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Dundee, MS · Arts & Culture
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This 150-Year-Old Tennessee Bookstore Is Packed With So Many Books You’ll Need Hours to Browse
Some of the best finds in Tennessee hide behind a plain storefront and a modest sign. You walk in planning to stay ten minutes, and suddenly an afternoon has slipped away between shelves of old hardbacks and forgotten stories. This bookstore has been around since 1875, which means it has...
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Your Weekly Guide to the Arts in Memphis
This week, don’t miss a Dîa de Muertos parade, pop-up Shakespearean show finale, and performance of ballet works that have shaped Collage Dance’s artistic identity. Explore more arts experiences and events all over Memphis on ARTSmemphis’ calendar: artsmemphis.org/event-calendar. Love’s Labor’s Lost — 10th Annual Free Shout-Out...
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No. 41 Men’s Golf Heads South to Defend Title at Quail Valley
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The No. 41-ranked University of Memphis men's golf team travels to Vero Beach, Florida, for the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at Quail Valley Golf Club, beginning Sunday, Oct. 18. Hosted by South Florida, the two-day, 54-hole tournament features 36 holes on Sunday before concluding with the final 18 holes on Monday, Oct. 19. This marks the Tigers' 11th appearance in the event dating back to 2015. Memphis enters as the defending champion after winning last year's tournament at 28-under-par 836. Memphis enters ranked No. 41 in the initial NCAA Scoreboard/Clippd rankings released Wednesday. Yixiang Wang leads...
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Big Memphis: Big Don Valentine is a Living Link with Memphis’s Blues Past
Long before rap music was a thing or synthesizers, drum machines or sequencers were invented, Memphis was a blues town, but despite the city’s long legacy in the blues, the genre is not front and center in the Bluff City anymore as it once was. Even on Beale Street, authentic blues is hard to find. But people who know head to a small juke in a fairly rough part of Memphis to hear authentic blues. And more often than not, when they enter Wild Bill’s, the man they will hear is Big Don Valentine and his All Stars.
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Editor’s Note | When Life Gives You a Microphone, Say Something That Matters
As her videographer glided across the stage, Meridian, Mississippi, native Hayley Williams followed the camera’s movements, looking into the lens as she sang a full set for the audience of thousands who filled the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove in Southaven, Mississippi, on Monday night. Having just finished a performance in New Orleans two days before, Williams, known for being the lead singer of Paramore, stopped in DeSoto County to deliver her first concert in her home state.
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Collierville Preschool uses music to boost student growth
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Educational lessons can be taught to children in different ways, from textbooks to technology. At a Collierville preschool, music helps teach babies and toddlers how to read, speak, and, of course, move their bodies. At The Learning Experience, it may seem like babies and children are just making a lot of noise, […]
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ESPN bringing ‘Sportscenter’ to University of Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - ESPN is bringing its flagship show Sportscenter to the University of Memphis. The show will be broadcast from Tiger Lane on Thursday, October 22 before the Tigers’ matchup with East Carolina. The show will be broadcast at 4 p.m. ahead of the 6:30 kickoff, with...
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River Arts Festival returns to Memphis for its 20th year
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hundreds of people hit downtown Memphis for the 20th annual River Arts Festival Saturday. People came out to enjoy the music, food, and art of all kinds. One artist said she had road-tripped to be at the festival. “This is probably one of my favorite shows to do, and last year was […]
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Opinion: Barbara Hyde says ‘it’s time to recognize what Memphis has built’
Next week, more than 550 arts funders from across the country will gather in Memphis for the 2026 Grantmakers in the Arts conference, the leading national gathering of arts-philanthropy professionals. The conference sold out weeks in advance, a strong indication of interest in visiting Memphis. They will arrive in a...
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South Memphis Fills Streets as Booker T. Washington High Marks 100 Years
Booker T. Washington High School — Reported Centennial Parade Starting Site. Spectators lined the streets of South Memphis to cheer on alumni and current students as Booker T. Washington High School celebrated its 100th anniversary, with a parade featuring floats, dancers, cheerleaders and band members stretching several blocks from the school's stadium. The Memphis Police Department took part in the procession, which drew the surrounding community out near downtown Memphis to mark a century tied to the current Lauderdale Street building.
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Memphis Women’s Golf Heads to Arkansas for Diamante Intercollegiate
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. — The University of Memphis women's golf team will travel to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas for the Diamante Intercollegiate at the Diamante Country Club that starts on Sunday, Oct. 18. Hosted by Little Rock, the three-day event features one 18-hole round daily, concluding Tuesday, Oct. 20. Teams will play one 18 round each day starting on Sunday and ending the tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 20. This marks the Tigers' second appearance in the tournament after placing fifth in their event debut last season. Memphis comes off a 12th-place finish at the Lady Red Wolves Classic. Pavarisa...
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Soul Day Fest 2026: Bringing Faith, Hope, and Community Together in Memphis
Something exciting is happening in Memphis this October! Truth Generation Church invites the entire community to Soul Day Fest 2026, a free, family-friendly community outreach festival happening Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM at 5535 Pleasant View Road in Memphis. With a heart for serving people...
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Memphis Print Shop Hosts Six Hours of Nonstop Sound Monday Night
More than a dozen musicians will perform at a Downtown Memphis warehouse Monday night in a continuous six-hour set. The event, called Memphis Drone, runs from 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. at the Memphis Print Shop at 325 Wagner Place. Attendees surround the performers, and mats are welcome. According to...
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Things to Do in Memphis This Weekend: Oct 16 to 18
Memphis does not do a quiet October, and this weekend proves it 🎃 Friday opens at the Overton Park Shell with The Co-Lab, a benefit night where Memphis artists team up on one stage. Saturday belongs to the river as RiverArtsFest turns 20 with more than 160 juried artists, and Sunday ends loud when Mastodon rolls into Satellite Music Hall at Crosstown Concourse. In between, there's a cemetery tour full of séances, a Halloween Hike for tiny trick-or-treaters, Mavis Staples at the Germantown Performing Arts Center and a costume-friendly 5K through East Buntyn. Here's every pick for October 16 to 18, hour by hour.
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Ran’D Shine brings Black magic, history to Memphis for one night only
For magician and comedian Ran’D Shine, magic is more than making a playing card disappear or leaving an audience wondering, “How did he do that?” It is also about history, representation and telling Black stories that are often overlooked. Shine will bring “The Heart & Soul of...
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RiverArtsFest returns with more than 160 artists for its 20th anniversary
RiverArtsFest celebrates its 20th anniversary with a weekend of art, music, and entertainment along Riverside Drive in downtown Memphis on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18. Darel Snodgrass spoke with RiverArtsFest Board Chair and Festival Director Denise Ford about the region's largest and longest-running fine arts festival, featuring more...
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Born 99 Years Ago Today in Memphis, the Multifaceted ”Nashville Sound” Architect Who Backed Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, and Jim Reeves
On this day (October 13) in 1927, Anita Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee. As the lead soprano and brains behind the Anita Kerr Singers, she left her stamp on the lush “Nashville sound” that permeated country music in the 1960s, lending background vocals to songs like Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely”, Jim Reeves’ “He’ll Have to Go”, and Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry”.
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Nine bronze wolves set to prowl Germantown for public art scavenger hunt
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - Germantown is getting a pack. Nine bronze wolf sculptures will soon take up residence across the city as part of Discover Germantown, a community scavenger hunt that sends residents and visitors out to explore the city and its public art. Before the wolves go on the loose,...
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Project Pat to headline LeMoyne-Owen's homecoming celebration
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It will be a homecoming in more ways than one for a local rap legend. Memphis rapper and brother of Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J, Project Pat, is set to headline LeMoyne-Owen College's "LOCHELLA" homecoming celebration Saturday, Oct. 24, bringing live music, food, and festivities to the historic HBCU.