The To-Do List: Wattstax, Weird Al, ‘Pretty Woman’ and Nasty Women
This week, original members of The 24-Carat Black stop at Stax, the Broad Avenue Arts District gets a “Paint Memphis” makeover and soul legend Mavis Staples plays GPAC.
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Memphis events Elmwood Cemetery Stax Museum of American Soul Music Tennessee Shakespeare Company Graceland Live Dixon Gallery & Gardens Orange Mound Tower Marshall Arts Crosstown Concourse Mud Island River Park Broad Avenue Arts District Crosstown Brewing Co. Germantown Performing Arts Center Orpheum TheatreChris Herrington on demand
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian with two decades of experience in local journalism and public relations. She’s a diehard morning person who spends her free time training for marathons and ultras. And she’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South.”
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
Jasmine McCraven
Jasmine McCraven considers herself to be a music enthusiast and believes that she makes the best playlists ever. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State, but couldn’t wait to move back home to Memphis for the best food and culture in Tennessee.
Judaea Driscoll
Judaea, an intern at The Daily Memphian, is a writer and performer from Memphis. A dedicated creative, she began writing as soon as she taught herself to read.
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