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    The To-Do List: Christmas creep, Reba, and Cory Branan’s album release

    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.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington November 17, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Memphis Black history through photos, film and music

    This week, get into the holiday spirit with drag, take a tour of fall foliage and drink while you shop.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry November 10, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Downtown has a field day, and Bigfoot stomps in one last time

    This week, The PRLVG plays a free happy hour show, Visible Music College students drum for 24 hours and coffee lovers perk up at the Grind City Coffee Xpo. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry November 03, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Dancing vampires, brewing witches and the ‘Evil Dead’

    This week offers Halloween happenings galore; plus, the Buckman Arts Center turns 25 and Rick Springfield plays Graceland on “General Hospital” fan weekend.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry October 27, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Watch movies, buy art, honor your dead

    This week, metalsmiths repair your broken stuff, brewers descend on Cooper-Young and Chicago comes to Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry October 20, 2022
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    The To-Do List: ‘Stranger Things’ with lasers and the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

    This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Judaea Driscoll October 13, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Wattstax, Weird Al, ‘Pretty Woman’ and Nasty Women

    This week, original members of The 24-Carat Black stop at Stax, the Broad Avenue Arts District gets a “Paint Memphis” makeover and soul legend Mavis Staples plays GPAC.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Jasmine McCraven, Judaea Driscoll October 07, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Giant bubbles, spooky films and Lil Buck

    This week, the Fogelman Galleries feature a frankd robinson retrospective, Mempho returns with Widespread Panic and metal meets mariachi at the Halloran Centre.

    By Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips September 30, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Gonerfest, Veganfest, Arcade fest and Martin/Short

    This week, Crosstown Arts screens a Japanese gangster film, Cynthia Daniels hosts five parties in one and the Pink Palace Crafts Fair is back for the 50th time.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington September 22, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Beer, fit, film and fall fests galore

    This week, hot air balloons ascend over Collierville, dragons dance at Crosstown Concourse and stars are inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington September 16, 2022
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    The To-Do List: A Classic game, a weenie race and Backstreet’s back

    This week, decompress with a day-long yoga fest, drink wine in the name of science and jam out to Americana music at the Lucero Family Block Party.

    By Abigail Warren, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry September 08, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Soul at the Shell, storytelling at Tone and ways to get down in the M-town

    This week, The Doobie Brothers’ 50th anniversary tour stops at Live at the Garden, the Delta Fair ushers in fall (almost) at Agricenter International and Chicago DJ Ayana Contreras spins at Central Station.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry September 06, 2022
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    The To-Do List: ‘Soul queen’ King, ‘Moonlight,’ and the Golden Age of Magic

    This week, view the sunset with your dog, watch 2016’s Best Picture Academy Award winner on the big screen and party hop between Grind City, Wiseacre and Hampline breweries.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry August 31, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Splash down and drink beer with a mastodon

    This week, Cowboy Mouth brings roots rock to Railgarten, Black Lodge turns back time and Emerald Theatre Company tackles anti-LGBTQ sentiment with humor.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington August 18, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Warm up at Shangri-La, cool down at Woodruff-Fontaine and see Hitchcock on a really big screen

    This week, travel back to 1987 with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey at Malco Theatres, watch a woman swallow swords at Lafayette’s Music Room and catch the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history at the Orpheum Theatre.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington August 11, 2022
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    The To-Do List: A ‘solid gold’ party, a beautiful birthday and Elvis everywhere

    This week, hear music by Bruno Mars (but with lasers) and G. Love (as in Special Sauce), dust off your boots for the “Gay Ole Opry,” and celebrate 10 years in the garden. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry August 05, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Summer booze, South Main and a fest for Black and brown filmmakers

    This week, see cult classics from John Waters and David Lynch, explore an interactive art exhibition made from guitar cords and microphones and take a trip to Southern Decadence at MOSH.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry July 28, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Black metalworkers, Blvck Hippie and a dream weekend for music fans

    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.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry July 25, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Party with Yo Gotti, watch a movie with Craig Brewer and Al Kapone

    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!).

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington July 15, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Masked celebrities on stage, aliens on the big screen and ‘slicing’

    This week, see artist Jamond Bullock’s new mural while you slice the pool at Gooch Park, get a glimpse into artist Tangela’s “Splendid Mind” at Crosstown Arts and catch the world premiere of “Shanktown” at TheatreWorks.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry July 07, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Watch the sky get lit, view the sunset and make a splash

    This week, Regina Bradley talks Southern hip-hop, a two-day music fest raises funds to help those struggling with addiction and Backbeat Tours drives you around town for beer and pizza.

    By Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips June 30, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Elvis movies, cemetery songs and a lot of David Lynch

    This week, a free soul concert series kicks off at Fourth Bluff Park, “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens at the Orpheum and there’s a Nude Party at Overton Park Shell (but you should wear clothes). 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington June 23, 2022
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    The To-Do List: It’s a balloon! It’s a plane! It’s Nicolas Cage against the world!

    This week, Juneteenth celebrations are planned across the city, ’90s alt-rockers Collective Soul and Everclear will play (but not together) and an “ooky” musical opens at The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre.

    By Abigail Warren, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington June 16, 2022
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    The To-Do List: The scoop on an ice cream party, a tasty fundraiser and Steely Dan

    This week, drink craft cocktails to benefit Literacy Mid-South, see contemporary art in a not-so-contemporary Victorian Village home and check out two shows — one free and one not — by Durand Jones & The Indications.

    By Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips June 09, 2022
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    The To-Do List: Rainbows and zombies on Beale, plus music on the river

    This week, Theatre Memphis closes out its season with “Ragtime,” High Cotton Brewing hosts a beer mile and a Memphis native author celebrates her book release with a skate party. 

    By Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips June 02, 2022

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