Culture
Exploring and discovering the culture that shapes us through arts+entertainment, law+ethics, and news that affects the community throughout the Mid-South.
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Bi the Way: Your Biweekly Memphis LGBTQ Event Guide (July 15 – August 1)
Bi the way, here are 20+ awesome LGBTQ Memphis happenings for this early July event guide.
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Being Palestinian: A Poem by Raneem Imam
‘Being Palestinian’ is a poem by Memphis-based Arab-American singer-songwriter and producer, Raneem Imam.
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Inside the New Bluff City Pickleball
Bluff City Pickleball is Memphis’s newest third places.
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Bi the Way: Your Biweekly Memphis LGBTQ Event Guide (July 1 – July 15)
Bi the way, here are 20+ awesome LGBTQ Memphis happenings for this early July event guide.
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Prism Pages: A Poem Called ‘My True Colors’ by Cassie Brooks
Children’s author Cassie Brooks shares a poem for Prism Pages.
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Bi the Way: Your Biweekly Memphis LGBTQ Event Guide (June 16 – June 30)
Bi the way, here are 20+ awesome LGBTQ Memphis happenings for this late June event guide.
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Focus Book Reviews: Nothing Ever Just Disappears by Diarmuid Hester
Our book review of Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories by Diarmuid Hester.
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Prism Pages: A Poem Called ‘It’s Just You’ by Whitney Carter
Whitney Carter shares poem, ‘It’s Just You,’ for Prism Pages.
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New Ballet Ensemble & School and Dancing With Pride
How New Ballet Ensemble & School fosters our youth with dance.
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Bi the Way: Your Biweekly Memphis LGBTQ Event Guide (June 1 – June 16)
25+ awesome LGBTQ Memphis happenings for this late May event guide.
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Queer Up Your Playlist With Mid-South Pride
Let Mid-South Pride Fest 2024 queer up your playlist!