By Kristan on May 22, 2012
Paul Clarke is a native Memphian with deep roots in the South. His most recent collection of work, “Wandering”, captures the now decaying icons of this fertile, almost mythic land. Clarke states, “As I travel the Delta, I am inspired by what I see everyday. I look around and wonder about the lives, emotion and [...]
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By Kristan on May 3, 2012
Self-described outsider artist Nick Canterucci will show his paintings in an exhibit called Polaris this month at the Cooper-Young Community Association office. An artist’s reception will open the show from 6-9 p.m. this Friday, May 4. The art will be on display through May 31 and be available for viewing during normal CYCA business hours [...]
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By Kristan on April 5, 2012
From the CYBA: Celebrate our 4th anniversary of the Cooper Young Night Out event on April 5 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Velvet Revolution will be highlighted at the gazebo starting at 6:00 pm. Come enjoy music from this talented four piece band while they bring us a revolution of British Invasion, American Garage and [...]
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By Kristan on March 22, 2012
From InBalance: Come support local arts and the Cooper-Young neighborhood this spring at the 4th Annual Arts of March, hosted by inbalance FITNESS. Arts of March will be Saturday, March 24 from 6 to 9 pm at 794 South Cooper. Proceeds from this event will go toward public art and beautification projects around the Cooper-Young [...]
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By Emily on June 3, 2011
The June issue of the LampLighter will be arriving on front porches in Cooper-Young soon. Click on the cover image to read the pdf now. The cover article is about the Cooper-Young Festival Friday 4 Miler. Richard Coletta has been with the 4 Miler every step of the way and this September will be the [...]
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By Kristan on April 4, 2011
Speaking of multi-faceted folks who have donated their works, Alex Warble is another artist that is hard to fit into one category. Many may know Alex through his unique music and his band The Warble. You’d likely recognize the band’s distinctive flyers with the wave-line cartoon head, but what you may not realize is that [...]
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By Kristan on March 31, 2011
To say that Lisa Lumb is multi-talented would be an understatement. If her name sounds familiar, it may be because you have picked up Cooper-Young: A Community That Works (if you haven’t, it’s still available for purchase and is a great read!). Lisa is one of the talented co-authors of the history book and helped [...]
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By Kristan on March 30, 2011
The countdown to the 2011 Art for Art’s Sake Auction is on and we have so many fantastic artists who have contributed their work, we would like to introduce you to a few of them and their works in the coming week and a half. The first artist we would like to introduce you to [...]
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