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"Beatnik Manor" is a documentary culled from footage captured in the early 1970s by artist John McIntire and his students at Memphis College of Art.

From his Beatnik Manor to the Bitter Lemon, this artist, teacher, and collector has remained a catalyst of our city’s counterculture.

Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: February 5th-7th I ❤ February: a sampling of Memphis weekend events in celebration of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day. Friday, February 5, 6 p.m. × Book Discussion by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain An all-star cast breaks down 400 years of African-American history in a one-volume epic journey,  Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019. Ninety writers’ stories are told from...