With a new local leader, Sofar Sounds will host shows in Memphis once again. And, at the Botanic Garden, Fun Studio includes child-friendly musical instruments.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens’ Julie Pierotti joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the Dixon’s new exhibit, “Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855-1914.”

In this week’s To-Do List, you can learn to listen like an artist and help some art kids get to Italy. 

Comedies opening this weekend: “The Invite” and “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”

Memphis writer Martha Park received a $4,000 grant from the nonprofit South Arts and a $5,000 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission — which she will use to fund a series of stories about the intersection between conservation and faith in the South.

Also, director Sam Pollard’s Lorraine Motel documentary will show at the Nashville Film Festival. 

Robby Grant joined Eric Barnes on this episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about how WYXR has evolved, the range of program and events it supports and the station’s growth into an arts and community organization.

In this week’s To-Do List, we tell you where to get red, white and boozy and how to see Kirk Whalum play for free. 

A Downtown Memphis Commission board gave the green light for the new Memphis Art Museum’s signage, including a code deviation.

After 12 straight wins and more than $300,000 earned, Adam Remsen’s time on “Jeopardy!” came to an end — for now — in his 13th game. But there’s more “Jeopardy!” in his future.

“It just doesn’t make sense for people in a city where our water is being used up by the data center … to contribute to that,” said one of the hosts for Lamplighter Lounge’s first anti-AI show-and-tell. 

One of 2026’s standout arthouse films so far is coming to Studio on the Square for a one-night Indie Memphis screening.

Hannah Harper, a Missouri native, won season 24 of “American Idol” earlier this year, in part due to her original song, “String Cheese.”

Those involved in the legal drama surrounding Ardent Studios have been involved in past lawsuits that echo some of the current claims, documents show.

“The bold, metal sign in front of the Visitor Center no longer says ‘LVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD.’ But who fixed it? A quintessentially Memphis institution, of course.”

Two separate Downtown events dedicated to second-hand items, from clothing to jewelry to old beer steins, attracted devoted shoppers Saturday afternoon.

The American Booksellers Association saw its membership swell to numbers not seen since the 1990s. Here’s what local booksellers think of the trend.

Overton Park Shell board members kicked off the groundbreaking ceremony with a special musical surprise and shared what the future holds for the current artist lounge.

“We’re finding ways to tell new stories with our permanent collection, but also introduce our visitors to new works, new acquisitions that we’ve been holding onto very eagerly to debut them in our new building,” said chief curator Patricia Daigle.

In this week’s To-Do List, a band of medical pros play on a rooftop, a 1975 coming-of-age classic is on the big screen and songwriters compete to have the “Last Song Standing.”

Neighborhoods and cities across the metro area will host events ranging from fishing rodeos to fireworks.

A surf rock band from Alabama and a pioneering punk rock band from Detroit are among the 30+ bands scheduled for the 23rd Gonerfest.

The ceremony — hosted by Bowen Yang, formerly of “Saturday Night Live” — followed a 10-day intensive that included coaching sessions, training and rehearsals led by Broadway professionals. Participants come from 58 programs across the U.S.

Also showing: The new “Jackass: Best and Last” is advertising itself as the “fifth and final installment” of the TV-born, gonzo-stunt comedy franchise.

After thunderstorms force cancellation, Alabama concert rescheduled for September.