New Ballet brings back ‘Springloaded’ for 20th year
According to founder and CEO Katie Smythe, “Springloaded” is “important to Memphis because it places these ballets here, in the context of our lives in Memphis.”
According to founder and CEO Katie Smythe, “Springloaded” is “important to Memphis because it places these ballets here, in the context of our lives in Memphis.”
In five days, music fans will return to the river for Beale Street Music Festival at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park. Here’s what you need to know before you go.
This weekend, thousands will descend upon the newly renovated Tom Lee Park for Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. We’ve got a stage map, festival food tips, must-see music recommendations and more.
Memphis audiences can see a regional Mexican band, a singer-songwriter duo with Mid-South roots, a Memphis rapper, a Coldplay tribute, and the Dave Matthews Band.
Actor Joe Pantoliano, known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on “The Sopranos,” will share his personal struggles with depression and his mental health advocacy work when he speaks at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s ninth annual Mental Health Breakfast.
Big Bounce America, the “largest touring inflatable event in the entire world,” pops up at Shelby Farms Park, featuring an obstacle course, an inflatable sports course, “an immersive, intergalactic-themed attraction” and a giant bounce house.
Newsom died while out of town with the band in Atlanta, where they performed yesterday, April 29.
This week, celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Overton Square, catch 1990s hip-hop act Digable Planets at Minglewood and meet the artist behind Memphis Botanic Garden’s new “Rich Soil” exhibition.
The 29 sculptures that are a part of “Rich Soil” are spread in seven groupings on the Memphis Botanic Garden’s 96 acres.
Torey Bates, For the Kingdom’s executive director, and Summerjoy Scott, the director of human development, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.