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

This week, yogis interact with public art, the Buckman Arts Center turns 25, and Rick Springfield plays Graceland on “General Hospital” fan weekend.

Halloween events:

Hundreds of families attended the Halloween Hike at the Memphis Botanic Garden in 2021. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)

Halloween is here! And there are frightful film screenings, fall festivals and even a Halloween hike at Memphis Botanic Garden. Check out our ghoulish guide to haunted happenings, like the Black October party that Tone is hosting at Orange Mound Tower on Halloween night. Looking for a place to show off your costume this weekend? On Saturday, Black Lodge is hosting its annual Halloween Masquerade Ball, Loflin Yard is transforming into Loflin Graveyard, Lord T. & Eloise will headline Railgarten’s Halloween Bash and The Takeover is presenting “Nightmare on Second Street” (on Second Street, obviously). Want to drive around and peep out Halloween decor? Use our guide to the city’s best skeleton displays as your map.

Nnedi Okorafor ‘Memphis Reads’ lecture and Q&A at Rhodes College, Thursday:

Author Nnedi Okorafor will discuss her book, “Noor,” at Rhodes College on Oct. 27. (Colleen Durkin/Courtesy Nnedi Okorafor)

“Memphis Reads” is a Christian Brothers University-based, community reading program, and fellow private college Rhodes is a partner in the program. This year’s read is “Noor,” an Afrofuturistic science fiction novel from Nnedi Okafor (winner of Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus and Lodestar awards). The Nigerian-American author will discuss her book, which focuses on corporate ills. The event takes place in the McNeill Concert Hall. Note: Rhodes will livestream the conversation on its website. 6 p.m. Free. 2000 N. Parkway — Elle Perry

Curtis Lundy Umoja Ensemble in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts, Thursday:

Curtis Lundy (Courtesy Crosstown Arts)

World-renowned jazz bassist and composer Curtis Lundy made his debut on the New York jazz scene in 1978, and he’s since gone on to play with jazz greats Art Blakely, Wynton Marsalis, Mulgrew Miller, Phineas Newborn and many others. His arrangement of “Walk With Me,” recorded by the ARC Gospel Choir, was sampled by rapper (Shawn) Mims in 2007’s “This is Why I’m Hot.” Lundy will play in The Green Room with Phareed Malulih (saxophone), Michael Cruise (trumpet), Terreon Gully (drums) and Louis Heriveaux (piano). Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. $25 (or $10 for students). 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280. Click here for more information. — Bianca Phillips

Yoga After Dark with Public Art at the Renasant Convention Center, Thursday:

Yoga After Dark will take place under the lights of the Renasant Convention Center’s “Passages” light installation on Oct. 27. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

This event combines public art and yoga and allows the attendees to become a work of art themselves. Candace Saulsberry (owner of The Yoga Kickback) and Laura Gray (instructor for Hot Yoga Plus Memphis) will lead a 45-minute, “low stakes” yoga session under the lights of the Convention Center’s “Passages” interactive light installation created by Kaleob Elkins and Franklin Wallace. Attendees are asked to bring their own mat and wear comfortable clothing. Water will be available on-site, but attendees are asked to bring reusable water bottles. Note: The event will be recorded. 6 p.m. Free (register here). 255 N. Main St. — Perry

‘Happy Birthday, Buckman’ celebration at the Buckman Arts Center, Friday-Saturday:

Sean Murphy will perform with the 1Breath Quartet at the Buckman Arts Center’s anniversary weekend Oct. 28-29. (Courtesy Buckman Arts Center)

The Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s Episcopal School celebrates 25 years this weekend with an art show, live music and a Halloween party for kids. The festivities start on Friday evening with an opening reception for “Nature’s Rhythms: Watercolor, Ceramics, and Mixed Media” by Anne Froning and Sally Markell in the Levy Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., the 1Breath Quartet — a select ensemble from the Mighty Souls Brass Band led by tubist and composer Sean Murphy — takes the stage. On Saturday at 10 a.m., the Buckman’s “Magic Carpet Ride” event for kids will have a Halloween theme — “Mighty Souls Monster Mash” — and will feature performers from the Mighty Souls Brass Band playing “spooky” songs. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. Suggested donation of $50 for Friday events; pay what you can for “Magic Carpet Ride.” 60 Perkins Extd. Click here for more information. — Phillips

‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ at TheatreWorks, opening Friday:

“Evil Dead: The Musical” runs from Oct. 28 through Nov. 13 at TheatreWorks. (Courtesy New Moon Theater)

Get ready for pure camp in New Moon Theatre Co.’s production of “Evil Dead: The Musical,” a spoof on the horror cult classic with elements the original, “Evil Dead 2” and “Army of Darkness.” Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons, and it’s up to Ash Williams — a department store employee-turned-chainsaw-wielding demon killer — to save the day. Purchase special “splash zone” tickets in front of the stage if you want to get covered with blood and gore. Runs through Nov. 13. 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays. $26 to $36.50. Click here to read more about the show. — Phillips

Ballet Memphis presents ‘Dracula’ at the Orpheum Theatre, Friday-Sunday:

Ballet Memphis presents “Dracula” Oct. 28-30. (Courtesy Ballet Memphis)

In Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel, a man on a business trip stops for an overnight stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. But the man hightails it out of there when he realizes he’s lodging in a house of vampires. And then Dracula moves to England and plagues a seaside town before he’s hunted down and killed by vampire hunter Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Ballet Memphis brings that story to the stage with artistic director Steven McMahon’s reimagined version of the thriller. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $22 to $78. 203 S. Main St. Click here for more information. — Phillips

Día de los Muertos parade and festival at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Saturday:

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group present the annual Dia De los Muertos parade and festival on Oct. 29. (Angel Ortez/Courtesy Memphis Brooks Museum of Art)

Once Halloween is behind us, we turn our attention away from tricks and treats in favor of celebrations of life for Day of the Dead. The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, along with Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group, will host its annual Día de los Muertos parade (a few days before the holiday) from Overton Square to the Brooks Plaza in Overton Park at 11:30 a.m. Once at the Brooks, Rhythm of the Arts will present “Sugar Skull! A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure!” at 1 p.m., and that will be followed by dancing and music from Ballet Folklorico Infatil Meztli, Iris Collective and Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl. Inside the museum, student-made altars honoring loved ones who have passed will be on display in the Education Gallery. Food trucks will offer tacos, burritos, gelato and more. Free. Parade kicks off in Overton Square at 11:30 a.m. Events runs until 3:30 p.m. at the Brooks. 1934 Poplar Ave. Click here for more information. — Phillips

‘Women and Witches in Beer’: Halloween candy pairing class at Wiseacre Downtown, Saturday:

Wiseacre will host a “Women and Witches in Beer” Halloween candy pairing class on Oct. 29. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)

The craft beer industry is dominated by men these days, but the original beer brewers were women. The earliest evidence of brewing dates back to 7000 BCE, and archeologists believe that women were the primary brewers on all inhabited continents. (Leave it to patriarchy to steal that one from us, right ladies?) Wiseacre will host a brewery tour and history lesson on women’s historical role as brewers, and because it’s Halloweekend, there will be talk of witches and a Halloween/beer candy pairing. Classes will be offered at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. $25 (includes beer and candy). 398 S. B.B. King Blvd. Click here for more information. — Phillips

Rick Springfield at Graceland Soundstage, Saturday:

Rick Springfield, shown here in Arlington, Texas in 2019, will play the Graceland Soundstage on Oct. 29, during Graceland’s “General Hospital” fan celebration weekend. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP file)

Rick Springfield has to be the hottest 73-year-old on Earth. Seriously, the man hasn’t aged a day in, like, 20 years. And he’s still rocking just as hard as he did when “Jesse’s Girl” hit No. 1 in 1981. Springfield will present an evening of solo performance and storytelling as part of the Graceland Live series, and though the show is open to the public, expect it to be crowded with “General Hospital” fans. Graceland is holding its “General Hospital” fan celebration this weekend (Friday through Sunday), and the Rick Springfield show is among the planned activities (Springfield played Dr. Noah Drake on the show). The fan weekend also includes other stars of the long-running soap opera and a “casting call” that allows fans to play out their favorite soap scenes on stage. Concert starts at 8 p.m. $50 to $124.50. 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. Click here for more information. — Phillips

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