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MDN: Southern Heritage Classic Founder Touts Value of Annual, One-Off Events

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MDN: Southern Heritage Classic Founder Touts Value of Annual, One-Off Events When he came up with the idea of an annual football game in Memphis between the teams of two historically black universities with large alumni bases locally, Fred Jones had two primary goals for what he called the Southern Heritage Classic. Those goals? “Prove that I could do it, and prove that it could be done in Memphis too,” Jones said as he prepares for the 28th annual classic at the Liberty Bowl in September. This year, it’s set to include 10 events over three days, including a three-day … Continue reading MDN: Southern Heritage Classic Founder Touts Value of Annual, One-Off Events

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MDN: 2nd Bona Fide Blues Festival Keeps Lineup Local

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MDN: 2nd Bona Fide Blues Festival Keeps Lineup Local John Gemmill, the president of the Memphis Blues Society, says there is a standard look to blues festivals – a poster with a guitar player and “fill-in-the-name-of-the-city blues festival,” and a lineup that includes performers from all over the place. The society’s Bona Fide Blues Festival is a challenge to that. “We are surrounded by the countryside that created the blues, and for decades people have been coming here and people have been coming from all around to soak in the atmosphere,” Gemmill said. “There’s a huge blues scenes. We’ve got … Continue reading MDN: 2nd Bona Fide Blues Festival Keeps Lineup Local

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CA: Indie Memphis launches ‘Youth Film Fest’ for student filmmakers

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CA: Indie Memphis launches ‘Youth Film Fest’ for student filmmakers Student filmmakers in grades 7-12 (including graduates of the Class of 2016) are invited to submit work to Indie Memphis for the organization’s first “Youth Film Fest,” a daylong event of screenings, workshops and more that is scheduled to be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum, 203 S. Main. … Film and video submissons of all types — including fiction, documentary, animation, music videos and experimental work — are welcome, and may be shot with any type of camera or device, including phones and iPads. … Continue reading CA: Indie Memphis launches ‘Youth Film Fest’ for student filmmakers

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MDN: Film and Music Festival to Open Call for Entries Jan. 1

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“The On Location: Memphis International Film & Music Fest is opening its call for entries Jan. 1. Filmmakers from all over are invited to submit their work to be considered for the 2015 edition of On Location: Memphis. The festival consists of five filmmaking categories – feature, documentary, live action short, animation and music video. This year’s event takes place on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 through Sept. 6, and films will be showcased at Malco’s Studio on the Square. All films should be submitted via the submission service Withoutabox. The early bird deadline comes at the end of February, … Continue reading MDN: Film and Music Festival to Open Call for Entries Jan. 1

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MDN: Authors, Readers Converge for Book Festival

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Earlier this year, interest in the first Mid-South Book Festival, scheduled to take place later this month, began to reach what seemed like a fever pitch, according to Literacy Mid-South executive director Kevin Dean. “It was almost like a runaway train,” Dean said about public reaction to the book festival, presented by Literacy Mid-South and Homewood Suites, which kicks off Sept. 25 and runs through Sept. 28. “So many people were calling, and we actually didn’t have enough space for all the authors coming on board, because everybody we asked said yes. So we ended up expanding the festival to … Continue reading MDN: Authors, Readers Converge for Book Festival

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MDN: Cooper Young Art Invitational to be Held Thursday

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“The Cooper Young Festival Art Invitational will be held Thursday, Sept. 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Jay Etkin Gallery, 942 S. Cooper St.” (MDN) Continue reading MDN: Cooper Young Art Invitational to be Held Thursday

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CA: Rock For Love festival and fundraiser branches out for its eighth year

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“For Rock for Love founders Marvin Stockwell, Jeff Hulett and J.D. Reager, the songs have changed, but the cause has remained the same. When the curtain closes on the eighth annual edition of their charity event this weekend, Rock for Love will have raised more than $250,000 to date for the Church Health Center.” (CA) Continue reading CA: Rock For Love festival and fundraiser branches out for its eighth year

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Forget May, September is Festival Month in Memphis!

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So we all know that Memphis is pretty awesome in the springtime (it’s pretty awesome all year long).  Stirring from a relative, winter slumber, activity escalates over the months until it hits its crescendo with Memphis in May.  And then the humidity hits, and festivals give way to regular parties at several places (Peabody and Madison rooftops, Levitt Shell and Botanical Garden concerts, and monthly neighborhood parties) to keep things buzzin in the summer evenings. But do you realize what just happened this September in Memphis?  I was reading this article over at Atlantic Cities about Austin’s Weird Festival Based … Continue reading Forget May, September is Festival Month in Memphis!