Ramble On Summer will be located on the site of the former Bartlett Nursery.

This week’s special Memphis screenings include “Blazing Saddles,” “Everything Everywhere all at Once” and a free French film festival. 

Daniel Kiel, who is co-chair of an upcoming Facing History event, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about how the organization approaches race and social justice.

Artist Derek Fordjour said the organization hopes to become a community resource for any young person in Memphis who is serious about art. 

It will feature 120 items from founder Fred Jones Jr.’s collection, as well as memorabilia from the five HBCUs that have participated since its 1990 inception.

If you wanted to build a home library of things relevant to Memphis history and culture, what should be in it? What books, movies, albums, songs, art prints, etc.? 

“If W.C. Handy was a talented, opportunistic musician in the right place at the right time, Louis Armstrong was a genius, period. And Armstrong and his “All-Stars” band elevate Handy’s famous tunes.”

The festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American campuses.

September art shows have themes of abstract expressionism and minimalism, making syrup from fruit, expanding the definition of drawing, the rural U.S., video games and “ana” — slang for “animosity.”

Brody Kuhar and Joshua Cannon’s ”Mama Sundry” next screens in Memphis on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Crosstown Theater, followed by a panel.

A noted rapper takes her ‘Cinderella’ tour to Minglewood Hall, storied rock bands take the stage at Snowden Grove and the Radians Amphitheater, and a rising country-soul singer comes to Hernando’s Hide-A-Way.

Whether it’s a 10-minute play, the story of jazz club in Detroit or a classic Shakespearean tale, Memphis theaters’ September lineup has a taste of everything. 

This week, Memphis musicians preview AmericanaFest sets, pink wines get some love and 35 years of the Southern Heritage Classic are on display.

Through Morales' lens, viewers will meet drag queens, people working at restaurants, people worshipping at church, neighborhood football players, cheerleaders and majorettes. 

During the DJ set, The Black Keys will play “party music” and be joined by Memphis rap pioneers Tommy Wright III and Lil Noid. Lil Noid appears on the Black Keys song “Candy and Her Friends.”

Isaac Hayes and David Porter co-wrote the 1966 hit for Memphis-based Stax Records soul duo Sam and Dave.

Opening in Memphis on Wednesday is “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a 36-years-later sequel that features all four key principals from the original.

The series is a true crime drama based on a decades-old Atlanta “street tale,” according to the Memphis director. 

The 901 Day festival had a jookin’ flashmob, youth talent showcase, spoken word performances, a fashion show and plenty of music.

The artist who wrote and illustrated the children’s book “Marisol’s Dress” said she hopes the it will help refugee children understand that while their paths have been fraught with difficulty, hope is within reach.

On this week’s episode of “The Sidebar,” filmmaker Craig Brewer talks about his career challenges and new series “Fight Night,” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and others.

A midcentury building in Midtown is undergoing a transformation to become the new gallery and studio space for one Memphis museum. 

A cookout, a mimosa festival and plenty of music will be playing out across Bluff City on Sunday, Sept. 1. And Wiseacre has plans brewing for Memphis couples looking to tie knot.

This week, runners finish the miles Eliza Fletcher could not, Matthew Sweet and MonoNeon are at the Shell and you can shop — without spending a dime — on Broad Avenue.

Here’s an overview to help Memphis filmgoers navigate what’s out there.