The Stax Museum announced today that it will host a new photography exhibit, Americana Portrait Sessions: The Photography of Jeff Fasano from August 4 through December 31, 2023, with an opening reception August 4, 6-8 pm. Curated by photographer Jeff Fasano just for the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, this new exhibition features more
Continue Reading nextSoulsville has always been about community. Community is a place but also a feeling. Community is a set of relationships among people. Members of a community have a sense of trust, belonging, safety, and caring for each other. We each have a role to play within our community. The Negro Motorist Green Book was the
Continue Reading nextMemphis is long considered to be one of the soul music capitals of the U.S., putting names like Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, and Isaac Hayes on the map. Synonymous with the golden age of Memphis soul music is of course Stax Records, the label and eponymous studio that pioneered the genre in the ’60s and
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The Stax Museum is planning the following events in 2023 to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. This is a working list and some events and dates are subject to change. Among the Stax Museum 20th Anniversary events, highlights include: A year of free field trips to the Stax Museum for all school students attending Title 1
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The Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Museum of American Soul Music’s 20th Anniversary celebration includes offering free-admission field trips to all Title 1 Schools, with special emphasis placed on Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS), which are all Title 1 Schools. Even greater focus will be placed on schools in the South Memphis neighborhoods that surround the Stax
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