A weekend off the beaten path

Bianca Phillips is here to talk all about what we could do this weekend. There's an artist talk with Catherine Erb, who takes photographs of fireworks mid-explosion, and an art show from three students who are hoping to raise enough money to do a study abroad program in Florence, Italy.  The Ed Murphey Classic pole vaults back into town and onto Beale Street and a bunch of modern knights hit Growlers for a sword fight.  Plus: The DeSoto DA asks the court to throw out a suit over a 'pedophile sympathizer' comment A North Memphis manufactured home park wins approval despite flooding concerns Sales tax holidays are coming to Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas A DEA agent shot and killed a person in an East Memphis hotel IKEA attempts to change a street name in Cordova Auditors find that the bulk of suspected abuse at MSCS is tied to a custodial contract Watch The AM/DM Interview.