Memphis in May gets a good deal, compared to other festivals
Muck Sticky performs at the 2019 Beale Street Music Festival at Tom Lee Park. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Records show the local festival pays far less than other city festivals to stage events in a taxpayer-owned park, and CEO Jim Holt says that revenue sharing with the city would be “difficult” for the nonprofit.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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