In a city famous for its musical legends, Mei-Ann Chen is creating one of her own as Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s musical director. In her two years in Memphis, she has lived up to her advance billing as “one of the most highly praised conducting talents of her generation,” according to the description of one reviewer. [...]
The St. Blues Guitar Workshop is ready to show off the first of their new high end, custom shop electric guitars, and with musicians and music fans gathering in Memphis for the International Blues Challenge, the time is ripe for a large public demonstration. Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4, St. Blues is hosting [...]
In 1925 a fiddle player from Scott’s Hill Tennessee moved to Memphis, kick-starting a musical legacy that thrives today, almost 90 years later. For seven decades, Noel Gilbert conducted and played music in every corner of the city, from the orchestra pits of the Palace and Orpheum Theatres in the days of vaudeville to the [...]
My Top Five with Erik Jambor “Erik Jambor’s 5 Indie Films Every Memphian Should Watch ” Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch, 1989) The Poor & The Hungry (Craig Brewer, 2000) Forty Shades of Blue (Ira Sachs, 2005) Team Picture/Open Five (Kentucker Audley, 2007/2010) Undefeated (Dan Lindsay & TJ Martin, 2011) Currently up for an Oscar for Best Documentary [...]
The story of creation of Hattiloo Theatre is as dramatic as any performance on its stage. From a dream by its founder and creative director, Ekundayo Bandele, the theater has added Memphis to a select list of cities with black repertory theaters. In about four years, Hattiloo Theatre, the black repertory theater at 656 Marshall [...]
Pink Palace manager of education Alex Eilers is currently on a six week expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where she’s studying Weddell seals in their natural habitat. Chosen by PolarTREC from a pool of thousands of candidates, Eilers left in early January to join the team of scientists and educators at the largest permanent community [...]
The importance of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis’ GiVE 365 program is best described by the contributors themselves. Cameron Mann, director of Memphis Music Resource Center, said: “It’s important that a new generation of Memphians take seriously our civic responsibility to make this city what we want it to be and keep it on [...]
Bill Morrison, school teacher and former HR professional, is taking the gavel as chairman of the Memphis City Council after being sworn in on New Year’s Day for a new four-year term. As a member of City Council, he has a reputation for listening, consensus-building, and for serving capably his Raleigh-Frayser District while keeping a [...]
The Urban Child Institute, in partnership with the Neighborhood Christian Center, has developed a flyer that sums up all the research and policy papers into four crucial verbs to giving every baby his best chance to succeed in life: Touch, Talk, Read, Play. The flyer can be taped to the refrigerator at your house and [...]
On Saturday, January 28, Lichterman Nature Center will celebrate National Seed Swap Day with their first Seed Swap, a free event open to the public. Focusing on native, non-invasive species and heirloom seeds, everyone is invited to attend, from seasoned hardcore gardeners to newbies with a, er… budding interest. With its emphasis on locality, the [...]
