Jacai Foster (center) catches mist as rainbows illuminate a crowd of kids dancing in the spray of the fire hose after the 70th annual Independence Day Parade in the High Point Terrace neighborhood on July 4, 2019 in Memphis, TN.
Kids at St. Mary's Episcopal School add a little dramatic flair as over 800 students, faculty, and staff lined up to do the "Turkey Tango" during St. Mary's 165th anniversary celebration Tuesday afternoon at the venerable girl's school.
Fourth Bluff Hounds Huntsman Dickie Watson discusses the hunt route before the Blessing of the Hounds Saturday morning to mark the opening of the Rossville club's hunting season. Some 40 riders turned out in formal hunting attire to join in the fox hunt.
Participants in the Memphis Union Mission's Iron On Iron Recovery Program use teamwork to mow the vacant lot adjacent to the mission. The work is part of the year-long residential program which helps men get back on their feet after suffering from addiction or other life-controlling illnesses.
Edwardo Tellez with Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl de Memphis strides through a cloud of smoke during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death.
Young piper Gannon Vaughn, 10, with the Northeast Arkansas Caledonian Pipes and Drums out of Jonesboro flexes his face muscles after a long song while playing for St. Patrick's Day revelers at Celtic Crossing Sunday afternoon.
Chris Oswalt (center) and his son Jackson Oswalt, 14, check out a 1959 Cadillac on display during a block party to celebrate the opening of the Edge Automotive Museum in the Edge District which has a rich history as a car repair and dealership district in Memphis.
Brooke Mefford, 9, hangs out with one of the coolest characters in Memphis in the shaded cool of the polar bear sanctuary Monday afternoon during a tour of the Memphis Zoo with her family. Temperatures are expected to break into the triple digits this week with little relief from the sweltering heat in the forecast.
Ivy Mutchler-Lee (left) and her mother Kathryn Mutchler-Lee peruse the wares in The Glass House booth during the 47th annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair at Audubon Park featuring some 200 craftsmen peddling a range of handmade goods including pottery, textiles, glass, jewelry and fine art to raise money for the Pink Palace family of museums.
Tony Hill pauses to admire the snow flurries in Overton Park Friday morning while on a trip from his home near the fairgrounds to get a bite to eat.
The waning supermoon rises above the Sputnik sign at Joe's Liquor Store on Poplar Tuesday night. The "supermoon'' phenomenon occurs when the orb is the closest point to the earth and looks larger than usual.
Blanka Rodriguez (right), 10, rushes in to dunk Andrea Jimenez, one of her youth group leaders, into chilly water after a softball throw plunked off the bulls eye Sunday afternoon during St. Michael Catholic Church's annual Fall Festival.
John Romo, 11, a sixth grader from Grace St. Luke, takes a nap under his Inertia experiment while waiting to be judged Tuesday afternoon at the Science Fair at the fairgrounds.
Jeremy Jones takes a break from his Batman persona to have a beer in the lobby of the Memphis Hilton during the 5th annual Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention Saturday afternoon. "Even justice needs beer," Jones said in his gravelly Batman voice as nearly 3,000 comic, sci-fi, fantasy, and anime fans turned out for the second day of the convention.
Grace Jiang, 7, stretches out as fellow ballet dancers from the Memphis Chinese Language School prepare to perform the Waltz of the Snowflakes Sunday afternoon before the start of the Chinese New Year Festival at the Rose Theater.
Kathy Gibbs points out for Kaiya Freelon, 8, where the fatal bullet came from that killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a free day for visitors to the National Civil Rights Museum Sunday afternoon sponsored by Target.
Elvis tribute artist Marcos Santos gives a personal serenade to Louise Smith of Southaven, Miss., during a performance in the Graceland Entertainment Pavilion before a vigil marking the 34th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley Monday night.
Brian Moore with B.A. Balton Sign Co. looks over his handiwork after installing a series of banners of JaMychal Green on the side of the FedExForum on April 12, 2015. Playoff tickets for the first two home games go on sale today in Memphis.
The King's Queens, whose motto is "taking care of boobies," cheer on runners entering the final stretch as breast cancer survivors, dedicated friends and family brave the heavy rain in Downtown Memphis to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 26, 2019, to raise money to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.
Ashley Piskorski (right) tumbles off the top of a pyramid with siblings Cole (left) and Kayla Piskorski during the 43rd annual Ski Freeze at the Mud Island River Park. Hosted by the Collierville Ski Club, water skiers, barefooters and wakeboarders braved the ice cold water of the Wolf River to raise money for The Dream Factory of Memphis, which grants wishes for critically and chronically ill children ages 3 through 18.