The To-Do List: Les Mis, Lunar lion dances and a Superb Owl field day
This week, “Confederates” at Hattiloo explores racial and gender bias, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell speaks at Rhodes and adults get play time at CMOM.
Alys Drake
Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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February 2024
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Performing Arts‘Les Misérables’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ take the stage in Memphis in February
Theatergoers will “hear the people sing” this month, as “Les Mis” returns to the Orpheum, two companies perform different Tennessee Williams plays and “The Squirrels” have an existential crisis on stage, in full-length squirrel costumes.
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January 2024
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Victorian valentines, ‘The Vous’ and a Gene Wilder tribute
This week, Mystic Krewe kicks off Mardi Gras season, and snow day cancellations at Sheet Cake, the Brooks Museum, Playhouse on the Square and Theatre Memphis get a re-do.
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Performing ArtsWhat’s on stage in Memphis for January
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “A Raisin in the Sun” are two of the theater productions that will come alive this month.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Let’s do the Time Warp again; plus C.S. Lewis on stage
This week, Black Lodge hosts a 20th anniversary screening of “Kill Bill,” and thousands of Black dance professionals gather in Memphis.
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November 2023
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City of Memphis Riverside Drive to reopen
Riverside Drive will reopen to traffic on Monday, Nov. 13, with some restrictions.
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October 2023
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Elections ‘Something’s got to change with this city,’ voter says
Only 54 voters are assigned to precinct 13-10 and a poll worker reported that 24 of them either voted early or by absentee.
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July 2023
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GermantownGermantown allows water usage for some residents
The decision to partially lift the restriction was based on the knowledge of how water flows through the system and the absence of odor reports taken in the area.
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April 2023
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Pearson’s back to Nashville and Halbert’s adviser has ideas
Justin J. Pearson was reinstated to the Tennessee State House yesterday by the County Commission, candidate financial filings show that Paul Young leads the pack in the race for Memphis mayor and Wanda Halbert’s special adviser is looking for efficiencies.
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