There are 11 article(s) tagged Paul Chandler:

• May 2026

  • Tom Lee Day will move to October, but poetry honored today

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership announced the change Friday, May 8, as it honored recipients in the 5th annual Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word competition.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2026

• September 2025

  • How does the reopened Riverside Drive work?

    Mayor Paul Young cut the ribbon on a new Riverside Drive that works for those on foot, on bicycles and in cars and narrows down access to parking for Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025

• June 2025

  • GPAC selects new director

    In a release, Patrick O’Connor, GPAC board president, said when he shared the recommendation with the board, there was “total support for Parke.”

    By Abigail Warren June 02, 2025

• May 2025

  • Paul Chandler named Memphis River Parks Partnership CEO

    Chandler announced last week that he was leaving his position as executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Center.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2025

  • GPAC director stepping down

    Germantown Performing Arts Center’s longtime executive director is stepping down effective Friday, May 30.

    By Elle Perry May 14, 2025

• February 2025

  • GPAC’s Paul Chandler on COVID, The Grove, Live Nation

    Paul Chandler, the head of the Germantown Performing Arts Center, shared his thoughts on local venues on this week’s The Sidebar podcast.

    By Eric Barnes February 01, 2025

• June 2020

  • The Grove is ready to groove, with a few restrictions

    Germantown is opening The Grove at GPAC outdoor entertainment venue, but for now COVID-19 requirements limit the experience to small groups at the new venue. 

    By Abigail Warren June 02, 2020

• February 2020

  • GPAC at 25 offers ‘dizzying’ lineup of national, international acts

    The Grove at GPAC, an outdoor theater with a food pavilion, will be only the second performing arts center in the country to have a Daktronics video wall capable of simulcasting the performance inside to an outdoor audience.

    By Jill Johnson Piper February 17, 2020

• December 2018

  • Germantown Performing Arts Center to welcome guests in spring 2020

    The Grove at GPAC should host visitors in the spring of 2020 after the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a $5 million contract last week – the final approval needed before construction begins.

    By Abigail Warren December 17, 2018

• October 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Bid requests for The Grove in Germantown go out; information on municipal candidates

    Germantown opened the bid process on its new outdoor venue – The Grove – earlier this week and the mandatory pre-bid meeting for those interested is later today.

    By Clay Bailey October 24, 2018

  • GPAC, Indian Community Foundation for Greater Memphis partner for shows

    Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, Indian folk-music performers, are bringing their vocals, poetry, dancing and acrobats to the Germantown Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 5.

    By Elle Perry October 03, 2018