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    With federal ruling on state drag law forthcoming, Pride events begin

    Although enforcement of the state’s Adult Entertainment Act is under a temporary restraining order until June 6, organizers of this year’s Memphis Pride Festival say they’ve made some changes to the entertainment to ensure performers’ safety.

    By Ben Wheeler June 01, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    A look at Memphis in May: most polled liked return to the river

    Another Memphis in May International Festival is in the books, and most of the Daily Memphian readers who responded to a social media poll were happy with the return to the river.

     

    By Bianca Phillips May 31, 2023
  • Update Music

    Five must-see shows for June 2023 (plus, a festival)

    Folk singers who have lived around the country will take the Hernando’s Hide-A-Way stage, local hip hop and R&B acts will perform in a Green Room showcase and Drake comes home to the FedExForum.

    By Elle Perry June 01, 2023
  • Music

    Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid adds rooftop party series

    Downtown Memphis has a new rooftop party series and a crystal skull may or may not be involved. 

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 30, 2023
  • Suburbs

    Artist restores Hernando’s historic signposts

    With a steady hand and a brush tipped with black durable paint, Suzanne Cox is updating and clarifying some of Hernando’s historic street signs.

    By Toni Lepeska May 28, 2023
  • Downtown

    ‘This race allows us to show off the assets of Memphis’

    Runners power along the Mississippi for the Great American River Run as this year’s Memphis in May crosses the finish line. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 29, 2023
  • Arlington

    Arlington High grad wins $10,000 award at 2023 Sports Emmys

    An Arlington High sports journalist kick-started his college career with a scholarship awarded last week at the Annual Sports Emmy Awards.

    By Michael Waddell May 27, 2023
  • Music

    Tina Turner belonged to the world, but West Tennessee claims a little piece

    Tina Turner’s story bares some similarities to another closer-to-home Tennessee artist: Elvis Presley. But while Presley was given his crown early, Turner fought for hers over decades.

    By Chris Herrington May 26, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The horror of eating bad potato chips

    Of the 19 flavors of Lay’s we tried, I could only score two of them as pretty good. And a few of them were, for lack of a better word, revolting.

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    MoSH executive director Kevin Thompson joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar

    Kevin joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about how MoSH – which includes The Pink Palace, the Lichterman Nature Center and other facilities – weathered COVID as well as new developments at the museum. 

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Dolph’s cars, Inkwell’s birthday and powwow music

    This week, celebrate Southern soul food at Slave Haven, learn to skate at the River Garden and catch an Academy Award winner at Comeback Coffee.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen May 25, 2023
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    Ryan Seacrest and friends open studio at Le Bonheur

    Patients will have the opportunity to host their own radio and TV shows, play games, watch live musical performances and interview celebrity guests. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 26, 2023
  • Downtown

    MIM Guide: How to run your best race at the Great American River Run

    Memphis in May wraps up this weekend with the Great American River Run. We’ve got tips for runners in the half-marathon, 10K or 5K races, plus tricks to up your spectator game.

    By Bianca Phillips May 25, 2023
  • Music

    Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

    Her life became the basis for a film, a Broadway musical co-written and produced by Memphian Katori Hall, and an HBO documentary in 2021 that she called her public farewell.

    By The Associated Press May 24, 2023
  • Food

    Barbecue contest is up in smoke till next year

    This year’s Grand Champion is the first rib team to win Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in more than 20 years.

    By Holly Whitfield May 20, 2023
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Crosstown Arts spring 2023 exhibitions: An eclectic mix

    The works of McLean Fahnestock, Khara Woods, Tangela Mathis and Carl Fox feature a variety of media and themes, from video art and abstract painting to mixed-media installations and immersive dreamscapes.

    By Žak Ozmo May 20, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Six-week, citywide garden event begins with Cooper-Young

    Over the next six weeks, garden enthusiasts will be able to visit hundreds of gardens at businesses, homes and organizations throughout the Memphis area.

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 19, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Bikes, drag, ‘Serial Mom’ and Joyce Cobb

    This week, take a “mammoth” hike at Shelby Farms, meet the musicians buried at Elmwood and explore a revamped South City during MEMFix.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen May 18, 2023
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Dixon’s ‘Watercolors & Ceramics’ exhibit showcases movement, passion

    The exhibit features the beauty and intricacy of a unique style of painting that combines elements of Chinese calligraphy with Western abstraction.

    By Žak Ozmo May 17, 2023
  • Downtown

    Civil Rights Museum breaks ground on multimillion-dollar renovations

    The project is expected to take two years and will change much of the museum’s campus on Downtown’s Mulberry Street.

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 17, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Barbecue Contest still cooking at Tom Lee Park

    Despite the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest’s smaller scale, Tom Lee Park was active Tuesday afternoon with contestants building booths and hauling in grills and smokers.

    Related story:

    MIM Guide: Barbecue fest brings smoke back to the water

    By Alicia Davidson May 17, 2023
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    ‘Grounded’ program inspires teen mindfulness, peace work

    A Memphis documentary, “Me and the Light,” inspired the school curriculum Grounded that has touched hundreds. 

    By Jane Roberts May 17, 2023
  • Food

    MIM Guide: Barbecue fest brings smoke back to the water

    The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns to the redesigned Tom Lee Park this Wednesday. And we’ve got tips on tent etiquette, where to eat, where to park and what to bring.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield May 16, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Memphis choreographer fuses country music with modern dance

    “I was looking for my next inspiration, my next project, and was listening to (country) music, and there’s all these stories in cowboy music. It’s kind of like the joke, ‘My wife left me for best friend, my dog died, or I like beer,’ but there’s also something haunting and hard and isolating about country music and the idea of the landscape and Americana.”

    By Elle Perry May 16, 2023
  • Music

    Youth talent rocks Memphis Botanic Garden at Teen Fest 2023

    Nine Memphis teenagers took their talents to the Radians Amphitheater stage Saturday, May 13, at an event designed to showcase young artists’ skills.

    By Alicia Davidson May 13, 2023

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