Good morning, Memphis! ☀️
Some people start the holidays after Thanksgiving. Some start the day after Halloween. If you’re in the second group, this issue is your love language. We’ve got a holiday crafts market, Santa’s mailing address and a winter coat drive for kids.
Let's get into it.
Events
🎁 Crafts & Drafts Holiday Market Takes Over Crosstown Concourse Saturday
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Holiday shoppers, mark your calendar! The Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Holiday Market is Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Crosstown Concourse (1350 Concourse Ave.).
🛍️ Shop small. Local makers and artists will sell handmade gifts, so you can check a few names off your list early. It's free to get in and family-friendly. The market is hosted by the Memphis Flyer.
🍻 Hoppy holidays. Local craft beer is part of the fun, and Crosstown's restaurants have you covered for food. Last year's market drew thousands of shoppers, so we'd get there early.
Get the full scoop here.
Family
🎬 Maria Montessori School Hosts a Toy Story 5 Family Movie Night
Here's a fun night out for the whole family. The Maria Montessori School in Harbor Town (740 Harbor Bend Rd.) is showing Toy Story 5 at its November 7th family movie night.
🤠 To infinity and beyond. Toy Story 5 hit theaters in June, so this is a great chance to catch it again with the kids.
🏡 Neighborhood night. The school sits right in Harbor Town on Mud Island, and has it’s own amphitheater. It's a perfect excuse to grab your crew and get cozy for a movie.
The event is free, but bring a canned food donation to support local families in need.
Learn more about the school here.
Sports
⛳ Back Nine Golf Is Opening an Indoor Golf Spot in Lakeland
Back Nine Golf
Golfers out east, this one's for you! Back Nine Golf is opening a new indoor golf spot at 4846 Village Market Lane in Lakeland. Its website lists it as opening soon.
🏌️ Swing state. Lakeland joins Back Nine's spot already open on Houston Levee Road in Collierville. Both use Full Swing simulators, and most memberships include 24/7 access. In Collierville, tee times start at $65 an hour, and you don't need a membership to play.
🎟️ Get in early. Lakeland is selling "Founder" memberships with early-bird pricing before it opens. Rain, cold or dark out? Your tee time doesn't care.
Get the full scoop here.
Pets
🐾 It's Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: Meet Muriel, Our Adoptable Pet of the Week
This week is all about thanking the people who care for Memphis' homeless pets. Animal Shelter Appreciation Week runs Nov. 1–7, and a great way to celebrate is helping Memphis Animal Services.
🐶 Meet Muriel. Muriel is a playful 3-year-old, 42-pound girl who loves toys, belly rubs and car rides. She's crate trained and gets along with other dogs. She's been in MAS's care since December 2024, so she's waited almost two years. She lives with a foster, so reach out to MAS to meet her.
💛 More ways to help. Adult dogs and cats are $50 to adopt at 2350 Appling City Cove, and that includes spay/neuter, shots and a microchip. Can't adopt? You can foster, volunteer or drop off items from the shelter's wish list, like blankets and towels.
See all the adoptable pets here.
Daily Picks
🗞️ Other News Around the 901
💧 Tap into this. Good news for Tipton County. The county is teaming up with the University of Memphis' CAESER to build its first groundwater monitoring network. Six new wells will keep an eye on the Memphis aquifer, which supplies much of West Tennessee, as more people and new industry need more water.
☕ Expo-sure. Germantown seniors, this one's for you. The city's Senior Expo is Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Great Hall (1900 S. Germantown Rd.). It's free and made for adults 50 and up, with resources to help you stay active and connected. Friends and family are welcome, and the coffee is on the house.
🎸 Soup's on. Pop-punk fans, it's time to party like it's 2002. Bowling for Soup plays Satellite Music Hall at Crosstown Concourse on Monday, Nov. 9, with Ballyhoo! and Rosecoloredworld. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show starts at 7:30 p.m., and it's all ages.
💜 Care for the caregivers. November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Since 1983, Alzheimer's & Dementia Services of Memphis has helped people with dementia live with dignity. Its two adult day centers, Dorothy's Place in Hickory Hill and Kennedy Park Center in Raleigh, also give family caregivers a much-needed break. Support their work here.
🧥 Coat check. Here's an easy way to help kids stay warm. Eye Specialty Group is collecting coats for kids in need through Nov. 30, and this year's drive supports Sherwood Elementary School. Drop off a coat at any of its offices: 825 Ridgelake Blvd. in Memphis, 1458 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville or 391 Southcrest Cir. in Southaven.
✉️ Dear Santa. Got a little one with a wish list? Kids can write Santa through USPS Operation Santa. Address it to Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888, add a stamp and your full return address, and mail it by Dec. 5.
🧙 Accio, cake. Grab your wand and your whisk. Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking is back tonight at 7 p.m. on Food Network, hosted by James and Oliver Phelps, the Weasley twins. This season, teams of bakers represent the four Hogwarts houses. It also streams on HBO Max.
🏀 Bear necessities. The Grizzlies (6-1) host the Indiana Pacers tonight at 7 p.m. at FedExForum. Can't make it? Watch on DAZN. Heading downtown? Bags must be clear and no bigger than 6 x 8 x 2 inches.
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Trivia Time
The Wednesday Trivia ✉️
Out and About
🌙 Tonight in the 901
Trivia, karaoke, live music and more happening tonight around the Memphis metro.
Downtown
🧠 Trivia at Grind City Brewing, 6:30pm
🎸 Live blues: Brad Birkedahl at Blues City Cafe, 7pm
🧠 Trivia at Ghost River Brewing (South Main), 7pm
🧠 Trivia at Huey's Downtown, 7pm
🧠 Trivia at Wiseacre HQ, 7pm
Midtown
🧠 Trivia at Belltower Coffee (Highland), 6pm
🎸 Wine Wednesday rooftop music at Aldo's Pizza Pies Midtown, 6pm
😂 Laugh Box: Jeremy Roach & Chris Ingram at Hattiloo Culture Box, 7pm ($12 advance, $15 door)
🎸 Hip-hop: Prof at Satellite Music Hall, 7pm
🎶 Music bingo at Hampline Brewing, 7pm
🧠 Trivia at Celtic Crossing (Cooper-Young), 7pm
🎶 Music bingo at Jack Brown's, 8pm
🎸 Ouija Macc at Growlers, 8pm
😂 Open mic comedy at Havenhaus (Broad Ave), 8pm (21+)
East Memphis
🎨 Kaleidoscope Club, ages 5–9 at Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4pm ($8, register ahead)
🧠 Trivia at Swanky's (Poplar), 6:30pm
Raleigh, Bartlett & Cordova
👨👩👧 Wednesday Wonder Lab: preschool STEM at Raleigh Library, 4:30pm
🎶 Ballistic Bingo at East End Grill (Hwy 64), 6:30pm
🎶 Singo at Rock'n Dough Pizza Co. (Cordova)
Collierville
🎶 Music bingo at Huey's Collierville, 8pm
DeSoto
🎶 Singo at Rotolo's Craft & Crust (Southaven), 6:30pm
🎶 Music bingo at Dan McGuinness (Southaven), 7pm
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