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<strong>Stax Music Academy sings at Kevin Ritz's Western District of New York Attorney General investiture at Memphis City Hall on Friday, February 17, 2023.</strong> (Daily Memphiian file)Music

Local teens will bring Memphis soul to DC for Fourth of July shows

This July Fourth, a group of teens is skipping fireworks on the river to make some noise at their own show in the nation’s capital.

By Joseph Mangin July 03, 2025
Music

From GloRilla to Kane Brown, here are five must-see concerts coming to Memphis in July

A soul/punk trio from Baltimore, a Texas country singer-songwriter and top-selling rock acts from the late 1990s and early 2000s are coming to a stage near you in July.

By Elle Perry July 01, 2025
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Arts Beat: Lucky Lady Caftan Club (of Memphis) launches

“May the good vibes find you free, fabulous and flowing” is the tagline of the Lucky Lady Caftan Club of Memphis.

By Elle Perry 16 hours ago
Music

Gallery: Stax Music Academy performs in DC

A group of Stax Music Academy students performed at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 4.

By The Daily Memphian Staff 14 hours ago

  • The To-Do List

    Watch fireworks three days in a row, and turn it up to 41 with Spinal Tap

    This week the Hi-Tone Cafe hosts a market with queer vendors and free hot dogs. Plus a couple of guys named Lee join forces with a Sheikholeslami for an art show at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry July 03, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Another trip to ‘Jurassic World’

    And “Spinal Tap” goes to 41.

    By Chris Herrington July 01, 2025
  • Premium Real Estate

    Escape Room, Amuse owners find next challenge in former Bari space

    A new hangout spot is coming to Midtown Memphis that brings a twist to the traditional game night. 

    By Sophia Surrett June 30, 2025
  • Premium Neighborhoods

    Pro tips for pollinator gardens

    How to get more native plants into your yard — and your life. 

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    Going native: Trading Bermuda grass for something bees like

    Why plant natives? Environmentalists weigh in

    By Nick Lingerfelt July 03, 2025
  • Premium Neighborhoods

    Going native: Trading Bermuda grass for something bees like

    In her front yard, High Point Terrace’s Allie Mounce is manifesting what she wants to see in the wider world: native plants. 

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    Pro tips for pollinator gardens

    Why plant natives? Environmentalists weigh in

    By Nick Lingerfelt July 03, 2025
  • Premium Neighborhoods

    Why plant natives? Environmentalists weigh in

    The owner of a seed supplier calls the native prairie the landscape of the future. Once it’s established, it doesn’t have to be watered or fertilized.

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    Going native: Trading Bermuda grass for something bees like

    Pro tips for pollinator gardens

    By Nick Lingerfelt July 03, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    For Memphis film, ‘It Takes a Village’

    Screenwriter says the project is “proof and inspiration that you don’t have to go all the way to Los Angeles or New York to produce art or to work on a film set,”

    By Sarai Bennett June 29, 2025
  • Music

    This ‘club’ has house DJs, coffee and vintage vendors

    On City & State’s patio Saturday, June 21, attendees of the first Morning After Club listened to DJs spin house music while they thumbed through racks from vintage vendors.

    By Elle Perry June 28, 2025
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: Main Street’s street performance program is back

    Visitors to Memphis’ Main Street Mall can expect to see performances from singers, musicians, jugglers, magicians, dancers and other street performers.

    By Elle Perry June 27, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    This weekend brings outlaws, an Irish birthday and summer Shell shows

    This week, Memphis Listening Lab turns four, art pairs with wine at the Brooks and there’s ballroom dancing on the Bluff.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen June 26, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Brad Pitt races in ‘F1,’ ‘Clueless’ turns 30

    “Brad Pitt and race cars? I guess Father’s Day comes twice this year.”

    By Chris Herrington June 25, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Whitehaven native pays homage to community with YMCA sculpture

    “You go to other areas (of Memphis) and they have memorable sculptures and landmarks,” the artist Lorenzo Scruggs said. “Whitehaven? We build our own landmark.”

    By Joseph Mangin June 26, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    The Children’s Museum has a heart for art

    “We want to show Memphis children that you could grow up and be an artist as a job,” said Children’s Museum CEO Stewart Burgess.

    By Joseph Mangin June 24, 2025
  • Premium Lakeland

    First-ever public fireworks show to light up Lakeland’s sky

    Plus a list of fireworks shows coming to Memphis’ suburbs to celebrate Fourth of July.

    By Michael Waddell June 22, 2025
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    New GPAC leader is immersed in local arts

    Parke Kennedy took the role of Germantown Performing Arts Center executive director earlier this month. She wants to keep GPAC on the path it’s on.

    By Abigail Warren June 23, 2025
  • Premium Music

    Arts Beat: Memphis musicians on TV

    In recent weeks, Memphis musicians including Valerie June, Gloria “GloRilla” Woods, and Kia Shine have made TV appearances, both as music performers and as actors. 

    By Elle Perry June 20, 2025
  • Music

    Free jazz concerts keep the good times rolling

    Free jazz and good vibrations are flowing at North Main Street and Court Avenue.

    By Joseph Mangin June 20, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: HoochieCon, Project Pat, Brewfest and summer solstice fun

    This week, Juneteenth events continue, the rained-out Mid-South Pride parade has a new date and Lukah releases a new album — with lasers.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry June 19, 2025
  • Downtown

    Fire damages historic theater on Beale

    When it opened, the theater was a prominent stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit.”

    By Jody Callahan June 18, 2025
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Metal Museum head talks about future, new plans for old building

    Executive director Carissa Hussong breaks down how the new Metal Museum building dramatically increases the programming — and the revenue generation — that will be possible in the museum’s new home.

    By Eric Barnes June 28, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Where things stand with Memphis museum projects

    Construction on the Memphis Art Museum, what the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will become when it moves Downtown, has continued. So has construction on the Metal Museum’s location in the Memphis College of Art building.

    By Elle Perry, Bill Dries June 23, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: Zombies roam ‘28 Years Later’

    Back to “Brokeback Mountain” and why you should see “Materialists.” 

    By Chris Herrington June 17, 2025
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Southwest to revitalize theater and music buildings

    Students will gain the opportunity to pursue entertainment degrees and access to more entertainment internships, mentorships and hands-on training.

    By Sarai Bennett June 16, 2025
  • Music

    ‘Abbott Elementary’ star slated for new Memphis block party event

    A group of DJs, including actor, comedian and rapper Zack Fox, is putting the soul in summer solstice at Grind City Brewing. 

    By Elle Perry June 24, 2025
  • Downtown

    Where them fans at? Line dancing steps into the spotlight

    In parks and studios across Memphis, line dancing is drawing people together through shared steps, soulful music and a spirit of joy.

    By Christin Yates June 20, 2025

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