Protect Our Aquifer Fundraiser

We all know Memphis has the best drinking water. It wins awards year after year. People are trying to protect it. Grammy-nominated Tracy Nelson, Shemekia Copeland, Loudon Wainwright, John Nemeth, and many others performed during Acoustic Sunday Live at First Congo Church, on Dec. 3, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. Protect Our Aquifer, which put on the fundraiser, is a grassroots non-profit working to protect the source of drinking water for Shelby County, Tennessee, and much of the Mid-South. The room was packed, and the music was fantastic.

Tracy Nelson and Shemekia Copeland duet Down So Low

For more information about the cause see https://www.protectouraquifer.org/

Lisa Marie Presley Dead at Age 54

Fans leave flowers and notes outside of Graceland in memory of Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley who Died Jan, 12, 2023 at the age of 54.

Lisa Marie lived at Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee in her early childhood. After Elvis Presley died, she inherited the house. She frequently returned to Graceland to remember her father and to greet fans on his birthday or during Elvis Death Week.

As a photojournalist in Memphis, I have had many opportunities to cover Lisa Marie and her mother Priscilla Presley, and those who loved and were connected to Elvis in his lifetime. I have put together a small photo gallery and video of the spontaneous memorial outside Graceland and some other links to stories about the passing of Lisa Marie.

Each year, during death week in August, fans travel to Memphis from around the world to remember Elvis. A candle is lit at his grave and the flame is transferred to a few fans, who process past the graves along with thousands of other fans who come to participate in the candlelight vigil. The event usually goes into the early hours of the next morning. (One of the photos in this photo gallery is Lisa Marie participating in the vigil, passing that flame to fans.)

Newspapers around the world have been interested in the story of the death of Lisa Marie Presley.

Lisa Marie will be buried at Graceland near her son Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020, and her father Elvis along with other family members in the meditation garden next to the home.

A few highlights from Elvis Week, usually attended by Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley, Below-

The video of the spontaneous memorial for Lisa Marie outside Graceland is below:

Lisa Marie was here this summer for a premiere of the new Elvis movie that came out.

https://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/tag/Lisa+Marie+Presely

It’s a busy time in Memphis! I will try and add to this blog post and photo gallery as I have time.

John Beifuss, my former colleague at the Commercial Appeal who is a longtime Memphis reporter wrote an excellent story about Lisa Marie. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/2023/01/13/lisa-marie-presley-dies-elvis-daughter-graceland/69804300007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-marie-presley-dies-wealth-net-worth-graceland/

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Memphis Tigers VS Alcorn State Photo Highlights November 16, 2019

Memphis Tigers VS Alcorn State Photo Highlights November 16, 2019

MY GIFTS HIGHLIGHTED IN MEMPHIS MAGAZINE

Special thanks to Memphis Magazine for including my art in their 2019 gift guide!

My 8 x 8 “Scenes of Memphis” canvases are featured in their Holiday Gift Guide this season. These can now be purchased at A. Schwab’s on Beale Street in downtown Memphis or from my website (www.karenpulferfocht.com).

These are perfect for grouping.

Schwab’s is a really fun place to visit, shop, and have an ice cream drink at their soda fountain. A. Schwab is the oldest surviving business on Beale Street. The store also has a few of my cards and a large selection of my Blues Coasters, always popular Memphis gifts.

https://a-schwab.com/