Thanks to Joan Biddle for the guest review below of Project: Motion and their upcoming PM/25 Anniversary Edition performances: I remember when Project: Motion was formed when I was a young dancer at Memphis Concert Ballet (now Ballet Memphis). Dancing in a work directed by cofounder Judith Wombwell, I was struck by the difference between [...]
My post originally appeared on the Startup America Partnership Blog, but documents our efforts to grow startups in Memphis, TN over the past years — so I hope you will enjoy. Brad Feld, co-founder of TechStars, stated ‘that in order for a community to transform its entrepreneurial ecosystem six people need to work tirelessly without stopping or [...]
Have you ever been curious about the film making process? Or conversely are you a emerging filmmaker that has a project on the backburner that you need to jump start? If you supply the energy and passion, FuelFilm will take care of the rest at 48 Hour Film Launch, the weekend of July 23rd. [...]
Peter Hall once again takes the microphone for this post on our Memphis Startup Ecosystem. – Miles from Silicon Valley, Memphis is home to two location based mobile applications. The iPhone has opened up an entire network for entrepreneurs to test their ideas by selling applications through Apple. Major companies like Geiko, Facebook, and HBO [...]
You have seen some of my prior posts on Project: Motion, a dance collective specializing in modern dance. This spring their upcoming events will focus on Blue — everything blue — from the color to music. The first experience is the annual Project: Motion fundraiser “Party in BLUE,” which will be held this Sunday, April [...]
The Vice Chairman of the Memphis & Shelby County Metropolitan Charter Commission, Andre Fowlkes, is reaching out to all citizens of Memphis asking them help the commission in naming the new metro government — if in fact consolidation of the city and county is approved. With that in mind I reach out to the MemphisConnect community [...]
For this blog post I’m handing over the microphone to Peter Hall, a sophomore at Rhodes College. Thanks Peter for capturing the weekend in words. – Its 6:00pm on Friday, March 5th. The Tennessee Room at EmergeMemphis is crammed with innovative new ideas, enthusiasm, and an excitement to see what will materialize over the next [...]
If you haven’t had a chance to see a Project: Motion show, then I would definitely recommend Axis. Project: Motion (http://www.projectmotiondance.org) is a Memphis based modern dance collective that presents an original repertoire of inspiring movement to audiences while nurturing local dancers and choreographers. Project: Motion’s upcoming performance, called AXIS, is an intimate performance featuring [...]
Have you heard about Fuel Film: Memphis? This grassroots group, fashioned after LaunchMemphis, has one goal: get more local films made in Memphis — giving the Memphis filmmaker more tools, resources, and contacts to get the heavy lifting done. They will be engaged in promoting the growth of the Memphis film industry though education of [...]
In it’s third year, LaunchMemphis, is back again with another great season of events to promote innovation and entrepreneurial action in the Memphis community. With an updated version of the Business Plan Bootcamp and the new national program 48 Hour Launch, there is sure to more interest in startups and increased action taken to launch [...]
