I attended the opening night of Les Miserables at the Orpheum Theatre earlier this week with my daughter, and all I can say even days later is “WOW.” Let me cut to the chase: Ripley and I are huge Les Mis fans. Even at 17 – and that includes a tour-free decade – Ripley has [...]
More than 100 Trezevant residents, staff and guests toured the community’s Performing Arts Center to view the art created by Trezevant’s own residents on Sunday, September 11, 2011. On display were works of art – from oil paintings to knit purses to tapestries – conceived by the residents of Trezevant, some of whom were encouraged [...]
**UPDATED** If you missed New Ballet’s remarkable performance, check out the video: ‘ The old aspiration? Independence. The new reality: Interdependence.’ Memphis’ own New Ballet Ensemble performs today for Interdependence Day, a celebration hosted at 3LD Art and Technology Center, located near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. Using state of the art technology provided by [...]
For 17 years Blues Ball has celebrated Memphis music and the legends who made it famous. This year the celebration continues with Ol’ Man River Got Lit, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the lighting of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, Friday September 9th at 7p.m. Each year the artists that shaped the Memphis Sound attend and [...]
About 40 Trezevant residents gathered at the community’s Performing Arts Center on the evening of Thursday, August 25, 2011, to take in the sounds of the Memphis Harp Ensemble, presented by Creative Aging of the Mid-South. The ladies of the Memphis Harp Ensemble played a selection of Celtic music utilizing harps, a fiddle, a flute [...]
The creative geniuses at Voices of the South have done it again: join them for a completely original narrative adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. This wild ride follows Alice down the rabbit hole where she encounters a familiar cast of nonsensical characters, including The Madhatter, The White Rabbit and The Cheshire Cat. Voices [...]
The city of Memphis is abuzz with Elvis lovers from around the world for Elvis Week 2011. The week long celebration commemorating the life and legacy of the rock-n-roll legend marks the 34th anniversary of the King’s death. The list of activities proves to be fun for Elvis enthusiasts and curious bystanders alike. The Ultimate [...]
A reception for a collection of works by local artists from the Fountain Art Gallery was held at Trezevant on Sunday, July 17. Residents enjoyed nearly 100 pieces varying in style and medium by a variety of the group’s 19 artists. The Fountain Art Gallery is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The group’s works [...]
News headlines could lead you to believe that Memphis is just a matter of black and white, the outmoded lens through which some people view issues. In fact, because Memphis IS a City of Choice which attracts immigrants from all corners of the world, our city has a greater depth of diversity than many citizens [...]
On May 22, Sunshine Enterprise founder and CEO Wei Chen set off on an ambitious journey: to circle the globe in a single-engine plane, stopping in 40+ cities in 21 countries, over the course of only ten weeks. When he lands again on Memphis soil he will be the first Chinese citizen to accomplish such [...]
