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The Colorful world of Caladiums

September 6, 2008

Caladiums are used as a staple of warm seasonal color at the Dixon. This year, we a planting more than fifteen different varieties. During the past few years, a large increase in varieties has made available many new sizes, leaf shapes, and colors. Join greenhouse manager Manjula Carter to have a look at the new caladiums we have trialed this year. Many are being touted as being more sun tolerant. Find out how well they fared in the Memphis heat and learn how to store and,... More

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	Tell-a-friend The Prints of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again Memphis Brooks Museum of Art June 14-September 7, 2008 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): In his autobiography, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), Warhol said, “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best kind of,... More
	Tell-a-friend Around Tennessee, 1820-1920 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art July 5-September 7, 2008 Including rare textiles, fine regional furniture, evocative paintings, and early silver from Memphis makers, Around Tennessee showcases works made in the state and surrounding,... More
	Tell-a-friend New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music August 9-September 20, 2008 New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, will be on display at the museum. The exhibit features photographs, instruments, music and,... More
	Tell-a-friend Southern Fried Frescos Trolley Tour - Downtown Memphis August 29-September 20, 2008 Melinda Dalton Hollingsworth the "Plaster Master" is showing her wide variety of folk art, opening on August 29th, Friday, Trolley Tour Night, 6-9. Guest artist, Catherine,... More
	Tell-a-friend Horn Island 24 Memphis College of Art August 25-September 26, 2008 Memphis College of Art celebrates Horn Island 24 August 25 - September 26, 2008, with an opening reception Saturday, September 6 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Main Gallery of Rust,... More
	Tell-a-friend Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum Dixon Gallery and Gardens August 10-October 12, 2008 This exhibition highlights complex and vibrant quilts, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. It explores through the American Folk Art,... More
	Tell-a-friend The Art Cooker Metal Museum June 29-November 2, 2008 Invitational exhibit of sculpture that doubles as a cooking device. The exhibit will be held on the Metal Museum grounds.,... More

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Event Name	Organization	Dates	City
The New Deal Holiday Greeting Cards from Indiana State University	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	11/16/08- 01/11/09	Memphis
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero	Memphis Brooks Museum of Art	10/19/08- 01/11/09	Memphis
Story Time at the Dixon	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	08/09/08- 12/20/08	Memphis
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir: Horizons	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	05/31/08- 08/30/08	Memphis
Roving Mars IMAX film the Pink Palace Museum	Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums	02/02/08- 11/14/08	Memphis
Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	10/19/08- 01/11/09	Memphis
RiverArtsFest	RiverArtsFest	11/01/08- 11/02/08	Memphis
Richard Wright at One Hundred:	Hattiloo Theatre	09/04/08- 09/06/08	Memphis
Repair Days 2008	Metal Museum	10/10/08- 10/12/08	Memphis
Photographs from the Memphis World, 1949-1964	Memphis Brooks Museum of Art	08/23/08- 01/05/09	Memphis
Opening Reception of Gallery 10: The WKNO Art & Antiques	WKNO-TV, Channel 10	10/24/08	Memphis
Mini Masters	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	08/05/08- 12/16/08	Memphis
Mid-South by Southwest	Artists on Central Art Gallery	08/01/08- 08/30/08
Memphis Music and Heritage Festival	Center For Southern Folklore	08/30/08- 08/31/08	Memphis
Memphis Association of Craft Artists Exhibition	Memphis Association of Craft Artists	02/29/08- 04/03/09	Memphis
Master Metalsmith: Gary Griffin	Metal Museum	08/31/08- 11/02/08	Memphis
Introduction to Sand Casting (part II)	Metal Museum	03/28/09- 03/29/09	Memphis
Introduction to Sand Casting (part I)	Metal Museum	11/08/08- 11/09/08	Memphis
Gallery 10: The WKNO Arts & Antiques Auction	WKNO-TV, Channel 10	11/08/08- 11/16/08	Memphis
Erin's Grove and other works		07/25/08- 08/29/08	Memphis
Enamel as Material	Metal Museum	03/14/09- 03/15/09	Memphis
Curious George	The Children's Museum of Memphis	06/14/08- 09/28/08	Memphis
Copper Weathervane Class	Metal Museum	02/07/09- 02/15/09	Memphis
Copper Weathervane Class	Metal Museum	04/24/09- 05/03/09	Memphis
Conservation Through Art -Family Day	ArtsMemphis	10/19/08	Memphis
Color Play	The Children's Museum of Memphis	10/11/08- 01/04/09	Memphis
Close to the Edge--Lecture	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	09/14/08	Memphis
Blossom - Art of Flowers	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	01/25/09- 03/22/09	Memphis
ArtsMemphis Art	ArtsMemphis	03/05/08- 08/31/08	Memphis
Art on Tap	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	09/05/08	Memphis
Art After Dark-The Seven Year Itch	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	09/18/08	Memphis
Ancestry and Innovation Family Day	Dixon Gallery and Gardens	09/20/08	Memphis
Abundance: Art in Motion	Ballet Memphis	02/14/09- 02/15/09	Memphis
A Genesis: Fifteen Poems and Etchings	Memphis Brooks Museum of Art	06/28/08- 11/30/08	Memphis
4th Annual Tennessee Week For The Animals Preview Party	Tennessee Week For The Animals	09/12/08	Memphis
1776	The Circuit Playhouse	09/19/08- 10/19/08	Memphis

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