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By Leslie Thompson In 2003, I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in Memphis. This was not my first trip to the Bluff City. I had visited once as a child, but the only thing I can recall from that trip is a hazy memory of the “Jungle Room” at Graceland. On my second trip, I spent [...]
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By Janice Nabors Raiteri J.M. Croy’s trek across Italy last year was the inspiration for her work for the April show at Gallery Fifty-Six. The title, “Crossing Italy,” has a double meaning—look for the cross within each painting. Jane’s “chunky impressionistic” style with her unique underpainting gives these Italian city scenes and country landscapes a [...]
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By Kimberly Richardson It has always been the saying that misery loves company. When people are immersed in their own pain, they seek out other people, consciously or subconsciously, who are hurting and who can possibly share in their misery party without actually doing anything about removing it. The two main characters from Ann Winger’s [...]
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By Corey Sanders Reported in a recent Commercial Appeal article, Forbes magazine essentially labeled Memphis as a “miserable” city in which to work, play, or live. It seems that those were fighting words to Memphis advocates, because Mayor Wharton responded with a gentle yet passionate response about the city he loves. Memphis, like any large [...]
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By Donna Bowers Painted Planet proudly spotlights the artwork of its newest artists on Friday, April 9th, from 8–11 pm. The Planet will spotlight art from many different mediums: acrylic, oil, and watercolor paintings; collages; photography; handmade jewelry; sculpture; and glass. The Planet will serve refreshments and offer live music to add to the festivities. [...]
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By Emily Bishop Cooper-Young is what it is today because of the artists. If not for their strong wills and talents, we would not have such distinct representations of the neighborhood, such as the Trestle art and the ginkgo leaf bike racks that are seen around the heart of CY. In fact, the cornerstone of [...]
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By Kristan Huntley Let’s face it—Cooper-Young will get together and have a party for pretty much any reason, be it the annual Night Out, to support the Cooper-Young Festival 4-Miler runners, or whatever other happy occasion comes up. Well, here is a chance to party and hang out with your neighbors while raising money for [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA | Tagged arts, beautification, mural, progressive potluck |
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By Emily Bishop The 3rd Annual Cooper-Young/Peabody School Chili Cook-Off was a huge success, raising almost $1,800 (twice the amount of last year) for improvements to the community playground at Peabody School and bringing around 300 people to the Peabody cafeteria on February 27th. Most Unusual Chili – Rene Erickson and the Midtown Chili Bombers [...]
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By Judy Kitts Throughout his long career with rock-fusion band Woodenhead and guitar collective Twangorama, the electric guitar has served as Jimmy Robinson’s main instrument. But during a month-long Hurricane Katrina evacuation to Memphis, he rediscovered the acoustic guitar, the instrument at the heart of his classical music studies at Loyola University. That period of [...]
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by Samantha Dean, with an introduction by Michelle Campbell It’s not hard to believe that Huey’s Midtown has been around for 40 years. I remember my parents taking me there as a kid, shooting toothpicks at the ceiling as a college student, and sharing a beer with friends after work as an adult. I also [...]
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