Welcome back to The To-Do List, where Daily Memphian staffers suggest their favorite events and activities for the coming week.

This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.

The Tambourine Bash at Overton Park Shell, Thursday:

Singer Grace Askew is among the local artists on the bill for Music Export Memphis’ Tambourine Bash fundraiser at the Overton Park Shell on Oct. 13. (Mike Kerr/The Daily Memphian file)

An annual fundraiser for Music Export Memphis, The Tambourine Bash is a multi-genre showcase of Memphis musical synergy. Groups of artists are asked to collaborate on either a new arrangement of one of their songs, a cover of a Memphis classic or a completely new song. This year’s lineup includes Mark Edgar Stuart, Grace Askew, Graham Winchester, Tia Henderson, Black Cream, She’Chinah, Aquarian Blood, Rachel Maxann, Lucky 7 Brass Band, Cyrena Wages, Nick Black and Nico the Goddess. You can learn more about the show and Music Export Memphis on The Sidebar podcast. 7 to 10 p.m. $15 for general admission, $25 for a ticket and t-shirt or $100 for VIP. 1928 Poplar Ave. Click here for tickets. — Bianca Phillips

‘The Business of Sport: Memphis Athletics From Peewee to Pro’ at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Friday:

The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins will moderate a panel on the state of the Memphis sports community at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library on Oct. 14. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)

Daily Memphian sports columnist Geoff Calkins will moderate a panel discussion on the state of the Memphis sports community as a fundraiser for the Memphis Library Foundation. Panelists include Dr. Adam Walker (University of Memphis’ executive associate athletic director), Faith Walker (head coach of Memphis Inner City Rugby), Jason Wexler (president of the Memphis Grizzlies) and Jonathan Torres (president and CEO of Memphis Athletic Ministries). They’ll discuss the role of sports in economics, race, gender and societal responsibility. 6 p.m. General admission is $150 and includes one drink ticket and hors d’oeuvres; VIP tickets are $350 and includes open bar access and a meet-and-greet with the panelists. 3030 Poplar Ave. Click here for more information. — Phillips

‘Songs of Cabin and Field’ at LeMoyne-Owen College, Friday:

Amanzi Arnett (Courtesy PRIZM)

LOC’s Little College Theatre will host a concert featuring PRIZM Ensemble chamber players and a celebration chorus that will premiere original works by Memphis composer and writer Amanzi Arnett. Arnett’s classic compositions are composed of Negro spirituals and contemporary works based on Black literature and lore. Arnett studied music composition at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and was the recipient of the 2021 Indie Memphis Screenwriting Fellowship. Over the course of the fellowship, Arnett completed “I’ll Fly Away,” a feature-length screenplay. PRIZM Ensemble works in underserved Memphis communities through in-school and host-site programs to provide access to chamber musical instruction. 7 p.m. Free. 807 Walker Ave. Click here for more information. — Elle Perry

‘Laser Stranger Things’ at the Museum of Science and History, opening Friday:

“Laser Stranger Things,” feauturing music from the Netflix’s hit show, opens at the Museum of Science and History on Oct. 14. (Courtesy MoSH)

MoSH’s Halloween-themed laser light show offers all the intrigue of the Upside Down without the fear of being eaten by the Demogorgon. Lasers will be set to the music of Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things,” so get ready to hear Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” for the millionth time this year (seriously though, I’m so glad to see a whole new generation discovering the mystical magic of Kate Bush). Other songs will include “You Spin Me Round,” “Detroit Rock City” and “Every Breath You Take.” Sadly, Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” — the song Eddie performed to distract the Demobats in the latest season — didn’t make the cut. 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. $13. 3050 Central Ave. Click here for more information. — Phillips

‘Turning the Light of Truth: The Lynching of Ell Persons’ at First Congregational Church, Saturday:

A historical marker on Summer Avenue remembers the lynching of Ell Persons. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

This day-long symposium from the Lynching Sites Project aims to bring more awareness to the 1917 lynching of Ell Persons, a Black laborer who was tortured into confessing to the rape and murder of a young white girl. Persons was brutally lynched in front of audience of thousands at a site near where the Malco Summer Four Drive-in sits today. There will be four panel discussions at the event: One on Persons’ lynching, one on journalism’s role in lynching culture, one on teaching lynching history and a conversation with descendants of Persons and others involved with his lynching. Read more about Ell Persons’ lynching and efforts to preserve the site where it happened here. Free (or donate $15 to include a boxed lunch). 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1000 Cooper St. Click here to register. — Phillips

‘Pick Up For a Pint’ at Memphis Made Brewing, Saturday:

Most everyone likes to feel like a good person, and who doesn’t like free beer? Memphis Made Brewing has married these concepts beautifully with their “Pick Up For a Pint” litter clean-up series. This partnership with the Cooper-Young Community Association is an effort to provide Midtowners a chance feel empowered within their community and get a drink with friends, all in one fell swoop. The day will go like this: Participants will arrive at Memphis Made at 12:30 p.m., gather provided cleaning supplies and disperse into the neighborhood. Then, they’re invited back to the brewery after it opens at 1 p.m. for a complimentary beer. 12:30 p.m. Free. 768 Cooper St. You can find more information about the event here. — Judaea Driscoll

Memphis Brewfest at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Saturday:

Memphis Brewfest will feature more than 100 beer, seltzer and cider samples at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Oct. 15. (Courtesy Memphis Brewfest)

Memphis Brewfest is back to being a one-day event after the organizers attempted a brewfest on Saturday and brunch fest on Sunday last year. In a preview story this week, Jennifer Biggs touched on why that two-day idea didn’t work out. Let’s just say, brunch is great when you’re hungover, but it’s better if it comes via Uber Eats. This year, fest-goers can sample more than 100 beers, seltzers and ciders, and there will be food trucks, a DJ and yard games (because what goes better with beer than cornhole?). The VIP area will be inside the Memphis Tigers’ locker room. 3 to 6:30 p.m. General admission is $45. 335 S. Hollywood St. Click here for tickets. — Phillips

Memphis Food & Wine Festival at Radians Amphitheater, Saturday:

The Memphis Food & Wine Festival will be held at Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Garden on Oct. 15. (Jennifer Biggs/Daily Memphian file)

The annual Memphis Food & Wine Festival features 38 chefs this year. Eighteen of them are guest chefs from all over the world, including Frederic Morineau of the Grand Cayman Ritz (in the Grand Cayman, of course) and Deb Paquette of Etch in Nashville. The rest of the bill are local chefs, and they’re likely all names you know (David Krog of Dory, Ryan Trimm of Sweet Grass and Jose Gutierrez of River Oaks, etc.). Representatives from 30 wineries will be there pouring more than 100 wines. So needless to say, there’s a lot to eat and drink, and our own Jennifer Biggs says it’s best to develop a plan (she shares her own festival plan in Table Talk this week). 6 to 10 p.m. $200 general admission or $250 for reserved table seats. 750 Cherry Rd. Click here for more information. — Phillips

Tiffany at the Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s, Sunday:

Tiffany Darwish (better known as just Tiffany) will play the Buckman Arts Center on Oct. 16. In this file photo from 1989, Tiffany was kicking off her famous mall tour at Topanga Plaza in Los Angeles, California. (Mark J. Terrill/AP file photo)

If you’re a big enough pop star, you don’t need a last name. And in the late 1980s, Tiffany was that big (her last name is Darwish, but nobody cares). The quintessential teen pop princess got her big break in 1987 when she went on a mall tour to promote her cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” (first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in the late 1960s). I was six years old in 1987, and Tiffany didn’t come to my small-town Arkansas mall. But I made the best of it by carrying my little pink boombox to school every day, so my friends and I could make up dance routines to Tiffany’s number-one hit. I’ve seen her perform a couple of times as an adult, and I’ll be there this Sunday (my birthday, by the way). I’m hoping to hear the hits from her first eponymous album, but she’ll likely perform music from her newer works, including the soon-to-be-released rock album “Shadows.” 7 p.m. $45 for adults, $40 for children and seniors. 60 Perkins Extd. Click here for more information. — Phillips

Mary J. Blige at FedExForum, Sunday:

Mary J. Blige, who performed in the Super Bowl halftime show this year, will bring her “Good Morning, Gorgeous” tour to FedExForum on Oct. 16. (Tyler Kaufman/AP file photo)

Sometimes, when I need a boost of confidence on a long run, I skip ahead in my playlist to “Just Fine” by Mary J. Blige. I can’t help but hold my head high and pick up my pace when Blige sings “no time for negative vibes, ‘cause I’m winning.” And fun fact: “Just Fine” was released as a single on Oct. 16, 2007 — exactly 15 years to the day when the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul herself will bring her “Good Morning, Gorgeous” tour to FedExForum. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning Blige will be joined by British singer-songwriter Ella Mai and American R&B singer Queen Naija. 7 p.m. $66 to $146. 191 Beale St. Click here for tickets. — Phillips

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