Welcome back to The To-Do List, where Daily Memphian staffers suggest their favorite events and activities for the coming week.
This week, metalsmiths repair your broken stuff, brewers descend on Cooper-Young and Chicago comes to Memphis.
Indie Memphis Film Festival, multiple locations, through Monday:
Longtime Rendezvous servers “Big Robert” Stewart (left) and Percy Norris are featured in “The ‘Vous,” a new documentary about the family-owned restaurant’s transition to a new era. It screens on Oct. 22 during the Indie Memphis Film Festival. (Courtesy of Indie Memphis)
The 25th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival opened on Wednesday and runs through Monday with screenings of local, national and international features and documentaries and shorts at Playhouse on the Square, Circuit Playhouse, Studio on the Square and Crosstown Theater. Screenings of note include the Rendezvous barbecue documentary “The ’Vous” (Saturday, 2:50 p.m., Playhouse on the Square) and period family drama “Armageddon Time,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway (Sunday, 11 a.m., Crosstown Theater). On Sunday, you can see Craig Brewer’s first film “The Poor and Hungry” (6:30 p.m., Crosstown Theater) on the big screen. For even more, see Chris Herrington’s ultimate festival guide. Multiple times and locations. Single screening tickets are $12, virtual pass is $30, or in-person festival pass is $125. Click here for tickets. — Phillips
Chicago at Live at the Garden, Thursday:
Chicago, shown here in Las Vegas in 2019, will play Live at the Garden on Oct. 20. (Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch/IPX/AP photo)
Founded in 1968 and still going strong, Chicago is among the longest-running rock groups, and over the years, they’ve had 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100. So every Chicago fan probably has their favorite. But personally, I find it impossible not to grab a pretend microphone and perform a very dramatic lip-syncing every time “You’re the Inspiration” comes on my 1980s Pandora station. I’m sure I annoy the people around me when this happens, but “It’s Hard for Me to Say I’m Sorry” (see what I did there?). Chicago will likely be performing both of those songs (they’d better!), and all their hits at their Live at the Garden show at Radians Amphitheater. 8 p.m. $56 to $100. 750 Cherry Rd. Click here for more information. — Bianca Phillips
Repair Days at the Metal Museum, Thursday-Sunday:
Lynda Watson, the 2022-23 Master Metalsmith of the Metal Museum, will give two lectures during Repair Days, which runs from Oct. 20-23. (r.r. jones.)
Now in its 44th year, the Metal Museum’s largest fundraiser allows Memphians a chance to have their metalwork — anything from broken lawn chairs to that spoon that got stuck in your garbage disposal — repaired by artisan metalsmiths. There will also be free, family-friendly activities, metalworking demos (like Saturday’s 3 p.m. iron pour) and lectures by the museum’s 2022-23 Master Metalsmith Lynda Watson (one on Friday and another on Saturday). Repair drop-off is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Times vary for other activities. 374 Metal Museum Dr. See the schedule here. — Phillips
Kevin Hart at FedExForum, Friday:
Kevin Hart, shown here at his new vegan fast-food restaurant in L.A., will bring his “Reality Check” tour to FedExForum on Oct. 21. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP photo)
Comedian Kevin Hart is a 5-foot-2 vegan runner. I am also a 5-foot-2 vegan runner, and I consider Hart to be a kindred spirit and love everything he does (even 2014’s “Ride Along” buddy cop movie with Ice Cube; it got terrible reviews, but all the critics are wrong). Fresh off opening a vegan restaurant called Hart House in L.A. last month, the Emmy- and Grammy-nominated comedian is stopping in Memphis with his “Reality Check” tour. 8 p.m. $25 to $156. 191 Beale St. Click here for more information. — Phillips
River Arts Fest on Riverside Drive, Saturday-Sunday:
The annual River Arts Fest features an artist market, live music and more on Riverside Drive Oct. 22-23. In this file photo from 2019, Massimo VanWinkle, 7, and Nathily Haynes, 5, enjoy the rain at the River Arts Fest. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
The annual River Arts Fest will take over Riverside Drive this weekend with an artist market featuring paintings, sculpture, glassware, jewelry and work in other genres by visual artists from all over the country. There will also be live art demonstrations by Memphis muralist Toonky Berry, mixed media artist Brittney Boyd Bullock, metalsmith Brandy Boyd and others. Live music runs throughout the fest with performances by Mark Edgar Stuart, Wyly Bigger, the Tennessee Mass Choir and plenty more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Single-day adult tickets are $10, and two-day adult admission is $15. Children’s tickets (ages 6-12) are $5. Kids 5 and under get in free. Riverside Drive. Click here for more information. — Phillips
The Works Inc. Fall Festival at Renaissance Pocket Park, Saturday:
The weather will warm a bit by the weekend but not so much that it doesn’t feel like fall. In fact, with highs in the 70s, it’ll be perfect for celebrating outdoors in South Memphis’ new-ish Renaissance Pocket Park — a park created by The Works Inc. on previously vacant land. This Works-sponsored fall fest will feature food trucks and live music by Memphis soul singer Jerome Chism. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. 1471 Mississippi Blvd. — Phillips
Day of the Dead Preview at Crosstown Concourse, Saturday:
The Day of the Dead Preview event at Crosstown Concourse will feature altars, dancing and live music on Oct. 22. (Stacy Wright/Courtesy Crosstown Arts)
Día de los Muertos, which takes place on Nov. 1 and 2, is a time when families gather to honor and remember loved ones who have passed. But it’s not a somber occasion; it’s more of a celebration of life. Here in Memphis, Day of the Dead season kicks off a little early with this annual preview event from Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group at Crosstown Concourse. Community groups and individuals set up altars throughout the building to honor their dead, and the evening will be filled with music by Mariachi Guadalajara, Don Ramon Music and DJ Alexis White and dance performances by Cazateatro Catrinas/Catrines. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. 1350 Concourse Ave. Click here for more information. — Bianca Phillips
Cooper-Young Beerfest at Midtown Autowerks, Saturday:
Cooper-Young Beerfest takes place at Midtown Autowerks on Oct. 22. (Brandon Dill/Courtesy Cooper-Young Beerfest)
Do you like drinking beer? Talking to beer drinkers and brewers? Supporting the Cooper-Young Community Association? Sampling multiple local breweries in one go? If you said yes to any of the above, then the Cooper-Young Beerfest is for you. All proceeds from the annual event go towards the CYCA. And all of the participating breweries are within a day’s drive. Because, as the organizers put it, “fresher is better.” This festival is a must for beer nerds because it allows the opportunity to sample beer as well as ask brewery representatives (sometimes the actual brewers themselves) about the beverage you’re imbibing. Tickets include a 2022 festival mug and unlimited samples of beer (but you know, drink responsibly). If the beer wasn’t enough, there will also be music from Goner Records and local food truck vittles for purchase. Attendees must be 21 and up; Kids and pets are not allowed. The event is rain or shine. 1 to 5 p.m. $55 to 75; free for designated drivers. 795 S. Cooper St. Click here for more information. — Elle Perry
Playback Memphis presents ‘Memphis Matters’ at First Congregational Church, Saturday-Sunday:
Playback Memphis presents “Memphis Matters” at First Congregational Church Oct. 22-23. (Courtesy Playback Memphis)
At Playback Memphis’ quarterly “Memphis Matters” events, audience members are invited to share reflections or true stories from their lives, and Playback’s team of actors, musicians and dancers will bring the story to life onstage. The totally improvised performances use music and metaphor with a goal of offering transformation and healing to the community. 7 to 9 p.m. both nights. Tickets are offered on a sliding scale of $10 to $30. 1000 S. Cooper St. Click here for tickets. — Phillips
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