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Memphis Movies This Week: Spielberg new and old with ‘Disclosure Day’ and ‘Close Encounters’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 13:39:29 -0500

Aliens are on the big — and giant — screen in Memphis, and you can stream the portrait of the life Memphian Maurice White. And somehow, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” brings it all full circle.

'Legally Blonde' and ‘Falsettos’ musicals opening in Memphis

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 14:11:17 -0500

Theatre Memphis and Germantown Community Theatre are producing musicals that open Friday.

LGBTQ+ Pride takes over Beale Street, and 'The Goonies' are in the cemetery

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 12:09:32 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, we’ve got your LGBTQ+ Pride guide. Plus, Elmwood screens a 1980s classic, Filipino culture is on display in Millington and there are Pizza Witches in Crosstown.

A look at the 2026 Live at the Garden lineup

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 04:00:12 -0500

Olivia Wall, director of marketing and communications for Memphis Botanic Garden, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about Live at the Garden’s 2026 lineup.

With 'Beauty and the Beast' in town, Gaston plays tour guide and Cogsworth is a duckmaster

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:32:27 -0500

A Memphis native has returned home to take the Orpheum stage — and help his castmates find a good place to eat. Plus, the Peabody ducks are keeping time with the help of a new clock.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Tuner,’ ‘Power Ballad,’ ‘Frances Ha’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:48:26 -0500

It’s pick your theme at the movies this week and you can double up.

Eat spaghetti gravy at Italian Fest, and dance to Italo disco at Wiseacre

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 15:07:03 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, hear “weird music” at Crosstown, watch dragon boats race at Shelby Farms and see Olympic stars on ice in Southaven.

Books from Birth looks for ways to double its service

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:01 -0500

Wynette Jones, program director for Books from Birth, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about Books from Birth.

Memphis Movies This Week: Discovering ‘Backrooms’, reliving 'Summer of Soul'

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:47:50 -0500

As devoted as their cult followings may sometimes be and as reliable as they are — relatively speaking — at luring people into theaters, horror movies used to get no respect.

The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:34 -0500

With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet.

Thinker, dreamer & leader: Artist Derek Fordjour reimagines Room 306

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:44:50 -0500

Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown.

Echols: Music as a metaphor for God

candaceecholswrites@gmail.com (Candace Echols) — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:30:55 -0500

“The person that invites me to a posture of praise is likely not the same person that brings other people to that place, which is why writers and musicians and artists and creators need to keep doing their thing.”

Mom! Dad! It's Mickey Mouse!

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 23 May 2026 14:29:25 -0500

The Children’s Museum of Memphis opened a new interactive Disney exhibit that officials hope will draw tens of thousands of extra visitors to the Midtown facility.

Collierville students lead Orpheum musical theater honors

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:03 -0500

The Collierville wins came on a night that brought together students from 56 schools across Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.

The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:29:46 -0500

Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.

How New Memphis Institute recruits and retains talented people

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:32 -0500

As they’ve done for more than 40 years, New Memphis Institute is working to do a not-so-simple thing: connect talented people not just with companies in Memphis but with other talented people here or thinking about moving here.

The River Run, the Sunset Symphony and lemon drops in the park

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:25:32 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, meet the artist behind Wiseacre’s cans, take a storybook tour of Tom Lee Park and get a taste of Cuba.

Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:29:17 -0500

Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

Memphis Movies this Week: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Boosters’ and a couple of Oscar winners

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Fri, 22 May 2026 05:34:07 -0500

There’s a solid fistful of notable revival screenings around town this week, though three of them will be showing on the same night (Thursday), at the same time (7 p.m.). Which will you choose?

Indigo Girls, Linda Perry to play Overton Park Shell

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:56:40 -0500

Linda Perry will open for the Indigo Girls as part of the Overton Park Shell’s ticketed Shell Yeah! benefit series this fall.