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Saturday, Ballet Memphis returned to the stage for a live performance for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Updated: 2:41 PM CDT April 7, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Were thrilled to announce that LIVE MUSIC is returning to our historic stage this Summer! The Orion Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series: Tasty Compositions presented by Roadshow BMW, is a new twist on our ticketed fundraising series that will feature six incredible local and regional musicians and amazing food from your favorite local chefs! By supporting this series, you are powering the return of FREE concerts this Fall! Wev...

Live music to return to Levitt Shell this summer © Provided by WMC Action News 5 Memphis The Levitt Shell Concert Series (WMC Action News 5 file) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Live music will be returning to Levitt Shell this summer! Organizers took to Twitter Wednesday morning to announce the news of a concert series. The Orion Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series: Tasty compositions, is a new take on Levitt Shell’s ticketed fundraising series. There will be six local and regional musicians featur...

LGBTQ+ Politician Torrey Harris Favorite Places in Memphis The youngest lawmaker in Tennessee gives us a tour of his adopted hometown.  March 12 2021 4:00 AM EST Editors note: Last year, Torrey Harris became the youngest legislator in Tennessee when the 29-year-old bisexual Black man won his seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Harris first moved to Memphis a decade ago and quickly became an active leader in the community. Before becoming a state Representative, he worked with seve...

Millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief grants available for closed venues County support for closed performance venues By Kelli Cook | March 9, 2021 at 10:03 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 10:24 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Millions of dollars are available for local businesses and individuals through various grants. Live music venues are included in that number many of which were forced to close due to canceled shows. On Tuesday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced that at least a few venu...

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...

  Leonard Clyde Coats was born April 9, 1972 in Memphis, TN the son of James Ronald and the late Shelvy Wadkins Coats. He was united in marriage to Danica Boyle Griffith on March 16, 2013. Leonard was a 1990 graduate of Central High School in Memphis. While in high school he played saxophone in the band and traveled to Dublin, Ireland to participate in the 500th anniversary of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where he served as drum major for the parade. He worked as a stage hand and was affiliated ...