Memphis stationer Lee Ernst recalls living on same street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the humble TV star. 

The annual WinterArts showcase, presented by the ArtWorks Foundation, is open daily through Christmas Eve.

Pioneer of orchestral soul Isaac Hayes will be honored at the Grammys 2020 Special Merit ceremony with a Lifetime Achievement Award, along with John Prine, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chicago and Public Enemy.

Mavis Staples and Young Dolph, both with Memphis connections, also are on the music festival lineup.

There's a holiday celebration for almost any taste in the Mid-South this week. Here's hoping you find the one just right for you!

Local rapper Roben X says growing up with albinism made him the subject of ridicule. Today, he talks to young people about turning their pain into passion.

Stax Music Academy Christopher Clark received $50,000 for his college fund, along with other gifts on "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways." Ellen and Justin Timberlake also donated the SMA $250,000.

Original Big Star band member Jody Stephens will be joined by an ensemble of the band's musician fans for a tribute concert Sunday at Crosstown Theater.

Several artists who will join the 41st class of the Blues Hall of Fame have connections to Memphis.

The Southeastern Film Critics Association makes their picks for the 2019's best films and performances. Chris Herrington shares his ballot. 

Entertainment lawyer Bruce Newman’s annual benefit concert will support Protect Our Aquifer. Musicians Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster and Dom Flemons are among the performers.

Longtime marketer Cynthia Ham took a chance on youth development in 2012, when she became CEO of BRIDGES. As she retired from the job this week, she said she learned an investment in Memphis' youth is the most important investment in building community.

The Weekly Memphian is a guide to some of the things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Dec. 5-11.

The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.

See the classic movie at Downtown's classic theater while contributing to the Mid-South Food Bank.

“Audiences aren’t paying to hear me read the phone book,” Wilson says. “It’s about telling a story. That’s really important to me.” 

Think local on Black Friday when Memphis Music, Shangri-La and Goner Records join in the annual Record Store Day. Follow up with Small Business Saturday events at Inspire Community Cafe, Cooper-Young and Southern Vintage Co. in Bartlett.

As a public space, The Peabody lobby is an enduring classic that defines the center of Downtown Memphis. Now, the Central Station Hotel lobby is an instant classic that does the same for South Main. One has ducks spinning around a fountain. The other has vintage vinyl spinning around a turntable.

The first season of "Bluff City Law" ended with a ripped-from-the-headlines case, the conclusion of a season-long story line and an early Thanksgiving meal. Will "first" be final? Now we wait. 

Southern Avenue performs Saturday at Halloran Centre. The band’s second album, this year’s “Keep On,” was nominated this week for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category.

Forty years after his own gospel heyday, former Memphis disc jockey Juan Shipp is relaunching his D-Vine Spirituals label in a partnership with record producer Bruce Watson, who says he wants to bring the music “out of the church building.”

This Charlie Vergos doesn’t cook ribs for a living, but the stand-up comedian might tickle your funny bone with his high/low humor.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the penultimate ninth episode of “Bluff City Law,” where Strait & Associates take on the Catholic church and the state of Tennessee. 

In its penultimate season (series?) episode, "Bluff City Law" ventures into church, a high school gym and a cemetery, closing out one season-long storyline. 

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts will host hip-hop artist Don Lifted with chamber music group Blueshift Ensemble on Saturday.