As a baby boomer, Halloran Centre vice president of operations Ron Jewell can relate to comedian Pat Hazell’s world view as presented in his one-man act, “The Wonder Bread Years.”

2. Last Word: Pantographs & Catenaries, Grizz Uncertainty and Tuesdays Without Morrie - Monday, September 25, 2017

After three years off the rails, the first significant indications that the trolleys are about to return. It was just a two-block ride that includes the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley barn on North Main and one very new trolley. But it is a start through what is a very technical and bureaucratic process involving lots of safety vests, clipboards and video cameras.

3. Halloran Centre Debuts Theater Series in December - Monday, August 14, 2017

The Halloran Centre at the Orpheum has added theater to its mix of live music and films with an “On Stage at the Halloran Centre” series that begins in December.

The first of the three productions in the series is “Tuesdays With Morrie” starring Jamie Farr in the stage production of the best-selling book by Mitch Albom. The show runs Dec. 2-3.

4. Sports Bind City - Saturday, January 21, 2017

Maybe it is your spouse’s Christmas party. Or a local business conference and no one else from your company is attending. When you give the room the once-over, it’s full of unfamiliar faces.

5. 1-Year-Old Halloran Centre Expands Orpheum’s Reach - Friday, November 4, 2016

The contrast couldn’t be greater. The Orpheum Theatre opened in 1928 and was one of the first buildings in Memphis placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Orpheum’s Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education is a year old and is a model of contemporary design, technology and other amenities.

6. Jewell Joins Orpheum's Development Foundation - Saturday, May 2, 2015

Ron Jewell is joining the staff of the Memphis Development Foundation, which operates the Orpheum Theatre, as vice president of operations at the forthcoming Centre for Performing Arts Education.

7. Jewell Joins Staff of Memphis Development Foundation - Friday, May 1, 2015

Ron Jewell is joining the staff of the Memphis Development Foundation, which operates the Orpheum Theatre, as vice president of operations at the forthcoming Centre for Performing Arts Education.

8. Renaissance 2012 - Friday, February 3, 2012

It may be the start of a new year for most people, but for arts organizations in Memphis, it’s a new life altogether. Tough economic years in 2009 and 2010 led to creative collaborations in 2011, which some say will bloom into financial success in 2012.

9. Kids Take Center Stage with Circus - Monday, December 26, 2011

If the kids are pinging off the walls after a long winter holiday school vacation, Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center would like to put their excess energy to good use.

Starfish Circus, a pre-programmed artistic residency for high schoolers, will introduce kids to the many techniques of physical theater and stage acrobatics in a crash course culminating in a live performance.

10. Allie Prescott to Head U of M Alumni Association - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Allie Prescott has been elected president of the University of Memphis Alumni Association national executive board of directors.

Prescott holds his bachelor’s and law degrees from the U of M, and he is a life member of the University of Memphis Alumni Association. As a former adviser to the executive director and former vice president for membership, Prescott is serving his fifth year on the national board.

11. Variety Spices Up BPACC Season - Monday, July 4, 2011

If you’re looking for opera, you’re out of luck, but the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center has a little of most every other musical genre slated for the first half of the coming season.

12. Variety Spices Up BPACC Season - Friday, July 1, 2011

If you’re looking for opera, you’re out of luck, but the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center has a little of most every other musical genre slated for the first half of the coming season.

13. Actor Daniels Brings Singing Talents to BPACC - Monday, August 23, 2010

The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center box office has had to clarify a few things about its upcoming concert by big-screen leading man Jeff Daniels on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m.

14. International Guitar Night to Feature ‘World-Renowned’ Performers - Monday, January 4, 2010

The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center (BPACC) will become the crossroads of world music on Jan. 15 as acoustic guitarists from both American coasts, central Europe and Israel converge for one night of collaborative performance.

15. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, October 7, 2002
Recession not hurting performing arts

Some performing arts feeling pinch of recession

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

Discretionary income is first to feel the tightening grasp of a recession, meaning less eating out and even less entertainm...

16. Archived Article: Bartlett Lj - Thursday, January 4, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Home for the arts Bartlett center scheduled for construction in 1996 By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The Bartlett Planning Commission is moving ahead with the newest element of its city-wide five-year capital improvements plan. Site p...