Jul 21
10th Annual Elvis Tampa Bay Festival/Contest Organized by the Elvis: Tampa Bay TCB Fan Club
7/21/2012
Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds Expo Hall, Plant City, Florida (11 miles East of Tampa)
Details: Enjoy fun festival activities featuring Elvis tribute artists, Elvis memorabilia, Elvis performances and music/shows all day. Deadline for Elvis Tribute Artist contestants to enter is June 30, 2012.
Email: ElvisTampaTCB@yahoo.com
Web: www.ElvisTampaTCB.com
Phone: 813-977-6011
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel Presented by Brown Productions
7/19/2012
- 7/21/2012
Cherokee, North Carolina
Details: Celebrating its fifth year the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest returns to Harrah's Cherokee. A three day contest with one of the biggest purses in worldwide. The winner receives $7500 and entry into the semifinals in Memphis. The first two days of the contest are free to the public and are held in the casino's Essence Lounge. The top five contestants move on to the final round on the last day in the Event Center. Tickets for the final round go on sale April 28, 2012. ETA's interested in competing should download the registration form at
www.brownproductions.com. For ticket information or to make hotel reservations please contact
www.harrahscherokee.com.
Email: kurt@brown-productions.com
Web: www.brown-productions.com/UETACContestfor2012/UETACContestfor2012.html
Phone: 262-338-2498
If I Can Dream International Art Exhibition
7/21/2012
- 9/16/2012
Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue.
Details: Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue.
Come and see the winning pieces of artwork for the "If I Can Dream Art
Contest and Exhibition." All original artwork in the exhibition will
inspired by the song "If I Can Dream," sang by Elvis during the closing
of his 1968 NBC television special. Through August 19, you will have the
opportunity to vote for your favorite piece and a “Fans’ Favorite” will
be announced following Elvis Week. Find out more about the Brooks
Museum of Art, including hours and admission, by clicking here.
Web: brooksmuseum.org/
"Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" at the Pink Palace Museum
7/21/2012
- 10/14/2012
July 21 - October 14. Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Avenue in Memphis.
Details: Come relive the King’s innocent younger days and feel the energy of a young man who was only just beginning to realize his potential. Alfred Wertheimer’s gorgeous photo exhibit has been displayed in prestigious museums and galleries across the country, including the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. and the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibit is finally coming back to its rightful home here in Memphis just in time for Elvis Week 2012. The Pink Palace will be extending their hours until 9:00 p.m. on August 10 - 15 for the week-long celebration.
Web: www.memphismuseums.org/exhibit-14909/
Elvis is in the Building Photography Exhibition
6/23/2012
- 10/31/2012
Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue.
Details: Elvis is in the Building, a photography exhibition curated by Marina
Pacini, Chief Curator and Curator of American, Modern, and Contemporary
Art, will be on view at the Brooks from June 23 through October 31.
Consisting of early, yet iconic photographs of Elvis Presley, the
exhibition includes an Ernest Withers photograph of Elvis and B.B. King
at the 1957 WDIA Goodwill Revue and a 1956 image of Elvis on his
Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Alfred Wertheimer. Find out more about the Brooks Museum of Art, including hours and admission, by clicking here.
Web: brooksmuseum.org/