Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Zero to 60


Join The MED Foundation and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman at The Hard Rock Café on historic Beale Street for Zero to 60, a fundraising event designed to raise $60,000 for the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center, the only Level One Trauma Center in the Mid-South. Tickets to the event are $150 for single tickets and $250 for couples. This intimate gathering with Morgan Freeman will feature an exciting menu of authentic Southern fare, a silent auction of movie and music memorabilia, and live music by the Bill Hurd Quartet. Hope to see you there!

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Feed the Soul - Celebrating MIFA in Memphis!

Back by popular demand!

Feed the Soul
Celebrating MIFA in Memphis!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
6 - 10 p.m.
The Warehouse
36 E. G.E. Patterson


With Feed the Soul, we celebrate the unique elements of Memphis: funk,
soul, rock 'n' roll, and Memphis music, food, and diversity. The goal is
a lively event with a variety of entertainment that anyone in the
community can attend.

'Magnificent', an art show to benefit Friends For Life



Local artist, Keith Rash, will host 'Magnificent', an art show to benefit Friends For Life on Saturday, May 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The show will be held at Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects at 1500 Union Avenue with 25% of all sales being donated to Friends For Life.

for more info http://magnificnt.blogspot.com

Lifetime Fitness presents the 5th Annual Bunko Bonanza benefitting RRI this year!

Ryan's Ranch International pioneers, provides, and promotes innovative and inclusive opportunities for "all' who
have developmental disabilities and those who love and support them.

5th Annual Bunko Bonanza!
Saturday July 18@ 6:00pm Incarnation Church in Collierville

for more info www.ryansranch.org

Community Legal Center 9th Annual Fundraiser

The CLC provides legal representation in civil matters for individuals who do not qualify for assistance from Memphis Area Legal Services but remain unable to afford counsel.

Their 9th Annual Fundraiser is a benefit performance of "Curtains" at Theatre Memphis on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction begin at 6 p.m., with the peformance beginning at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds from the auction and performance will benefit the CLC.

Orpheum Annual Art Auction

Annual Art Auction
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 5:00 PM
Location: Pat Halloran's Broadway Club

Local artists have been very generous to the Orpheum in the past, and we want to return the favor by promoting their work!

The Orpheum is operated by a non-profit foundation, the Memphis Development Foundation, which seeks to improve the quality and visibility of the arts in the community. To do that, we are offering artists a chance to display and sell their work.

The silent auction begins at 5 PM and the live auction at 7 PM on Thursday. There will be a week-long online preview prior to the event.

For more information, call Kate Hackett at 529-4224.

Stay informed on upcoming Orpheum Events

Jimmie Lunceford Benefit at Memphis Drum Shop - June 4

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Brewer’s Feast

Friday, June 5th
Brewer’s Feast
Beer Reception - 6:00, Dinner – 6:30
$50.00 for members,
$60.00 for non-members.
Seating is limited, reservations required. Call 761-5250 for reservation.

PARTY IN PINK!

Everyone please come join us Friday May 8th from 8PM at Bluff City Coffee (505 South Main St) for PARTY IN PINK!

PARTY IN PINK is:

- A benefit for THE ROMANCE OF LONELINESS, a local feature film by Sarah Ledbetter and Matteo Servente, now in pre-production.

- A stack of bad-ass performances by
DEERING AND DOWN
GROUNDSPEAK
JEFFREY JAMES AND THE HAUL
plus Hoola Hoop Diva ZOEY PROVINO

- A chance to get your tarot cards read by MADAME SHAMROCK.

15$ cover (1 drink included)

Tell your friends, wear pink and support local film!

See you on Friday!

The Eye Ball


www.eyeballgala.com

Theatre For Hope Benefitting Hope House on June 27th

Order tickets online here!




Merry Market Place - Thursday, October 29 -Saturday October 31

Merry Market Place (Benefiting Junior League of Memphis)
Thursday, October 29 -Saturday October 31

Thursday, October 29
9:00am-12:00pm - Merry Market Place Morning
12:00pm-4:00pm - General Admission
6:30pm-10:30pm - Marketplace Gala

Friday, October 30
9:00am-9:00pm - General Admission
5:30pm-9:00pm - Girls Night Out
6:00pm-8:00pm - Teen Dance
11:00am - 2:00pm - Tea Room

Saturday, October 31
9:00am-5:00pm - General Admission
11:00am-2:00pm - Tea Room

21st Annual WEVL Blues on the Bluff® Concert

RESCHEDULED -

Will now be held on July 25

Live music, BBQ and a stunning river view! On the National Ornamental Metal Museum grounds overlooking the Mississippi River.
Saturday July 25, starts @ 6 p.m.

Memphis Greek Festival: May 8 & 9

MEMPHIS – The Nicks – Kourvelas, Vergos and Father Vieron – are back with friends and family to serve Mid-Southerners a smorgasbord of the Greek food they love at the 51st annual Memphis Greek Festival. The event, May 8 and 9, is at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church at 573 North Highland.

Kourvelas, chairperson, is bringing back the festival favorites while adding some new features. “Our food is what the community loves, so we’ve got plenty of gyros, spanakopeta and our famous pastries,” Kourvelas said. “Plus, we’re focused on keeping our food prices affordable.”

Admission is $3 for adults and free for children 12 and younger. Advance tickets priced at $15 garner admission plus a full meal of spanakopeta, chicken or pork souvlakia (shish kebab), green beans, a Greek salad, baklava, another pastry and Greek bread. “That’s a lot of hand-prepared food at a great value. No one leaves here hungry,” Kourvelas said. These tickets are available online at www.memphisgreekfestival.com , the church, Ciao Bella and Davis Kidd Booksellers.

Local restaurateurs Nick Vergos and Dimitri Taras serve as the festival’s Grillmasters. Both are looking forward to another record-breaking crowd. Organizers estimate 20,000 patrons attended last year. “I like to call the Memphis Greek Festival our little Greek island on Highland,” said Vergos.

Beyond the food, the festival features a marketplace stocked with imported Greek jewelry, olive oil, clothing and more. Other favorites include live music, dancing and tours of the church sanctuary. This year, an expanded children’s area offers a Youth Olympics event and other activities just for kids.

Father Vieron, who has spent “FIFTY-ONEderful years” celebrating the festival, looks forward to the event every year. “I was here for the first one, and I know what a special time this is for our church. Everyone comes together to help out and give back.” A portion of the proceeds will benefit Youth Villages’ Mentoring Program.

Shuttle buses to and from the festival’s off-site parking locations – including Poplar Plaza, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Crichton College (aren’t they about to foldand Highland Heights United Methodist Church – will be offered to accommodate parking. For more information, visit www.memphisgreekfestival.com or call the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church at 901.327.8177.

The 3rd annual Grant’s Gala benefiting The Children’s Heart Foundation

The 3rd annual Grant’s Gala benefiting The Children’s Heart Foundation.

· This fundraising event will be held Saturday, August 8th, 2009 from 7-11 p.m. in the Hudson Hall Ballroom at the Central Train Station in downtown Memphis.

· Come join us for a fun night of dancing, a silent auction, Open bar, and food catered by Cotton Boll.

· Advance tickets to this year’s Gala are $50 per person, which includes food, beer, and wine or $70 at the door. To order tickets, go to http://grantsgala.com/2007/?page_id=27.

· Contact Person: Mike Goughnour 203-254-3721 or email is mike@grantsgala.com

· Grant’s Gala was created to honor the memory of Grant Michael Goughnour who was born on August 5th, 2002 with an undiagnosed congenital heart defect and passed away suddenly seventeen days after his birth. If you would like to learn more details, please visit www.grantsgala.com.

· The Children’s Heart Foundation is dedicated to funding the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and preventions of congenital heart defects- which is America’s #1 birth defect! Nearly 1 out of every 100 births or 40,000 babies each year will be born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). More than half of all children born with a CHD will require at least 1 invasive surgery during their lifetime. Sadly, 20% of these children will not live to celebrate their 1st birthday.

· To learn more about the #1 birth defect in the US and what The Children’s Heart Foundation is doing to help, please visit www.childrensheartfoundation.org.

Chef's Dinner at the Zoo

Chef's Dinner at the Zoo
Featuring Chef Erling Jensen
05/07/2009, 7:00 PM
Location:
Northwest Passage


Enjoy a 5 course meal with a wine paired with each course from winemaker and owner In Situ from Chile. Hosted in the Northwest Passage Underwater Viewing Room.

Reservations are limited and are $125.00 per person or a table of eight, $1000.00
For more information call: 901-333-6572

Memphis in May International Gala