The joy - and science - of live audiences at The Orpheum
The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
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July 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Brooks and the impact of African American art
Heather Nickels from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Spirit of Memphis Taking opera out of the opera house
Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward.
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June 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Dixon in a post-pandemic world
The museum’s director, Kevin Sharp, discusses upcoming exhibits, the museum’s expanding education programs, and what the Dixon might look like - and feel like - in 25 years.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Frayser Connect wants to rewrite neighborhood’s narrative
Frayser has its challenges. But it’s also seeing nearly $100 million in investments and new development. The Frayser Community Development Corporation has a robust program that helps residents buy their own homes. There are investments being made in parks, streetscapes, the library and more.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How the library system thrived in the pandemic
Director Keenon McCloy discusses the tens of thousands of calls the Memphis Public Libraries receives gets each year that have nothing to do with books.
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Opinion Commenting returns to The Daily Memphian
We are re-introducing commenting on most articles on The Daily Memphian this week, after some improvements to the process.
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Behind The Headlines Set it and Forget it: Tax Rate, Budgets and Nonprofits
BLDG Memphis’ Deveney Perry and Stand for Children Tennessee’s Cardell Orrin join host Eric Barnes to discuss the budget priorities for 2021-22 budgets for the City of Memphis and Shelby County. In addition, guests talk about local economic issues the new budgets are and are not addressing.
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May 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Shelby Farms during a pandemic: ‘Life changing’ visits and buffalo vaccinations
Jen Andrews joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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Performing Arts The Shell’s new normal following the pandemic
How does an organization like The Levitt Shell — which was founded to offer as many as 50 free concerts a year — adapt to COVID?
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more As the pandemic eases, arts organizations in Memphis attempt to recover
Elizabeth Rouse of ArtsMemphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Opinion The things we leave out at Mother’s Day
“Maybe most of all, my mother was a woman who loved her two boys, my brother and me, more than anything. It’s all in the obit. And it’s all entirely true. But then there are the parts that I left out.”
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Elliot Perry on the power of mentoring
Elliot Perry joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar to talk about the challenges of mentoring during - and after - the pandemic.
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April 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Talking restaurants, COVID and WYXR with Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Volunteering to help with vaccines, serve the homeless, or help take pictures of a cat
Sarah Petschonek, founder and executive director of Volunteer Odyssey, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of The Sidebar to talk about volunteering changes during the pandemic.
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Business What cities can do to recover from COVID’s economic impact
Eric Robertson of Community LIFT joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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March 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Finding a new path to mentoring and engaging youths
Ty Cobb, who’s been part of mentoring thousands of kids in Memphis over many years, joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar,
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Measuring the outcomes of the fight against poverty in Memphis
Eric Barnes interviews Jared Barnett, managing director of Slingshot Memphis, about fighting poverty in this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How nonprofits and community organizations are weathering the pandemic
Kevin Dean, CEO of Momentum Nonprofit Partners, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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Business A note about reader comments
We have made the decision to turn off the commenting sections on our articles until we can find a better way of including comments within The Daily Memphian.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more From suburban sprawl to Greenprint to Memphis 3.0
John Zeanah talks about the evolution of regional planning on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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February 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Wolf River’s connections to places and people throughout Memphis
This week on The Sidebar, Eric Barnes was joined by two key members of the staff of the Wolf River Conservancy, Executive Director Keith Cole and Chief Development Officer Kelsey Hamilton Gibbs.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Robert Gordon on where Memphis has been and where it is going
The writer and documentarian joins Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Robert Gordon on the re-release of ‘It Came From Memphis’
The author and filmmaker joins Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Behind The Headlines The risks of reopening — and not reopening — Shelby County Schools
This episode of “Behind the Headlines” is part of a series of shows on education during COVID.
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