There are 10 article(s) tagged The Arts Beat:

• September 2025

  • Arts Beat: U of M brings even more Shakespeare (and new dance works)

    While the U of M’s production is “part Shakespeare, part block party, 100% heart,” Germantown Community Theatre is doing Shakespeare with an all-female cast. 

    By Elle Perry September 26, 2025

  • Arts Beat: All of Memphis is a stage

    Memphis is going bard-core on Shakespeare-inspired productions. 

    By Elle Perry September 12, 2025

• August 2025

  • Arts Beat: Listen to new Memphis music for 901 Day

    Discover new Memphis music with the Arts Beat’s latest playlist, here just in time for 901 Day. 

    By Elle Perry August 31, 2025

  • Arts Beat: Learning the art of business at teen craft market

    The Memphis Youth Art Mart returns, and this year, 17-year-old co-organizer Baylus Schaffler says it’s tapping into a new form of art. 

    By Elle Perry August 15, 2025

• July 2025

  • Arts Beat: Stax honors Chicago soul DJ with new digital archive

    Bob Abrahamian’s collecting journey began with him wanting to learn about soul samples of hip-hop records.

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2025

  • Arts Beat: Is Thursday the new Tuesday for movies in Memphis?

    Despite Tuesdays reigning supreme as a day for discounts, another choice day for moviegoing is emerging in Memphis.

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2025

  • Arts Beat: Novel shares summer reading list with a local twist

    The devil’s in the Bluff City in at least two of the novels on this book list — a Memphis-set family drama and a “Southern noir’ full of “madcappery.”

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2025

  • Arts Beat: Lucky Lady Caftan Club (of Memphis) launches

    “May the good vibes find you free, fabulous and flowing” is the tagline of the Lucky Lady Caftan Club of Memphis.

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2025

• May 2025

  • Arts Beat: Meagan Good to star in Jarnell Stokes film; La Chat doc premieres in France

    A former Grizz player’s movie names its lead actor, La Chat doc premieres in France and Memphis must say goodbye to a nostalgic theater.

    By Elle Perry May 16, 2025

  • Arts Beat: Music from V.C.R, Valerie June, Victoria Dowdy

    A pope movie returns to the big screen, GloRilla is throwing a bash and Memphians look ‘superfine' for a Met Gala party. 

    By Elle Perry May 11, 2025