Jon W. Sparks

• Barbecue eatery to get TV revamp Published 02/10/2012 at 12:12 a.m.

  The Food Network program "Restaurant: Impossible" is turning its attention to Pollard's Bar-B-Que at 4560 Elvis Presley Blvd.

• Violinist Gil Shaham joins Memphis Symphony on 'Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto' Published 02/09/2012 at 5:24 a.m.

  You might be forgiven for thinking Gil Shaham is still a young prodigy. Although he's 40, the violinist has been a vital part of the Memphis classical scene ever since he appeared in the Artists Ascending program in the early ...

• Theater auditions lure 850 seeking 90 seconds to fame Published 02/06/2012 at midnight

  Dramatic developments were taking place at Playhouse on the Square with hundreds of actors demanding to be heard.

• Actors from across country compete for jobs at Playhouse Published 02/03/2012 at 4:26 p.m.

  Dramatic developments took place at Playhouse on the Square today with hundreds of actors demanding to be heard. >And they were — loud and clear, since it was the kickoff of the four-day Unified Professional Theatre Auditions, a national job ...

• Memphis in May International Festival poster fetes Philippines Published 02/03/2012 at midnight

  Local artist Pinkney Herbert is celebrating "The Rice Terraces of Cordillera" in this year's fine arts poster for the Memphis in May International Festival.

• Duo reel in audiences with music and wit Published 02/02/2012 at 5:52 p.m.

  Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet are the genial musicians who constitute Trout Fishing in America, a duo that keep it simple, smart and hugely entertaining. For some 35 years, Trout Fishing in America has been charming kids and adults with ...

• Stage Review: Highlights redeem anxious 'next to normal' at Playhouse on the Square Published 01/26/2012 at 4:53 p.m.

  The challenge for the musical "next to normal" is to wring some beauty out of the story of a family devastated by mental illness.

• Concert Review: Memphis Symphony conveys influences of Russia Published 01/16/2012 at midnight

  The Memphis Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks program this weekend went to the heart of Russia.

• Memphis Symphony Orchestra plumbs Russian music for 'Rach to Tchaikovsky' Published 01/12/2012 at 2:37 p.m.

  This weekend's Masterworks program by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra focuses heavily on Russia with works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

• Kirov leaving Memphis Symphony Orchestra for Seattle Symphony Published 01/10/2012 at 12:24 p.m.

  Stilian Kirov, associate conductor for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, has been named assistant conductor for the Seattle Symphony.

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