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in motion demonstration areas. Times are 6-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free to attend. Email info@riverartsmemphis. org, visit riverartsmemphis.org or call 901-261-5534.
every Wednesday, from 2-6 p.m., through Oct. 28. Shop a variety of local goods, including fresh produce, flowers, home-baked breads and sweets, honey, artisan items and more. Open to the public. Call 901-636-4131 or visit memphisbotanicgarden.com. Also coming up:
Friday: 6 p.m. Familyfriendly fun on the featuring live music on by Gen2, play games, make marshmallow launchers, spooky slime, pick out a pumpkin to paint and screening of “Ghostbusters.” Cost is $10.
This weekend: 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. Celebrate a blending of traditions featuring pork, brews and Memphis music. Football games on the big screens, beer tent, bar stations and more. Cost is $10.
XYZs will be 9 a.m. Nov. 12. Come for a private tour of “Wonder, Whimsy, Wild: Folk Art in America,” an exhibit that highlights art created by artists in rural areas in New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 to 1925. After the tour, stick around for lunch at Jim’s Place in Laurelwood. Cost is $20 per person and includes tour and lunch. Call Luci Cromer, 901-755-0803; Louise McGhee, 901-755-3463; or Nancy Arnold, 901-754-6326 for reservations.
The MJCC will run through Nov. 18 at Memphis Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar. Featuring art exhibits, screenings, conferences, comedy and more showcasing world renowned artist and authors. Cost is $12-$150 for members, $15-$185 nonmembers. Email aisrael@jccmemphis.orgisit, visit jccmemphis.org or call 901-761-0810.
The St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School, 4830 Walnut Grove, which focuses on raising healthy children, continues 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Hook Theatre with a presentation on cyber safety by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deb Ireland. She will present “The Net You Need to Know: #safeonline — Protecting our Children from the Dangers of Technology.” For more information, email shine@saa-sds.org or call 901-435-5818.
The closes out its 2015 run Friday at Malco Summer 4 Drive-In, 5310 Summer Ave. Admission is $10 per person, children under 10 free. Show starts at dusk. (The Late Night Science Fiction Picture Show), featuring “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Frankenstein” (1931), “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1945). The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park,
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy lunch from your favorite Memphis food trucks. Sit in the outdoor café area under misting fans, relax at a table in our cutting gardens or find your own secret lunch spot anywhere on the grounds. The Dive Shop, 999 S. Yates, presents the annual
noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. Friends and family come together to carve pumpkins — topside and underwater, with real pumpkins. Featuring costume contests, trick-or-treating, barbecue, snacks and beverages, music by the Double D Band and live video feeds of all the underwater fun. All proceeds benefit Creative Aging and sponsorship opportunities are available.
The meets the first Saturday of every month, from 2-4 p.m., at the PoplarWhite Station Branch Library, 5094 Poplar. Featuring speakers, workshops and readings. Free to attend.
is Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union. Familyfriendly outdoor festival featuring food, live music, arts and crafts, farmers market, kids world, antique car show, pumpkin patch and more.
The will be Oct. 30-31, from 6:30-10:30 p.m., at Audubon Park, off Park Avenue. Featuring ribs, cocktails and live demonstrations by area craft artists to the music of Big Barton. Country and Western costuming encouraged benefiting ArtWorks Foundation. Cost is $50. Visit artsmemphis.org.
Expand your home library at the Friends of the Library Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. All items will be priced at or below $2. Also coming up:
Sunday: 1:30-3 p.m. The MidSouth Paranormal Society will give a presentation on the paranormal at the invitation of the Memphis Freethought Alliance. Email runyanBill@gmail.com or call 901-496-5349 Elmwood Cemetery, 824 S. Dudley, presents its
at 4 p.m. Oct. 24. If you have never visited Elmwood, this tour is the best way to get to know the cemetery and the individuals who rest here. Costumed characters portraying Elmwood residents will introduce you to the history of Memphis’ oldest active cemetery. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of event. Visit elmwoodcemetery.org. Also coming up:
Oct. 30: Fifth annual 7 p.m. Frightening fun gala featuring dancing, movies, fortune teller, signature concoctions, beer, wine, food, and more benefiting Elmwood Cemetery. If you miss this, you’ll just die. Cost is $70.
Head on down to Overton Square Oct. 28, from 7-11 p.m., for Dress as your favorite Halloween freak and join in on an evening of wonder and awe as the Squidling Brothers presents “Danger, the traveling Circus Sideshow.” Cost is $20.