
Checking on the Arts
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The Mid-South calendar of arts events.
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Kacky Walton spoke with Memphis filmmaker, artist, musician, and comic creator Mike McCarthy about the 30th anniversary screening of his cult classic film "Teenage Tupelo."
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The new performance season at the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center and the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music begins with "Opening Night at the Scheidt" on Friday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m.
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The new school year is beginning at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Darel Snodgrass spoke with two new voice professors, Joseph Contreras and Megan Esther Grey, about the year ahead.
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Kacky Walton spoke with Daniel Stuart Nelson and Pete Montgomery about the regional premiere of the award-winning musical "Come From Away" at Playhouse on the Square.
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Kacky Walton spoke with Whitney Brannon, director and choreographer of the raucous send-up of musical theatre "Something Rotten!" opening Friday, August 15.
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Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education, part of the Orpheum Theatre Group, has announced the first events of its new season.
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens is to host Create Community Night on Saturday, August 16, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., inviting guests to make, design, experiment, and explore.
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Kacky Walton spoke with Claire Rutkauskas, Director of Programs for Creative Aging Mid-South, and introduced Christy Barzizza, the organization’s new Executive Director. We discussed the next two performances in Creative Aging’s popular concert series.
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Darel Snodgrass interviewed Ned Canty, General Director of Opera Memphis, about their upcoming season, which begins in September with "30 Days of Opera."
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Ballet Memphis opens its 39th season with the world premiere of Joshua L. Peugh’s "Macbeth."