Hispanic Heritage celebrations, CY Fest and barbecuing for beginners
In this week’s To-Do List, folk star Valerie June comes home, parking spots become parks and Neo bends bullets at the Pink Palace.
Elle Perry
Arts and Culture Editor
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September 2026
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Music Memphis Jazz Festival lineup revealed
Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.
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Music Teen music lab named for late Memphis producer Tay Keith
The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.
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Arts & Culture Memphis poet wins Tennessee Book Award
A Memphis poet beat Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jack White for a state writing award.
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Visual Arts Memphis Art Museum commissions works for the roof down to the garage
On its grand opening day, the new Memphis Art Museum will have four site-specific installations.
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The To-Do List Gonerfest, Weird Al, Morgan Freeman, Project Pat and ‘9 to 5’ times four
If you have trouble finding something to do in Memphis these days, well, we don’t know what to say.
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The Arts Beat Arts Beat: Summoning fall
What event or festival embodies fall in Memphis to you?
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Music Gonerfest is here, and so are the unofficial afterparties
The Cooper‑Young record store’s annual festival returns to Wiseacre and the Overton Park Shell with a surge of late‑night shows.
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MusicArts Beat: 10 must-see October concerts
October concerts in the Memphis area include Lakecia Benjamin, The Avett Brothers, Amy Grant, Brittney Spencer, Bryson Tiller, Hayley Williams, and Morris Day and the Time and The S.O.S. Band.
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MusicMemphis producer Tay Keith died from accidental drug overdose
Metro Nashville police officers found him dead in his apartment Thursday, June 18, the department said.
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Music The Indigo Girls, Linda Perry show at the Shell rescheduled
According to the Shell’s website, the concert was sold out.
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October 2026
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The To-Do List Outdoor fests from Evergreen to V&E to Broad Ave; plus, a Tom Lee parade
This week, the Mid-South Fair opens in Southaven, and there’s a vegan fest at the Pink Palace.
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The Arts Beat Arts Beat: Creator behind ‘A Different World’ sequel to give talk in Memphis
Felicia Pride’s talk is a little more than a week after her “A Different World” sequel series debuted on Netflix. It’s currently the platform’s most-watched TV show.
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Music Earth, Wind & Fire coming to Memphis area in 2027
The soul and funk band founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.
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Music De La Soul will no longer play Mempho Music Festival
Classic hip-hop group De La Soul will no longer play the 2026 Mempho Music Festival, festival organizers announced.
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MusicMemphis Jazz Festival announces schedule
Admission for the festival is free.
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The To-Do List Mempho is back, Jazz Fest is new and we say bye (sort of) to Oktoberfest
This week, there’s a theater fest for kids, Opera Memphis celebrates 70 years and Modest Mouse “floats on” over to Satellite Music Hall.
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Music Project Pat to headline LeMoyne-Owen’s ‘LOChella’ homecoming fest
The LOChella Music Festival and Tailgate is open to the public and will feature student performers and food trucks on Oct. 24.
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Music 1 concert, 6 hours of music, no stops: What is Memphis Drone?
Attendees might bring yoga mats or sleeping bags as they listen to hours of nonstop music from various artists.
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The To-Do List Aliens, vampires and a market of monster-inspired oddities
This week, the Tambourine Bash is back with a new name, Cooper-Young Beerfest takes over the Midtown Autowerks lot and a music show lasts six hours with no breaks.
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Music Memphis Jazz Festival planned to return in 2027
The Downtown Memphis Commission said more than 12,000 tickets were reserved for the inaugural festival.
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Music 5 must-see concerts (and a festival) for April
April is full of opportunities to see multiple Memphis musicians on the bills of local venues. The month also includes the debut of a local venue and the return of a local festival.
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The To-Do List Dia de los Muertos, Irish autumn and a Southeast Asian anniversary party
This week, Collage Dance Collective opens its 17th season, the Broad Avenue Art Walk returns and “Monty Python’s Spamalot” opens at the Orpheum.
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MusicElvis rights owners suing AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement
The rights holders of more than 250 Elvis Presley songs are suing the Claude chatbot creator.
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