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A bird's flight pattern mimics an acrobatic plane above the Mississippi river during the Commemorative Air Force Air Show at the Sunset Symphony.
Photo by Jim Weber
Kim Martin (left) and Dayla Manley walk in Tom Lee Park on Tuesday, where water left behind debris, including plywood, trees and garbage.
The Memphis in May Sunset Symphony will be held at Tom Lee Park this year.
MIM officials decided on Wednesday that the Mississippi River flooding that forced the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest to move to Tiger Lane last weekend will have eased up enough to allow the annual concert to take its usual spot May 28.
"The river is already down and we'll move our operation back out there (next) Wednesday," said Diane Hampton, executive vice president of Memphis in May.
The river crested at 47.8 feet last week and was at 42.87 feet at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Hampton said that MIM officials were not sure of the power situation and that they might have to generate their own at the concert.
"I'm tickled that we're going back," Hampton said. "The return to the river is important."
Going back to the banks of the Mississippi resolved one problem: Airspace issues would have made it difficult if not impossible to present the Commemorative Air Force Air Show that plays out over the river on the afternoon before the concert.
The concert will again feature the Memphis Symphony Orchestra led by associate conductor Stilian Kirov. Guest artist this year is the legendary group The Bar-Kays doing a tribute to the music of Stax Records.
Entertainment starts at 3 p.m., with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Bar-Kays performing at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. Tickets online are $7 and available through Ticketmaster. Admission the day of the event is $8. Children 6 and younger get in free.
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