After a hiatus in 2015, Memphis Light, Gas and Water will once again
celebrate Memphis Music during Memphis in May celebrations with live music on an
MLGW stage on Beale Street by the Elvis statue on the north side of MLGW’s
Administration Building. The music event will raise funds to help our neighbors
in need.
MLGW
will sponsor Plus-1 Jam starting in late April. It’s an MLGW celebration of
Memphis Music showcasing local music to raise funds for MIFA’s Plus-1 utility
assistance program. On Friday nights and Saturdays, April 29-30, May 13-14 and May 27-28 during Memphis
in May, musical acts will volunteer their talents at the MLGW tent located on
Beale Street between Main Street and Second Street. Some of the acts include
talented musicians who are MLGW employees. MLGW has also recruited many local musicians
and bands from outside the Division and from the Mid-South area to perform.
Volunteers
will pass around donation buckets so visitors to the Plus-1 music stage can make
donations to help the Plus-1 program, which is administered by MIFA to help
those in need of the one-time emergency utility assistance Plus-1 provides.
The
event features a wide range of music styles, reflecting the diversity that
makes up Memphis
and its music. Visitors from all over the world will be able to get a taste of
local musical acts while in town for Memphis in May at the MLGW stage on
world-famous Beale Street.
WHAT: Plus-1 Jam: MLGW
Celebrates Memphis Music
WHEN: Fridays and
Saturdays, April 29-30, May 13-14, May 27-28, 2016
WHERE: North Side of
MLGW Administration Bldg. on Beale Street by Elvis Statue
WHO: Local musicians
as well as bands that include MLGW employees
WHY: To benefit
Plus-1 and MIFA (administrator of the Plus-1 program)
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