Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis will be the location of a Read In Peace Book Club Selection & Meeting at Elmwood Cemetery at 10 a.m. Sept. 16.
The book featured is “Five Night Stand: A Novel.”
Author Richard Alley will join club members in the Lord’s Chapel for a discussion of the book. Book club meetings are free and open to the public.
Email historian@elmwoodcemetery.org to save a seat at the meeting, or call (901) 774-3212.
A second event is “Jimmy Ogle’s Elmwood,” a walking tour set for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19.
Ogle is a Memphian and the current Shelby County Historian with a mental bank filled with city factoids and ephemera.
Regarded as one of the most entertaining storytellers in the city, Ogle weaves a delightful fabric of Memphis history that all will enjoy.
Register online at elmwoodcemetery.org/events or call (901) 774-3212. Admission is $15 per person.
Historic Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis,established in 1852. Its location is 824 S Dudley St, Memphis.
