Events
KOLD KUTZ TUESDAYS 7:00PM UNTIL OPEN MIC @THEZE BONEZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL IN WEST MEMPHIS HOSTED BY GRANGRAN.
Black Music MonthThursday, June 11th Tonya Dyson 12noon-1pmThe Impact of Soul Music Thursday, June 18th Iron Mic Coalition 12noon-1pmHow Hip Hop Was Built On Memphis SoulThursday, June 25th Tony Dickerson & The Essential Band 12noon-1pm The Gospel Roots of Soul
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
Doors open @ 8pm. Show starts @ 9p.
$10 admission. Call 901-859-0557 for more info.
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
Doors open @ 8pm. Show starts @ 9p.
$10 admission. Call 901-859-0557 for more info.
KOLD KUTZ TUESDAYS 7:00PM UNTIL OPEN MIC @THEZE BONEZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL IN WEST MEMPHIS HOSTED BY GRANGRAN.
Black Music MonthThursday, June 11th Tonya Dyson 12noon-1pmThe Impact of Soul Music Thursday, June 18th Iron Mic Coalition 12noon-1pmHow Hip Hop Was Built On Memphis SoulThursday, June 25th Tony Dickerson & The Essential Band 12noon-1pm The Gospel Roots of Soul
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
June 19-21, 2009 Memphis, TN
Douglass Park
1616 Ash Street
Memphis, TN 38108
Friday, June 19th
Neosoulville presents...
Spoken Word & Soul Music in the Park
featuring
KOLD KUTZ TUESDAYS 7:00PM UNTIL OPEN MIC @THEZE BONEZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL IN WEST MEMPHIS HOSTED BY GRANGRAN.
Black Music MonthThursday, June 11th Tonya Dyson 12noon-1pmThe Impact of Soul Music Thursday, June 18th Iron Mic Coalition 12noon-1pmHow Hip Hop Was Built On Memphis SoulThursday, June 25th Tony Dickerson & The Essential Band 12noon-1pm The Gospel Roots of Soul
Dinner and Guided Tour
Artist Tour: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence, 1963 - 2000
Tour is free for members!
Adults $7, Seniors $6, Students & Youth $3, Children 6 and under are free.
Mixed-media artist Anthony Lee will take visitors on a tour focusing on the
exhibition from an artist's perspective.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art- 1934 Poplar Ave
Fri, June 26. South Main Historic Arts District. 482-1399. 6 - 9pm. Free trolley rides. A self-paced stroll on historic South Main Street while leisurely browsing through art galleries and specialty shops; dining at some of the newest and hippest restaurants Downtown; or listening to great live music.
Girls, Grillz, and Dolls 06.26.09—08.10.09
Power House Memphis welcomes Atlanta based photographer Sheila Pree Bright as our next Fuel Room artist. Join us starting at 6:30pm on June 25th for our Fuel for the Fire lecture by Bright, during which she will discuss her processes and impetus for the work. The official opening for Girls, Grillz, and Dolls will be on June 26th from 6 to 9pm. In the spirit of Power House’s goal to present art experiments and experiences, Bright reopened two previous bodies of work, Plastic Bodies and Gold Rush. Bright came to Memphis for a week in May to photograph different individuals within our community, some of whom will be featured in her Memphis debut.
Artist Bio
Come celebrate the first birthday of the Music Resource Center with free food, drinks and live music.
Featured artists include Good Luck Dark Star, Sore Eyes, Queens of Zion, Black Rock Revival, Battle Victorious, and Teflon Don with Young Kriss.
Music Resource Center, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
(901) 527-1029
info@memphismeansmusic.com
Shemika Secrest & TruSol live at Onix. 412 Main St. Cover $10. Show starts at 8:30.
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
Doors open @ 8pm. Show starts @ 9p.
$10 admission. Call 901-859-0557 for more info.
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
Doors open @ 8pm. Show starts @ 9p.
$10 admission. Call 901-859-0557 for more info.
THE CHOCOLATE WATER MUSIC ARTS FESTIVAL ORIGINALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 2009. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR EVENT UPDATES. THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
Every Last Saturday of the month
Poetry, Rhythm & Soul
Hosted by Inner City South
at Abbey Cafe
1015 S. Cooper
Doors Open @ 6:30
Show starts @ 7:00
Admission $10
Precious Cargo- 314 N Main St
Precise Science, Brothas Keepa, Heru, Prophecy, Jasira and Nicole live in concert.
$10 admission
THE CHOCOLATE WATER MUSIC ARTS FESTIVAL ORIGINALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 2009. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR EVENT UPDATES. THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
KOLD KUTZ TUESDAYS 7:00PM UNTIL OPEN MIC @THEZE BONEZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL IN WEST MEMPHIS HOSTED BY GRANGRAN.
Jazz & Jacob
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s witnessed a burst of African American cultural life. The Brooks brings that excitement to Memphis by celebrating all the arts on Thursdays in July.
Poetry in the Galleries: All the World's a Poem
Included with Museum Admission
Click here and print to receive $3 off admission
Lauded actor Darius Wallace presents the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance,
featuring selections by Langston Hughes and Richard Wright.
Enjoy dinner in the Brushmark Restaurant from 5-9 pm. Reservations are required. For dinner reservations: 901.544.6225 or click here to make dinner reservations online.
Shemika Secrest & TruSol live at Onix. 412 Main St. Cover $10. Show starts at 8:30.
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
X-Min- Live Soul Music. $10 admission
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St
X-Min- Live Soul Music. $10 admission
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Thursday, July 9 | 7:30 pm
Jazz & Jacob
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s witnessed a burst of African American cultural life. The Brooks brings that excitement to Memphis by celebrating all the arts on Thursdays in July.
FILM: Jump at the Sun
$5 for members; $7 for non-members; Free with VIP Film Pass. VIP Film Pass: Available for Brooks Members Only $35 for a year of free films!
Zora Neale Hurston was a pioneering writer and anthropologist, and one of
the first black women to enter the American literary canon for Their Eyes
Were Watching God. She established the African American vernacular as one
of the most vital, inventive voices in American literature. This definitive
film biography, eighteen years in the making, portrays Zora in all her
