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Do, Events and Festivals, Family Friendly, Free Things to Do, Nightlife
See Big Star, Queen and the Rolling Stones for Free During the Summer Concert Film Series
There's no reason to stop going to the Levitt Shell when their early summer live concert series ends on July 13th. The Shell is hosting a different kind of live music from July 18th though August 24th – they're hosting Indie Memphis' third annual summer concert film series. During...
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Do, Hear, Memphis Bands, Nightlife, Shows, This Weekend
Save the Date: Compulsive Gamblers Reunite for Church Health Center
Mark your calendar: the Compuslive Gamblers (aka, the Oblivians before they were the Oblivians) are playing a special show to benefit the Church Health Center. Before Greg Cartwright and Jack Yarber formed the Oblivians, they (along with Bushrod Thomas and Fields Trimble) were the Compulsive Gamblers....
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Love, Memphis News
Wednesday News Update: A Martini, a Pajama Party, a Juice Truck and a Stray
Today in Memphis, celebrate a holiday (and pajamas), head to Beale to hear some super talented Stax Academy alumni and get excited about a new juice truck. Also, try to figure out why there seem to be more stray peacocks on our streets than normal. Warning spotted at Shelby Farms by Instagrammer @billsimmers....
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Do, Nightlife
Here’s Where to Celebrate National Martini Day on Wednesday
National Martini Day is indeed a thing, and it's celebrated annually on June 19th (tomorrow). Whether you prefer yours made with gin or vodka, there are plenty of places to celebrate in Memphis. Here are a few of our favorites: - Get dressed up and sip a dirty gin martini at the Peabody Lobby Bar...
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13 Vintage Photos of Summer Merriment in Memphis
In honor of Summer (which officially starts on Friday), I spent the morning combing the Memphis & Shelby County Library's digital archives for vintage photos of summertime in Memphis. Here are 13 of my favorites: The Overton Park Shell, circa 1975: Proof from the 1970s that Overton Park has...
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Love, Memphis News, Only in Memphis, Reasons to Love Memphis
Why Loving Memphis Isn’t Enough (Unless You Do Something to Back It Up)
On Friday, my friend Shannon sent me an article from Next City called "Loving My City Enough to Fight for It". It's mostly about author Anne Trubeck's adopted home of Cleveland, Ohio, but a lot of her points can (and should) be applied to Memphis. If you don't have time to read...
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Monday News Update: Sloth Boat Edition
I'm not going to lie: we've Memphis' official slow news point, that time between the end of May and the beginning of August when not a whole lot happens. But, we must soldier on with today's Memphis news update. Today, we've got a some stormy weather (but no idea how much),...
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Do, Events and Festivals, Family Friendly, Free Things to Do, This Weekend
5 Things to Do in Memphis This Weekend: 6/14 – 6/16
Happy Friday! Here are five events you won't want to miss in Memphis this weekend. Also, don't forget that Sunday is Father's Day, so take your dad with you when you head out. 1. Memphis to Moore, Westin Hotel, Friday, 7 p.m., $50 Almost a month ago, Moore, Oklahoma was ravaged by tornadoes....
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Breakfast, Eat
Eat this: Gibson’s Watermelon Donut
Summer has come to Gibson's: they're selling donuts with bright pink watermelon flavored icing. The watermelon donut doesn't seem like a thing that should work. There's something kind of strange about combining the sweet, yeasty goodness of a donut with a watermelon's sweet, light,...
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Hear, Shows
Photo Gallery: Sons of Mudboy at Minglewood Hall
On Wednesday nights, a rotating cast of musicians (including, but not limited to Luther and Cody Dickinson, Paul Taylor, Steve Selvidge and Al Gamble) known as the Sons of Mudboy take the stage at Mingelwood Hall's 1884 Lounge. The band, named in homage to Luther and Cody's father's (Jim...
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