WHAT’S HAPPENING
Whether you’re looking for a date-night idea or entertainment for the kids, check out our local event listings.
Downtown
The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main, continues its Summer Movie Series, starting 7 p.m. June 24 with “When Harry Met Sally.” Cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12; groups of 10 or more for a single film can buy tickets at $6 each. Email boxoffice@ orpheum-memphis.com, visit orpheum-memphis. com or call 901-525-3000.
Also coming up:
“The Wizard of Oz”: Through Sunday. New production and enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic re-conceived for the stage. Tickets are $25-85.
The Juneteenth Urban Music Festival is ThursdaySunday at Robert R. Church Park, corner of Fourth and Beale. Featuring arts crafts exhibitors, car show, kids zone, entertainment stage, food and more. Visit memphisjuneteenth.com.
The Crop Hop 5K is 6:30 p.m. Friday starting at Memphis Farmers Market Pavilion of Central Station, S. Front and G.E. Patterson Avenue. Fun run/ walk includes after party and benefits the Memphis Farmers Market. Cost is $15-25. Visit memphisfarmersmarket.org.
The 35th annual Outdoors Inc. Canoe and Kayak Race is Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greenbelt Park in Harbor Town. Canoe and kayak race featuring music from Memphis Ukelele Band after the race. Visit outdoorsinc.com. Goner Records and the Stax Museum present the
Soulsville Record Swap Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E. McLemore Ave. Variety of music for sale from dealers from Memphis and across the U.S. Music from various DJs and food trucks from Central BBQ and Hot Mess. General admission is $5, early admission is $10 and begins at 10 a.m. Visit bit.ly/1RZoccZ.
Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum, 826 N. Second, hosts the Juneteenth Soul Food Cooking
Contest Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seeking the best of the best of soul food dishes including sweet potato pie, bread pudding, cornbread, potato salad and tea cakes. Entries open to the public.
Also coming up:
Juneteenth Black Arts Festival: June 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring black book fair, visual arts and artisans, vendors, singers, fashions, dancers and more.
Historian Jimmy Ogle leads a free Tuesday Tour of Madison Avenue June 21, starting at 11:45 a.m. Meet at Madison Avenue and Front Street. Free. Visit jimmyogle.com or call 901-604-5002.
Woodruff-Fontaine Ghost Tour is every Saturday, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., through Aug. 13 at WoodruffFontaine House, 680 Adams. Spooky tour of the landmark Victorian Village Mansion completed in 1871. Enjoy a unique tour of the dimly lit home with special emphasis on the family members who lived and died in the mansion. Cost is $25. Email tanya@ historicalhauntsmemphis.com or visit historicalhauntsmemphis.com.
Also coming up: Three-Hour Lights Out Paranormal Investigation: June 25, 9:30 p.m. All access investigation. Ages 18 and up. Bring digital audio recorder and camera and learn how to set up and conduct a paranormal investigation. Limited to 12 investigators. Cost is $25.
Explore the macabre history of downtown Memphis with seasoned paranormal investigators on a Downtown Walking Ghost Tour. Visit sites of hauntings taken from local legends, official records and paranormal investigations. Runs Wednesdays-Saturdays, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., through Aug. 31 at Tater Red’s Lucky Mojos and Voodoo Healing, 153 Beale. Cost is $20. Email tanya@historicalhauntsmemphis.com, visit historicalhauntsmemphis.com or call 901-497-9486.
Cookies with Cookie Monster is every Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., at Makeda’s Cookies Downtown, 488 S. Second. Kids and kids at heart will enjoy cookies, free ice cream with three-bag purchase and take pictures with Cookie Monster. Email makedasmidtown@yahoo.com, visit makedascookeis.com or call 901-644-4511.
Lunch & Learn the third Wednesday of every month, from noon to 1 p.m. at the National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry. Bring a lunch and learn about civil rights history and contemporary issues on civil and human rights. Visit civilrightsmuseum.org or call 901-521-9699.
East Memphis
Malco Paradiso Cinema, 584 S. Mendenhall, hosts
Chick-fil-A Family Movie Day June 25, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bring the kids and watch “Finding Dory” or “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.” Featuring Chick-fil-A breakfast, event photo, goody bag, games and prizes. Cost is $10. Email chickfilamemphis@kqcommunications.com
The third annual Time Warp Drive-In continues its revival of dusk-to-dawn throwback cinema at Malco Summer 4 Drive-In, 5310 Summer Ave., through October. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Summer Drive-In, which opened Sept. 1, 1966, with two screens and such films as “The Glass Bottom Boat” and “How To Stuff a Wild Bikini.” In honor of the anniversary, Time Warp’s theme this year is “Fifty Years of Summer.” Movies start at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, kids under 10 free. Visit malco.com. Coming up:
July 16: Return of the Burn! A Smoke-Filled Night of Hopped-Up Heroes — “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie,” “Half Baked” and “I Drink Your Blood.”
The Memphis Fern Society meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the upstairs room at Town Village Audubon Park, 954 Cherry Road. Open to the public, visit for free. The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park, hosts
SmART Kids Thursdays at 10 a.m. Children ages 4-5 are introduced to the Dixon through exciting art and horticulture activities. Science, art, literature, horticulture and more. Snack included. Reservations required. Free for members, $8 nonmembers. Visit dixon.org or call 901-761-5250. Also coming up: Oxford, Mississippi-based artist Carlyle Wolfe has spent more than a decade observing the variety of plant forms that grow in the Mid-South. “Their Line Has Gone Out Through All the Earth: Spring and Summer Flower Drawings” is a collection of line drawings that reflects the gradual and constant change in the landscape during spring and summer months. Exhibition runs through Aug. 7.
South Lawn Cinema: June 23, 8 p.m. Bring blankets, chairs and snacks to enjoy “Moulin Rouge” on the South Lawn. Complimentary popcorn while supplies last. Free for members, $5 nonmembers.
Food Truck Fridays: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy lunch from your favorite Memphis food trucks. Sit in the outdoor cafe area under misting fans, relax at a table in our cutting gardens or find your own secret lunch spot anywhere on the grounds.
Midtown
The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 800 E. Parkway S., hosts Job Fair for Veterans Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free job fair for veteran job seekers, active duty military members, guard and reserve members and military spouses. Visit memphischamber.com.
Beale Street Caravan 20th Anniversary Blowout is Thursday, from 6-9 p.m., at Memphis Made Brewing Company, 768 S. Cooper. Includes a silent auction featuring items celebrating Memphis music and culture. Cost is $75. Visit bealestreetcaravan.com.
Get “Ready for 100 — 100% Clean Energy by 2050” 6 p.m. Thursday at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. General overview and recruiting meeting to get volunteers involved in upcoming “Ready for 100” clean energy campaign and “Rev up EV’s” campaign to expand market share of electric vehicles. Visit tennessee.sierraclub.org/chickasaw.
TheatreSouth, inside First Congregational Church, 1000 S. Cooper, hosts The Mid-South Writer’s Festival Friday-Sunday. Five writers have been meeting and writing for the past 10 months to create new plays and this is your chance to hear them. Times are 7-8:30 p.m. Friday and 5-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Email jenny@voicesofthesouth.org, visit voicesofthesouth. org or call 901-726-0800. Crosstown Story Booth, 422 N. Cleveland, presents
Summer Workshops June 20-24. Including Write Lab, Spoken Word-shop & Poetry Slam, Film Workshop & Festival, Zine Workshop & ZineFest. See crosstownarts.org for more information.
Visit the H2Oh! Splash Park at Children’s Museum of Memphis, 2525 Central. Sprayers will keep kids cool on hot summer days. Through Aug. 31. Free for members, $20 nonmembers. Visit cmom.com.
Memphis Ukulele Meetup is every Tuesday, from 6-7:30 p.m., at Midtown Crossing Grille, 394 N. Watkins. The Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob brings together ukulele lovers to sing and have fun. This is a group for anyone who plays ukulele or would like to learn how to play. Spectators welcome. Songbooks provided. Free to attend. Email chicagodogcoach@ gmail.com or call 847-284-7760.