A multi-media art exhibit cataloging the American eviction crisis comes to Memphis, the “eviction capital.” 

St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend kicked off Thursday, Dec. 1, with the unveiling of a St. Jude patient art display at the Renasant Convention Center where it completely covers two walls on the center’s second floor.

This week, Crosstown Concourse and Overton Square light up the night, a photo exhibit offers a glimpse into evictions and a folk music concert raises funds for the aquifer.

Coming to a stage near you this month: A legendary Motown band, an Orange Mound-born rapper with national acclaim and a three-time Grammy Award-winning a cappella crew.

Memphis Arts Collective’s temporary shop at Poplar Plaza, which offers pottery, jewelry, sculptures, handmade clothes and more, marks its 30th anniversary. 

After releasing a children’s book earlier this year about playing with food, local food scientist Ali Manning took her own advice. 

Thanksgiving week means opportunities to be outdoors like the young equestrians in the BridgeUp: GiddyUp program, special meals, binge shopping, and lots of sports. 

One of the city’s go-to engineers has recently moved from the board and into the booth as an artist in his own right. 

This week brings holiday lights (and Lizzo lasers) galore, a chance to hike off Thanksgiving excesses, monster trucks and various adaptations of the classics.

“We talk a lot about ‘the Memphis Sound,’ which means something very different if you’re discussing rock or soul or hip-hop. Our goal was to build a lineup that showcases what the ‘Memphis Sound’ means in various contexts.” 

In the musical “It’s Christmas Again,” Lawson Touliatos takes on the role of Jake Young, a teenager who isn’t yet familiar with the true meaning of Christmas. 

It has been more than a year since Memphis rapper Young Dolph was killed at Makeda’s on Airways Boulevard. Since that day, new details continue to come to light. 

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Memphis Fashion Week founders established Arrow Creative as an incubator and studio space for local artists to “really push that creative entrepreneur spirit.” 

The two-level exhibit, which opened on Saturday, includes 43 holiday decorated trees, a selfie station, a gingerbread village and a snow-covered Christmas village. 

“I want the viewer to connect with the characters in the painting. I want the viewer to know the history of Tom Lee,” local artist Carl. E. Moore said. 

Looks like a cuppa joe, but the story of JoJo’s Espresso is so much more. And that’s just one of the warm images photographers Mark Weber and Brad Vest captured this week.

“When people know we’re coming, they show up in hot dog outfits, bring their weenie dogs, and that’s really all normal for us,” said one of Oscar Mayer’s hotdoggers. 

In Memphis, and across the nation, people received services such as free meals, winter kits, haircuts and mental health services.

This week, Devan Shimoyama discusses his portraits of queer Black men, a Memphis publishing icon signs his first novel and a pop-up offers Thanksgiving dinner without the meat.

Rapper GloRilla, producer HitKidd, rapper Marco Pavé and band North Mississippi Allstars were among Grammy nominees with local ties.

“Brick Universe” and “Brick Convention” are bringing Lego attractions, merchandise and professional artists from all over the country for specialized fan events in Memphis.

The truck’s crew served complimentary tacos and French toast sticks to the city’s “everyday heroes” as part of its tour across the country.

Yes, Memphis 901 FC President Craig Unger finds the TV comedy “Ted Lasso” amusing. But because he also has an ownership stake in Dagenham & Redbridge FC in East London, some moments “hit a little too close to home.”

As the temperature drops and the leaves begin to change, nature-lovers gather at historic Elmwood Cemetery for the return of its annual Fall Tree Tour. 

Lotsa good news this week: The Tigers basketball team outdid Vanderbilt, The Lake District is taking off despite some setbacks, and record-low water in the Mississippi River creates a haven for treasure hunters.