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2. Events - Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Tennessee Shakespeare Company continues its Shakespeare Shout-Out Series with a “free, fun and fast” performance of “Romeo and Juliet” Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 2:15 p.m. near the University of Memphis Theatre Building, 3475 Central Ave. Shakespeare’s classic tale of young love and mortal violence unfolds during a 90-minute performance that’s fast, physical and daring. Cost is free; no tickets needed. Shout-Out Series shows continue through Nov. 10. Visit tnshakespeare.org for a schedule.

3. Events - Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Novel will host Rick DeStefanis for a discussion and signing of “Valley of the Purple Hearts,” the fourth novel in his “Vietnam War Stories” series, Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit novelmemphis.com.

4. Events - Monday, October 16, 2017

Novel will host Curtis Wilkie and Thomas Oliphant for a discussion and signing of “The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK’s Five-Year Campaign” Monday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. at 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit novelmemphis.com.

5. Mississippi Bicentennial Events Taking Place in Oxford - Thursday, June 22, 2017

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A concert to celebrate 200 years of Mississippi statehood is taking place this weekend.

Country singer and Mississippi native Marty Stuart headlines the show Saturday on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford.

6. Last Word: Chips Moman, ServiceMaster Incentives and Crosstown High - Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Chips Moman has died. Word of his death Monday at a hospice in Georgia came two years after Moman was honored for his contributions to Memphis music and the city's history.

Those contributions were substantial and for quite a while they were overlooked – even while he was running the definition of a hit factory at American Sound Studios, a non-descript recording studio on Danny Thomas Boulevard at Chelsea Avenue in North Memphis.

7. Old-Time Country, Stones Intertwined - Saturday, June 13, 2015

Joey, the CowPolka King, well remembers the times he would play acoustic bass, piano or his specialty – the accordion – and try to catch up after Cowboy Jack Clement launched into one of his favorite songs….

8. Stonewall Jackson's Little Slice of Heaven in Brentwood - Saturday, November 22, 2014

“Everybody has to meet his Waterloo,” sings honky-tonk hero Stonewall Jackson in his breakthrough No. 1 hit back in 1959.

Of course, that line, the entire song really, means everybody must meet his or her fate someday.

9. Centennial on Tap for Traffic Club of Memphis - Monday, January 28, 2013

The Traffic Club of Memphis is kick-starting its 100-year celebration with the introduction of its 2013 officers, led for the second straight year by president Mason Wilson.

The club’s activities this year will feature a series of local events, including the Traffic Club International annual conference in September.

10. Elvis Birthday Salute Kicks Off Jan. 7 - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The city of Tupelo will celebrate Elvis Presley's 75th birthday in January with special exhibits, art displays and concerts.

Presley was born in Tupelo and moved to Memphis when he was 13. Presley died at Graceland on Aug. 16, 1977, and is buried in a small garden on the grounds. His 75th birthday is Jan. 8.

11. Archived Article: Govt Focus - Thursday, January 13, 2000
World-Class Music often starts World-class music in tune with Tennessee manufacturers By Carol Davis Special to The Daily News Each time country recording artist Chely Wright takes the stage, she is backed by more than her talented band she is buoye...