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Tiger Sculpture Coming to the U of M

Tiger Sculpture Coming to the U of M

Construction is underway at the University of Memphis.

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Information provided by the Hardeman County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Step back with us to "Places in Time - Circa 1862-1920 Historic Tour" in Bolivar, TN.  On May 5th and 6th, The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) will be conducting The APTA Annual Historic Tour.  Bolivar is located only about an hour east of Memphis and 30 minutes south of Jackson, TN.  With over 150 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it has a lot of history, just waiting to be told.

Dino's Daughter Sings Daddy's Classics

Dino's Daughter Sings Daddy's Classics

"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore," Dean Martin used to sing to audiences across the world.  No doubt some eyes will widen later this month as the suave superstar's daughter, Deana Martin,  will rekindle memories of her beloved father at the 11th annual Silent Auction and Concert at St. Agnes Academy's Siena Performning Arts Center. "Deana Sings Dino" is the name of the tribute Deana Martin will present. The program will feature songs her father made famous including, "Volare" and its enchanting lyrics, "Volare, OH OH. E Cantare, oh oh oh oh, No wonder my happy heart sings, your love has given me wings." Deana Martin was front and center for much of her father's brilliant career in night clubs, television and the cinema. She was a regular player on NBC's "Dean Martin Show" and became familiar with her father's famous friends, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop---known worldwide as "The Rat Pack." Ms.

River City Brewers Festival

The 3rd annual River City Brewers Festival will be Saturday, March 31 in Handy Park on Beale Street.

Beer from the across the country will be available for sampling as well as samples of signature dishes from some of Memphis' finest restaurants such as Hard Rock Cafe and Pa Pa Pia's.

International brews will also be available for sampling.

More than 60  brewers are participating in the event with over 100 different flavors of beer. Samples are included in the price of admission for the festival.

The Ronald McDonald House has been selected as the benefactor for this year's festival.

River City Brewer's Festival

 

It's Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration at the CMOM

Join the Children's Museum of Memphis, Friday, March 2, from 11am - 3pm to celebrate the birthday of the man behind everyone's favorite childhood books. Wear red and white, participate in a Dr. Seuss storybook character hunt and look for a special guest in a red and white hat to stop by at noon.

From more information, visit http://cmom.com/.

 

 

Funnies Fit For A King

The "Royal Comedy Tour" makes a stop in Southaven, Mississippi on Sunday, March 4th.

The Landers Center is the setting for this national comedy lineup, featuring Sommore, Earthquake, Mark Curry, Bruce Bruce, and more.

The show starts at 6:30 p.m.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

For more information including ticket details, check out the Landers Center website.

Johnny Depp to produce movie about Damien Echols

Johnny Depp to produce movie about Damien Echols

Deadline.com is reporting that Johnny Depp and his producing parter Christi Dembrowski, under their production company Infinitum Nihil, have optioned the film rights to the currently untitled yet-to-be-published memoirs of Damien Echols.  Echols was eighteen when he was arrested, along with 2 others, for the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Deadline says Depp and Dembrowski have been waiting for an opportunity to explore the story, and plan to focus on the conviction and imprisonment of Echols, and "present his life before conviction as well as its twists and turns leading to release."

For more information, click here.