Elen Wroten and Bradley Rogers (Photos: Michael Donahue)
  • Philip Whitely, Hallie and Blythe Hylander, Curtis Woodward, Ida Hylander, Lynn Woodward
  • Liz Gramm and Alden Kendall
  • Benjamin Rednour and Tim Barker
  • Drew Hampton
  • Amber and Ron McIntyre
  • Jacob Taylor
  • Web, Suzanne, Jake, and Blair Louise Brown
  • Hope Clayburn

A jam session highlighted the opening of “Fun Studio,” a new outdoor play space in My Big Backyard at Memphis Botanic Garden. The event was held August 8th. Fun Studio is in partnership with and modeled after Sun Studio.

The band featured Jeff Hulett on acoustic guitar and vocals, Ben Church on electric guitar and vocals, Frank McLallen on bass, Graham Winchester on drums and vocals, Lori McStay on keyboards and vocals, Hope Clayburn on saxophone and vocals, and Kate Crowder on vocals. 

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...