Four International Firsts for Memphis

A lot of amazing things have happened in Memphis in 2012, but we're not keeping it all for ourselves. Here are four international firsts for Memphis that happened (or are going to happen) this year:

1. Million Dollar Quartet in Tokyo:  The Broadway musical about the one magical night when Elvis, Carl Parkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis had an impromtu jam session at Sun Studio played in Japan from Sept. 5 - 17th, 2012.

On Reading My First Hebrew Word

Ed. note: As part of October's month of Memphis firsts, I'm happy to share this guest post from Aaron Brame.

Come to the school where I work, and you will be surrounded by Hebrew. There are Hebrew books on every shelf, Hebrew posters on the walls, and the sounds of children singing in Hebrew echoing down the halls. I don’t know Hebrew, and when I shut the door to my classroom, I am the only illiterate there. I am also the teacher.