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November 2015
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!
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12/12 – LECTURE: Along the Adriatic – Covington, TN
Along the Adriatic Lecture and photographs Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:00AM - 11:30AM Free to Museum Members $5 General Public
Find out more »12/17 – Book Talk: A Chosen Exile, Allyson Hobbs – Memphis, TN
A Chosen Exile Book Talk with Author Allyson Hobbs Thursday, December 17, 6-8pm, Hooks Hyde Hall, Free to the Public Allyson Hobbs, a professor of History at Stanford University, has written a remarkable book entitled Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in America. This title has many key links to the museum's history ranging from the era of Jim Crow to the most recent scandals. By the dawning of the civil rights era, more and more racially mixed…
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.
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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!
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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!
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Alex Haley Museum Annual Fall Festival
Alex Haley Museum Annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Decorating Contest PUMPKIN CONTEST 2017 FLYER
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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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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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