KEY EVENTS

THEATRE

Feb. 26 - Mar. 8 - Disney's Aladdin

Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main Street

From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of Aladdin, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.

Visit orpheum-memphis.com for specific show times.

 

Mar. 14 - Diary of a Wombat

Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main Street

Millions of young people around the world have adored the multi award-winning picture book, Diary of a Wombat. Now this iconic work, written by Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley, comes to the stage.

10:00 AM, orpheum-memphis.com 

 

MUSIC

Mar. 1-31 - Hi-Tone - Music Venue

The Hi-Tone, 412 N Cleveland 

The Hi-Tone is a hip local music venue and bar featuring two stages and live bands most nights of the week.

hitonecafe.com

Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 - Eddie Smith

Neil’s Music Room, 5727 Quince Rd 

Repeats weekly on Friday. 8:00pm

Mar. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28 - The BB King’s Blues Club All-Star Band

B.B. King’s Blues Club, 143 Beale

Repeats weekly on Monday & Thursday at 6pm and Friday & Saturday at 9pm, 901-524-5464

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Memphis Jazz Orchestra

Alfred’s, 197 Beale, Memphis, TN 38103

Repeats weekly on Sunday, 6:00pm

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Sunday Brunch with 

Joyce Cobb 

Boscos, 2120 Madison Ave.

A long beloved Memphis singer, Joyce Cobb is adept at many styles such as jazz, soul, blues and rock n’ roll.

Brunch is served from 10:30 am until 3:00 pm and our Sunday Brunch Menu includes fresh omelets, benedicts, waffles, sandwiches, and much more.

Repeats weekly on Sunday, 11:30am-2:30pm

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Bluegrass Brunch

Crosstown Brewing Co., 1264 Concourse Avenue

Come and get your brunch on. Crosstown Brewing Co. will have live bluegrass music. $3 “beermosas” and food from a rotating list of food trucks and pop-up cafes. Repeats weekly on Sunday, 1:00-4:00pm

 

Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 - Tune-A-Gator

Lamplighter Lounge & Cafe, 1702 Madison Ave.Tune-A-Gator plays old-time music from Appalachia, New England and Canada with fiddle, concertina and guitar. Repeats weekly on Fridays from 3:00-6:00pm

 

Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 - Honky Tonk Wednesdays w/ Dale Watson & His Lone Stars

Hernando’s Hideaway, 3210 Old Hernando Rd.

The World Famous Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, a historic Memphis roadhouse where Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Johnny Cash and many others were known to play. Come enjoy a night of Classic Honky Tonk with Dale Watson & His Lone Stars. Dance floor with full bar & some of the best burgers in town. 8:00 PM

www.worldfamoushernandoshideaway.com

 

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29  - Joe Restivo 4

Lafayette’s Music Room, 2119 Madison Ave

With over 25 years of professional experience in music, Joe Restivo’s guitar playing strongly reflects his Memphis roots. 10:30AM, lafayettes.com

 

Mar. 4, 11, 26 - Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans 

Lafayette’s Music Room, 2119 Madison Ave

New Orleans native Brian “Breeze” Cayolle’s rich and soulful saxophone style was born from the traditions of the Jazz, Blues and R&B of his hometown. 5:30PM, lafayettes.com

 

Mar. 5  - Marcella & Her Lovers

Hernando’s Hideaway, 3210 Old Hernando Rd.

A unique combination of classic Memphis Soul music, New Orleans funk, and traditional Creole music. 9:00 PM, www.worldfamoushernandoshideaway.com

 

Mar. 6  - The MD's (Tribute to Booker T. and the MG's)

Hernando’s Hideaway, 3210 Old Hernando Rd.

The MD’s are the only Booker T. and the MG’s tribute band in the world, and they also happen to be straight out of Memphis, TN just like the famous quartet recorded at Stax Records. 9:00 PM, www.worldfamoushernandoshideaway.com

 

Mar. 6 - Robert Moody Presents – The Orchestra Unplugged: Devil at the Crossroads: Robert Johnson Meets Igor Stravinsky!

Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main Street

Robert Moody takes Stravinsky's immortal music/theater piece A Soldier’s Tale, written during the World War I, and creates a mash-up with the greatest tunes Robert Johnson, who met the “Devil at the Crossroads” near Clarksdale, Mississippi, not long after Stravinsky told his musical tale.  7:30 PM, orpheum-memphis.com

Mar. 7  - Farmer & Adele

Hernando’s Hideaway, 3210 Old Hernando Rd.

This group is revitalising western swing music in a similar manner to Riders In The Sky and Asleep At The Wheel. With a star-studded record, award nominations and their own morning radio show, The Farmer & Adele are a one-two punch of classic meets modern with plenty of their own original cowpoke tunes. 

9:00 PM, www.worldfamoushernandoshideaway.com

 

Mar. 14  - Reba Russel Band

Hernando’s Hideaway, 3210 Old Hernando Rd.

The list of credits for recording artists that Reba has performed backing vocals in session for is vast.  A few notable credits are; U2 (When Love Comes to Town, BB King/ Bono). Class of 55 Homecoming featuring: Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins. Huey Lewis and the News. 9:00 PM, www.worldfamoushernandoshideaway.com

ACTIVITIES

Fri/Sat Year Round - Salsa and Bachata Dancing at The Rumba Room

303 S. Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103

9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: free bachata and salsa lesson and dancing until 3:00 a.m. 

www.memphisrumba.com, no partner needed

Sat Year Round - COOPER-YOUNG COMMU- NITY FARMERS MARKET

1000 South Cooper Street Memphis, TN 38104

The Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market

is the homegrown and handmade market of Midtown Memphis in the heart of the historic Cooper-Young Arts and Food District. Open every Saturday all year round. The market offers a variety of fresh seasonal produce and special artisan fares, featuring work by local artists. 901-725-2221

Sat Year Round at 12pm - Wiseacre Brewery Tour and Tasting

2783 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112, (901) 888-7000, wiseacrebrew.com

Get a behind-the-scenes look at our brewery. We’ll discuss how we got started as a brewery, how beer got started in general and all the ingredients and processes that go into making delicious beer. While touring the brewery, we will talk about and sample four different styles. $15 includes the hour tour, 4 beers and a take home logo glass. These are open for booking one month in advance and on-line bookings given first priority. For information on private tours and gifts, please email crebs@wiseacrebrew.com.

 

Mar. 1-31 - Rockhouse Live Karaoke

Rockhouse Live Midtown, 2586 Poplar Ave.

Hidden gem of a karaoke spot if you enjoy getting lots of songs in. Friendly hosts and inexpensive drinks. Repeats weekly on Tuesday-Friday and Sunday. 8:00pm

 

EXHIBITIONS

DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS

4339 Park, Memphis 38117; 901-761-5250, dixon.org

Late nineteenth and early twentieth century French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist landscapes, still life, portraits, and figure paintings form the core of the Dixon’s paintings collection.

Jan. 12 - Apr. 5 - Lawrence Matthews: To Disappear Away: Places soon to be no more

To Disappear Away: Places soon to be no more highlights Memphis artist Lawrence Matthews’ most recent work in color photography.

Jan. 19 - Mar. 22 - Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman

Augusta Savage (1892-1962) was a Black woman artist from the South whose career as a sculptor led her north to Harlem in 1921. Her talent, ingenuity, and determination led to her prominence and a successful career during the Harlem Renaissance. This landmark exhibition features more than fifty works of art, including sculptures, paintings, photographs, and drawings, by both Savage and the artists she taught, championed, and inspired.

Jan. 19 - Mar. 22 - Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum

Featuring more than thirty international artists, Under Construction explores the growth of the collage technique and aesthetic in the work of Romare Bearden and his colleagues from the 1950s to the present.

Jan. 26 - Mar. 22 - William Eggleston and Jennifer Steinkamp: At Home at the Dixon

William Eggleston and Jennifer Steinkamp: At Home at the Dixon juxtaposes floral, garden, and still life imagery in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century painting with photographs by William Eggleston and computer animations by Jennifer Steinkamp that focus on similar themes. 

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART

1934 Poplar in Overton Park, Memphis 38104; 901-544-6200, www.brooksmuseum.org.

Now - May. 10 - A Journey Towards Self-Definition: African American Artists in the Permanent Collection

This exhibition brings together paintings, photographs, textiles, and sculpture by mainly self-taught African American artists from the museum’s permanent collection, spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.

 

SPORTS

BASKETBALL

Memphis Grizzlies 

FedExForum, 191 Beale, Memphis, 

www.nba.com/grizzlies 

Date Opponent Time

Mar. 7 Atlanta 7:00 pm

Mar. 10 Orlando 7:00 pm

Mar. 17 OK City 7:00 pm

Mar. 21 New Orleans 7:00 pm

Mar. 25 Boston 7:00 pm

Mar. 28 Toronto 7:00 pm