The To-Do List: Beyonce, zines and many ways to celebrate 901 Day
This week, WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic moves indoors, the Central Library hosts an LGBTQ 1980s dance party and former members of R.E.M. sing songs about baseball.
Topic: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
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August 2023
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Chancery Court order could halt construction of Downtown Brooks museum
Chancellor Melanie Taylor-Jefferson proposed halting construction on the new Brooks Museum of Art Downtown, contingent on Friends for Our Riverfront posting a bond that would cover the cost of stopping construction.
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Opinion: The riverfront ‘belongs to all of us’
“We believe that places for people to connect – safely, healthfully and happily – are more than simple amenities; they’re critical to our community.”
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Riverfront group, including Overton Heirs, sues to stop new Brooks construction
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Bluffwalk at new Brooks Museum can be in the eye of the beholder
The director of the Brooks says on “Behind The Headlines” the controversy over the bluffwalk on the river side of the museum being built Downtown depends on your definition of the public walkway atop much of the riverbluff.
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The To-Do List: Water lanterns, Black art and LL Cool J’s hip-hop party
This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.
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July 2023
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The To-Do List: Pickleball, Golden Girls and Asian street food
This week, Crosstown Arts screens a John Waters classic, MEMFix comes to Klondike Smokey City and there’s a sound bath in the Crystal Shrine Grotto.
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The To-Do List: Women’s punk, roller derby and Meddlesome mayhem
New art shows are opening at ANF Architects, the Metal Museum and Church Health. And big stars are back for the Big3 basketball game.
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April 2023
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Downtown Brooks Museum construction moves forward
Earlier this month, the detailed plan for the new museum was approved by the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board.
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March 2023
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The To-Do List: Legos, chalk, beer Olympics and a Red Bull dance off
This week, Master Gardeners get the garden party started, U of M dance students present new works and “Ink” tells the story of Robert Murdoch’s rise.
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Where to get free admission to Memphis attractions
Museum admission for a family can quickly add up, but in Memphis, several institutions offer free days throughout the year.
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The To-Do List: St. Pat’s parade, trash can painting and a Super Mario party
This week, Black Lodge serves a “Nope”-themed dinner, New Edition gets the band back together and artist Harmonia Rosales’ exhibition opens at the Brooks.
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January 2023
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The To-Do List: Lunar New Year parties, Tommy Kha and 250 years of American art
This week, NKA Gallery shows work by Black male artists, Opera Memphis presents a political thriller and you can learn to play the harmonica (for free).
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The To-Do List: Artists go incognito, Dan Montgomery’s back and the Brooks gets ‘wild’
This week, manifest your dreams with a vision board, or learn the arts of mindfulness and origami. Plus, Lisa Marie Presley will be in town for Elvis’ birthday weekend.
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November 2022
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Brooks Museum artwork honors Tom Lee
“I want the viewer to connect with the characters in the painting. I want the viewer to know the history of Tom Lee,” local artist Carl. E. Moore said.
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October 2022
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‘Drawing the Curtain’ unveils opera, ballet designs of children’s book author
Selected works of Maurice Sendak are on display at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, including his children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are.”
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August 2022
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Inked: Fire Station No. 5 demo makes way for Brooks Museum, Kiwi & Goji apartments for sale
This week’s Inked covers news on the Brooks Museum’s new Downtown location, an 80,000-square-foot office real estate transaction in East Memphis and the Kiwi and Goji apartments up for sale.
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Memphis Brooks Museum names new executive director
After a national search, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s board announced Friday, Aug. 5, it had selected the museum’s next executive director.
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May 2022
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Digital art, work of Maurice Sendak are headed to Brooks
On the Sidebar, Eric talks to Patty Daigle, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
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Photographer Kha returns to Memphis for ‘Critical Conversation’
“I think the public versus private versus publicly-owned private space question is one that should be unpacked,” said Sam Rauch, who has curated exhibits for New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
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Brooks to start national search for new director
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art announced a search committee to oversee the selection of a permanent executive director.
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April 2022
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Brooks Museum begins ‘crucial endeavor’ for Black art, curators
Under the museum’s $5 million Blackmon-Perry Fellowship, aspiring curators of color will have the opportunity to create their own exhibits and acquire art from all over the world.
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February 2022
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Statewide art exhibition launches with Brooks, Tone, MRPP
A new statewide triennial — a multi-site, multi-city art exhibition — is slated for next year, and several Memphis organizations plan to participate.
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June 2021
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Exclusive: Life of art, Hollywood deal-making hone Resnick to lead Brooks art museum
The same guy who reeled in Marvel Comics so 20th Century Fox could make the X-Men movies is now leading the city’s art museum. Meet Mark Resnick.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
Our photographers grabbed some great shots of places and events around town. If you can’t be there, this is the next best thing.
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At Brooks Museum, an artist’s view of ‘Strong Black Women’
“Persevere and Resist: The Strong Black Women of Elizabeth Catlett” will be at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through Aug. 29.
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