April '99 Events
| Date |
Event |
| April
1-5 |
Playhouse
for Make-A-Wish, Oak Court Mall. 682-8928 |
| April
1-30 |
Month
long tour featuring Howlin' Wolf, Sun Studio. 521-0664 or 800-441-6249 |
| April
3 |
Fireman's
Ball, Agricenter International. 320-5650 |
| April
3 |
Bunny
Bash, Children's Museum of Memphis. 458-2678 |
| April
4 |
Anniversary
Commemoration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., National Civil Rights Museum.
521-9699 |
| April
6 |
National
Assn. for College Admission Counseling, Agricenter International. 703-299-6824 |
| April
9 |
Wild
World of Wines, Memphis Zoo. 276-WILD |
| April
9-11 |
Spring
Plant Sale, Memphis Zoo. 276-WILD |
| April
9-11 |
Memphis'
Most Photogenic Baby Contest, Oak Court Mall. 682-8928 |
| April
9-11 |
Oxford
Conference for the Book (registration required), University of Mississippi.
800-758-9177 |
| April
10 |
Docent-Led
Walking Tour of Historic Elmwood Cemetery. 774-3212 |
| April
10 |
Spring
Music Fest, Beale St. Historic District. 526-0110 |
| April
10 |
Mud
Island River Park's Grand Reopening for the '99 Season. 576-7212 |
| April
11 |
Family
Days, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum. 785-3160 |
| April
15-17 |
Spring
Nature Plant Sale, Lichterman Nature Center. 767-7322 |
| April
15-18 |
Africa
in April Cultural Awareness Festival. 947-2133 |
| April
16 |
"Sudsfest,"
Parking Can Be Fun Rooftop, Downtown. 761-1278 |
| April
16-18 |
International
Shows Antique Sale, Agricenter International. 800-252-5251 |
| April
16-18 |
Spring's
Best Plant Sale, Memphis Botanic Garden. 685-1566 |
| April
17 |
River
Barge Explorer docks at Mud Island River Park. 576-7212 |
| April
17-18 |
Memphis
Flea Market, the Big One, Mid-South Fairgrounds. 276-3532 |
| April
18 |
Rock
Around "Variety" 4th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, Agricenter International.
276-8820 |
| April
19-21 |
Women
in Business, Covington, TN. 476-9727 |
| April
22 |
Memphis
in May Children's Banner Unveiling Ceremony, Oak Court Mall. 682-8928 |
| April
23-25 |
Spring
Fling Arts & Crafts, Agricenter International. 383-1551 |
| April
24 |
Community
Clean Up Day, Lichterman Nature Center. 767-7322 |
| April
24 |
4th
Annual Double Decker Arts Festival, Oxford's Courthouse Square. 800-758-9177 |
| April
24 |
Arlington
in April, Arlington, TN. 867-2620 |
| April
25 |
Celebrity
Brunch, Memphis Botanic Garden. 324-3637 |
| April
25 |
Share
Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, Peabody Hotel. 527-0841 |
| Music |
|
| April
(call for events and dates) |
University
of Memphis Department of Music. 678-3766 |
| April
2 |
"Seven
Last Words of Christ," by Theodore Dubois, Lindenwood Christian Church.
458-1652 |
| April
10 |
Peanut
Butter & Jam Sessions, Germantown Performing Arts Centre. 757-7256 |
| April
14 |
Doc
& Dawg: Doc Watson and David Grisman, Germantown Performing Arts Centre.
757-7256 |
| April
17 |
Chucalissa
Yard Parts, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum. 785-3160 |
| April
23-24 |
Memphis
Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks VII Concert with Symphony Chorus, Eudora
Auditorium. 324-3627 |
| April
24 |
Peanut
Butter & Jam Sessions, Germantown Performing Arts Centre. 757-7256 |
| April
27 |
Student
Piano/Voice Recital, Spain Auditorium, Christian Brothers University. 321-3390 |
| April
29 |
CB
Singers presents "Best of Broadway," Spain Auditorium, Christian Brothers
University. 321-3390 |
| April
29-May 1 |
Crossroads,
Beale St. 526-4280 |
Theater/Dance
|
|
| April
1-11 |
"You
Can't Take It With You," Playhouse on the Square. 726-4656 |
| April
1-18 |
"Ice
Cream," Little Theatre, Theatre Memphis. 682-8323 |
| April
9-30 |
Schoolhouse
Rock Live! Circuit Playhouse. 726-4656 |
| April
11 |
Family
Arts Series' "Uniquely Us," by the Nubian Theatre Company, Booker T. Washington
High School. 452-2787 |
| April
14-30 |
"Miss
Saigon," Orpheum Theatre. 525-1515 |
| April
15-17, 22-25 |
"Blood
Brothers," McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College. 843-3839 |
| April
16-18 |
"Cinderella,"
Germantown Performing Arts Centre. 737-7322 |
| April
22-30 |
"I'm
Not Rappaport," Main Stage, Theatre Memphis. 682-8323 |
| April
23-30 |
"Cabaret,"
Playhouse on the Square. 726-4656 |
| April
23-30 |
"Dearly
Departed," Germantown Community Theatre. 754-2680 |
| April
24-25 |
11th
Annual National Dance Week Celebrations, Shelby State Community College
Theatre. 544-5174 |
| April
29-30 |
"The
Taming of the Shrew," Ewing Children's Theatre. 452-3968 |
Exhibits
|
|
| April
1-18 |
"Life
Force at the Anvil: The Blacksmith's Art From Africa," National Ornamental
Museum. 774-6380 |
| April
1-18 |
"The
Environmental Bead," National Ornamental Museum. 774-6380 |
| April
1-18 |
"Celebrate
America: 19th Century Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, Dixon Gallery
and Gardens. 761-5250 |
| April
1-30 |
"The
Body and Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present," Art Museum, University
of Memphis. 678-2224 |
| April
1-30 |
"Africa's
Egypt," Pink Palace Museum. 320-6320 |
| April
1-30 |
Howlin'
Wolf Exhibit and Ike and Tina Turner Exhibit, Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
525-4007 |
| April
1-30 |
Geo-Zoooom,
Children's Museum of Memphis. 458-2678 |
| April
3-24 |
Children
and Young Adults Program Exhibition, Memphis College of Art. 272-5100 |
| April
4-25 |
"Special
Places: More Than Meets the Eye"-paintings by Maurine Pepper, Shainberg
Gallery. 761-0810 |
| April
6-16 |
Juried
Student Exhibit, Clough Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College. 843-3442 |
| April
10-30 |
"Mississippi
Choctaw: Traditional Life in a Modern World," Mud Island River Park. 576-7212 |
| April
18-30 |
Duane
Hanson Retrospective, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. 722-3500 |
| April
24-30 |
MFA
Thesis Exhibition, Art Museum, University of Memphis. 678-2224 |
| April
24-30 |
Senior
Thesis Exhibit, Clough Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College. 843-3442 |
| April
25 |
42nd
Annual Iris Show, Memphis Botanic Garden. 685-1566 |
| April
25-30 |
"Forging
Iron, Forging Character: The Work of Thomas F. Googerty, National Ornamental
Museum. 774-6380 |
| April
26-30 |
MFA
Exhibition, Memphis College of Art. 272-5100 |
Sports/Recreation
|
|
| April
(call for dates) |
Children's
Art Classes and Choctaw Stickball, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum. 785-3160 |
| April
1-2 |
Baseball:
USA Classic High School Invitational, USA Stadium, Millington, TN. 872-8326 |
| April
2-4 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Houston, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
6 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Murray State, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
6 |
Pro
Boxing, New Daisy Theatre, Beale Street. 525-8981 |
| April
8-11 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Calgary Cannons, Tim McCarver Stadium. 721-6050 |
| April
9-11 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Cincinnati, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
9-11 |
Basketball:
5th Annual Autozone 3-on-3. Location TBA. 321-7688 |
| April
10 |
17th
Annual Youth Villages 5K, Ridgeway Center. 252-7650 |
| April
10 |
March
of Dimes Collierville Walk America, Powell Park, Collierville, TN. 385-8580 |
| April
12-14 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Edmonton Trappers, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| April
16-18 |
13th
Annual Super Chevy Show, Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington, TN. 358-7223 |
| April
20 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. UT-Martin, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
21 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. University of Mississippi, Nat Buring Field.
678-2337 |
| April
23-26 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| April
24-25 |
WERA
Sportsman Series Motorcycle Roadrace, Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington,
TN. 358-7223 or 770-924-8404 |
| April
27 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Austin Peay, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
27-30 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Salt Lake City Buzz, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| April
28 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Arkansas State, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
| April
30 |
Baseball:
University of Memphis vs. Louisville, Nat Buring Field. 678-2337 |
Films/Lectures
|
|
| April
1-30 |
"The
Greatest Places," Union Planters IMAX Theatre, Pink Palace Museum. 320-6320 |
| April
7, 14, 21, 28 (call for other dates) |
Brooks
Film Series, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. 722-3500 |
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