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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

This week, Raised by Sound brings Cat Power to Crosstown, Oscar Wilde’s work takes center stage and you can toast to the holidays at The Kent.

This week, there’s a Miracle on Broad Avenue, Lord T & Eloise get aristocrunk at Railgarten and we’ve got a hot tip on photos with Krampus.

This week, “Lil Buck” stars in “NutReMix,” trees are blue in Germantown and that Anita Baker show we’ve been hearing about on Bally Sports all year is finally happening. 

This week, single folks share their stories, Friends of George’s kicks off the holiday season and we learn to move past the trauma of those sad children’s movies from the 1990s. (“All Dogs Go to Heaven,” we’re looking at you.)

This week, learn about the fungus among us at Meeman-Shelby, cheese the day at the Hi-Tone and get ready to spruce up your holiday tree at John Mark’s.

This week, 1990s R&B legends Tony! Toni! Tone! play the Orpheum, spooky double dutch comes to Tom Lee and you can sample your way around India at the Agricenter.

This week, art is on fire at the Dixon, the Memphis Roller Derby debuts home teams in a spooky double header and there are beer fests in Cooper-Young and at Wiseacre on Broad Avenue.

This week, artists collaborate onstage at the Tambourine Bash, Loaf and Cxffeeblack come together for brunch and Willie Nelson is on the road again (and coming to Southaven).

This week, Tennessee Shakespeare presents “The Tempest” (twice and for free!), more than 100 artists will paint murals around the Edge and the Drive-By Truckers bring Southern rock to the Shell.

This week, you can catch plenty of live music at Gonerfest and Mempho. Plus, Memphis Made celebrates 10 years of beers.

This week brings the Mid-South Fair, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair, the Memphis Country Blues Festival and an album release party from Aktion Kat.

This week, Mempho brings Americana star Jason Isbell, Al Kapone plays a free show at the Shell and the Cooper-Young Festival is back.

This week, the dream of the 2000s is Live at the Garden, an art exhibition at Rhodes is in “conversation” with one at the Brooks and the weenies will be running in Germantown.

This week, WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic moves indoors, the Central Library hosts an LGBTQ 1980s dance party and former members of R.E.M. sing songs about baseball.

This week, MEMFix comes to Frayser, a mayoral forum tackles the arts and wrestling stars tackle each other as the WWE brings “Monday Night Raw” to the FedExForum.

This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.

This week, Large Professor plays on the anniversary of hip-hop, Michael Oher signs his new book and Crosstown’s plaza becomes a water park.

This week, Friends of George’s presents “The Drag Boat,” Collierville celebrates trains and the Streetdog Foundation celebrates 14 years with a cowboy-themed dog party.

This week, there are parties at the Southwest Twin and in a new Downtown neighborhood. Plus, professionals link up on e-bikes, and an author explores why farmers love their land.

This week, Crosstown Arts screens a John Waters classic, MEMFix comes to Klondike Smokey City and there’s a sound bath in the Crystal Shrine Grotto.