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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 1:00 a.m.

Check out D.A. Pennebaker's humorous documentary, Kings of Pastry , at The Brooks Sunday ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Traveling cowboys rescue fallen carriage horse on Beale Street

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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 6:08 p.m.

Upon leaving dinner downtown around 9 p.m. Friday, a group of cowboys visiting Memphis for a roping competition happened upon a strange scene on Beale Street ...

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In celebration of Black History Month, FireHouse Little Theater kicks off its first season with a controversial adult-oriented play directed by Olivia Johnson. Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks makes her maiden performance in this play, joined by actors David Stowell, Dixie Fletcher and Dennis Head ... Shows are 7 tonight and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday at FireHouse Little Theater ...

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Memphis budget shortfall may lead to layoffs, city officials say

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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 10:26 p.m.

The city of Memphis is considering hundreds of layoffs to close a projected budget shortfall for the next fiscal year that could reach as high as $70 million ...

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News in the Arts: Marvell Thomas gets Beale brass note

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Published Feb. 11, 2011 at 10:56 p.m.

Another member of the Bluff City's great musical clan will be honored next week with a brass note on Beale Street as Marvell Thomas joins his father, Memphis music legend Rufus Thomas, and his sister, Stax soul queen Carla Thomas, on the Walk of Fame ...

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Willie Cole Deep Impressions

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Published Feb. 11, 2011 at 1:00 a.m.

Artist Willie Cole's "Deep Impressions" show opens at the Brooks Friday ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Closed Today!

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Published Feb. 10, 2011 at 6:32 p.m.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful ... so the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is closed today. The lecture with artist Willie Cole has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 12.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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International Blues Challenge: Profile of Micah Kesselring

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Published Feb. 4, 2011 at 11:52 p.m.

The frigid chill is not keeping people away from the International Blues Challenge on Beale Street this week ... One-hundred-ten bands and 83 solo/duo acts from around the world are competing for their chance to make it big ... Candice Ludlow went to Mr. Handy's Blues Hall Wednesday night to catch a 17-year-old prodigy from a small town in Ohio ...

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Tenn. tourism touts trails off the beaten path

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Published Nov. 24, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

As part of an effort to encourage people to visit Tennessee's more rural areas, state officials are planning 16 "driving trails" across Tennessee, including one originating at Graceland ...

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