During a StoryCorps session, two people record a 40-minute conversation on who they are, what they’ve learned in life and how they would like to be remembered.

This week, artist Vera Reed celebrates her 90th birthday, the Metal Museum offers a “taste” of the metal arts and there’s a one-mile race to kickstart your resolutions.

Her documentaries and other productions have focused on everything from a man’s efforts to get a pardon from the State of Tennessee to a teenager who falsely confessed to murder. 

Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake. 

The donation includes 75 works created by Black local, national and international artists. Mediums represented include painting, photography, video and sculpture.

In 2023, Memphis lost artists, activists, coaches, athletes, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, restaurateurs, public servants and the area’s “unofficial LGBTQ historian.” 

Today, we remember them once again. 

Memphis Museum of Science and History will feature a longtime art teacher’s solo exhibition: A collection of studio and candid pictures from the 1920s through 1950s.

A rock band brings its acoustic tour to Graceland, a classical pianist celebrates a milestone at Buckman Arts Center, an acclaimed guitarist comes to the Halloran, and an ensemble brings jazz and Gullah music to GPAC.

He made his largest mark as Scrooge, which he performed at Theatre Memphis 11 times, more than any other actor in the city.

This week, Memphis Current says farewell, Mollie Fontaine pops up for a night and we’ve got your guide to New Year’s Eve parties.

Compared to peer metropolitan areas, Memphis has the highest concentration of diverse talent in music and entertainment, with 31% of the workforce.

Our guide will help you decide where to ring in 2024, and we’ve got inspiration for your healthy resolutions and a recipe for good luck in the new year.

The scramble to pick up last-second gifts is in a full frenzy this holiday weekend.

The Daily Memphian’s movie critic (if we had a movie critic) gives us his top 10 for the year as well as 15 honorable mentions and some special Jury (of One) prizes. 

This week brings Christmas Day bowling at Bass Pro, a five-course dinner paired with a “Barbie” screening and last-minute shopping for art and other holiday gifts. 

Collierville is one of 50 venues in the state to be part of the Tennessee Songwriter’s Showcase.

Audiences and critics agree on the top films of 2023.

Keith joined Eric Barnes to talk about his work and the people like him who helped make the Wolf River Conservancy — both before he joined and after — what it is today. 

A University of Memphis graduate and former gallery manager is the latest to take the helm at Memphis’ UrbanArt Commission. 

Some 2,000 educators were nominated for the honor, which recognizes contributions to music and the industry made by individual teachers.

This week, Trans-Siberian Orchestra brings lasers and metal, Santa makes a stop at a Hickory Hill pool and two questionable Christmas films screen at Black Lodge.

The music festival by Mempho Presents is May 3-5, 2024, with a lineup expected early next year.

More than 50 vendors offered collectibles such as G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, Teenage Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, Funko Pops and Squishmallows.

“Tommy’s advocacy for and articulation of what Memphis could be was at once impossibly grand and totally accessible, possible and doable.”

This week, Crosstown Arts resident artists open their studios, Shangri-La hosts a free holiday show and you can ice skate in Audubon Park for free.