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 [...]
Each year at the State of the City address by Mayor Wharton, there is a video highlight reel that spotlights the accomplishments of the past year.
We know we imagined it, but we thought we heard much of Memphis say “amen” when they read Church Health Center founder and executive director Scott Morris’ January 2 op-ed column in The Commercial Appeal. Dr. Morris urged Memphians to emulate University of Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner in their lives. “His first response to [...]
MemphisConnect and LaunchMemphis partner again to present Ignite Memphis 4 on March 1, 2012. So prepare for another evening of enlightenment, entertainment- and beer! Location TBD. Early Bird tickets are only $10 through February 23, then $15 through the night of the event. Doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts promptly at 6pm. If you have a topic you’d like [...]
