Cotton Pickin’ Squares
by Anita Moyt | photo by Greg Campbell Every Monday evening, starting at 7, Justin Russell can be found
Anita Moyt
June 19, 2017
Life
Stories of our families and life in our community that affect us all.
Pride Events Expected to Attract Significant Increases in Attendance in 2017: New CMI Study
The Community Marketing & Insights (CMI) 11th Annual LGBT Community Survey®, fielded in April/May 2017, drew participation from 17,300 LGBTQ
Focus Mid-South
June 16, 2017
Outbid 2017: An Evening of Pure Imagination + Serious Fundraising
Story & photos by Chellie Bowman Last Saturday night dozens of members from the community arrived at the Clark
Ray Rico
June 16, 2017
Honoring Them with Action, Pulse Vigil One Year Later
OutMemphis is planning a community vigil to honor the 49 lives taken from us last year in Orlando. The flag at
Focus Mid-South
June 12, 2017
BRENNAN VILLINES: Celebrating Success
by Kevin Shaw | photos by Greg Campbell Plenty of musicians have called Memphis home throughout the years and
Kevin Shaw
June 9, 2017
South Pacific: A Somewhat Enchanted Evening
by Kevin Shaw In 1975, at the age of nine, I was so desperate to be an actor that
Kevin Shaw
June 7, 2017
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert heads off into the Outback at Playhouse
by Anita Moyt | image courtesy of Playhouse on the Square Priscilla, Queen of the Desert drives across the stage at Playhouse
Anita Moyt
June 6, 2017
Health + Wellness: Recovery
By Melinda Lejman If you Google LGBT addiction statistics, you might assume that the population is disproportionately affected by
Melinda Lejman
June 5, 2017
Protecting All the Colors of the Rainbow: Matthew Hollon & Keshet
story and photo by Melinda Lejman In the last issue of Focus, we learned about Temple Israel synagogue becoming
Melinda Lejman
May 29, 2017
Cameron Rogers: Trans Teen Finds Equity Assisting Legal Case
by Robin Freeman Beaudoin | photo by Chellie Bowman Rick Mula is an Equal Justice Works Fellow (sponsored by the
Robin Beaudoin Ownby
May 26, 2017
A great night in Memphis for women in music: first annual grrl fest + seeing red
Story and photos by Chellie Bowman This past Saturday in Memphis was stacked with great performances by talented women. The
Ray Rico
May 24, 2017
From Jazz to Zither to Contemporary Classical: Summer of Music Kicks Off at Crosstown Arts
Crosstown Arts will operate a full-time music department — centered around a performance space in Crosstown Concourse dubbed the
Focus Mid-South
May 23, 2017
