The Memphis in May International Festival should be a blast this year as it honors Morocco, the mystical land of Moorish palaces, Turkish baths, and snake charmers. The weekend also includes a blues symposium and performances by Handy Award nominees on Beale Street. Crescendo and Coda Memphis in May wraps up with a rousing finale at the Sunset Symphony on May 29th, with conductor Vincent Danner wielding the baton. The event concludes a busy month for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, which will perform a pops concert May 1st with the legendary folk group the Kingston Trio, as well as a Masterworks concert May 14-15 featuring guest pianist Dickran Atamian. If even the thought of such exertions exhausts you, check out the Great Wine Race on May 2nd, where waiters will hurtle down Beale Street carrying full wine glasses.
Spectators can engage in less tiring exercises, like stomping on grapes.