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    The To-Do List: The Who’s on first; Collage Dance presents second tribute to Brazil

    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. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry May 12, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    With pounds of pork and glowing briquettes arriving, MIM barbecue fest fires up

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

    By Alicia Davidson May 13, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Collage hits national stage with new tour

    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. 

    By Christin Yates May 12, 2022
  • Food

    MIM barbecue fest heads back to Liberty Park

    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. 

    By Jasmine McCraven May 11, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists

    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.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Downtown’s high-tech mural is raising money for St. Jude

    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.

    By Christin Yates May 10, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 07, 2022
  • Collierville

    Blind gospel singer returns to Fair on the Square stage

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

    By Abigail Warren May 07, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    New generation of poets find familiar in legacy of Tom Lee

    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.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Barks, blues, canoes and barbecues

    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.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Abigail Warren May 05, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    With new Memphis music festival, the MVPs are the venues

    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. 

    By Ezra Wheeler May 10, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Yo Gotti’s Birthday Bash is back

    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. 

    By Jasmine McCraven May 05, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Brooks to start national search for new director

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

    By Sam Hegenheiser May 04, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis radio legend, WDIA host Bobby O’Jay dies

    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.

    By Jasmine McCraven May 10, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis in May brings royalty to the U of M

    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.

    By Jasmine McCraven May 03, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Graceland Too finds temporary home in NYC

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

    By Sam Hegenheiser May 03, 2022
  • Performing Arts

    Circuit Playhouse Inc. announces 54th season lineup

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

    By Jasmine McCraven May 02, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis-made movie premieres on Starz

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

    By Christin Yates May 03, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    See the Beale Street Music Festival 2022 in photos

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

    Related story: 

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 10, 2022
  • Music

    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.

    By Jasmine McCraven May 04, 2022
  • Music

    Survival Guide: Sunday at Beale Street Music Fest

    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.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Jasmine McCraven May 01, 2022
  • Music

    The beat goes on no matter the weather at Beale Street Music Fest

    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.

    By Alicia Davidson May 01, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 30, 2022
  • Music

    Survival Guide: Saturday at Beale Street Music Fest

    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. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Jasmine McCraven April 30, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Botanic Garden creates ‘901-derland’ with new Alice exhibit

    Armed with a new mosaiculture manager, a 20-foot-tall Red Queen and lots of bunnies, the Memphis Botanic Garden is hoping visitors are ready to fall down a rabbit hole. 

    By Jordan Arellano April 30, 2022

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