This week’s photos make us smile, with happy moments everywhere from Orange Mound to Germantown. Cast a ballot for your favorite.

Artist and fashion designer Ramona Sonin’s “Flowerful: Fashioning the Armored Feminine,” went on display at Dixon Gallery July 17 and will run through Oct. 23.

A former Tiger meets a “King” and an influential playlist polls fans for their favorite Memphis rappers right now.

Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year’s movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday at her home in Nashville.

“I want people to see (Ida B. Wells) as a real person. I also want to see Memphis as a character in the development of Ida B. Wells because she’s not coming from thin air.”

This week, Theatre Memphis honors Priscilla Presley with a black-tie gala, a Tops Gallery group exhibition explores “metafiguration” and the Time Warp Drive-in will take you way back to Fantasia and Neverland.

The film is based on Memphian — and #1 New York Times bestselling author — Mark Greaney’s fictional series, “The Gray Man,” which details the story of Court Gentry, a former CIA agent turned killer for hire. 

“After spending 20 years in Los Angeles, I realized that people don’t see music the way that Memphians do. I wanted to tap back into that.”

The Pric3lessTwinz will appear on the season’s finale episode, airing 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 19.

The Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center includes state-of-the-art classrooms, rehearsal spaces and a performance hall that can accommodate nearly 1,000 people.

The musical takes the audience on a journey through Nomax, who is penniless and has just been dumped by his girlfriend Lorraine. While Nomax listens to the radio one morning, five guys named “Moe” emerge from it.

“From Artisans to Artists” — the Metal Museum’s new exhibit — began with research for a University of Memphis art history professor’s book.

This weeks photos feature folks stepping out and boldly trying new things, from artistic endeavors to community involvement to starting a businesses. Let us know which one is your favorite.

A camp that uses music to expose underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design made its Memphis debut this week. 

The concert made a return on Friday, July 15 at the FedExForum, making it the first bash to be held since 2019.

This week, young participants in Dixon Gallery and Gardens’ Kaleidoscope Club got an interactive lesson in art, creativity, Dr. Seuss, and Newton’s law of viscosity.

Carissa Hussong joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about expansion in the former home of the Memphis College of Art and plans for the museum’s campus on the bluff.

This week, Hattiloo Theatre opens its 16th season with a jazzy jukebox revue, singer-songwriter John Darnielle’s alter-ego “Mountain Goats” climbs onstage at Minglewood and Darius Rucker plays Live at the Garden (for the third time!).

Artist and 2022 University of Memphis graduate Jordy Cardell recently launched her brand Jordy Bel and giving back is a big part of her business model.

Frayser’s summer concert series will return Friday with a performance by local band Black Cream.

The project will include local crew, suppliers and other vendors to support all phases of production, such as construction, catering, transportation and set decoration.

T’Arrah Marjé has published two books through her own publishing company.

Jessica Patch has shifted gears for her latest fiction novel focusing on a serial killer with plenty of local landmarks to set the scenes.

The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.

This weeks photos are about creativity — Parkinson’s disease patients who find a creative way to build strength, a retiree who learns to make wooden caricatures, kids getting a lesson in cake decorating, and a hand-painted mural in Collierville. Check ’em out and vote for your favorite.