Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the untimely passing of Memphis’ most famous son, a new book offers an inside look at gospel leanings of the King of Rock and Roll.
Joe Moscheo, longtime member of inspirational quartet The Imperials and part of Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas show, has written “The Gospel Side […]
The Children’s Museum of Memphis is helping celebrate the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ death with a Youth Showcase of seven Elvis acts, ages 7 to 13, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Included with museum admission, the talent showcase is part of a range of Elvis activities from scavenger hunts to Elvis art projects to trivia tests. […]
[ August 11, 2007 to August 17, 2007. ] The Children’s Museum is joining Graceland and the city of Memphis in celebrating Elvis Week 2007, which marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ passing. The museum will have a multitude of Elvis related activities throughout the week in tribute to the “King of Rock’n’Roll.” Search Parties for the week will be “Elvis Scavenger Hunts.” Tales […]
[ July 27, 2007 to August 18, 2007. ] July 27 - August 18. Tyiese Scarpa, 515 South Main Street, St. 101, Memphis. Over 40 pieces of fan art from the Graceland Archives displayed in a gallery setting. Soon after Elvis Presley became an international singing sensation, fans started sending their drawings, sculptures and paintings to Graceland to him and more has […]
[ August 10, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 11, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 12, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 13, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 14, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 15, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] August 10-15. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Airport Inn, 1441 E. Brooks Rd., Memphis. The 29th year for the Elvis Fan Club Festival. A very special event commemorating the 30th anniversary for Elvis. Special guest tables with Vegas atmosphere, original 1956 EPE products and Vegas items during Elvis’s appearances. Elvis music and videos will be […]
[ August 10, 2007 to August 18, 2007. ] August 10-18, day and night. Elvis After Dark complex (formerly known as Graceland Crossing shopping center). Continuous presentation of Elvis music performed live by various singers and bands, plus other activities. A preliminary schedule of acts should be posted here close to the start of Elvis Week. Free admission. A detailed schedule […]
[ August 11, 2007 to August 16, 2007. ] Nightly, August 11-16. EP Delta Kitchen & Bar (formerly Elvis Presley’s Memphis), 126 Beale Street in downtown Memphis. Jamie Aaron Kelley performance schedule: Nightly, August 11-14 at 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM; Candlelight Vigil night, August 15 at 11:00 PM; and August 16 at 11:00 PM. Visit www.epdeltakitchen.com.
[ August 11, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 12, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 13, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 14, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 15, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 16, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 17, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] August 11-17. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 51 South Cooper St., Memphis. $5.00 per person or $3.00 for groups of 20 or more. A 30-minute tour of Playhouse on the Square, formerly The Memphian Theatre, where Elvis used to come and watch movies with his friends. You’ll have the opportunity to sit in the Elvis […]
[ August 11, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 12, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 13, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 14, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 15, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 16, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 17, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 18, 2007; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] August 11-18. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Uptown Square Apts (formerly Lauderdale Courts). Second only to Graceland, Lauderdale Courts is the Memphis home Elvis lived in the longest. From September 1949 to January 1953, Elvis and his parents lived at 185 Winchester, Apartment 328 in Lauderdale Courts. “The Courts” proved to be a pivotal place […]
[ August 11, 2007 12:00 am to August 19, 2007 12:00 am. ] August 11-19. Ticket office pavilion in Graceland Plaza. Free admission to view this exhibition of Elvis-themed artwork from amateur and professional artists from around the world. Rules & Entry Form for artists who would like to submit their work.
The latest Elvis record is not the kind you download. If you were in Memphis, you knew you weren’t on Lonely Street at all those sold-out events. But Graceland spokesman Kevin Kern says the official attendance figure for the week was 75,000. Even in the sweltering heat, 55,000 took part in the candlelight vigil. “The […]
In collaboration with Elvis Presley Enterprises, executive director of Memphis Heritage June West unveiled the Memphis Heritage calendar for 2005 at the organization’s Downtown offices on South Main.
The calendar represents black-and-white Don Newman images of Memphis that have a direct connection to the life of Elvis.
Images such as the Memphis Public Employment office, where Elvis […]
Once the site of Assembly of God Church, which Elvis attended through 1954, and where the Blackwood Brothers Quartet and their families were members. Elvis would sneak out of Sunday services to go a mile down the street to East Trigg Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, to hear Rev. Herbert Brewster and the singing of Queen C. Anderson and the Brewsteraires.
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