Arts Beat: Briarcrest alumnus in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ at the Orpheum
The Lakeland native started out in the children’s programs at Germantown Community Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Harrell Theatre and New Day Children’s Theatre.
The Lakeland native started out in the children’s programs at Germantown Community Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Harrell Theatre and New Day Children’s Theatre.
“People are hungry for songs and stories,” according to a local musician. And a South Main music festival is here to deliver.
Plus, Mississippi-native KIRBY sings the new “Spider-Noir” TV series’ theme song.
With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.
Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.
After 10 years at TheatreSouth, Quark Theatre is joining TheatreWorks as a resident company. Quark’s motto is “small plays about big ideas.”
The National Center for Choreography–Akron is “Making Moves” across the United States, but the ties that bring it to Memphis go beyond tour dates.
Elvis, Jerry Lawler and the Beale Street Flippers: Find the nooks and crannies of Memphis culture in this “Where’s Waldo”-inspired piece.
More Daily Memphian staffers share their favorite baseball movies. Some of these can be considered to be more baseball movies than others, but hear us out.
Samilia Pelshak, a Memphis-based fashion designer, is the artist behind the outdoor installation “Wax Print Wonderland.”
In a Cooper-Young bar, a musician and painter led a room full of people through speed portraits.
Works by more than 80 Memphis and Shelby County students will be on view through April 30 at the Pink Palace.
“All the teachers were fine artists and loved to teach,” said Murray Riss, who established the photography department at Memphis College of Art.
“Verbally Effective,” with Ena Esco, and “You Can See Me In The Dark,” hosted by Nathan Reisman and Melissa Sweazy, both launched in 2018. They have hundreds of published episodes and continue today.
What to do when you reserved no plans for Valentine’s Day. Plus, Memphis musicians and music lovers curate a playlist to set the mood.
Memphis had quite the showing at this year’s Grammy Awards.
The Bluff City has a taste for zine-making parties, vision-board groups, flash-tattoo embroidery classes and beyond.
Whether it’s snow, sleet, ice or all of the above, there are plenty of ways to bring the arts into your home this snowpocalypse.
The all-Memphis cast will spend a month in South Africa, with support from Hattiloo.
Music, museums, moviemakers. When it comes to Memphis, there is plenty to check out. And we aren’t the only ones who think so.
A local band celebrates a new album and a decade of creating music, while two singers proclaim Memphis R&B is not dead (via concert).
What’s coming in 2026? Museums, band reunions, new concert venues, landmark anniversaries, a handful of funny guys and portals to parallel universes.
From arts shows, concerts, to theater productions and beyond, the Memphis art scene blossomed in 2025. Here’s a recap of some of our top arts and culture moments. And some staff favorites.
The TV show stars three women and an Orange Mound skating rink, with appearances from local musicians and shots of Memphis streets and neighborhoods. But the story, like the city it’s based on, is much more complex.
An ‘infamous’ nightclub and hotel will start a new live music series — just in time for the influx of visitors Downtown for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon.
A new LoneTree Live program will help a dozen budding playwrights develop a script in 10 weeks.
Erica Qualy, the founder of Memphis Zine Fest, has one word for the make-it-yourself mini-magazines with endless possibilities: liberating.
The manager of the city’s percent-for-art program is looking for artists of any age to reimagine crosswalks, neighborhood signs, markers and beyond.
As the air chills and the leaves begin to fall, Irish Network Memphis is kicking off its first-ever Samhain Festival.