April 2012
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04/27/12Humane Society's Mega Adoptathon Starts NowAs I'm typing this blog posting, the clock has just struck 10 a.m. That means it's the beginning of the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County's innaugural 36-hour Mega Adoptathon, which wraps up tomorrow at 10 p.m. HSMSC will remain open the whole time, with hourly adoption specials. One of those is "Howl at the Moon," in which approved adopters won't pay any adoption fee from midnight to sunrise. Attendees also can look forward to a free dog-training session tonight and tomorrow at 6 p.m. If you adopt a dog from one of the sessions, you get a 50 percent discount on your adoption fee. Families also are invited to attend a free outdoor screening of "Lady and the Tramp" tonight at 8. Free popcorn will be served, and a social/adoption... |
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04/23/12CHC, Wings Offer Free Cancer ClassesThe Church Health Center and Wings Cancer Foundation are working together to offer free classes to cancer patients and survivors. Some of the classes include "Cancer and Nutrition," "Beyond Cancer," and "Faith in the Face of Cancer." Wings works to foster hope, education, research, and support for anyone touched by cancer, and the CHC promotes total wellness and provides healthcare for the working uninsured. For more information about the classes, call Wings at 901-322-2984 or the CHC at 901-272-7170. |
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04/18/12The 2013 Fiction ContestWe have changed the timeframe of this annual competition for Mid-South writers. We will start accepting entries in October 2012, and the deadline for entries will be February 1, 2013. As in the past, the winning story will earn a $1,000 grand prize and will be published in our annual culture issue in June 2013. Two honorable mention awards of $500 each will be given if the quality of entries warrants. Below are contest rules: 1. Authors must live within 150 miles of Memphis. 2. Entries must be postmarked by February 1, 2013. 3. You may submit more than one story but each entry must be accompanied by a $10 entry fee, with check or money orders payable to Memphis magazine. 4. Each story should be typed, double-spaced, with unstapled, numbered pages. 5.... |
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04/13/12A Titanic CenturyI listened to the message — left on my office voice mail — early on a Monday morning last month. It proved to be the best start to a week I’ve enjoyed in some time. “Hi Frank. This is a voice from your past.” The cheery greeting came from M.P. Wilkerson, a friend I knew — more than a decade ago — during her days as a writer from Montgomery, Alabama. As nice as it was to hear her voice after several years, the kicker was the reason for her call. “I wonder . . . do you happen to recall the name of the Titanic survivor we met on our trip?” “Our trip.” M.P. and I actually took several trips together, to various corners of the globe, each of them press junkets for Wonders: The Memphis International... |
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04/04/12New Documentary Traces Colorful (and Sometimes Controversial) History of Memphis College of ArtIn our November 2009 cover story, we looked back at the crazy events that unfolded at the Memphis College of Art in the early 1970s. Some Memphians were dismayed by the school's use of nude models in its drawing classes, and then outraged when a photo exhibition featured — gasp! — photographs of naked women. Finally, one lunatic decided enough was enough, and he broke into a professor's house, kidnapped their teenage son, and threatened to kill him if the offending images weren't taken down. Were they removed? Did the child live or die? To find out, you can either read our cover story, OR you can watch a brand-new film that explores these and other interesting events in the long history of the Memphis College of Art and its predecessor, the Memphis Art... |
