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A story about MUSE:SOUND. Join us for Vol. 2, guided by and , at on Monday, June 8 starting at 6:30 PM. Get tix at lik...
06/03/2026

A story about MUSE:SOUND. Join us for Vol. 2, guided by and , at on Monday, June 8 starting at 6:30 PM. Get tix at likereallycreative.com/muse.

I’m so excited (in a gay way) to announce of as the INAUGURAL GRAND MARSHAL for the first Pride Collage Party 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 I ...
06/02/2026

I’m so excited (in a gay way) to announce of as the INAUGURAL GRAND MARSHAL for the first Pride Collage Party 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 I call Lisa the “Mayor of Q***r Memphis” because of her community building prowess and undeniable charm. She’s simply the best. I’m thrilled she’s joining the Pride party at on Wednesday, June 24! Curated tunes by with materials by .

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A new arts-in-health study shows that participating in the arts, whether by creating art or supporting it, can literally...
06/01/2026

A new arts-in-health study shows that participating in the arts, whether by creating art or supporting it, can literally change your DNA and slow the aging process.

Daisy Fancourt—the queen of arts-in-health research and author of The Art Cure (which I just started reading)—partnered with researchers from University College London who looked at survey and blood test results from 3,556 adults in the UK.

Those who engaged in a diverse set of art creation or art observing saw their aging slow down by four percent compared to those who barely engaged with the arts.

“These results demonstrate the health impact of the arts at a biological level,” Fancourt told The Times in an interview. “They provide evidence for arts and cultural engagement to be recognized as a health-promoting behavior in a similar way to exercise.”

I was able to hear Fancourt speak on a virtual panel hosted by SocialRx. She said that evidence from many studies shows that day-to-day arts engagement, such as creating art as a hobby, can improve well-being and reduce the risk of depression, in addition to physical health conditions. She said this before this new big study came out.
Those of us who participate in the arts regularly know this to be true.

But those who do not see art as valuable in a commodified sense, who view artists as toddlers in human bodies just fu***ng off and finger painting, could be swayed as more and more studies like the one above continue to be properly funded and produce quantifiable results.

Once they can see—or once we can convince them—that art makes people healthier, more productive, and better for their bottom line, we just might see an influx of support for arts programming.

If that’s what it takes for the proliferation of more creativity to be encouraged with enthusiasm, so be it.

As Fancourt said in the panel I attended, “If people knew about the benefits of art and put it in a drug, we’d be clamoring to get our hands on it. But we devalue art.”

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05/29/2026

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Play with every color at the Pride Collage Party with curated tunes by and materials from on June 24 from 6-8 PM at 🌈...
05/29/2026

Play with every color at the Pride Collage Party with curated tunes by and materials from on June 24 from 6-8 PM at 🌈 Register at likereallycreative.com/collageparty

MAY COLLAGE CREATIONS 🩷 save the date for the next Collage Party: June 24, 6-8 at 🩷
05/28/2026

MAY COLLAGE CREATIONS 🩷 save the date for the next Collage Party: June 24, 6-8 at 🩷

05/28/2026

The May Collage Party with a live set by , canvas provided by , and postcards from Your Pen Pal Haley at 🩷

I went dancing last weekend at a party called MESH:FOCUS, hosted by the prolific DJ and producer Qemist, who was joined ...
05/25/2026

I went dancing last weekend at a party called MESH:FOCUS, hosted by the prolific DJ and producer Qemist, who was joined by superstar DJ Nico and icon/scene builder Strooly. The mix of the three DJs generated an eclectic sonic riot, with dancers showing out, screaming in ecstasy, clacking fans, and shouting along to the music.

For me, I felt like I exorcised a demon that had been weighing my shoulders down. I’ve been crawling around in my head lately, not for any particular reason, but because I haven’t been moving as much lately. I went with my friend Meghan, who is accustomed to attending electronic dance festivals with stacked lineups of DJs. She is the perfect dance partner: when the bass or rhythm in a song was particularly, how do you say, stanky, we would meet eyes and dance even harder. Our eyebrows would raise at a surprise twist in a melody. As a connoisseur of electronic music with DJ skills under her belt, the dance party inspired her to finally invest in high-quality DJ decks.

The music, the talent, the scene—it was all just too good. I felt energized and inspired. I was exercising, after all. Exercising—movement, in general—is a major component in generating creative energy. Without it, I feel lifeless and cranky. I’m sober, but I felt high leaving Bar DKDC, after dancing non-stop from 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM. I felt like College Zack again, who always started the party by dancing on a dead dance floor if he had to.

The next day, my neck was sore from swiveling my bald head around, imagining I was whipping a long mane of flowing hair in circles. My knees ached. Despite the signs of me getting slightly older, the rest of the weekend floated by with a heavenly aura. I painted with friends. I read. I napped. My nervous system was nonplussed.

What an honor it is to witness the energy of the Memphis dance scene, facilitated by DJs’ hard work and curatorial precision, backed by deep immersion in the history of music. What an honor it is to dance away the fears of living, to dance in the middle of a renaissance.

05/21/2026

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05/19/2026

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