Cawein: Despite recent problems, outsiders can’t wait to visit Memphis
The scenic backdrop of Downtown Memphis can be seen Oct. 31, 2020 behind the Memphis sign on Mud Island. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Elizabeth Cawein
Elizabeth Cawein is the founder and director of Music Export Memphis, a nonprofit export office for Memphis music. She is an adjunct professor of Music Urbanism at Rhodes College, a programmer/DJ on WYXR 91.7 FM and a national speaker on issues of music, culture and urban development.
“If you’ve been struggling lately, I hope today, for just a minute, you can look at your city the way the outsiders do.”
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