July '99 Events
Special Events
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| July
1-31 |
Month
long tour featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun Studio. 521-0664 or 800-441-6249 |
| July
1-31 |
Zoo
Nights, Memphis Zoo. 276-WILD |
| July
4 |
Pops
with the Plants featuring the 50 piece Memphis Symphony Orchestra and James
Hyter reprising his Memphis classic 'Ol Man River. Gates open at 4pm.
Memphis Botanic Garden. Symphony performance begins at 7pm with fireworks
afterwards.
Call (901) 324-3627. Tickets:
In advance: Adults - $7, Seniors, children - $4. At gate: $10 and $5
WMC Stations Star Spangled
Celebration, Downtown. 726-0555 |
| July
4 |
Cordova
Community Center 4th of July Parade, Cordova Community Center. 757-4400 |
| July
4 |
Fourth
of July Celebration, Mud Island River Park. 576-7212 |
| July
4 |
Fourth
of July Celebration, Libertyland Amusement Park. 274-1776 |
| July
7-11 |
American
Assn. of Community Theatre Festival '99, Theatre Memphis. 682-8323 |
| July
8-10 |
16th
Annual Lauderdale County Tomato Festival, Ripley City Park, Ripley, TN.
635-9541 |
| July
11 |
Family
Days, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum. 785-3160 |
| July
15 |
Japanese
Garden Candlelight Tour, Memphis Botanic Garden. 685-1566 |
| July
15-18 |
Tipton
County BBQ Festival, Covington, TN. 476-9727 |
| July
17 |
Annual
Iris Rhizome Sale, Memphis Botanic Garden. 685-1566 |
| July
17-18 |
Memphis
Flea Market, the Big One, Mid-South Fairgrounds. 276-3532 |
| July
23 |
Summer
Nights, Lichterman Nature Center. 767-7322 |
| July
24 |
BIG
Scoop, Agricenter International. 685-6422 |
| July
24-25 |
Computer
Show & Sale, Agricenter International. 301-984-5950 |
| July
25-30 |
26th
Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference (registration required),
University of Mississippi. 800-758-9177 |
Music
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| July
(call for events and dates) |
University
of Memphis Department of Music. 678-3766 |
| July
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
Sunset
on the Square Concerts, Collierville Historic Town Square. 853-1666 |
| July
24 |
WEVL-FM
90 11th Annual Blues on the Bluff Part I, National Ornamental Metal Museum.
528-0560 |
Theater/Dance
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| July
(call for dates) |
"Cats,"
Orpheum Theatre. 525-1515 |
| July
1-3 |
"The
Last Night of Ballyhoo," Playhouse on the Square. 726-4656 |
| July
1-4 |
"Baby,"
Main Stage, Theatre Memphis. 682-8323 |
| July
2-31 |
"Arcadia,"
Circuit Playhouse. 726-4656 |
| July
15-16, 29-30 |
"Informances,"
12th Annual "A Chance to Dance" Program, Shelby State Community College
Theatre. 544-5174 |
| July
16-31 |
"A
Closer Walk With Patsy Cline," Playhouse on the Square. 726-4656 |
Exhibits
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| July
1-3 |
"Forging
Iron, Forging Character: The Work of Thomas F. Googerty, National Ornamental
Museum. 774-6380 |
| July
1-31 |
"100
Years of Cotton Carnival Fashions," Mallory-Neely House. 523-1484 |
| July
1-31 |
7th
Annual Student Summer Exhibition, Memphis College of Art. 272-5100 |
| July
1-31 |
Memphis
Art Exhibition 1999, Art Museum, University of Memphis. 678-2224 |
| July
1-31 |
"Africa's
Egypt," Pink Palace Museum. 320-6320 |
| July
1-31 |
"Raoul
Dufy: The Last of the Fauves," Dixon Gallery and Gardens. 761-5250 |
| July
1-31 |
Howlin'
Wolf Exhibit and Ike and Tina Turner Exhibit, Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
525-4007 |
| July
1-31 |
Brain
Matters & Brain Teasers, Children's Museum of Memphis. 458-2678 |
| July
11-31 |
"Artisans
In Silver: Enduring Traditions Through the Next Millenium," National Ornamental
Metal Museum. 774-6380 |
| July
11-31 |
"A
Renaissance Treasury: The Flagg Collection of European Decorative Arts
and Sculpture," Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. 722-3500 |
| July
24-25 |
Cactus
Show & Sale, Memphis Botanic Garden. 685-1566 |
Sports/Recreation
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| July
(call for dates) |
Children's
Art Classes and Choctaw Stickball, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum. 785-3160 |
| July
4-7 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Tacoma Raiders, Tim McCarver Stadium. 721-6050 |
| July
6 |
Pro
Boxing, New Daisy Theatre, Beale Street. 525-8981 |
| July
8-11 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Vancouver Canadians, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| July
19-22 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Las Vegas Stars, Tim McCarver Stadium. 721-6050 |
| July
20 |
Powertel
AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl Golf Classic, Stonebridge Golf Course. 795-7700 |
| July
27-30 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. Nashville Sounds, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| July
30-31 |
Baseball:
Amateur Athletic Union 15 & Under Nationals, USA Stadium, Millington,
TN. 872-8326 |
| July
31 |
AAA
Baseball: Memphis Redbirds vs. New Orleans Zephyrs, Tim McCarver Stadium.
721-6050 |
| Films/Lectures |
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| July
1-31 |
"Everest,"
Union Planters IMAX Theatre, Pink Palace Museum. 320-6320 |
| July
7, 14, 21, 28 (call for other dates) |
Brooks
Film Series, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. 722-3500 |
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