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    Orange Mound Music Festival returns for second year

    “I believe it’s a beautiful way to merge the arts and give us a day to show something positive because there is so much love and talent in the Mound,” said one of the participating artists.

    By Bianca Thedford October 19, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Artist who painted for Oprah has show at Beale Street hotel

    The Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis hotel, just up the bluff from Riverside Drive at Beale Street, will open a new exhibition Saturday, Oct. 19.

    By Bianca Thedford October 21, 2024
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    Lora Chilton on her history with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe

    Lora Chilton joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the book, her family’s history, her writing process and the necessity of telling the full story of the violence against the Patawomeck.

    By Eric Barnes October 18, 2024
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    ‘This Really Happened’ pilot to screen in Memphis after Tribeca success

    When a comedian and a playwright discovered they were dating the same guy, it was only logical they would write a screenplay about it.

    By Alys Drake October 17, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Horror on screens and stages; Tim Burton style on the runway

    This week, get your damaged doodads repaired at the Metal Museum, take a selfie with an alpaca in Overton Square and do the Time Warp again. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Alys Drake, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Bianca Thedford, Kelsey Bowen October 22, 2024
  • Music

    The Essential Memphis Library: Alberta Hunter’s ‘Amtrak Blues’

    In the annals of American music comebacks, few were as surprising, as long-in-coming or, in its own modestly charming way, as grand as the re-emergence of Alberta Hunter in the late 1970s. 

    By Chris Herrington October 17, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Indie Memphis announces film-fest slate, featuring ‘Nickel Boys’

    One of the year’s most highly anticipated films, an adaptation of author Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel “Nickel Boys,” will be the centerpiece selection of the 27th Indie Memphis Film Festival.

    By Chris Herrington October 16, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Craig Brewer to direct Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson in Neil Diamond-tribute artist film

    Memphian Craig Brewer captures “Lightning & Thunder” in his latest project about a tribute artist duo.

    By Elle Perry October 16, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘We Live in Time,’ ‘Rumours,’ horror galore

    Chris Herrington’s pick for the best movie in Memphis this week is Mel Brooks’ black-and-white horror-comedy classic “Young Frankenstein.”

    By Chris Herrington October 15, 2024
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    After years of releasing singles, music duo Mak Ro curated an album

    One Thanksgiving break, cousins Eric Makapugay and Kris Ruaro visited each other and accidentally wrote their first song together. 

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    Singer Marcella Simien connects with Creole ancestry in debut solo album

    By Stevie Paige October 15, 2024
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    Singer Marcella Simien connects with Creole ancestry in debut solo album

    Through visions experienced in dreams and during meditation, the artist said she felt called to dig deep into her family tree and channel her discoveries through music.

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    After years of releasing singles, music duo Mak Ro curated an album

    By Stevie Paige October 15, 2024
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    The To-Boo List: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses and more

    Spooky season is well underway, and there are more pumpkin patches, haunted houses and pop-ups than you can shake your broomstick at. 

    By Bianca Phillips October 14, 2024
  • Performing Arts

    Hattiloo accepting submissions for 10-minute play festival

    Along with play performances, the festival will include panel discussions, talk backs and workshops.

    By Bianca Thedford October 14, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Brooks Museum fuses fashion, fall with Tim Burton-inspired costume ball

    Couture Collective, the museum’s new fashion affinity group, and award-winning designer and University of Memphis fashion design professor Sonin Lee are hosts of “Come as Thou Art.” 

    By Stevie Paige October 15, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    A new generation can’t help falling in love with Elvis

    More than 2,000 fans jam the Soundstage at Graceland to hear Riley Keough discuss the book she co-wrote with her famous mom, plus a surprise visit with grandmother Priscilla Presley.

    By Jody Callahan October 13, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Helene help, Hitchcock and Halloween all over

    This week, car lovers motor into the Edge, artists paint murals near Al Town and Oktoberfests are in full swing. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake October 10, 2024
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    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Saturday Night’ any night; ‘Psycho,’ ‘Amadeus’ at Crosstown

    The theme at the movies this week: New York in the 1970s, via two intriguing, high-profile new docudramas. Crosstown Theater’s Halloween movie series begins with a horror classic and a family-friendly cult favorite. 

    By Chris Herrington October 08, 2024
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    Murder, mystery and musicals abound in Memphis theaters in October

    Memphis October performances include Agatha Christie, Disney, “Moulin Rouge” and the music of Bob Dylan.

    By Alys Drake October 17, 2024
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    Phish frontman, jam bands strike a chord with Mempho fans

    Warm weather and hot music: Guitar-heavy, long sets are just what the Mempho Music Festival goers wanted Saturday at Memphis Botanic Garden.

    By Jody Callahan October 07, 2024
  • Education

    Memphis Reads introduces kids to authors from around the world

    The program hasn’t been without controversy, though. In 2023, Memphis Reads officials chose the book “His Name Is George Floyd” by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa.

    By Jody Callahan October 11, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Frightful films, a spooky bar and workouts after dark

    This week, Mempho takes over Radians Amphitheater, pumpkin season is on at the Dixon and the Hi-Tone turns 25. 

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen October 05, 2024
  • Music

    Music heavyweights re-create Big Star LP with original drummer

    Jody Stephens, the only surviving member of legendary Memphis band Big Star, was joined on stage by Mike Mills of R.E.M., Pat Sansone of Wilco, Jon Auer of The Posies and Chris Stamey of The dBs to audibly re-create Big Star’s second album, “Radio City,” at Crosstown Theater Tuesday night. Reporter Jody Callahan was there, notepad and phone camera in hand.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 01, 2024
  • Music

    Memphis Youth Symphony Program helps budding musicians dream big

    “I hope to show students that creating music is this gift and a tool that they can use not only to enrich their lives but the lives of others,” said Jenny Davis, executive director of the program.

    By Stevie Paige November 04, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Joker’ returns, ‘Mean Girls’ at 20

    At the same time that “The Penguin” is the most promoted series on HBO, the biggest new movie on the big screens is “Joker: Folie à Deux.” But if you looking for an Oscar contender, check out “The Outrun.” 

    By Chris Herrington October 01, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    ‘Safety net’ for Memphis artists now available

    A new fund aims to help area artists through “catastrophic” emergencies that hinder their ability to perform and/or earn income. 

    By Stevie Paige October 01, 2024

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