At least a couple of venues are reacting to the COVID surge by canceling their New Year’s Eve events, but so far the Beale Street festivities are still on.

Daily Memphian staff photographers Patrick Lantrip and Mark Weber take a look back at their work from 2021, and picked these photos to show what the year looked like through their lenses.

If you decide to leave your couch this New Year’s Eve, here are a few options to welcome the year 2022. 

The rapid shift from physical to digital created a need for services that can aggregate the data and distribute it for consumption, which is where Connect Music found its opening. 

Lucky Fox Studios, a selfie museum, makes its way to the South Main Arts District.

The piece, entitled “Subterranean River,” stretches 161 feet and 80 feet on each side, featuring symbols that portray the Mississippi River as a passage for commerce. LED lights shine on the shimmering sequins to mimic the movement of water. 

Shelby County Schools library media specialist Alice Faye Duncan examines two critical points in both Tennessee and American history in her newest books “Evicted,” and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free.” 

We’re all about Christmas. But this is Memphis, so we’ve also got Griizzlies and barbecue. Vote for your favorite image.

Grizzlies fans show Ja Morant support and Memphians react to the initial 2022 Beale Street Music Festival lineup.

During each season, the couple will help 13 local business owners spruce up their new shops with a minimum budget of $377 — the amount it cost them to fix up their storefront before it opened in the South Main Arts District in September 2016. 

In addition to tours, the Museum of Science and History plans to rotate exhibits monthly in the 169-year-old home and host a special event on March 5 with a Roaring 20s theme.

From blockbuster remakes (“West Side Story,” “Dune”) to family dramas, big (“The Power of the Dog”) and small (“CODA”), Chris Herrington shares his picks for 2021’s best films. 

The Iris Orchestra is the most frequent group utilizing GPAC.

The Beale Street Music Festival returns in April after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus. 

Picture of winning Tigers are always among our favorites, but all of this week’s best reflect progress and positivity. Vote for the best one.

Where are some of the best holiday displays in Shelby County? We’ve got a map. 

Memphians take to social media to cheer Z-Bo and Tigers basketball, and reminisce about Elvis’ funeral and Mall of Memphis.

Family, friends and community leaders honor Young Dolph during public memorial Thursday, Dec. 16 at the FedEx Forum.

This week’s events include an influential Memphis gospel family, Christmas music in English and Spanish and a new collective of Black musicians. 

Sibling trio, Girl Named Tom, is The Voice’s Season 21 winner. Wendy Moten comes in second.

Wendy Moten closes the first night of the “Voice” finale home with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Director Jane Campion’s Montana-set, New Zealand-filmed Western “The Power of the Dog” was the big winner in the annual vote of the Southeastern film critics.

A new gallery and studio space, owned by architect and artist Brantley Ellzey, has opened on Summer Avenue in the Highland Heights neighborhood. 

Hundreds of native butterflies will be featured in a new exhibit, coming May 2022. There’s also time to take in the Zoo Lights display and ice skating, open through New Year’s Day.

From a sweet Santa to a hot-tempered Grizz player, we’ve got some cool pics this week. Cast a ballot for your favorite.