CENTRAL STATION HOTEL OPENS!

Memphis developer Henry Turley and Kemmons Wilson Companies have developed a 105 year old property in the South Main neighborhood of Memphis. Together they renovated and reopened The Central Station, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, this week.

Turley, who is known for developing “livable neighborhoods” said he wanted people who travel into Memphis by train to have a nice place to stay.

The hotel, which will showcase Memphis music, has a Listening Lounge/Bar— Eight and Sand, which contains an expansive collection of curated vinyl records spun by a local DJ.

The location is in the artsy South Main neighborhood of Memphis which hosts a street festival the last Friday of every month called Trolley Night.

The Arcade Restaurant and Earnestine and Hazels, a famous dive bar, and many other bars and eateries are within walking distance of the hotel. Saturday mornings there is a Farmers Market next door spring to fall.

Within a mile guests can visit the National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Street, a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, The Blues Hall of Fame, Old Dominick Distillery and many other Memphis attractions.

http://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/central-station-memphis

MEMPHIS UKULELE FLASH MOB HOSTS MEMPHIS UKE-N-ROLL FESTIVAL

UPDATE: UKE FESTIVAL POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS-THE FESTIVAL WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. STAY TUNED….RETURNING IN 2021

Pete McCarty invites everyone to the Memphis Uke N Roll Festival in April of 2020. Come join the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob as we have a four day party in Memphis that celebrates everything wonderful about the ukulele. For tickets go to www.memphisukenroll.com

What started out as a small group of friends getting together to jam has grown into a wonderful ukulele community in Memphis. The Memphis Ukulele Flash mob meets each week at Central BBQ on Summer Avenue in Memphis on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm for a standing room only sing-a-long led Pete McCarty.

Memphis Magazine recently did a story on Pete and the Flash Mob calling them the Pied Piers of Happiness who “bring joy to the world.”

https://memphismagazine.com/culture/the-pied-pipers-of-happiness/

The all volunteer group also spend their time and talent spreading love around the community, playing for nursing homes, children’s hospitals, farmers markets and even holiday parades.

The festival will showcase talent from around the country, there will be workshops, open mic opportunities, sing-a-longs, fun and fellowship in the south main neighborhood in downtown Memphis.

Enjoy this photo gallery which will get you a sense of our city, Memphis, the city we love so much. You can also see some of the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob members spreading some love. (Photos by Karen Pulfer Focht ©)

To see other videos and photos of the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob look under “Ukulele Fun” Category on my blog.

Now, ya’ll come!

Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis, Tennessee 2019 (Sunday Only)

The Beale Street Music Festival was sold out on Sunday. Miley Cyrus made a surprise visit on Saturday. Read more in the Daily Memphian (links below)

https://dailymemphian.com/article/index/4871/Miley-Cyrus-added-to-Saturdays-Beale-Street-Music-Fest-lineup

https://dailymemphian.com/article/index/4876/Miley-Cyrus-thrills-during-muddy-second-day-of-Beale-Street-Music-Fest

Memphis Uke-N-Roll Jamboree April 23-26, 2020 (SAVE THE DATE!!)

Each Tuesday the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob meets at Central BBQ on Summer Ave. in Memphis . The weekly sing along is led by Pete McCarty (AKA Petey Mack) About 100 people of all ages show up with ukuleles and kazoos in hand to play and sing together. The all volunteer Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob also plays on occasion for the elderly, for sick children and even at some area Farmers Markets and festivals.

Memphis has a very rich music history and is the perfect place to hold a ukulele festival.

It was recently announced that the Memphis Uke-N-Roll Jamboree, a ukulele festival in Memphis, is being planned for April 23-26 2020. Save the date, more information is coming. YA’LL COME- https://memphisukenroll.com/

You’ve never been to a ukulele festival? Well click the VIDEO ABOVE to get an idea of what goes on. This video is from the Brown County Ukulele Festival in Brown County Indiana.

For more on the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob see

http://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/stjudemarathon2018
http://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/memphisukuleleflashmob

FOR MORE ABOUT MEMPHIS SEE:

https://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/north-america/us/tn/memphis/why-memphis-is-the-hottest-southern-destination-of-2019--?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=January_Social&utm_content=TravelChannel_MemphisHotSouthernCity

https://www.memphistravel.com/

Frommer’s recently named Memphis a must see detination https://www.frommers.com/destinations/memphis

National Geographic named Memphis one of the top destinations in the world. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/tennessee/memphis/

Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob Entertains the Runners for St. Jude Marathon 2018

CLICK FOR VIDEO ABOVE~

The Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob entertained participants in the St. Jude Marathon on Sat. December 1st, 2018.

“The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the single largest one-day fundraising event for St. Jude. Every race course passes through the campus of St. Jude, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers.”

“St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. The hospital costs about $2.4 million a day to run, and there is no cost to the patient to be treated.” St. Jude Website

More about St. Jude @ https://www.stjude.org/

https://www.dailymemphian.com/article/1605/GALLERY-After-weather-delay-sun-shines-on-St-Jude-Memphis-Marathon-day

Previous Marathon post-

http://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/stjudemarathon2017

More about the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob can be found on facebook @ Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob.