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About Elizabeth LemmondsElizabeth Lemmonds is passionate about the organizations that shape Memphis' character, and position it as a magnet for creative talent. She is currently the Director of Communications and Marketing for The Leadership Academy, where she lifts stories of community action, initiative, and accomplishment through both traditional and emerging media. As the Executive Director of Lantana Projects, and as the inaugural New Media Marketing Coordinator for the Orpheum Theatre, Elizabeth creatively employed online social media services in order to increase the visibility and accessibility of arts organizations. She has also been a founding partner in Mouse Foundry Media, a trainer for International Paper's supply chain initiative, and an instructor at the University of Memphis. Elizabeth has been quoted in CEOs for Cities, the Commercial Appeal, the Memphis Business Journal, and the Daily News on the arts, creative class, and new media.
Elizabeth's community involvement extends beyond her professional career. She has volunteered and participated on various ad hoc committees for UrbanArt, ArtsMemphis, LaunchMemphis, and Hands On Memphis. She has also recently joined the board of Voices of the South. Elizabeth lives near midtown with her husband, Ian, and daughters Ripley and Flannery. She is also the administrator for MemphisConnect.com.
Latest Posts by Elizabeth Lemmonds
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Operation Clean:Water Raising Awareness and Funds for charity:water on February 20
By Elizabeth Lemmonds on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
I recently learned of Operation Broken Silence, a local organization that is involved with- among other things -charity:water, a nonprofit featured on CNN, Forbes and the New York Times. From thei... -
Playhouse on the Square Breaking New Ground for its 40th SeasonBy Elizabeth Lemmonds on January 29, 2010 | No Comments
We all know that Playhouse on the Square is one of Memphis’ most creatively brilliant organizations. What I recently learned from Irene Crist and Andrew Moore was that when Jackie Nichols formed...
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A Look at Local Artist Michelle DuckworthBy Elizabeth Lemmonds on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
There is no shortage of local artistic talent. I’m reminded of that fact when I see the work of Greely Myatt, Carl Moore, Bobby Spillman, Darlene Newman, Emily Walls and-of course-Ian. Among man...
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A Final Peek at the Presents (Get Tickets While You Can to Pre-sent/Pres-ent 8!)By Elizabeth Lemmonds on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
We took an exclusive peek (or two) at this year’s Memphis-themed presents for Pre-sent/Pres-ent 8, a creative collaboration between the uniquely Memphis companies of Voices of the South and Proj...
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Pre-sent/Pres-ent 8: A Second Peek at the PresentsBy Elizabeth Lemmonds on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
Last week I shared a bit about the uniquely Memphis holiday tradition of Pre-sent/Pres-ent, a creative collaboration between Project:Motion and Voices of the South. As promised, here is another exclus...
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Call for Entries: UrbanArt Seeks Student Art for StorefrontsBy Elizabeth Lemmonds on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
Calling all artists for this UrbanArt opportunity: UrbanArt is seeking exhibition proposals for its storefront gallery space located at the front of its office at 2549 Broad Avenue for 2010. Intereste...
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The Life of Pezz. (Nope, Not the Candy.)By Elizabeth Lemmonds on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
Veteran Memphis punk band Pezz set off today on a mini tour with the Meat Puppets, a lineup you can catch at the Hi Tone on Friday, December 4. Ian and I are even dusting off the soiree clothes for th...
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Pre-sent/Pres-ent 8: An Early Look at the PresentsBy Elizabeth Lemmonds on December 1, 2009 | No Comments
The holiday season is upon us, and so are a number of family traditions: the decorating of the tree to a glass (or two) of eggnog and a batch of party mix, the battle of the malls, the awkward picture...
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