CLAY Partners with Memphis Electrical JATC, Creates Jobs for Minority Youth
The nonprofit works to reduce crime by providing career opportunities for at-risk groups Cultivating the Life of a Youth (CLAY), a Memphis-based nonprofit organization working…
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GPAC Welcomes Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant to the Main Stage
The Germantown Performing Arts Center is excited to announce the upcoming performance of Jazz vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant. The multi-talented award winner will…
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REFLECTIONS: The Orpheum Welcomes Back the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Our friend Vincent Astor passed away Monday, January 16. We are republishing this article in his honor. This was originally published in November, 2020 MEMPHIS,…
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Family Ties II: Our Roots Run Deep
Words and photos by Ken Billett Television coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade quietly played in the background. While the morning coffee brewed, I…
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Submissions Open! StoryBoard Launches StoryBoard Shorts, Doc Fest
Not ready for Cannes, Sundance or Indie Memphis? There are first times for every filmmaker. The first time picking up a camera. The first time…
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Expansion: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 5
1978: Sweet Transvestites In London, circa 1973, adventurous theatregoers were flocking to a small movie-house-turned-live theatre outside the West End where a cult phenomenon had…
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GPAC Welcomes Indie Folk Duo the Milk Carton Kids
The Germantown Performing Arts Center is excited to announce the upcoming performance of Grammy-nominated folk duo the Milk Carton Kids. Singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey…
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THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, Chronicling a 1930s event that was a precursor to the Civil Rights Movement
Playhouse on the Square Presents the Regional Premiere Musical, The Scottsboro Boys, that Chronicles Precursor to The Civil Rights Movement A vaudeville-style variety show is…
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Incognito Art Auction & Gala Returns to the Memphis Botanic Garden this January
The Memphis Botanic Garden (MBG) is pleased to announce the Incognito Art Auction & Gala will return again in 2023. The artwork is on view January…
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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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