This is what E.P.E. have planned for Elvis week 2009, therefore giving us an idea of what to expect next year:-
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August 8 – 16, 2009
Saturday, August 8
Club Elvis
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 Midnight. Elvis Presley Car Museum, Graceland Plaza. Come hang out and enjoy a private party with your fellow Elvis fans. A disc jockey spins Elvis records for your listening and dancing pleasure. Cash bar featuring adult beverages (ID's checked) and soft drinks. Outdoor smoking area designated – no smoking inside. A wristband ticket allows you to come and go from Club Elvis as much as you like during the evening in order for you to enjoy all the other activities on the property. Tickets are $20. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
Sunday, August 9
Gospel Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Elvis Presley Car Museum, Graceland Plaza. Enjoy brunch in the Elvis Presley Car Museum while listening to Elvis Gospel music and watching Elvis videos on the drive-in theater movie screen. Tickets are $27. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
Blue Hawaii at The Orpheum Theatre
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Movie at 6:00 p.m. 203 South Main St., Memphis. Enjoy Blue Hawaii on the big screen during The Orpheum's Summer Movie Series. Tickets are $6 and can only be purchased at The Orpheum Box Office one hour before the show time. Cash only. Seating is general admission. Event includes a trivia contest with prizes from Elvis Presley Enterprises. Call 901-525-3000 for more information.
Monday, August 10
Club Elvis
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 Midnight. Elvis Presley Car Museum, Graceland Plaza. Come hang out and enjoy a private party with your fellow Elvis fans. A disc jockey spins Elvis records for your listening and dancing pleasure. Cash bar featuring adult beverages (ID's checked) and soft drinks. Outdoor smoking area designated – no smoking inside. A wristband ticket allows you to come and go from Club Elvis as much as you like during the evening in order for you to enjoy all the other activities on the property. Tickets are $20. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
Tuesday, August 11
Malco Theatre’s Elvis Film Fest 6
Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Avenue, Memphis. This year’s film fest will be rockin’ and rollin’ with the debut of Fun in Acapulco and Roustabout. Fan faves Jailhouse Rock and King Creole round out the festivities. Showtimes are as follows:
Screen 1:
10:00 a.m. - Jailhouse Rock
12:00 noon - Fun in Acapulco
2:00 p.m. - Roustabout
4:10 p.m. - Jailhouse Rock
Screen 2:
10:15 a.m. - Roustabout
12:30 p.m. - King Creole
3:00 p.m. - Fun in Acapulco
Tickets are $5.00 each and are on sale now at the theatre box office and online at
www.malco.com. Proceeds will benefit the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation. Email
karen@malco.com for questions.
Shawn Klush in Concert Featuring The Sweet Inspirations
7:00 p.m. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, downtown Memphis. Enjoy a concert event featuring 2007 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist winner Shawn Klush along with The Sweet Inspirations. Also making an appearance will be the semifinalists for the 2009 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. Tickets are $27. To purchase tickets, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or 901-525-1515, visit the Cannon Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster Outlet, or click here to purchase online.
Wednesday, August 12
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Meet ‘n’ Greet
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Memphis Hard Rock Cafe, 315 Beale Street, Memphis. Private event reserved for those who have purchased a special ticket package for the 2009 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. See ticket purchase information for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest events on August 12 & 13.
Elvis Meet Up at Marlowe's
4:00 p.m. 4381 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Benefiting the Shelby County Humane Society. No cover charge, but attendees pay for their own food, drinks and gratuity. Special guests have been invited and Elvis door prizes will be given out. RSVP to Sharon Parker at
ElvisMeetUpatMarlowes@hotmail.com or call 615-830-5126.
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Semifinal Round
7:00 p.m. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, downtown Memphis. Semifinal round of competition for the 2009 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. Attendees to the show will see the best Elvis tribute artists from around the world performing and competing on stage for their chance to move onto the finals round on August 13. Elvis Tribute Artists will receive their chance to showcase their talents and why they should be named Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2009. Both two-day and single day tickets will be available. Two-day tickets are $139 and $69 (includes both semifinal and final round). The $139 ticket also includes front of the house seating plus access to the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Meet 'n' Greet. A one-day ticket to just the semifinal round is also available for $25. Click here to find out more about the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. To purchase tickets, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or 901-525-1515, visit the Cannon Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster Outlet, or click here to purchase online.
Thursday, August 13
Fan Club Presidents’ Event
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fogelman Executive Conference Center, University of Memphis. Elvis fans are invited to celebrate the work of Elvis Presley fan clubs during this special event. In addition to celebrating and recognizing the work of fan clubs, the event will feature a program of EPE company updates and special announcements. Also, attendees to the event will enjoy a feature segment with a special guest. Special guest will be Michael Hoey, who wrote the screenplays for two Elvis Presley films –– Stay Away, Joe and Live a Little, Love a Little, and was a contributing writer on four more Presley films (Tickle Me, Spinout, Speedway and Double Trouble), as well as an Associate Producer on two of them. . Official Elvis Presley Fan Club presidents will receive an invitation and registration form via mail to reserve their tickets for the event. Tickets are also available to fan club members and the general public for $10. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
Graceland Scavenger Hunt - Bears on Tour
5:00 p.m. Starting at the Graceland Ticket Office. Guests are invited to tour Graceland Mansion (no audio tour) and the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum while simultaneously participating in a trivia scavenger hunt. All participants receive a collectible, limited-edition bear. Adult and junior versions of the scavenger hunt will be available. Prizes for both adult and junior versions to be announced. Tickets are $29.00 for adults and $14.00 children 7-12. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Finals
7:00 p.m. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, downtown Memphis. The finals of the 2009 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. The top finalists from semifinal round on August 12 will compete for the title of Elvis Tribute Artist of 2009. Elvis Tribute Artists will receive their chance to showcase their talents and why they should be named Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2009. Two-day tickets are $139 and $69 (includes both semifinal and final round). The $139 ticket also includes front of the house seating plus access to the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Meet 'n' Greet. A one-day ticket to just final round is also available for $49. Click here to find out more about the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. To purchase tickets, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or 901-525-1515, visit the Cannon Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster Outlet, or click here to purchase online.
Friday, August 14
The Official Elvis Insiders 2009 Elvis Week Event
Shake, Rattle and Bowl Party
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Strike Zone Bowling Alley, 3330 Pine Tar Alley, Southaven, Mississippi. Elvis Insiders are invited to shake, rattle and bowl as you meet new Insiders and have fun with old friends during a special event filled with lots of great Elvis-themed fun. This special Elvis Week party is for Elvis Insiders members plus one guest. Elvis Insiders are taking over this premier party space, just 15 minutes from Graceland, for the three-hour event. Activities will include bowling, billiards, an Elvis trivia contest, Elvis karaoke and lots of fun surprises. Elvis clips and music will be playing throughout the entire facility. Special guests The TCB Band, The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials, Millie Kirkham and Joe Guercio will also be stopping by for an autograph session. Attendees will also enjoy lunch and a cash bar. Tickets are $49. Tickets are available by calling Graceland Reservations at 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322 or click here to purchase online.
The Genuine Elvis Book Launch and Autograph Signing
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Everything Elvis Store, Graceland Crossing. Join the authors - country music star Ronnie McDowell, tv personality Edie Hand, and manager and producer Joe Meador - for an autographing event celebrating the launch of this new must-have book for Elvis fans and collectors. The Genuine Elvis includes original paintings from Ronnie McDowell, dozens of remarkable pictures by photography legend Al Wertheimer and the never-before-told story of the exclusive 1956 inteview disc jockey Charles Watts recorded with Elvis and his parents.
Elvis 1969 - A Celebration Concert
8:00 p.m. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, downtown Memphis. 40 years after Elvis Presley triumphantly returned to the stage at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. will reunite many of the original cast for an Elvis Week 2009 concert celebration. Live musical performances along with video and audio will create a magical music experience that will be almost as exciting as being there in the summer of 1969. Performers currently scheduled to participate include; Joe Guercio, Elvis’ orchestra conductor for many of his Vegas performances; The TCB Band members James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Scheff and Glen D Hardin; Elvis’ back up singers The Imperials, including Joe Moscheo, Terry Blackwood, Sherman Andrus and Gus Gaches, The Sweet Inspirations, including Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown, Portia Griffin, and Millie Kirkham. Additional vocals will be provided by Terry Mike Jeffrey and Andy Childs. Other artists will be announced as their appearance is confirmed. Tickets for the event are $125, $79 & $59 and will be available through Ticketmaster. The $125 VIP tickets are now SOLD OUT. ($125 tickets include a cocktail party following the event, special collectible Elvis International concert item and access to concert rehearsal on August 13 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.) To purchase tickets, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or 901-525-1515, visit the Cannon Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster Outlet, or click here to purchase online.
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That without a song the day would never end,
Without a song a man aint got a Friend,
Without a song the road would never bend,
Without a song, So I Keep Singing A Song...
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