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MDN: Tenn. Shakespeare Company Earns $25K Matching Grant

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MDN: Tenn. Shakespeare Company Earns $25K Matching Grant Arts Midwest has awarded $1 million in grants to Tennessee Shakespeare Company and 39 other nonprofit, professional theater companies across 26 states and the District of Columbia to perform the works of William Shakespeare for students through Shakespeare in American Communities. Tennessee Shakespeare Company received the matching grant award of $25,000 for its innovative 2017 Romeo and Juliet Project for the fourth time in its history. The project will perform “Romeo and Juliet” 27 times in 22 Memphis-area high schools and teach more than 700 in-school sessions for 6,400 freshmen with a … Continue reading MDN: Tenn. Shakespeare Company Earns $25K Matching Grant

06-June, by Month, CREATIVES, Creatives, education, EDUCATION/RESEARCH, Events, Festivals, Innovation, Quality of Life, Technology, University of MemphisLeave a comment

MDN: U of M Hosting Free GenCyber Boot Camps

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MDN: U of M Hosting Free GenCyber Boot Camps The Center for Information Assurance at the University of Memphis will host GenCyber boot camps again this summer. Last year 70 students participated in GenCyber boot camps. Thanks to funding from the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation, the center will hold two camps for 100 students this year. “Learning about cyber privacy issues in mobile apps and risks in web surfing are becoming increasingly important for students in their school years so they can better prepare themselves to deal with the current situation and for future challenges,” said … Continue reading MDN: U of M Hosting Free GenCyber Boot Camps

04-April, by Month, CREATIVES, Creatives, EDUCATION/RESEARCH, Events, Festivals, Innovation, NEIGHBORHOODS, Quality of Life, Technology, x MississippiLeave a comment

MBJ: Coming soon to Oxford: Tech and music event featuring NFL exec and former Facebook CMO

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MBJ: Coming soon to Oxford: Tech and music event featuring NFL exec and former Facebook CMO C Spire is bringing national technology and culture speakers, technology demos and a concert for a tech convening. CTX-the C Spire Tech Experience will be held Thursday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at The Pavilion at the University of Mississippi. Featured speakers include Randi Zuckerberg, founder of Zuckerberg Media and former CMO at Facebook; National Football League CIO Michelle McKenna-Doyle; and Dr. Brian Uzzi, a Northwestern University professor and artificial intelligence expert. Technology demonstrations will include streaming digital television, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. … Continue reading MBJ: Coming soon to Oxford: Tech and music event featuring NFL exec and former Facebook CMO

10-October, by Type, Concert Series, CREATIVES, Creatives, Cultural Attractions, Entertainment, Events, Festivals, Lists, Music, Music Festivals, Quality of LifeLeave a comment

HGN: Memphis attracts international music conference

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HGN: Memphis attracts international music conference Memphis will host an international convention in 2017 that explores how music can influence city development. The Memphis conference will focus on access to music education, resources and facilities while showcasing best practices for the use of music in community projects as well as their social, cultural and economic impact on cities. Titled “I’ll Take You There”, the Music Cities Convention will take place in Memphis on October 26. The venue has yet to be announced but will be located Downtown. Convention activities are expected to include visits to local music sites. Tickets are … Continue reading HGN: Memphis attracts international music conference

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HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District

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HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District EPIcenter is working to connect local businesses to the purchasing power of the Memphis Medical District anchor institutions through a new competition, “Opportunity Operation Challenge.” The nine anchor institutions within the Memphis Medical District (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, ALSAC, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist College of Health Sciences, Southern College of Optometry and Memphis Bioworks Foundation) annually procure more than $1.2B in goods and services. Their purchasing power bolsters numerous industries throughout the Memphis region and can range from … Continue reading HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District

10-October, Accelerators/Incubators, Bio/Science, COMPANIES, Companies/Startups, CREATIVES, Creatives, Events, Funding, Health, Innovation, Quality of Life, Quality of Life, Startups, TechnologyLeave a comment

MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year

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MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference set to take place in Memphis next week for the 14th time is a confab that brings together surgeons, venture capitalists and other industry leaders from around the world to network and pursue a bit of deal-making. And while Memphis-based startups have been frequently included on the agenda of the conference – hosted by Memphis-based VC firm MB Venture Partners – this year the city’s startup community is getting even more of a boost. During the conference set for Oct. 18-19 at the FedEx Institute of Technology … Continue reading MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year

11-November, by Month, by Type, CREATIVES, Creatives, Cultural Attractions, Entertainment, Events, Festivals, Film, Film Festivals, Quality of Life, TourismLeave a comment

CA: Indie festival puts focus on Memphis

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CA: Indie festival puts focus on Memphis Even more than usual, significant Memphis-connected movies — including “The Invaders,” a documentary about the city’s Black Panthers-inspired radical militant group, and “Little Men,” the latest drama from Memphis-born Ira Sachs — will be among the highlights of this year’s Indie Memphis Film Festival. An abbreviated festival schedule will be released Friday, according to Indie Memphis organizers. The complete lineup of festival films will be announced Sept. 26 at a public “preview party” at the Rec Room, 3000 Broad. With Duncan-Williams returning as presenting sponsor, the 19th annual Indie Memphis festival is set … Continue reading CA: Indie festival puts focus on Memphis

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MBJ: Business leaders offer ‘ideas worth sharing’ at upcoming TEDxMemphis

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MBJ: Business leaders offer ‘ideas worth sharing’ at upcoming TEDxMemphis Inspiration is sure to ensue at the second annual TEDxMemphis event, where more than a dozen speakers will tackle a variety of topics, from education and urban development to art access and social activism. The University of Memphis Rose Theatre will host the second-annual, independently organized take on the TED experience, Aug. 27, beginning at 9 a.m. This year’s theme is “The Value of X” and features a series of dynamic, engaging, and thought-provoking TEDTalks from 18 live speakers as well as TED Talk videos. … TEDxMemphis is organized and … Continue reading MBJ: Business leaders offer ‘ideas worth sharing’ at upcoming TEDxMemphis

CBD/Central Business District, Concert Series, CREATIVES, Creatives, Cultural Attractions, Downtown, Entertainment, Events, Food, NEIGHBORHOODS, Outdoors/Parks, Pop-ups, Quality of Life, Redevelopment, TourismLeave a comment

MBJ: Downtown pop-up beer garden to activate ‘Fourth Bluff’

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MBJ: Downtown pop-up beer garden to activate ‘Fourth Bluff’ A group of Downtown stakeholders are encouraging Memphians to rediscover the Mississippi River’s “Fourth Bluff” through a new pop-up beer garden series. The Cossitt Library, the Promenade behind the University of Memphis School of Law, and Memphis and Mississippi River Parks will be utilized to create a set of connected, civic assets along Downtown’s “Fourth Bluff.” … The stakeholders hope to showcase underutilized parks and green spaces through a partnership with the Downtown Memphis Commission’s mobile beer vendor, The Tapbox, the Memphis Riverfront Development Corp. and the City of Memphis to … Continue reading MBJ: Downtown pop-up beer garden to activate ‘Fourth Bluff’

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MDN: Arts-Focused Ignite Memphis Event Coming to Playhouse

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MDN: Arts-Focused Ignite Memphis Event Coming to Playhouse “Playhouse on the Square in a few weeks will host a gathering of creatives and young Memphis professionals who share a love of the arts in Memphis. It’s a new version of the popular “Ignite Memphis” series of events, held regularly at popular hotspots around the city, during which a group of participants make quick-hit presentations on lots of different topics. And this time around, for the Ignite event on April 4, there’s a new focus. Given that Ignite Memphis will be hosting the event at a theater, in conjunction with the … Continue reading MDN: Arts-Focused Ignite Memphis Event Coming to Playhouse