The UofM Department of Theatre & Dance will present Falling/Up, an eight-part faculty and guest artist dance concert. “We have eight choreographers involved: myself, Dance Professor Michael Medcalf, five adjunct professors, Christina McKinney, and Amy Miller, who is our guest artist for this event,” said Jill Guyton Nee, head of…
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The Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) will present an exhibition about the Memphis art scene surrounding the artist, writer and South Main preservation and arts champion Robert McGowan (1947-2012). The opening reception for the exhibition, titled “Catalyst: McGowan/MCCA/Number/South Main” will take place this Sunday, October 20, from…
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An upcoming University of Memphis event aims to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, a debilitating blood disorder that affects up to 8 percent of African Americans. The Second Annual Sickle Cell Awareness Day at the University of Memphis will take place Tuesday, October 1 from 10 a.m. to 1…
The Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology will host the third annual IEAA Alumnae/Alumni Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, in the Art & Communications Building, room 310. This year’s lecture is titled “The God of Confusion? An Examination of Seth in New Kingdom Expressions of Royal Ideology.” Annie…
Who doesn’t enjoy an up-close-and-personal glimpse of The Mighty Sound of the South, the University of Memphis’ marching band? Here are a few clips from The Mighty Sound of the South’s appearance Dec. 22 at the Birmingham Bowl in Alabama: — Phillip Tutor, CCFA media coordinator, potutor@memphis.edu
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The sellout crowd at FedExForum on Dec. 15 watched the Memphis Tigers fall in an exciting basketball game to the Tennessee Volunteers, 102-92. Those fans also saw the debut of the College of Communication and Fine Arts‘ new video promoting its many graduate programs. You can watch it here: For…
The Mighty Sound of the South, the University of Memphis’ marching band, normally wears the school’s familiar colors of blue and gray. But this football season, the band debuted a uniform that celebrates the U of M, the city of Memphis and its renowned musical heritage. Those uniforms — the…
