Plus, Moneybagg Yo plans a Memphis lounge.

“The main message was clear: it is important to simply show up, whether in love or in life. This was a refreshing, transformative expression of the human experience.”

This week, Leyla McCalla plays Crosstown Theater, Kristin Chenoweth signs her book and Ukrainian artists share how war has changed their culture.

The executive director of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Lar’Juanette Williams joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about her incredible range of experiences in the arts and beyond.

A Memphis native has joined the cast of a soap opera that’s been on air more than three times as long as she’s been alive.

The mural appears on the wall of the Steve A. Castle House of Rhythm and Blues near Hein Park and was commissioned by the club’s owner, Steve A. Adams.

“The museum is one of the best ways to teach Judaism in a sensory way: to see, to hear, to touch, to listen,” Rabbi Micah Greenstein said.

Memphis musicians Mario Monterosso, Carla Thomas, Kallen Esperian, Larry Dodson, The Coasters and Pete Molinari, among others, have recorded a new song to raise money for children in Ukraine.

“Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” has landed in the region that raised both singer Tina Turner and writer Katori Hall, the women who made the musical possible.

The Daily Memphian captured East High’s student TV studio, a women’s support center, a vegan farmers market staple and Bartlett High’s Nevaeh Scott, who is honoring her mother. 

Ned Canty’s staging of “Tosca” and the ensemble’s excellent musicianship made this an experience to remember in this first-class drama that was evocatively sung. It was particularly timely as well.

The Grizzlies plan similar collaborations in the future.

This week, the Memphis Botanic Garden pairs Phillip Ashley Chocolates with whiskey, and Old Dominick pairs whiskey with the Super Bowl. Plus, Don Bryant and The Bo-Keys play the Halloran.

Hamlett Dobbins, a remarkable painter who lives here in Memphis, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the work he does. 

The concert, put on by the Iris Collective, features the work of Black and Chinese composers.

The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music hosted its first Honey Music Festival on Sunday, Feb. 5. 

The $10 million renovation at the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove is expected to improve the experience for concertgoers while expanding the venue’s seating capacity.

Student musicians backed the legendary singer at the grand opening gala for the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis.

Photographer Patrick Lantrip captured some of those attending Tyre Nichols’ funeral including Tristan Strickland, who drove all the way from Michigan to pay his respects.

“It took me to more of a business mindset and helped me approach photography in a totally different way,” said Memphian Erica Ross of Arrow Creative’s “The Look” fashion photography contest, which Ross won in 2021.

At one time, Stax founder Jim Stewart had musicians such as Otis Redding and Janis Joplin over to his house. He hasn’t always gotten a lot of fanfare himself, but that was part of his M.O. 

“As artists, we’re sometimes cultural ambassadors, and we can say with our bodies what people can’t always say with words,” Ashley Murphy-Wilson said. 

This week, Hattiloo Theatre and Crosstown Arts share coming-of-age stories on the stage and screen. And Tennessee Shakespeare Company shares a classic love story switcheroo. 

“Dispensing with the traditional orchestral introduction is as effective here as it was when the groundbreaking concerto was composed. The performance brought some much-needed beauty into this world.”

This year, MIFA’s annual luncheon intended to inspire thoughtful conversation about community will feature political and cultural commentator David Brooks.