By Taylor Shoptaw - The Daily News -

The Soulsville Foundation and the Memphis Grizzlies will launch for the first time an online Staxtacular auction to benefit the Stax Music Academy Tuesday.

The auction will include a variety of items from the music, sports and entertainment worlds.

The online pre-auction will lead up to the foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, Staxtacular, which will be held March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E. McLemore Ave.

The fundraiser will include live and silent auctions, music by the Bo-Keys, food, an open bar and feature Grizzlies players Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley.

Last year, the Staxtacular auction raised more than $20,000.

To view online auction items, visit www.soulsvilleusa.com.

For more information about Staxtacular or for tickets, call 261-6385 or visit www.staxmusicacademy.org/staxtacular.

– Taylor Shoptaw