Organizers aim to highlight the creativity and talents of Lakeland residents by hosting the group’s first-ever Arts & Crafts Festival next month on the town square.

“It started with three guys working at the radio station who wanted to go out to what’s now Martin Luther King Park ... with some hotdogs and some records and entertain people,” said organizer Dorrit Gilliam.

Shepherd, an Emmy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning talk show host, sitcom actress and comedian, will co-emcee the Healthier 901 Fest at Shelby Farms Park on Saturday, Sept. 2. 

A soul legend will play the Orpheum Theatre during Southern Heritage Classic festivities, a viral singer-songwriter will play 1884 Lounge, a harpist will play The Green Room and hardcore punk bands will take the Growlers stage.

This week, WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic moves indoors, the Central Library hosts an LGBTQ 1980s dance party and former members of R.E.M. sing songs about baseball.

As The Daily Memphian approaches its fifth anniversary on Sept. 17, Dan joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the launch, The Daily Memphian, his column and more.

The study notes that the list is not based on “aesthetics;” it is an objective one based on a company’s “economic contribution to the ballet sector.”

His curation with producer Timbaland will include a new single with singer Nelly Furtado. 

The latest Memphis Symphony Orchestra fellows hail from Argentina, Brazil and Memphis.

This week, MEMFix comes to Frayser, a mayoral forum tackles the arts and wrestling stars tackle each other as the WWE brings “Monday Night Raw” to the FedExForum.

She’s also the third executive in three years, trying to right a ship that listed seriously in the pandemic when musicians were largely quiet.

From art and crafts opportunities to piano, drum and dance classes, Creative Aging offers seniors free ways to express their creativity and discover new hobbies.

“This event is a great community outreach,” said local artist David Yancy III as he led an art workshop at the Ravine in Memphis’ Edge District. 

Steve Selvidge joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the album he recorded with Luther Dickinson and Paul Taylor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The unofficial local holiday falls on Friday, Sept. 1, a date that corresponds to the city’s 901 phone area code. It’s a chance for groups to show off their civic pride and celebrate all things Memphis.

Multiplatinum producer “Drumma Boy” is back in his hometown to celebrate his birthday and release of his book.

The lineup for the Tri-State Blues Festival’s 20th anniversary includes J-Wonn, Bobby Rush, Tucka, King George, Chick Rodgers and more.

This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.

“The story ‘The Blind Side’ tells is built on a matrix of hot-button issues: Race, wealth, religion, public and private schools, as well as high school and college football. That matrix is fertile ground for problems of inequity, exploitation and paternalism. In other words, this garden is actually a minefield.”

In an email to its barbecue teams, Memphis in May President Jim Holt says the festival is “exploring venue options other than Tom Lee Park for the future.”

The ratings are the first full month look at the business decision that Dan Barron, Audacy senior vice president and market manager, admits was met enormous skepticism.

Memphis Botanic Garden heats up with the “Summer Sizzle ‘23” exhibit, where the works of more than 50 Memphis-area artists are on display. 

Brooks Lamb, who wrote “Overton Park: A History,” joins Eric Barnes to talk about his new book, “Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.”

This week, Large Professor plays on the anniversary of hip-hop, Michael Oher signs his new book and Crosstown’s plaza becomes a water park.

“We’re just so proud to have the exhibition here in what is now the largest majority Black city in America,” said the Memphis Brooks Museum’s executive director. “We think it’s so essential that every Memphian sees themselves reflected here in our museum.”