SPOTLIGHT | A Summons to Memphis | The Peabody | September 14, 2015 | Photography by Don Perry 1
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magazine celebrated its 3rd annual A Summons to Memphis event by “summoning” Mayor Mick Cornett of Oklahoma City to The Peabody. Mayor Cornett, in a tradition that previously welcomed the mayors of New Orleans and Nashville, was introduced by Mayor A C Wharton and spoke on topics of urban design, economic development, culture, the outlook of Oklahoma City, and that city’s drive to encourage its citizens to become more physically fit and lose a collective 1 million pounds. emphis
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1 Mayor Mick Cornett 2 Miranda Griffin, Tammy Zurak 3 Congressman Steve Cohen 4 The audience enjoyed time to mingle and network. 5 George Monger, Henry Turley, Sonia Walker 6 Lauren Taylor, Jeanne Arthur, Gretchen McLennon 7 Linn Sitler, Doug Browne, Beth Flanagan 8 Jared Bulluck, Jennie Robbins, Ken Hall
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