Willy Bearden, author and filmmaker, will preside over our Wednesday lunchtime chat at Lil Anthony’s Cafe at 341 Beale Street. Willy will talk about his book “Memphis Blues: Birthplace of a Music Tradition“, about his documentaries on Memphis history, and about his forthcoming feature film “One Came Home”. A native …

No we’re not suggesting you drink and drive!  On  Saturday the International Corvette Club will bring over 300 cars to display along Beale Street in a national show which grows larger each year. And on Sunday, the scene changes quite a big with the annual Great Wine Race, an competition …

ESPN Friday Night Fights will return to historic Beale Street for the 4th consecutive year with a power-packed, six bout card at the New Daisy Theater on Friday, April 16. The main event is a 10-round heavyweight clash between former World Title challengers featuring Tony Thompson (33-2) of Washington, DC …

The weather the perfect, the speakers enthusiastic, and the sizable crowd was fully engaged — these ingredients made the dedication ceremony for notes for R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough a great success.
A brief video will give you the feel of the event. Of course there’s nothing like being there in …

Brass Note Walk of Fame
As part of the Spirit of Memphis pep rally held in Handy Park on 4/9 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm , notes in the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame will be presented in honor of Junior Kimbrough and  R.L. Burnside. The notes will be …

With a spate of new restaurants filling vacated spaces, Beale Street will hold a grand re-opening event on Thursday, April 22, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.  A $5 wristband will entitle patrons to free admission to all east end venues and food & drink specials at the new ones — …

Kicking of a weekly speakers’ series at Lil Anthony’s Cafe (341 Beale Street) will be local historian Wayne Dowdy. He will discuss his new book “Hidden History of Memphis” which explores noteworthy but lesser known characters form Memphis’ past. The presentation is free to Lil Anthony’s Cafe diners so come …

We like Memphis and we hop you do too! A coalition of Memphis supporters is sponsoring a series of civic pep rallies April 8 – 10 under the heading of Spirit of Memphis and Beale Street is hosting on in Handy Park on Friday, April 9.
You’ll hear a few facts …

From the annual Irish Armada warm up on Thursday to the St Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday to the actual date of St Patrick’s Day (this year on the next  Wednesday) , there are fun filled activities along Beale day after day.  It’s not over until Silky says it is!
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From the annual Irish Armada warm up on Thursday to the St Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday to the actual date of St Patrick’s Day (this year on the next  Wednesday) , there are fun filled activities along Beale day after day.  It’s not over until Silky says it is!
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