Local Events

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) season concludes Sunday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Overton Park Shell with the annual "Sunset Symphony."

Award-winning director Ann Marie Hall joined Kacky Walton to talk about helming the New Moon Theatre Company's production of "Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties," running Friday, May 22, to Sunday, June 7, at Theatreworks@TheSquare.

Karen Carrier joined Kacky Walton to discuss "Legacy at the Table," a three-part dinner series at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art celebrating the history and cultural legacy of Memphis College of Art through food, memory, and community.

The 10th Annual Foundry Invitational and River Exhibition (F.I.R.E.) for foundry and casting artists takes place May 14–17 at the Metal Museum.

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"Clavier-Übung III" (often called the "German Organ Mass") is considered one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most important and complete organ works, featuring some of his most complex and technically demanding music for the instrument.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) concludes its Classic Accents concert season for 2025-2026 with a performance on Friday, May 15, and Sunday, May 17.

The Germantown Symphony Orchestra (GSO) is closing its 50th anniversary season with "A Golden Celebration" concert on Saturday, May 16, at the Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC).

Concerts International concludes its 2025-2026 season with flutist Tara Helen O'Connor and guitarist Jason Vieaux on Friday, May 15, in Harris Concert Hall at the University of Memphis (UofM).

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is holding its 60th Annual Conference in Memphis, Wednesday, May 13, through Saturday, May 16, just steps from Beale Street at the Memphis Riverline Hotel.