Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest participants win awards for best booth, best T-shirt and Miss Piggy Idol. 

This week, Ballet Memphis presents a pay-what-you-can performance, the Raleigh Library celebrates cookbooks and Memphis in May triathletes swim, bike and run through Shelby Farms Park. 

More than 200 teams began setting up tents, cookers, coolers and decorations for the world’s largest competitive barbecue cooking contest.

Collage Dance Collective hopes to be one of the premier touring ballet companies in the South. And the next step is its first tour, happening now. 

A new world champion of barbecue is waiting in the wings. And, more accurately, also in the hogs, the sauce and the “anything but.” It all starts today at 5 p.m. 

An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

The hope behind a new mural on the Exchange Building is to teach the community about new types of technology while also raising funds for St. Jude.

Hard to beat a picture of smiling kids, but a winning Grizz game and a bakery full of cookies come close. Let us know which is your favorite.

Collierville’s Fair on the Square is returning, and Megan Tate will take the stage once again.

The story of a man who rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River 100 years ago inspires three high school seniors who won the first Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest.

This week, Ballet Memphis presents a collaborative performance, Crosstown High students present both a music fest and a chalk fest, and a local fashion designer offers a watercolor class for Mother’s Day.

It might have began as a joke, but Memphis’ MVP Fest — started by a group of high schoolers — is a serious commitment to the local music scene. 

The annual show is being held for the first time since 2019 and will include surprise guest performances that will be revealed during the concert. 

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art announced a search committee to oversee the selection of a permanent executive director.

O’Jay spent more than four decades working in the radio industry, spending a bulk of that time at the historic WDIA station in Memphis.

The address will be Tutu’s first public speaking appearance in the United States since 2019, when he addressed the United Nations in New York.

Memphis native debuts new play about a former attraction dedicated to Elvis Presley and the tragedy that happened there. 

The 2022-2023 season will feature 11 regional and two world premieres. 

The movie follows single mother Charlene and her son Quincy as they relocate to Memphis, and Quincy becomes intrigued with jookin.

Check out The Daily Memphian’s images from this past weekend’s Beale Street Music Festival at Liberty Park. 

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Beale St. Music Fest wraps with positive vibe and (mostly) sunny skies

Music lovers who traveled from all over the country gave the festival weekend mostly good reviews, except confusion during Saturday evening’s rain storm, and disappointment about Lil Wayne.

It’s day three of Beale Street Music Festival, and we tell you how to score some free whiskey and the best place to take a selfie. Plus, we highlight a 1990s-era headliner and some local rappers you’ve got to see.

Shortly after 10 p.m. severe weather in the Memphis area forced the festival to stop and concert goers to seek shelter. After a lot of confusion, the festival did resume.

We’ve got Grizzlies, artistry and food. Cast a ballot for the week’s best picture.

It’s day two of Beale Street Music Festival, and we share a hack to beat the Ferris wheel line and offer some ideas on where to eat. Plus, we highlight a headliner you must see and some notable locals.