9th Annual Tupelo Film Festival
May 16-19
Lyric Theatre
201 N. Broadway, Tupelo MS
http://www.tupelo.net/film-festival/
Memphis at the Movies: 1900-1929
Lecture on the history of Movie Theatre Architecture by Vincent Astor
May 17 & 24 at 6:30 pm
Howard Hall
2282 Madison, Memphis TN
http://www.memphisheritage.org/
Elvis Presley Museum
Monday-Saturday 9 am-5:30 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm
306 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo, MS
http://www.elvispresleybirthplace.com/
Historical Blue Moon Museum
202 Main Street, Verona, MS
Tupelo Historic Tours
Elvis's boyhood, Battle of Tupelo,
Tupelo's hidden past, ghost tour
http://www.tupelohistorictours.com
14th Annual Tupelo Elvis Festival
May 31 – June 3
Downtown, Tupelo MS
http://tupeloelvisfestival.com
Veterans Twilight Tour
May 19 from 5-7 pm
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis
http://www.elmwoodcemetery.org/
Oren Dunn City Museum
Tues – Fri, 9 am – 4 pm
Sat 10 am – 3 pm
689 Rutherford Rd, Tupelo MS
http://www.orendunnmuseum.org
A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline
May 11-June 1
http://www.playhouseonthesquare.org/
"The Glo" LP Release
Thu, May 17 at 6:30 pm
Mollie Fontaine Lounge
679 Adams Avenue
Artist website: http://www.theglomusic.com
41st Annual Gum Tree Festival
May 11-13
Old Court House Square, Tupelo MS
http://www.gumtreemuseum.com
Contra Dancing
2nd, 4th & 5th Fridays at 7 pm
Idlewild Church
1750 Union Ave, Memphis
http://memphiscontra.webs.com/
Memphis Greek Festival
May 11 & 12, 11 am – 10 pm
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Highland at Sam Cooper Blvd
Blue Mountain w/ Dan Montgomery
Fri, May 11 at 8 pm
Otherlands Coffee Bar
641 S. Cooper
http://otherlandscoffeebar.com/
Supersuckers
Saturday, May 12
Young Avenue Deli
2119 Young Avenue
http://www.youngavenuedeli.com/
TN Watercolor Society Exhibit
May 11 – Jun 20
Opening May 19 at 3:30pm
Gallery Ten Ninety-One
WKNO Digital Media Center
http://www.wkno.org/gallery1091.html
Self Guided Tour of Tupelo:
Elvis' life in Tupelo
1. Assembly of God Church, location where Elvis family attended thechurch of Rev. Frank Smith.
2. Lawhon Elementary School, the first school Elvis attended
3. Johnnie's Drive-In - Elvis shared moments with friend James Ausborne, enjoying a cheeseburger and RC Cola
4. Shakerag, a significant part of Elvis' past where was influenced by
sanctified gospel and blues music
5. Tupelo Fairgrounds, where Elvis performed concerts in 1956 and 1957
6. Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis bought his first guitar
7. Lee County Courthouse - Elvis performed his first live radio show
hosted by Mississippi Slim and WELO
8. Previous Mayhorn's Grocery Store - Elvis sat on the porch and listened to blues and gospel music in the neighborhood where he lived
9. Lee County Library, where Elvis received his first library card
10. Milam Jr. High, last school Elvis attended before moving to Memphis.
Learn more about Tupelo online! http://welovetupelo.com
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