Arts & Culture

Nashville Celtic Rock Band Coming to the Alley

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 1:51pm

Nashville Celtic Rock Band Coming to the Alley

Nashville Celtic rock band Molly Ramone will come to West Tennessee on Thursday, May 17, when singer/songwriter Mark Harriman and Joe Khoury will perform at Arts in the Alley in downtown Henderson. Beginning at 6 p.m., the event will be hosted by the Henderson Arts Commission in the alley off Main Street beside Frix-Jennings Clinic.

Originally from Leiceister, England, Harriman came to America in 1995 when he signed to Gravelsauce Records. Since then he has established himself as an integral part of the Nashville music scene. Khoury plays lead guitar and mandolin and sings backing vocals. He is a prominent session player and music producer in Nashville.

Regularly featured at both the Opryland Hotel and on Music Row, Molly Ramone has a delightful way of encouraging audiences to join the excitement by clapping or singing along to both traditional Irish ballads and newer Celtic rock music.

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Anniversary dinner to highlight 35 years for WLOK

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 8:34am

Information provided by WLOK

Memphis, TN - (May 14, 2012) - WLOK (1340 AM), the first black-owned radio station in Memphis, will celebrate its 35th anniversary of African-American ownership with an anniversary dinner Friday, May 18, at the Marriott East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The dinner will bring together gospel celebrities, dignitaries, and loyal listeners to pay tribute to the local radio station that has become Memphis' leading source of gospel music and news.

"When WLOK began in 1977, there were many people who didn't believe that a black-owned radio could succeed in Memphis. But 35 years later and we're still here,'' said Art Gilliam, president of Gilliam Communications, Inc.

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Goodwyn Gallery Hosts Memphis in May Exhibit

Submitted by Bernadette Shinault-Davis, MPLIC

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 2:13pm

Goodwyn Gallery Hosts Memphis in May Exhibit

“Art of the Philippines” will be on display in the Goodwyn Gallery in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library through May 29 in conjunction with Memphis in May “Salute to the Philippines” International Week.

The exhibit showcases select paintings from the collection of the Philippine Center in New York. From oil on canvas to metal on wood, “Art of the Philippines” displays works of notable artists, time-periods, styles, and trends of the Philippines and its rich history.

The Philippine Center New York, 556 Fifth Avenue, is known as the location of the Philippine government offices that officially represent the Philippines in the region and in the United Nations. Filipino diplomatic, social, and cultural events are also held in the government offices.

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See the Titanic in true 3-D in Tunica

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 11:44am

Information provided by Hollywood Casino Tunica

The RMS Titanic, the world largest ship, sank April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The accident claimed the lives of over 1,500 passengers. April 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famed Titanic. The 1997 Titanic movie, which won 11 Academy Awards and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, has been rereleased in 3-D in time for this centennial.

But, if you really want to see the Titanic in true 3-D, then get to Hollywood Casino Tunica, just south of Memphis, to view their extensive, major memorabilia collection of props from the 1997 James Cameron Titanic movie.

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Titanic movie items on display at Hollywood Casino Tunica

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 11:42am

Hollywood Casino Tunica

Hollywood Casino Tunica offers an extensive display of items used in the making of the movie Titanic as well as replicas of others.

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Tiger Sculpture Coming to the U of M

Submitted by Katie Hannings, Intern

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 8:57am

Construction is underway at the University of Memphis.

Location of the bronze sculpture on campus.

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Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 8:55am

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Information provided by the Hardeman County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Step back with us to "Places in Time - Circa 1862-1920 Historic Tour" in Bolivar, TN. On May 5th and 6th, The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) will be conducting The APTA Annual Historic Tour. Bolivar is located only about an hour east of Memphis and 30 minutes south of Jackson, TN. With over 150 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it has a lot of history, just waiting to be told.

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