VOL. 9 | NO. 24 | Saturday, June 11, 2016
West Tennessee Home Builders Association will bring back the Mid-South Parade of Homes on select days from Friday, June 10, through June 26. Twenty-two homes across the Mid-South will be showcased. Tickets are free at Siano Appliance Distributors and Regions Bank locations, Visit midsouthparade.com.
The Sisterhood Showcase Expo will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. The annual showcase features shopping, fashion shows, performances, health screenings and more. One-day tickets are $15; two-day tickets are $25. Visit thesisterhoodshowcase.com.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank for a discussion and signing of her latest release, “All Summer Long,” on Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Ticketed VIP reception begins at 6 p.m. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
The Orpheum Theatre will present a new production of “The Wizard of Oz” Tuesday through Sunday, June 14-19, at 203 S. Main St. Visit orpheum-memphis.com for showtimes and tickets.
Sky Zone Memphis will host the local qualifier for the 2016 Ultimate Dodgeball Championship on Tuesday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. at 5355 Distriplex Farms Drive, suite 102. Five- to eight-person teams will compete for a chance to travel to Las Vegas, where the eight best teams in the world will compete for $50,000. Teams can visit skyzone.com/udc to register in advance.
Tenth annual Belvedere Chamber Music Festival will take place Wednesday through Saturday, June 15-18, at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Ave. Concerts start at 7:30 each night; Thursday will also include a 3 p.m. concert. Visit belvederefestival.org for details and concert selections.
Campbell Clinic will host a total joint replacement seminar Thursday, June 16, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Germantown’s Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown Road. Learn about this same-day procedure from total joint replacement surgeons. RSVP at bit.ly/27bR2Ck or 901-410-5179.
FedEx Institute of Technology and Memphis Technology Foundation will host Memphis Tech Talks, an evening of lightning talks from technology innovators, on Thursday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. in FIT’s The Zone, 356 Patterson St. The event is free and open to the public, and a light dinner will be served. Visit meetup.com/memphis-technology-user-groups to register.