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November 2015
11/15 – W.C. Handy Heritage Awards – Memphis, TN
W.C. Handy Heritage Awards Celebrating the 142nd Birthday of W.C. Handy A Tribute to B.B. King "The Thrill Ain't Gone...B.B. Still Lives On!" Also Honoring Lifetime Music Achievement - Carla Thomas Authentic Beale Street Musicians Delores Crawford, Garnett Brown, Lisa G, Ulysses "Squash" Campbell, Thomas "T C" Clay Memorial Tributes Ben Cauley, Emerson Avle, William Brown Sunday, November 15, 2015 @ 6:00PM Historic Old Daisy Theater 328 Beale Streett RSVP 901-527-3427 $40.00 Donation Send online donations to heritagetours@bellsouth.net on Paypal.com…
Find out more »11/27 – South Main Trolley Night – Memphis, TN
SOUTH MAIN TROLLEY NIGHT LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6 - 9 PM, FREE Trolley Night is a South Main tradition since 2000! Some of the galleries, restaurants and shops got together and decided to open their doors, stage live performances in the street and have one big street festival, and they have done it every month since then!
Find out more »January 2016
1/7 – Elvis’ Birthday Celebration – Memphis, TN
Celebrate Elvis' Birthday at Graceland Elvis' Birthday Celebration is January 7-10, 2016, and includes the Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony, The Auction at Graceland, the Official Graceland Insiders Reception, Fan Club Presidents' Event and more. Join us and special guests June Juanico and Glenn Derringer to celebrate Elvis' birthday! Tickets go on sale in two weeks.
Find out more »August 2016
Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center: The 95th Birthday of Alex Haley
Alex Haley known for his most famous book "Roots". Roots was a retell story of Alex Haley ancestors’ journey from Africa to America as slaves, and then their rise from slavery to freedom. His birth and history will be celebrated!
Find out more »January 2017
Lunch n’ Learn: The Cotton Museum
Lunch n' Learn with The Cotton Museum of Memphis who will explore the role that the cotton industry played in the economic development of the Mid-South at large and where we find the evidence of that in today's Memphis. This event is Free. Refreshments provided. RSVPs appreciated, but are not required.
Find out more »February 2017
West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour
Come Day Trippin' with us in celebration of our rich historical and literary heritage in West Tennessee during Black History Month. Starting on the banks of the mighty MississippiRiver, the Heritage and "Roots" Bus Tour will highlight African American historical sites through West Tennessee, including: Slave Haven Underground Railroad, National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Avenue (Beale Street), Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, Ripley Historic Downtown Square, Historic Covington Square, and Canaan Baptist Church. The West Tennessee Heritage and "Roots"…
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Alex Haley Birthday Celebration
"Home Is Your Home" Join The Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in the celebration of the 96th birthday of Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley!
Find out more »February 2018
West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour
Come Day Trippin' with us in celebration of our rich historical and literary heritage in West Tennessee during Black History Month. Starting on the banks of the mighty MississippiRiver, the Heritage and "Roots" Bus Tour will highlight African American historical sites through West Tennessee, including: Slave Haven Underground Railroad, National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Avenue (Beale Street), Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, Ripley Historic Downtown Square, Historic Covington Square, and Canaan Baptist Church. The West Tennessee Heritage and "Roots"…
Find out more »February 2019
West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour
Come Day Trippin’ with us in celebration of our rich historical and literary heritage in West Tennessee during Black History Month. Starting on the banks of the mighty MississippiRiver, the Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour will highlight African American historical sites through West Tennessee, including: Slave Haven Underground Railroad, National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Avenue (Beale Street), Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, Ripley Historic Downtown Square, Historic Covington Square, and Canaan Baptist Church. The West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots”…
Find out more »West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour
Come Day Trippin’ with us in celebration of our rich historical and literary heritage in West Tennessee during Black History Month. Starting on the banks of the mighty MississippiRiver, the Heritage and “Roots” Bus Tour will highlight African American historical sites through West Tennessee, including: Slave Haven Underground Railroad, National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Avenue (Beale Street), Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, Ripley Historic Downtown Square, Historic Covington Square, and Canaan Baptist Church. The West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots”…
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