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In The Christmas Spirit Holiday Party with The MDs

Join us for as special holiday event as The MD’s play the classic Booker T. & the MGs Christmas Album. This is a family-friendly event with crafts and a holiday movie for the kids. To thank you for a great year, we are giving you 10% off all gift shop merchandise from 5PM-9PM. Music will

Events, Live in Studio A!

Film Screening: “Wheedle’s Groove” – Seattle’s Lost Soul Scene

During the late ’60s and early ’70s, and decades before Nirvana, Microsoft, and Starbucks put Seattle on the map, Seattle’s African American neighborhood known as the Central District was buzzing. The soul sounds of groups like Black on White Affair, Cookin’ Bag, and Cold Bold & Together (featuring a young Kenny G!) filled local airwaves

Events, Staxology

Listening Sessions at the Green Room: McLemore Avenue by Booker T. & the MGs (1970)

For their penultimate album on Stax Records, Booker T. & the MGs stretched the boundaries of the Memphis Sound, tackling the Beatles’ masterpiece LP, Abbey Road. Using the new found artistic freedom granted since Stax had split with Atlantic Records, this is the band’s most complex and adventurous recording, perfectly timed for the rise of FM

Events, Youth and Community Programs

Soul Strolls

On the third Monday of each month October 2019 – May 2020, a Soul Stroll is a day set aside for groups that require special accommodations to experience the Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibits. Music and interactive activities will be available to help bring the Stax story to life. Soul Strolls are structured for homeschool

Events, Youth and Community Programs

S.T.A.X. See. Touch. eXplore.

Each Tuesday from October 2019 – May 2020, Shelby County residents can join us on Tuesday afternoons as we See, Touch, Ask, and eXplore the history of Stax Records with our monthly scavenger hunt and hands-on activities. Free for all Shelby County residents 1-5 pm.