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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.
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10 Restaurants Elvis Presley Loved Most in America
From Memphis diners to Vegas steakhouses, discover 10 restaurants Elvis Presley loved most and how they became part of the King's food story. The post 10 Restaurants Elvis Presley Loved Most in America appeared first on FoodnService.
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Terence Blanchard honors Miles Davis and John Coltrane at GPAC
The Jazz Series at Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) continues Saturday, November 7, with Terence Blanchard — an eight-time Grammy winner and two-time Emmy and Oscar nominee. The acclaimed trumpeter and composer celebrates the centennial birth years of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane with a performance at Highland Capital Performance Hall.
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Project Pat to headline LeMoyne-Owen College homecoming festival
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis rap legend Project Pat will headline the LeMoyne-Owen College homecoming “LOCHELLA” music festival and tailgate on Oct. 24. The day will kick off with the annual parade starting at 9 a.m. on Bellevue/McLemore and conclude at Saxon Ave. The music festival and tailgate...
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Grind City Brewing Gives Memphis A New Amphitheatre and Kicks It Off With Great Music
Anyone familiar with Memphis’s Grind City Brewing Company knows that their beers are named for various aspects of the city’s music scene, particularly its soul music legacy, and the brewery has already sponsored music concerts in the past. But in April of this year they launched something much bigger, a new outdoor amphitheatre adjacent to the tasting room, featuring a stage where the downtown skyline forms a dramatic backdrop to the performers on stage.
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Bell Wringer: An 1820s witch causes mayhem in Tennessee
Pinky Swear Productions is excited to announce the remount of the 2023 Best Musical winner of Capital Fringe Bell Wringer. Have you ever been beset by strange happenings? A weird creature in your backyard…or closet? Someone poked you, but nobody’s there? One Tennessee family sure has. This fast-paced...
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A Distillery And Live Music in Covington
Live music is not as common in Tipton County, Tennessee as it should be, but the opening of 797 Distillery gives reason to hope that things might be changing for the better. While the distillery sells a variety of vodka, rum and moonshine, its beautiful outdoor stage and patio can hold hundreds, and in nice weather is a comfortable place to enjoy a band, a drink or two, and food from local food trucks.
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Memphis Designer Brings Survivor Advocacy to Her Fashion Label
Carol Corbett’s Memphis-based label, the Carol Corbett Collection, serves runway and private clients, with pieces also available online and in Memphis. Corbett has cited African couture and cultural heritage as influences on her designs, according to WREG. The outlet reported that the collection appeared on a New York Fashion Week runway in September.
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Project Pat to headline LeMoyne-Owen ‘Lochella’ tailgate, music festival
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Legendary Memphis Rapper Project Pat is set to perform at HBCU LeMoyne-Owen College during their “Lochella” homecoming music festival. Dr. Christopher B. Davis, President of LeMoyne-Owen, says “Lochella”, inspired by the Coachella music and arts festival, is welcoming the community to join the HBCU experience with them. “We’re inviting the entire city […]
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Historic photo session with members of the Memphis 13
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Generations of civil rights history came together in Memphis Sunday for a photo designed to preserve their stories for the next generation. The historic photo session took place outside the Lorraine Motel at the National Civil Rights Museum. It brought together members of the Memphis 13, Selma “Bloody Sunday” foot soldiers, the […]
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‘A Different World’: A new generation of storytellers
For Felicia Pride, returning to Memphis was an opportunity to talk about what happens when Black creatives claim their voices, control their stories and create pathways for the generation coming behind them. Pride, writer and showrunner of Netflix’s “A Different World” reboot, was the featured speaker Oct. 3 at a...
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Widespread Panic Debuts Allman Brothers Cover With Chuck Leavell At Mempho
Widespread Panic debuted the Allman Brothers Band’s “Come and Go Blues” with Chuck Leavell and Randall Bramblett during Saturday’s Mempho Music Festival performance in Memphis. The guest-filled show, the sextet’s first of two nights at Mempho, also featured the return of Bramblett’s “Get In Get Out” for the first time since New Year’s Eve 2003 and an Ivan Neville sit-in on Funkadelic’s “Red Hot Mama.”
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Hayley Williams Concert in Southaven Monday at Snowden Grove
The Hayley Williams concert in Southaven is set for Monday night, Oct. 12, at BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove. The Paramore frontwoman brings “The Hayley Williams Show” to DeSoto County’s largest outdoor venue, with the show scheduled to start at 7 p.m. It is one of only...
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Midtown intersection to be transformed into art on Sunday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The UrbanArt Commission in partnership with the City of Memphis will install artist-inspired crosswalks at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Avalon Street on Sunday. Designed by artist Khara Woods, this crosswalk will be fabricated and installed by Memphis artist Anothony Lee and his team of...
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George Tillman Remembered for Capturing Black History on Film
MEMPHIS, TN – Two hours may be a little long for a funeral. But since it was George Whitaker Tillman’s funeral, time wasn’t a factor for those who extolled Tillman as a top-notch athlete and par excellence filmmaker. “George was a borderline genius,” Tillman’s eulogist, Dr. Noel...
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Aging Untold: Depression in older adults doesn’t always look like sadness
(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we break down the hidden warning signs of depression in older adults and explain when to seek professional help. Plus, we explore how older Americans are turning passion projects and hobbies into profitable side hustles to boost their budgets. We...
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Midtown Memphis Crosswalk Gets Artsy Makeover at Madison and Avalon
A stretch of Madison Avenue at Avalon Street in Midtown Memphis is set to be transformed into a piece of public art this Sunday. Artist Khara Woods's crosswalk design will be painted onto the intersection as part of a joint effort between the UrbanArt Commission and the City of Memphis.
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Silo Square Sunflower Festival in Southaven Canceled
The first Silo Square Sunflower Festival will not happen. The Southaven development announced Friday, Oct. 9, that Saturday’s festival is canceled because Hurricane Isaias strengthened overnight and still threatens the area with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 45 mph. Organizers said the event will not be rescheduled.