixon

    Memphian Kaylyn Webster viewed art at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens as a child. A year after graduating college, her solo exhibition opens at the museum.

    By Elle Perry October 08, 2023
  • Visual Arts

    Paint Memphis 2023 finds the Edge District

    In the bright Saturday sun and cool fall breeze, a local nonprofit held its annual paint festival for the public to come out to support.

    By Kambui Bomani October 07, 2023
  • Music

    Opera Memphis welcomes two rising sopranos

    Kayla Oderah and Marquita Richardson are the newest participants in the Opera Memphis’ Handorf Company Artist Program.

    By BJ Gibbs October 06, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Spooky movies, campfires and Harry Potter in concert

    This week, Tennessee Shakespeare presents “The Tempest” (twice and for free!), more than 100 artists will paint murals around the Edge and the Drive-By Truckers bring Southern rock to the Shell.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Holly Whitfield, Elle Perry October 05, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Little Amal puppet makes big entrance at Crosstown

    Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet, continued her 11,000-mile journey through the U.S. and Mexico with a stop in Memphis Wednesday, Oct. 4.

    By Kambui Bomani October 04, 2023
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    ‘Young Rock’ bolsters local film commission to its best fiscal year

    “It’s the biggest year we’ve had — ever,” Linn Sitler of the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission said. “It was bigger than in the ‘90s when we had pictures with huge budgets.”

    By Don Wade October 04, 2023
  • Sports

    AutoZone Liberty Bowl to honor the Bar-Kays

    The legendary Memphis band will also perform at halftime of this year’s game on Dec. 29.

    By John Varlas October 03, 2023
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    Ron Olson explores ‘The Art of Radio’ with Botanic Garden exhibit

    His artwork, instantly recognizable, features a stylized guitar with an offbeat lyric that, at one point or another, went straight to his heart.

    By Jane Roberts October 03, 2023
  • Music

    Lake Street Dive, The War and Treaty and more close out Mempho

    Despite high temperatures, Memphis Botanic Garden was bustling as performers from across the country rocked the Radians Amphitheater even as the sun went down, ending the sixth annual Mempho Music Festival.

    By Kambui Bomani October 02, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Brooks’ location: ‘the intersections of river, city and art’

    “The temporary restraining order on the Downtown site gave us an invaluable opportunity to reiterate our mission of bringing our community together,” says Carl Person, board president of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

    By Carl Person October 01, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Opera Memphis raises curtain on Midtown digs

    The nearly 70-year-old organization hosted an open house to showcase its new location at Peabody Avenue and Cooper Street in Midtown.

    By Kambui Bomani October 06, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Flamenco Memphis looks to spread the word about the art form

    Noelia Garcia Carmona and Roy Brewer are bringing fun, festivities and fellowship to Memphis in the form of flamenco.

    By BJ Gibbs September 30, 2023
  • Music

    Five must-see shows in Memphis for October 2023

    A recent Tiny Desk Concert band hits Growlers, Willie Nelson’s festival comes to Snowden Grove, Raphael Saadiq revisits Tony! Toni! Tone! and Stevie Nicks comes to FedExForum.

    By Elle Perry September 30, 2023
  • fifth anniversary The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    A look under the (technological) hood of The Daily Memphian

    As part of The Daily Memphian’s ongoing series of stories and interviews marking the fifth anniversary, Eric Barnes interviews the technical team behind the news organization.

    By Eric Barnes September 30, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Mid-Autumn Fest, Bluff City Chinese, Tim Burton’s gothic dreams

    This week, you can catch plenty of live music at Gonerfest and Mempho. Plus, Memphis Made celebrates 10 years of beers.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen September 28, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Orpheum opens educational ‘Balcony Project’ exhibit

    Outside of where the Orpheum Theatre’s Black-only balcony entrance once stood, a new educational exhibit was unveiled on Wednesday.

    By Kambui Bomani September 27, 2023
  • Update Music

    Cat Power to headline Raised by Sound Fest at Crosstown Concourse

    Most of the daylong festival is free, but tickets to Cat Powers’ concert and an after party featuring New York-based DJ Alix Brown will go on sale Friday.

    By Elle Perry September 29, 2023
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Drake’s OVO brand will be rolling out Memphis Tigers apparel

    The collection will include a range of hats, hoodies, basketball shorts, varsity jackets and will “use core colors from each college and team branding, amplified by the OVO owl on each item.”

    Related story:

    Tigers Basketball Insider: Another Hardaway versus Calipari recruiting battle is heating up

    By Parth Upadhyaya September 26, 2023

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