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Friday, August 11 Elvis Fan Reunion 2:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $10 Join us for one of our most celebrated first-time events from last year – as we welcome Elvis fans to Memphis. This special Elvis Fan Reunion allows fans to re-connect, meet new friends, share stories, play Elvis team trivia and much more. Elvis Week hosts Tom Brown, Joey Sulipeck and DJ Argo will be part of this special event, along with Elvis' TCB Band guitarist, James Burton. This is an Elvis Fan "Family" Reunion to celebrate YOU! Elvis Week Dance Party 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $25 Join Elvis Radio DJ Argo as he spins your favorite Elvis records while you dance the night away at our Elvis Week Dance Party event. The night will feature dancing, games and lots of giveaways!  Saturday, August 12  35th Annual Elvis 5K Run Benefiting Livitup 8:00 AM. Run starts and finishes at gates of Graceland. Join Livitup Inc. fo...

Friday, August 11 Elvis Fan Reunion 2:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $10 Join us for one of our most celebrated first-time events from last year – as we welcome Elvis fans to Memphis. This special Elvis Fan Reunion allows fans to re-connect, meet new friends, share stories, play Elvis team trivia and much more. Elvis Week hosts Tom Brown, Joey Sulipeck and DJ Argo will be part of this special event, along with Elvis' TCB Band guitarist, James Burton. This is an Elvis Fan "Family" Reunion to celebrate YOU! Tickets for this event are on sale individually through Graceland Reservations by calling 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or online at Graceland.com. Elvis Week Dance Party 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $25 Join Elvis Radio DJ Argo as he spins your favorite Elvis records while you dance the night away at our Elvis Week Dance Party event. The night will feature dancing, games and lots of giveaways!

NEW special guests for Elvis Week!  Laurel Goodwin , Elvis' "Girls! Girls! Girls!" co-star Randy Starr , who wrote tunes for Elvis' movies, will be a part of Conversations: Elvis in the Movies.   Two new guests have been announced for the Official Graceland Insiders Conference: rockabilly star Wanda Jackson, who toured with Elvis, and Elvis' first girlfriend, Dixie Locke Emmons.

WREG, Memphis - The long-awaited Elvis Presley Boulevard Improvements Project in Whitehaven is now a step closer to reality. The city says it's in final negotiations to buy property before starting the first phase of construction. However, WREG has learned at least one roadblock means the timeline has been pushed back yet again. A pothole-filled bumpy ride is what you'll get driving along much of Elvis Presley Boulevard. However, the major thoroughfare is set to get a $35 million makeover. The Elvis Presley Boulevard Improvements Project includes new sidewalks, curbs and bike lanes, covering three miles from Brooks Road to Shelby Drive. City of Memphis Public Works Director Robert Knecht says the city is much closer to construction, having bought some of the necessary land to get started. "We're at 24 of the 26 needed right-of-way acquisitions are completed and the final two are wrapping up." Once that's complete, Knecht says the city will file...

For Texas troubadour Dale Watson, Memphis has long been something of a second home — he’s recorded frequently at the historic Sun Studios, been a regular performer at Beale Street clubs, and drawn much inspiration from the city’s rich roots music history. “Memphis has always been a dear part of my life since I started coming in the '80s,” says Watson. “The place just rejuvenates me.” In the meantime, he’ll continue to split time between the Bluff City and his longtime Austin residence. “I’ve got a place in Austin, with a recording studio built up in the back. It’s a good property and it's home,” says Watson. “But Austin is changing quite a bit — it’s almost turning into a little San Francisco. It’s losing a lot of the roots that I loved. They’re tearing down all the cool places I used to play at and go to, so they can build condos. Breaks my heart to see it.” “I see a lot of growth in Memphis but they won’t necessarily tear down a building — usually they’ll (repurp...

The Elvis Presley Birthplace invites everyone to join us Saturday, August 12, for the 40th annual Elvis Presley Fan Appreciation Day. The all-day celebration will begin with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day. BIM : Looking for an AFFORDABLE day with Elvis fans during Elvis Week? Make the short trip over to Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Miss! You will not regret this! Tupelo prides itself on it's Southern Hospitality, and NO city does it quite like Tupelo. There's the birthplace, museum, chapel and school for first timers or those who haven't been here in awhile. Or you can just spend the day celebrating Elvis Presley all day long with your fellow Elvis fans.  https://elvispresleybirthplace.com/

From Mississippi Today - “Tupelo is the soul of Elvis. It really is,” said actress Allyson Adams, daughter of late Academy Award-nominated actor Nick Adams. Allyson, in Tupelo for the 19th Annual Elvis Festival June 3, reminisced about her father’s friendship with Elvis. Nick Adams also starred in ABC’s late-1950s television series The Rebel. “The birthplace and the people here really portray that and share that with people from all over the world,” Adams said. Her father and Presley struck up a friendship in Hollywood after Presley recognized Nick, despite his minuscule role in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). “Elvis could make you feel like a million bucks,” Allyson Adams said during a panel discussion at the festival. Adams did not realize the extent of that friendship until decades after her father’s death when she uncovered a manuscript he had written, The Rebel and the King. A first-person account of their friendship, the book recounts eight days Presley spent in Memphis ...

Friday, August 11 Elvis Fan Reunion 2:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $10 Join us for one of our most celebrated first-time events from last year – as we welcome Elvis fans to Memphis. This special Elvis Fan Reunion allows fans to re-connect, meet new friends, share stories, play Elvis team trivia and much more. Elvis Week hosts Tom Brown, Joey Sulipeck and DJ Argo will be part of this special event. This is an Elvis Fan "Family" Reunion to celebrate YOU! Tickets for this event are available as part of an Elvis Week ticket package or individually through Graceland Reservations. Ticket general on-sale begins Thursday, May 25. Elvis Week Dance Party 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.  Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $25 Join Elvis Radio DJ Argo as he spins your favorite Elvis records while you dance the night away at our Elvis Week Dance Party event. The night will feature dancing, games and lots of giveaways! Tickets for this event a...

WREG Memphis reports two men are accused of pretending to be housekeeping staff to enter rooms at the Guest House at Graceland. Officers were called to the hotel around 6 a.m. Sunday, where a security worker relayed complaints about men entering rooms, posing as housekeeping staff. He said he saw the suspects driving toward the exit, and police were able to detain them. The security worker told police one of the suspects used to work at the Guest House at Graceland but was terminated and banned from the premises. The Guest House at Graceland clarified neither suspect was an employee; they were contract agency workers, one former and one current. The hotel said it is terminating its relationship with that temp agency. Police said one of the suspects had a master key card in his possession as well as stolen property. Security footage showed the two suspects went into multiple rooms, police said. The Guest House at Graceland said the stolen property was returned to the guests and ...