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Because Memphis is music, year-round festivals include the international Memphis in May and the band-heavy Beale Street Music Festival.  With pro and college sports, acclaimed art exhibits, touring museum shows and even mega shopping extravaganzas, Memphis struts its stuff no matter what the season.  

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 Featured Events

Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN  38104
Category: Art Exhibits
Date: Mar 01, 2008 - May 25, 2008
901-544-6200
Description:
Organized by Okwui Edwezor, one of the world's foremost curators of contemporary art, the exhibition will present over 200 photographs by 35 artists from a dozen African countries.

Memphis in May: Salute to Turkey

National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry
Memphis, TN  38103
Category: Multicultural
Date: May 03, 2008 - May 31, 2008
901-521-9699
Description:
This exhibition will highlight the history and culture of the people of Turkey.

Memphis Italian Festival

Marquette Park
Park Avenue & Mt. Moriah
Memphis, TN  38117
Category: Festivals
Date: May 29, 2008 - May 31, 2008
901-685-1378
Description:

The Memphis Italian Festival is a community celebration, demonstrating the values of family, faith and fellowship in the Italian-American tradition, for the benefit of the children of Holy Rosary Parish School.

The festival will present family-oriented fun in music, food, events, games, arts & crafts, strive for excellence in customer service, and look to continually improve its offerings. This annual festival has become a can't miss, Memphis area tradition where you will see old friends, meet new ones and celebrate the Italian-American heritage in a family -friendly atmosphere at beautiful and convenient Marquette Park in East Memphis.

Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente Exhibit

National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry
Memphis, TN  38103
Category: Multicultural
Date: May 31, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008
901-521-9699
Description:
A tribute to the monumental figure's outstanding achievements on the field and off. This bilingual (English/Spanish) panel exhibition is richly illustrated with images of Clemente's life and accomplishments. Beyond Baseball debuts at the Louisville Slugger Museum in October 2007 and is complemented by a downloadable bilingual podcast and an interactive website with lesson plans, biographical highlights, historic photographs, game footage and baseball trivia.

Stanford St. Jude Championship

Tournament Players Club at Southwind
3325 Club at Southwind
Memphis, TN  38125
Category: Sports
Date: Jun 02, 2008 - Jun 08, 2008
901-748-0534
Description:

Annual PGA Tour golf tournament. One of the oldest continuously operated stops on the PGA Tour.

Live at the Garden - Jewel

Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN  38117
Category: Music Events
Date: Jun 07, 2008
901-576-4107
Description:
Jewel performing at Live at the Garden at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Lawn tickets start at $39 each and can be purchased at the Live at the Garden Box Office located at 750 Cherry Road, all Schnuck's locations or Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 901-525-1515.

Show is rain or shine. Gates open at 7pm; show starts at 8:30pm.

Sisterhood Outreach Summit & Showcase

Memphis Cook Convention Center
225 North Main Street
Memphis, TN  38103
Category: Show & Sale
Date: Jun 07, 2008 - Jun 08, 2008
901-579-9333
Description:
GRACE® Magazine's 13th Annual Sisterhood Outreach Summit & Showcase at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Curious George

The Children's Museum of Memphis
2525 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN  38104
Category: Exhibits
Date: Jun 14, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008
Website: www.cmom.com
901-458-2678
Description:
The insatiable curiosity of Curious George - the little monkey who has captured the imagination and hearts of millions of children and adults for 65 years - comes to life in the Van Vleet Gallery. The exhibit introduces young children to Curious George’s world and leads visitors on a fun, meaningful interactive math, science and engineering-based adventure. The immersive exhibit environment takes place in the neighborhood where Curious George lives with his friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat. Inside the exhibit there are several areas: Apartment Building, Sidewalk Produce Stand, Construction Site, City Park, Mini Golf, Space Rocket, Farm and Museum Within the Museum. The exhibit was designed, developed and built by Minnesota Children’s Museum in partnership with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. All ages. Included with museum admission.

Eddie Izzard

Orpheum Theatre
203 Main Street
Memphis, TN  38103
Category: Theater
Date: Jul 03, 2008
901-525-3000
Description:
EDDIE IZZARD has been hailed as one of the foremost Stand-Ups of his generation.

He takes ideas and situations and extrapolates them into bizarre tangential, absurd, and surreal comic narratives.

He is the first to admit that he gets well paid for talking total bollocks. The good pay is because unlike the bollocks most of us talk, it’s funny.

Memphis Pops 2008

Hi-Tone Cafe
1913 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN  38104
Category: Music Events
Date: Jul 25, 2008 - Jul 26, 2008
Description:

Shangri-la Projects and Memphisflyer.com have expanded the 2008 Memphis Pops Fest to two days—Friday, July 25th, and Saturday, July 26th at the Hi Tone Café in Memphis.

The line-up for July 25th will be determined by Memphis music fans! Vote now for the Best Pop Band in Memphis Tops of the Memphis Pops Voting Ballot (Voting is open until May 31st!)

The top 4 vote-getters will rock it out July 25th at the Hi Tone for the Tops of the Memphis Pops crown! A grand prize of $3000 in studio time from Memphis' world-famous Ardent Studios (Big Star/Cat Power/Raconteurs/R.E.M./Replacements/For Her And The Snow, just to name a few!) will go to the band that receives the most votes from the crowd at the Hi Tone July 25th! The band who wins the Critics Award—determined by our panel of Memphis Pops judges—will receive a band advertising package courtesy of the Memphis Flyer.

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