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These Two Basketball Teams Come to a Head at the FedExForum in Memphis Image
These Two Basketball Teams Come to a Head at...
The Memphis Tigers will face the East Carolina Pirates on this Saturday, February 22nd! The Memphis Tigers represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers have competed in the American Athletic Conference since 2013. As of 2011, the Tigers had the...
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They Were the Women Who Influenced Soul – Now, Hear Their Stories at the Stax Museum Image
They Were the Women Who Influenced Soul – Now,...
Love soul music? The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a replica of the Stax recording studio, down to the sloping floor of studio A. The museum features more than 2,000 videos, films, photographs, original instruments used to record Stax hits, stage costumes, interactive exhibits, and other...
Mardi Gras Day
Mardi Gras -- also known as "Fat Tuesday," this pre-Lenten festival is celebrated in Roman Catholic countries and communities. In a strict sense, Mardi Gras is celebrated by the French as the last of the three days of Shrovetide and is a time of preparation immediately before Ash Wednesday and the start of the fast of Lent. Mardi Gras is thus the last opportunity for merrymaking and indulgence in food and drink. Mardi Gras is marked by spectacular parades featuring floats, pageants, elaborate costumes, masked balls, and people dancing in the streets. The most famous modern Mardi Gras...