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Featured: Musician Will Kimbrough in Tribute to Todd Snider at the Green Room; Jamie Barton in Recital for one night only at Harris Concert Hall -
Iran struck Qatar's massive gas facility after Israel targeted Iran's gas field, putting global energy supplies at risk.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nate Swanson, former director for Iran at the National Security Council, about what President Trump understood about Iran before going to war.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a panelist in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, discusses the reforms he wants for the agency and shares his views on the Iran war with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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Concerts International continues season with Goldmund Quartet at CBHS Theatre
Concerts International's chamber music season continues in a new venue and on a new day, Saturday, March 21, at Christian Brothers High School Theatre, with the acclaimed Goldmund String Quartet.
Opera Superstar Jamie Barton Comes to Memphis for Two Special Performances
Opera superstar Jamie Barton is coming to Memphis for two exciting events: a concert on Saturday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. at Harris Concert Hall featuring pianist Kathleen Kelly and Opera Memphis Handorf Company artists Tina O'Malley, Perri DiChristina, and Joel Clemens, followed on Saturday, March 28, with a performance of the huge Verdi Requiem with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO), soloists, and chorus.
Spring has a quiet way of reminding us ...
... that hope is never very far away.
Shakespeare in the Cemetery | Elmwood Cemetery
Kacky Walton talked with Kim Bearden, executive director of Elmwood Cemetery, about a theatrical event taking place Saturday, March 21, at 6:00 p.m.
Spring Shout-Out Shakespeare Series begins with "Romeo and Juliet"
Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Shout-Out Shakespeare Series returns with "Romeo and Juliet"
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Celebrate the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick’s Day with a mug of Irish Coffee.
Tennessee teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material
The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.
John Lane Solo Flute Performance at the University of Memphis
Prominent flutist and Memphis native John Lane presents a solo flute recital on Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall on the University of Memphis (UofM) campus.
Muslims react to Rep. Andy Ogles saying they 'don’t belong in American society'
Muslims in Rep. Andy Ogles' (R-Tenn.) district react to his characterization of them and their religion after he said they "don’t belong in American society."
Society Memphis Opens Skate, Coffee, and Community Space in Binghampton
Society Memphis is a new skatepark/coffeehouse/dance/learning/performance space in the Binghampton area, at 583 Scott Street.