Club Memphis owner Ashaki Blair said she has received a lot of support from family and friends who are part of the gay community. As business boomed, she got some opposition from people in the surrounding Orange Mound neighborhood.
Creative Works has launched new programs, courses and grade school curriculum to grow Memphis' workforce to reach 10,000 creative professionals by 2030.
Theater companies make their own narratives in Memphis artistic market.
"I know that this stadium has been the focal point of not only football games but entertainment in Orange Mound. And when we have games, you can look for the community to come out in full force," said Shirley Collins, a longtime resident of Orange Mound.
Doors of churches, businesses and homes are opened to people who want to have a good time while watching the one mile-long stretch of their neighborhood pulse with energy for about three hours the second Saturday of September. The faces and moments along the route help inform a portrait of a community.
A series of events focusing on the creation of the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan and featuring national planning and development experts is coming to Memphis thanks to a partnership from the Urban Land Institute and the University of Memphis Design Collaborative.
Comic book fandom and culture has exploded over the past decade with the rise of mainstream Marvel and DC Comics-related movies and television shows, as well as the massive popularity of comic franchises like The Walking Dead. Now in its fourth year, the Memphis Comic Expo celebrates the creators of those properties as well as those of smaller, independent artists and publishers.
Founded in 1998, the Indie Memphis Film Festival has blossomed from a screening for film enthusiasts to an internationally-recognised festival topping over 11,000 attendees for 200 films, panel workshops, live music and parties. It has expanded to a year-round organization with screenings and education for filmmakers and audiences alike.
The $200 million Crosstown Concourse mixed-use project celebrated its grand opening on August 19, but more work is still underway for new commercial and retail tenants that will move in over the next year.
The MCA Fashion Design Certficate program is an intensive nine-month program to learn the conceptual thinking and technical skills needed to create fashion designs or work in the fashion industry.
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