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Launch Party For Upcoming Ballet Season

Ballet Memphis is preparing for the upcoming season of performances with a launch party on Saturday, September 7th.

Stop by & check out the fashion show in the costume shop, featuring dancers presenting costumes of yesterday, today & tomorrow.

Cost is $15 & Ballet Memphis is located at 7950 Trinity.

For more information, call (901)737-7322 or check out their website balletmemphis.org .

 

Fundraiser will have you "loving local" food

Fundraiser will have you "loving local" food

Good music, an ice cold beer and a mouthful of Felicia Suzanne's salmon deviled eggs.

What's not to "love" -- at Project Green Fork's third annual "Loving Local" fall fundraiser?

The Midtown Memphis non-profit will hold the fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of South Front St. and G.E. Patterson Ave.

The event kicks off with a bike ride from Victory Bicycle Studio, 2549 Broad Ave., to the fundraiser downtown. Ticket-holders can enjoy live music, bike swag, cocktails and some of the finest appetizers and dishes from Project Green Fork-certified restaurants Central BBQ, Fuel Cafe, Dog & Slaw, Huey's, Get Fresh Memphis, YoLo and Felicia Suzanne's Downtown.

LeMoyne-Owen celebrates 150 years with night of music

(WMC-TV) - As LeMoyne-Owen prepares to celebrate a milestone they are hoping their neighbors as well as the people in Memphis and surrounding areas will join the party. The college has been a part of the community for 150 years and they are planning several events to commemorate this achievement.

Next month the school will fill the air with music with their “symphony on the lawn” event featuring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. This free concert was created five years ago to entertain families and to and to enhance to the South Memphis community.

Memphis Horns’ trumpeter earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Memphis Horns’ trumpeter earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Wayne Jackson, trumpeter of the renowned Memphis Horns, was honored on June 11 by Conn-Selmer, Inc., with a lifetime achievement award and as the first inductee into the company’s Hall of Fame.

The ceremony was conducted via Skype, with Jackson joining the Indiana-based audience from his Harbor Town home.

Laura Cupit, Memphis blues musician and Jackson friend, presented both awards.

Grant to rehab bluesman’s former home

Grant to rehab bluesman’s former home

(WMC-TV) – Soulsville USA has received a grant to revitalize the neighborhood.

A portion of the more than $678,000 grant will transform the former home of bluesman Memphis Slim into a new arts center.

From Canvas to Silk

From Canvas to Silk

“Big blue swirling clouds, a full moon, and bright shining stars fill the night sky that appears to keep watch over a peaceful little town,” are some of the thoughts that come to mind when viewing the oil on canvas painting Starry Nights by Vincent Van Gogh. Of course not everyone sees art the same way or thinks most artworks can measure up to the name Art. But most people would admit to having at least one artist they admire or a favorite piece of art that speaks to them in some way. The cherished piece of  art may evoke a certain feeling and jog a forgotten memory, or  take the viewer on an enchanted journey, or simply make them feel safe and at home. Artist Rollin Kocsis uses nature sprinkled with hints of abstract objects, intertwined with warm, rich, bright colors, to create and tell stories to the viewer and take them on a journey, with illustrations on oil on canvas and silk paintings.

Brooks, Stax to screen ‘Wattstax’

(WMC-TV) – The Brooks and Stax Museums are teaming up this summer to offer a special movie series: Soul on Film.

On Thursday, June 14, the museums will launch the film series by celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Wattstax soul concert with a screening of the documentary by the same name. The concert, which featured a host of performers from Stax Records, took place in the Los Angeles Coliseum and commemorated the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots.