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Rachel Layton

Your average ex-Mississippian writer with a strong enthusiasm for all things performance and music. Catch me sipping some local made coffee while reading Whitman and listening to the next big thing in Memphis music.

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  • We’re here for all of your fire photo needs 🔥 Come find us at @celebratememphis! #choose901 📸: @kyletaylorart
  • All of the performances, pronto pups, and pulled pork, have led up to this day- the final salute to Memphis in May! Celebrate Memphis kicks off at 3PM in Tom Lee Park and you should find yourself there because:⠀ 1. It's free to attend 🤑⠀ 2. There's finally going to be a drone show 🙌⠀ 3. Fireworks. Need we say more? 🎆⠀ 4. You can bring your own blankets, chairs, outside food, beverages and coolers 🍴⠀ ⠀ There are plenty more where that came from, but we'll stop while we're ahead. Use link in our bio to see what else you can expect. Hope to see y'all there ✌ #choose901 📸: @austinwho
  • Long ago were the days where Graceland was just a place to fangirl over Elvis's hair and hips ☺️ It's given us a hotel, a music venue, and now an exhibition center, opening today (5/25), that will play host to traveling exhibits from around the country. Use the link in our bio to discover how great thou really art. #choose901 📸: @visitgraceland
  • That snazzy new Memphis sign isn't the only thing that should get you down to the riverfront. Thanks to the @memriverparks, we'll be seeing a whole lot more action happening 'round that side of town. The fun starts tonight with a Bicentennial Vibe on the Island, but that's just the beginning of the memories that'll be made along the Mississippi this season. Use the link in our bio to see what else they've got in store. #choose901 📸: @selaviephotocommercial⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
  • Don't know about you, but we're definitely going to weekend the heck out of this three-day weekend 🎉 There's a round up of all the things happening in our bio link, so there's no excuse for you to not do the same. #choose901 📸: @keithmont
  • We know y'all have summer break on your mind, but schools are already getting geared up for next semester and that starts with making sure there are enough talented teachers to lead our local students 🤝The Teach901 Job Fair on June 13th is the last chance for you to connect with 40+ schools all in one place who are looking to fill positions before the fall. RSVP w/ the link in our bio. #choose901 #teach901
  • And we so loved Memphis that we would party down on a week night. Here’s to next 200 years🍾 📸: @jeffreyriddle8 #choose901