There are a lot of fun things to do in Memphis, Tennessee. Check out some of the attractions below.
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MUSIC IN MEMPHIS
Memphis music is legendary. Includes B.B. King, Albert King; the "King" himself, Elvis Presley; Sun Studio; and Stax Records. Music venues are all around the city. You can even tour the Gibson Guitar Factory.
Music is a big part of Memphis nightlife as well. As a result, the list of local venues that offer live, popular music-jazz, rock, blues, and country-is quite long. Memphis magazine, the Memphis Flyer, and the Commercial Appeal publish dates and locations for live musical performances around town.
- Memphis Symphony Orchestra - http://www.memphissymphony.org/
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra offers a full concert season, featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists. In addition, the orchestra gives a series of "pops" concerts, chamber concerts, and youth concerts. The Sunset Symphony, part of the annual Memphis in May International Festival, is perhaps the Memphis Symphony's best-loved event-and with tens of thousands of listeners lining the river bluff.
- Opera Memphis - http://www.operamemphis.org/
Memphis opera company has been bringing the world's biggest voices and the best of Verdi, Puccini, and Mozart to regional audiences.
DANCE IN MEMPHIS
- Memphis Ballet - http://www.balletmemphis.org/
Each year, Memphis Ballet holds a regular season of performances. A special Christmas performance of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is an annual holiday treat for young and old alike. The company includes professional dancers and offers touring programs to local schools and artistic organizations.
SPORTS IN MEMPHIS
Sports fans will stay busy in Memphis. Of course Tennessee fans can be seen everywhere - with their orange flags and orange shirts and orange T license plates - but the city also hosts its own local sports teams.
- Annual Sports Events - The Liberty Bowl Football Classic is held every holiday season and the St. Jude International tennis tournament in midwinter, and the Federal Express/St. Jude Classic professional golf championship in summer. Memphians host some of the world's greatest sportsmen!
- Outdoor Sports Recreation - For the amateur athelete in Memphis, there are some 6,700 acres of parkland in more than 200 parks within the city limits. The Memphis Park Commission sponsors a huge array of sports programs, including softball, soccer, and basketball. Golf courses are plentiful, and there are more than 80 public tennis courts. For the general outdoorsman, Memphis sits in the middle of one of the richest hunting and fishing areas in the nation.
- Memphis International Motorsports Park - http://www.memphismotorsports.com/
If it's the roar of the engine and the excitement of heavy-duty automobile speed that gets your adrenaline running, then Memphis Motorsports Park may be your ticket to excitement. Located in north Shelby County near Millington, this 600-acre raceway offers every high- speed thrill from drag racing to Atlantic Formula competition.
- Memphis River Kings - http://www.riverkings.com/
Professional Hockey -The Memphis RiverKings, members of the Central Hockey League, play in front of packed houses at the Mid-South Coliseum on winter nights. Regular season competition begins in November and continues through mid-March.
- Memphis Red Birds - http://www.memphisredbirds.com/
Minor League Baseball team that plays at Autozone park in the heart of downtown.
- University of Memphis Tigers - http://www.gotigersgo.com/
If you're wanting a ticket to a Tiger basketball or football game, you'd better plan to get in line early and contend with some of the most fiercely loyal sports fans in the country.
- NBA Memphis Grizzlies - http://www.grizzlies.com/
The Memphis Grizzlies play in the FedExForum. Ticket pricing is some of the lowest in the league.
THEATER IN MEMPHIS
Memphis has one of the most active theater communities in the nation. Here is a list of its principal theater venues:
- The Orpheum Theatre - http://www.orpheum-memphis.com/
From Broadway Plays, to Orchestra Performances, Famous Entertainers and Children's Educational Programs, the Orpheum has a lot of exciting productions.
- Circuit Playhouse
This small (140-seat) theater specializes in new scripts and off- Broadway plays performed by unpaid professionals. Circuit Playhouse has won a variety of local and regional awards, especially for its work with the handicapped. Its Theatre for the Deaf, called "Show of Hands," has received many honors as well.
- Germantown Community Theater
This 119-seat facility features six productions a year by one of the state's best small community theaters. It has, in fact, placed in the Tennessee Festival of Community Theaters. Each year, as something of a Germantown tradition, the theater presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."
- Playhouse on the Square
Playhouse is the only resident professional theater in Memphis, featuring paid full-time actors. It offers eight productions a year, at least two of which are designed to appeal to young audiences as part of the theater's community service program for schools. The theater also offer changing exhibits in its lobby, which also functions as an art gallery.
- Theatre Memphis
Theatre Memphis is one of the nation's best community theaters. In addition to many regional awards, the theater has received several national and international honors. Its 435-seat main theater offers major productions ranging from "The Sound of Music" to " Steel Magnolias". Seasonal attractions include "A Christmas Carol," while each summer children can look forward to the theatre's special program-ShoWagon. Theatre Memphis also has an adjacent, 100-seat Little Theatre that specializes in more innovative work, and also is the venue for acting and technical classes three times a year.
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