Local law enforcement gets ready for the parade too, Orange Mound, Memphis, 9/8/12
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The Southern Heritage Classic parade is always held in Orange Mound on Saturday morning of game day. People start gathering and picking places to sit down by 9 AM, and those in the parade begin assembling at Melrose High School. There’s always a feeling of excitement in the air. Orange Mound, 9/8/12
Photography, artwork, baking, canning and more are featured in the exhibits at the Delta Fair, Memphis, 9/3/12
J. M. Van Eaton performed on the Folklore Hall stage of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
This year’s Memphis Music and Heritage Festival seemed beset with rain. Both days were harassed by sudden showers that popped up and caused the cancellation of some performances. 9/2/12
Brittany Russell and the Trunk Monkeys perform on the Gayoso stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival on Sunday, 9/2/12. Visit http://www.brittanyrussell.com for further info including tour schedules, or like Brittany on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brittany-Russell-and-the-Trunk-Monkeys/129426100404836.
Memphis gospel group the Moments of Joy performs at the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
In my lifetime at least, Memphis has not had much of a second-line tradition, but a sort-of impromptu second-line developed on Main Street late Sunday during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12