Radio Days
By Robert Lanier, While young people today may not know that an old-time radio was once like a piece of furniture in virtually every household,…
GPAC Welcomes Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Stacey Kent to the Main Stage
The Germantown Performing Arts Center is excited to announce the upcoming performance of Grammy-nominated Jazz vocalist Stacey Kent. Kent will perform in the Duncan-Williams Performance…
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901 Winter Storm vs Home, Heart & Tiny
Our first resident is warm and well this winter. He says his tiny house is, too. I just got off the phone with him and…
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Memphis, What’s Your Midtown?
A debate as old as the area itself, defining its geographic borders remains as elusive as ever (Originally written in the fall of 2018; updated…
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A New Play Celebrating the Origins of Black Theatre Premieres in Playhouse’s TheatreWorks
Playhouse on the Square presents IF PEKIN IS A DUCK, WHY AM I IN CHICAGO? Written by Ann E. Eskridge, and the winner of the…
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Early holiday celebration for two historic sites endorsed by Memphis Landmarks: 492 Vance Ave & Persons’ 1917 lynching site
Two Landmarks endorsements put stamps of approval on the first steps toward honoring and restoring local African American histories For last Thursday’s Memphis Landmarks Commission…
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Fifty-seven years later, it still reminds us what it’s all about
A True Christmas Message It starts unassumingly enough, with snowflakes lightly falling backed by the twinkling keys of what is one of the most celebrated jazz…
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS: Artist Anne Siems returns to the David Lusk Gallery
Seattle-based artist Anne Siems returns to David Lusk Gallery to kick off the new year. In January 2023, Siems will show SONS AND DAUGHTERS, a…
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Legendary Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel to Perform on GPAC Main Stage
Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) is excited to announce the upcoming concert of award-winning musician Tommy Emmanuel, CGP. Regarded as one of the greatest acoustic…
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What can assessments tell us about who we are? It’s complicated.
Does your year-end or year-ahead planning include a staff retreat with team-building activities? Terrific! Does your team-building plan include using an assessment tool that illuminates…
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Family Ties: The Last Supper
July 17, 2022—Drawn together by ritual, almost by instinct, we gathered around our kitchen table, perhaps one last time, for a family lunch. Zach, our…
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