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

In this week’s To-Do List, meet the artist behind Wiseacre’s cans, take a storybook tour of Tom Lee Park and get a taste of Cuba. 

Drafts and Design: The Art of Wiseacre with Rachel Briggs, Thursday:

Rachel Briggs creates the artwork for Wiseacre Brewing cans. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

Have you ever gotten lost in the wandering lines and geometrical designs on your favorite Wiseacre beer can and thought, “Who even comes up with these?” Rachel Briggs, that’s who. The illustrator and visual artist has been designing the iconic Wiseacre beer cans since 2012. (She also did a mural at White Station High School a few years ago. Hello, fellow alum!) She will be at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to talk about her designs, collaborative process and beyond. While you’re soaking all that in, you’ll get to taste five Wiseacre beers paired with a snack. An evening of drinking, eating and talking is just a Hop, Zip and a jump away. 6-7 p.m. $32.55. 1934 Poplar Ave. Click here for more information. — Kelsey Bowen

‘No Country for Old Men’ at Crosstown Theater, Thursday:

The Coen Brothers meet Cormac McCarthy. The filmmaking siblings’ 2007 adaptation of the author’s gnarly modern Western novel is widely considered one of their best films, if one that feels a little less “Coens” than most of their work. It screens as part of the Crosstown Arts Film Series. 7 p.m., $5. 1350 Concourse Ave. See here for more info. — Chris Herrington

‘Primary Trust’ at Circuit Playhouse, Thursday-Sunday:

Trey Oliver as Bert (left) and Marc Gill as Kenneth (right) in “Primary Trust” at Circuit Playhouse. (Courtesy Circuit Playhouse)

Kenneth lives a quiet life in a fictional suburb of Rochester, New York, where he spends most evenings drinking at a tiki bar with his only companion, Bert. His life changes when he loses his job and starts working at a small-town bank. Playwright Eboni Booth, who won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for “Primary Trust,” told the New York Times that she wrote the play to express her own loneliness. Read more about it in our most recent theater guide. 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through May 31. $20-40. 51 S. Cooper St. Tickets and more information here. — Alys Drake

Literacy Mid-South Storybook Trail launch at Tom Lee Park, Friday:

Maggie Thilly playing at Tom Lee Park. The playground will unveil a new Storybook Trail on Saturday, May 23. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)

Literacy Mid-South is putting a new spin on summer reading. They’ve installed pages from “Shelby County A to Z,” a children’s book that highlights Shelby County sites in alphabetical order, along the walking path in Tom Lee Park’s playground. On Friday, the book’s publisher, Kifani Press, will be giving out free books (while supplies last) and free Art for All Summer Culture passes. 4 p.m. Free. 357 Riverside Drive. More info here. — Bianca Phillips

Great American River Run at AutoZone Park, Saturday:

Runner Dhilan Patel placed first in the Great American River Run 10K in 2024. This year’s race is on Saturday, May 23. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)

Memphis in May International Festival wraps up this weekend with the annual Great American River Run. There are 5K, 10K and half-marathon options, all of which will take runners on a course along the Mississippi River. The post-race party includes beer, sliders and cupcakes, and every runner leaves with a medal. A fast few will also leave with cash prizes. Race starts at 7 a.m. $60 for 5K, $65 for 10K and $95 for the half. 200 Union Ave. More info here. — Phillips

‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ at the Children’s Museum of Memphis, opening Saturday:

The animated “‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” show ran from 2006 to 2016 and was revived last summer. And if you have kids, you’re probably familiar. An exhibit on the show is opening at CMOM this weekend, and it’ll take kids into an episode where they have to help Mickey, Minnie and friends prepare a surprise birthday party for Pluto. There’s pretend baking, faux grilling and more. Runs through Sept. 6. 2525 Central Ave. More info here. — Phillips

‘Do Not Disturb’ at the Hi-Tone, Saturday:

You can’t go to a show these days without watching half the show through the guy’s cellphone screen in front of you. But this one will be different. Cell phones are strongly discouraged at this EDM show featuring DJs Jasades, Lumen, Obiscuithead back-to-back with Ferb, Kaleidoscope and Delyrius. If you must have your phone on you, you’ll be handed a cover so you’re not tempted to look at it, and you’ll be asked not to pull it out on the dance floor. 9 p.m. $10 for early bird tickets or $15 at the door. 282-284 N. Cleveland St. More info and tickets here. — Phillips

Lemon Drop Festival at Tom Lee Park, Sunday:

A lemon drop is a vodka-based cocktail that has a lemony, sweet and sour flavor and is prepared using vodka, triple sec and lemon juice. (Bhofack2/Getty Images)

You know who loves lemon drops? Madonna. (If not, she certainly sings about them a lot.) You know who else loves lemon drops? The organizers of the Lemon Drop Festival. This high-energy, daytime event is built around the famous drink. You can taste more than 20 different flavors of lemon drop, and there’ll be DJs, food trucks, a vendor market and photo ops. Each wristband comes with 10 (yes, 10) free lemon drops. This event is rain or shine, so don on your favorite yellow outfit (wearing yellow is highly encouraged), and hit up Tom Lee Park this weekend! This is a 21+ event. 2-8 p.m. Wristbands start at $47.75. 357 Riverside Drive. — Nick Lingerfelt

Sunset Symphony with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the Overton Park Shell, Sunday: 

The Sunset Symphony is Sunday, May 24, at the Overton Park Shell. (Karen Pulfer Focht/The Daily Memphian file)

This Memorial Day weekend tradition used to happen in Tom Lee Park as part of the Memphis in May International Festival. That was replaced with the Great American River Run (see above) years ago, and some of us (that’s me) would prefer a race over a symphony performance. But if you’re more high-brow than me (it doesn’t take much), you should go to this sunset show, which is now put on by MSO without MIM’s help. Bring a picnic, or buy food from on-site trucks, including Chais Halal, Flipside Asia, Halinkas, BBQX, Hot & Heavy Dogs and Antojeria. The symphony will be accepting donations of non-perishable food and hygiene items for Table Spread Memphis. 7:30 p.m. Free. 1928 Poplar Ave. More info here. — Phillips

Taste Of The City: Cuban Edition with Chef Kyle Gairhan of Buen Sabor at Hotel Pontotoc, Monday:

Local chef Kyle Gairhan leads Memphians on culinary tours of Cuba through his Buen Sabor Tours company. But for this event, you don’t even have to leave Memphis. Gairhan will prepare a four-course dinner that includes malanga root soup and slow-braised beef with tomato and plantains, among other dishes. 6-8 p.m. $75 for dinner and $50 for beverage pairings. 69 E. Pontotoc Ave. Get tickets here. — Phillips

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