The large animal puppets will go on parade this weekend and be used in a dance program at the University of Memphis this fall. 

Traffic, parking details announced for the Beale Street Music Festival’s temporary home at Liberty Park near the Liberty Bowl.

This is not the first time Memphis in May has chosen to honor a country with a questionable record on human rights. 

At Eight & Sand, where old-school vibes meet state-of-the-art technology, Chad Weekley is responsible for making sure the music is bumping — and that it’s primarily from Memphis. 

After a two-year hiatus during the worst parts of the pandemic, Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival is back this weekend with an impressive line-up.

We Tight Knit, comprised of chain-stitch embroidery entrepreneurs Whitney Washington and Ashley Padmore, began as a business in Memphis, made a stop in the Old West and is now expanding to Miami. 

Now in its seventh year, the River Series announces its spring concerts on three Saturdays: April 30, May 14, and June 4.

This week’s photos include food, beverage, baseball and basketball. Cast a ballot for the biggest winner.

More than 40 years after its initial creation, the University of Memphis’ High Water Records is recording new music again.

Maps, apps and shuttle schedules — we’ve got you covered with a music schedule, and info on where to park, what to eat and a special freebie for Nissan owners. 

The longtime house orchestra of Germantown Performing Arts Center is transitioning away from a traditional orchestral model and will continue with new performances in November. 

This week, cheer on the Memphis Grizzlies at Fourth Bluff watch parties, catch local music shows on porches throughout Cooper-Young and see Memphis soul singer Talibah Safiya at Crosstown Arts.

With a new grandchild on the way and an aging mother, Neely said the timing was right to come home where she can “bleed blue.”

The free summer series will kick off with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Sunset Symphony on Sunday, May 29.

George Hunt died in December 2020, but his final commission for the festival was never released due to the pandemic. 

Under the museum’s $5 million Blackmon-Perry Fellowship, aspiring curators of color will have the opportunity to create their own exhibits and acquire art from all over the world. 

After shutting down its regular theater program in March 2020, Playhouse on the Square reopened last summer at only 32% audience capacity. Last month, it went back to 100%.

Cast a ballot for your favorite photo. We’ve got flowers, food, a 3-year-old Grizz fan, and high school baseball. 

When the Overton Park Shell changed its name recently, it was about more than just the name.

This week, spring festivals feature everything from gardening and music to beer and African culture. Plus, Ghanaian rapper Ata Kak plays Crosstown Arts, and Memphis Botanic Garden hosts a giant egg hunt with some pretty awesome prizes.

Rock bands the Black Keys and Wilco are among the headliners at this fall’s Mempho Music Festival, which returns to the grounds of the Memphis Botanic Garden. 

The five-day event is slated to begin Wednesday, April 20.

Memphis organization ArtUp is presenting a program dedicated to preparing young business-minded individuals for a sustainable career in the creative industry. 

“The Grifters’ partnership between guitars and bass created something that was oftentimes achingly beautiful or, occasionally, weird and terrifying.”

It’s all about people this week. We have four photos featuring faces that we think capture Memphis pretty well. Food, FedEx, history and sports.