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Tickle Your Funny Bone with Some Help from the Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival Image
Tickle Your Funny Bone with Some Help from the...
Have you needed a good laugh lately? The Urban Laughs Comedy Festival celebrates all forms and aspects of urban comedy. It brings together the finest local, out of town and nationally known comics at one time to showcase their talents, network with one another, and enjoy the beautiful city of...
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Desperate for Friendship, He Produces an Elaborate Lie— Follow His Story at Dear Evan Hansen Image
Desperate for Friendship, He Produces an...
Winner of six 2017 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, The Orpheum in Memphis is proud to present “Dear Evan Hansen” on Saturday, October 12th at 2:00 pm. “Dear Evan Hansen” tells the story of a young man with a...
Global Hand Washing Day
Global Handwashing Day is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap. The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a key approach to disease prevention. It was invented at the annual World Water Week 2008, which was held in Stockholm from August 17 to 23 and initiated the Public Private Partnership for Handwashing (PPPHW). Global Handwashing Day took place for the first time on October 15, 2008, the date appointed by UN General Assembly in accordance with year 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation. The...