One more art opening this week, at Germantown Performing Arts Centre for work by Atelier Artists.
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THE SMOKING LOVE GUN II
Sometimes it s best to let documents speak for themselves. The following information was extracted from a Memphis Police Department incident report. Bad grammar and sentence fragments have been left intact and only the names have been eliminated to protect the innocent. Details on Incident #201009485ME: On 01/22/02 at 1734 hrs, Officer Bibbs 334 responded […]
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Sound Advice
What’s left to say about B.B. King? This one-time WDIA personality and Beale Street Blues Boy is one of the living giants of American music, earning a seat at the head table with the likes of Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, and precious few others. With the death of John Lee Hooker last year, […]
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GO CAT GO
The Commercial Appeal used to advertise itself with the catchphrase, “If you haven’t read it, it’s still news” — a blatant fabrication easily dispelled by entering virtually any public house and announcing, “Hey, everybody, I just read that they shot JFK!” Still, the slogan’s benign hyperbole was far superior to the paper’s most recent campaign, […]
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Sound Advice
This week brings to town a couple of Chicago indie bands that may be worth a look. The punk band Haymarket Riot may not sound quite as incendiary as their name suggests, but the group’s latest album, Bloodshot Eyes, still presents an overactive Fugazi-like sound –two emotional vocalists, angular guitar riffs, a rhythm section that […]
Posted inSports, Sports Feature
City Sports
Martina and friends will join the men in the Kroger St. Jude Tennis tournament; The Grizzlies’ coach is building for the future.
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city sports
Memphis is going after prep basketball and state sports championships; The
Grizzlies’ victory string runs out in Los Angeles.
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tuesday, 15
TELESCOPE WORKSHOP. The Sharpe Planetarium will preent two “How toUse Your Telescope” workshops with an explanation of basic astronomical terms and chart reading instruction. Pink Palace Museum. 3050 Central Ave. 7-8:30 p.m. BOOKSIGNING BY SALLIE BISSELL. Autor will discuss and sign A Darker Justice. Davis Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Ext. 6 p.m.
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Dennis Freeland: 1956 – 2002
“Memphis journalism has lost its kindest and most generous practitioner,” said Memphis Flyer founder and publisher Kenneth Neill. “Dennis touched everyone who worked with him, and his energy and zeal for excellence were essential elements in the growth and success of the newspaper. Our loss is profound.” Freeland died at home on Sunday, January 6th, […]
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tuesday, 8
MAYOR JIM ROUT’S OFFICE. Lobby, 100 N. Main. Showing through January: “Black and White and Read All Over,” work by Bob Burdette, Hamlett Dobbins, Kathleen Kondilas Franks, Clayton Marsh, Richard Napier, and Jonathan Postal
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monday, 7
MAYOR JIM ROUT’S OFFICE. LOBBY, 160 N. Main Building. Showing through January: “Black and White and Read All Over,” work by Bob Burdette, Hamlett Dobbins, Kathleen Kondilas Franks, Clayton Marsh, Richard Napier, and Jonathan Postal.
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sunday, 6
PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE. 51 S. Cooper. Showing Saturday and Sunday: Peter Pan.