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Exhibits trace Tunisia's eclectic cultural legacy

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Published May 7, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Tunisia may be much smaller than its neighbors Libya, to the southeast, and Algeria, to the west, but as a crossroad of civilizations for 12,000 years, its rich cultural heritage could rival even the largest country. The North African republic is the honored country for this year's Memphis in May International Festival. The monthlong event includes exhibitions that highlight Tunisian culture in terms of art, music, religion, nature and the role of women in the nation's long history ...

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In Tunisia, tradition, modernity coincide in harmony

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Published May 6, 2010 at 10:10 a.m.

Amid the rock music and the championship barbecue, the annual Memphis in May International Festival devotes a series of events to an annual honored country. Tunisia takes the spotlight tonight at the Orpheum with a performance by Tunisian violin player and composer Walid Gharbi and the Sybel Ballet Theatre. During intermission, chef Rafik Tlati will give audience members a sample of authentic Tunisian cuisine ...

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Forecasts worse than weather for Beale Street Music Festival

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Published May 2, 2010 at 9:16 p.m.

Dodging bullets. That's how Memphis in May officials described the challenges that beset this year's Beale Street Music Festival, a three-day event fraught with severe weather and band illnesses. "It's disappointing to everyone involved," said Jim Holt, president of Memphis in May International Festival. "I've never seen anything like this. We made the best decisions we could, and always kept the safety of our patrons in mind." ...

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Blues, rock ruled during day two of Music Fest

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Published May 1, 2010 at 11:10 p.m.

Fittingly for a festival named for its birthplace (and beset most of the day by dark storm clouds), the blues dominated on the north end of Tom Lee Park on day two of the Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival ...

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Performers shimmy and strut, fans shout at festival on the river

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Published April 30, 2010 at 10:45 p.m.

An eclectic lineup on the Beale Street Music Festival’s Budweiser Stage Friday night delivered a variety of sounds but shared one common goal: To get Memphis In May 2010 started with a high-energy blast of feel good music. Though New York alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, whose punk-tinged hits include such moody numbers as “Iris,” threatened to bring down the mood with their night-closing set, the stage’s other two bands put a premium on light-hearted, upbeat fare ...

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At Music Fest: 'Music Walk of Fame' honors local performers

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Published April 30, 2010 at 9:33 p.m.

When the Academy Award-winning rapper Al Kapone opened the Beale Street Music Festival on Friday afternoon, he continued a tradition of Memphis musicians giving props to the city that help made them famous. Those with both long and short-term festival memories can learn more about the performers who put Memphis (and Memphis in May) on the map in a new informational display near the Cellular South stage ...

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Not wet yet: Music Fest kicks off under dry skies

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:16 p.m.

A funny thing happened on the way to the deluge. When Memphis rap icon Al Kapone and band took the Budweiser Stage at the Beale Street Music Festival about 6 p.m. Friday night, pieces of the sunny sky, as seen through the scattered clouds, were as blue as the polka dots on many of the young women's fashionable yet practical boots. “I feel blessed after all this crazy rain talk. We have defied the forecasts,” said Al Kapone, whose son and fellow performer, Young AJ, was making his third

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Forget Tea. This Is the Barbecue Conference

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 5:31 p.m.

There is no perfect barbecue," said Mike Mills, three-time champ of the Memphis in May Barbecue Cooking Contest ... Hungry Memphis checks out the final day of the National Barbecue Association Conference and Trade Show ...

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Five Questions For Pat Mitchell Worley

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Published June 26, 2009 at 8:13 p.m.
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Pat Mitchell Worley , Director of Development and Communications for the Memphis Music Foundation since July 2008, is in the midst of planning a huge party — the Music Resource Center 's first birthday celebration, which runs tonight at their headquarters at 431 S. Main from 6 to 9 p.m ... Worley, a lifelong champion of local music and a veteran of the Blues Foundation , Memphis In May , and MPACT Memphis , took a quick break this afternoon to answer five questions about the MMF and the

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Crowds stay, gray skies scatter for star-spangled, star-studded ending

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Published May 24, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Tradition ruled the day (and night) as the AutoZone Sunset Symphony brought this year's Memphis in May festivities to a close Saturday. As in years past, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra thundered with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, the strains of "Old Man River" were heard, fireworks lit up the sky and the rains came down on Tom Lee Park ...

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