Good morning, Memphis! ☀️

Before you leave the house today, ask yourself one question: "Ain't I clean?"

If the answer is yes, you're ready for tonight's free party at Stax. If the answer is no, don't worry. There's still plenty going on in the 901.

Let's get into it.

Music

The Stax Museum opens Ain't I Clean: Lansky Bros. & the Look of Memphis Music with a free party tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

You can get more details here.

901 Partner

Our October small business partner, Memphis photographer Connor Ryan, is giving one 901 Today reader a free fall family photo session at Shelby Farms.

Enter the giveaway here.

Events

The Holiday Market of Memphis brings 160+ shops to the Agricenter, Friday through Sunday. Hours are Friday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Get tickets here.

Music

Pick a decade, any decade. Saturday, Oct. 24, has a show for almost every playlist in Memphis.

Daily Picks

🏈 Tackle cancer. The Tigers host East Carolina tonight at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. It's the Tigers' breast cancer awareness game. ESPN's SportsCenter on Campus is live on Tiger Lane from 4 to 4:30 p.m., and lots open at noon. Parking, tailgating and stadium tips are in our Tigers Game Day Guide.

🎓 100 and counting. Booker T. Washington High School threw a parade and a gala last weekend for 100 years in its South Lauderdale building. The school started in 1873 as the first public high school for Black students in Memphis. Rufus Thomas went there.

👻 Scrub-a-dub-BOO. The Haunted Car Wash at Shine and Roll (3610 Centennial Dr.) runs tonight, Friday and Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. Kids stay safe in your locked car while actors do the scaring outside. It's $50 per car, and a car wash is included.

🏃 Hustle for a cure. The Grind City Hustle Virtual 5K runs all October. Walk, run or roll 3.1 miles anywhere and report back by Oct. 31 to get a finisher medal. The fundraiser helps the Grind City Parkinson's Project.

🐱 Purr-fect launch. Memphis game maker Reuben Brunson put his new card game, Litter Box, on Kickstarter. It was fully funded in about a day. Brunson also made the board game Rumors and Legends. Read more.

🏭 Pump up the jobs. ITT Goulds Pumps plans a $31 million building on Mineral Wells Road. It will bring 57 new jobs to the area. It's the company's first factory and warehouse in Tennessee.

🎨 Arts all-stars. More than 550 arts funders from across the country were in Memphis this week for the Grantmakers in the Arts conference. They came to see how investing in local artists makes neighborhoods stronger.

🌉 Bridge back. Collierville reopened the Holmes Road bridge east of Reynolds Road on Monday. It had been closed since May 2025. Repairs cost $438,000.

🐐 Namaste, goats. Halloween Goat Yoga is Sunday on the Overton Park Shell lawn, with classes at 2 and 3:30 p.m. It's $25, and mats are provided.

🌿 Making scents. Make your own herbal incense with BlackMajesTEA at Memphis Botanic Garden Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Pick up to 3 herbs and take home 5 pieces. It's $52 ($45 for members). Sign up first.

🎃 Brew-hoo. Hallow's Eve at Wiseacre OG on Broad Ave. is Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 11:30 p.m. Bailey Bigger, Cyrena Wages and Country Westerns play the Overton Park Shell's mobile stage.

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