Collage opens its season, a Día de Muertos parade down Main, and a free family day at Stax

Hey Memphis 👋 It's Thursday, Oct. 22. Sunny and near 78 today, and the whole weekend stays dry, with highs in the mid- to upper 70s and no rain in the forecast through Sunday.

Five picks for tonight, then the weekend day by day.

Tigers vs. East Carolina — Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, kickoff 6:30, from $21. A Thursday-night home game on ESPN2, and SportsCenter on Campus broadcasts live from Tiger Lane at 4. Details

Ain't I Clean? opening reception — Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E. McLemore Ave., 6–7:30 PM, free, RSVP requested. A new exhibit on Lansky Bros., the Beale Street clothier that dressed Isaac Hayes, B.B. King and Elvis. Wear your own Lansky if you've got it. Details

Echoes in the Room — Memphis Listening Lab, Crosstown Concourse, 7–8:30 PM, free. Robert Gordon and David Less trade music videos and tracks over eight rounds, and the crowd picks the winner of each one. Details

Haunted House at Singleton — Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Rd., Bartlett, 6–8 PM, $2 at the door. Bartlett Parks' haunted house runs tonight and Friday, and Friday adds a carnival. Details

Cedric Davis Brownlee & the C.D.B. Band — Hernando's Hide-A-Way, the South Memphis juke joint on Old Hernando Road, doors 6, show 8, $12.66 in advance, $17.83 at the door. Thursday-night blues, cheap. Details

FRIDAY

Collage Dance Collective: ORIGINS — Playhouse on the Square, Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 2:30, $30–$50. Collage opens its new season with four works, including Crystal Pite's Four Solitudes. Details

Memphis Jazz Orchestra with Terell Stafford — Crosstown Arts' Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., 7:30 PM, $25 in advance, $35 at the door. The local big band shares the stage with the trumpeter for one night. Details

MPL Fall Book Sale — Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave., Friday and Saturday 10 AM–5 PM, Sunday 11 AM–2 PM, free to browse. Used books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl. It opens tonight, 3–7. Details

Agricenter Holiday Market — Agricenter, Friday 9 AM–8 PM, Saturday 9 AM–5 PM, Sunday 11 AM–4 PM, $10 a day or $20 for all three, kids 12 and under free. Get a jump on holiday shopping, and bring cash if you're buying at the door. Details

SATURDAY

Día de Muertos Parade & Festival — parade 11 AM down Main from Court Square, festival noon–3 at the Halloran Centre, 225 S. Main St., free. Catrinas and Catrines on Main, then dance, face painting and community altars. Details

Broad Avenue Art Walk — Broad Avenue, 10 AM–5 PM, free. Artist and vintage markets all day, a corgi parade from Muddy's at noon and a second line down Broad at 1. Details

Memphis Cup of Nations — Bellevue Baptist Church, 2000 Appling Rd., 10 AM–4 PM, free. Soccer teams from 16 nations that call Memphis home play for the title, plus food and live music. Details

Screaming Vegan Food Festival — Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave., 11 AM–5 PM, free entry. Plant-based vendors, bands and DJs. Details

Memphis Punk Rock Flea Market — Hi Tone, 282 N. Cleveland St., 4 PM, free. The punk scene's flea market takes over both rooms. Details

The Robert Cray Band — GPAC, 1801 Exeter Rd., Germantown, 8 PM, $51–$108 with fees. The five-time Grammy-winning bluesman. Details

SUNDAY

Mekong Memphis Festival — the block east of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Memphis, 1368 Jefferson Ave., 11 AM–6 PM, free tickets, with a paid option. A 50th reunion for the Southeast Asian families who resettled along Cleveland Street from 1975, with performances and food. Details

Memphis Wrestling Trunk or Treat — WrestleCenter, 3296 Winbrook Dr., 1:30 PM, $14.90–$31.30. A Halloween card with a trunk-or-treat on the side. Details

Morris Day & The Time with The S.O.S. Band — the Orpheum, 203 S. Main St., 7 PM, $63.85–$208.70. An '80s funk double bill. Details

Wolf River Fall Fest — Shady Grove Trailhead, 6324 Humphreys Blvd., Friday 5:30–8 PM, free, register online. Train rides on the greenway, a costume parade and candy. Details

Trick-or-Treat on Main Street — Collierville Town Square, Friday 5–7 PM, free. Kids trick-or-treat their way around the historic square. Details

Stax Free Family Day — Stax Museum, 926 E. McLemore Ave., Saturday 1–4 PM, free. Free admission, a Kids on the Block puppet show, caramel apple and cookie decorating, and a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot. Details

Spooky Skate — under the Sunset Canopy at Tom Lee Park, Saturday noon–3, RSVP. A costume skate with a DJ and a few free 30-minute rentals. Bring your own pads. Details

Fantasy Faire — Cordova Library, 8457 Trinity Rd., Saturday noon–4:30, free. A Tennessee Shakespeare Company sword fight kicks it off, then a costume contest and fantasy trivia. Details

Early voting for the Nov. 3 election is open now through next Thursday, Oct. 29, at 26 sites around Shelby County. The ballot has the governor's race, a U.S. Senate seat, U.S. House and state legislative seats, and city and school board races in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington. Most sites are open 11 AM–7 PM on weekdays and 8 AM–4 PM this Saturday, and every site is closed Sunday. The Election Commission's downtown office at 157 Poplar keeps 9-to-5 weekday hours. Bring a photo ID. (Every site and its hours and a sample ballot, via the Shelby County Election Commission)

The Holmes Road bridge east of Reynolds Road in Collierville reopened Monday after more than a year closed, so the two-mile detour is done. The town spent $438,000 on repairs. (via Action News 5)

Pump maker ITT Goulds Pumps is putting $31 million into a new plant at 5633 Mineral Wells Road, adding 57 jobs. It's the company's first Tennessee factory. (via Action News 5)

Always wanted a bucket truck? MLGW is auctioning 125-plus surplus vehicles and machines online. Bidding opens Wednesday, and you can kick the tires this Saturday and Sunday, 8 AM–3 PM, at 3020 Gill Road. (via MLGW)

Gussied Up grand opening — 655 Marshall Ave., behind Hard Times Deli, Saturday, doors at 5. The deli's new night bar celebrates with live Memphis Tiger Pro Wrestling from 8 to 10. Details

Theatre Memphis has Million Dollar Quartet on the Lohrey stage tonight at 7:30, and the run goes through Nov. 7, so grab your seats.

It's closing weekend for Little Women: The Broadway Musical at Germantown Community Theatre, which takes its last bow Sunday, so catch it while you can.

This Saturday at 7:30, the Memphis Symphony and Opera Memphis perform Verdi's Rigoletto in concert at the Cannon Center, so book your tickets.

The Memphis Zoo's Howl-O-Ween Hustle 5K is Saturday morning, and the $50 virtual run, with its own medal and T-shirt, takes sign-ups through race day, so run it from anywhere.

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Spamalot — the Orpheum, Tuesday, Oct. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 1, $46.70–$162.15, ages 8 and up. Monty Python's knights roll onto Main Street next week. Details

Indie Memphis Film Festival — Thursday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 8. Festival passes are on sale now. Details

Holiday Wonders at the Botanic Garden — tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 6, at 10 AM, for select nights from Nov. 27 to Dec. 30. Details

McKenzie C. put Collage Dance Collective's season opener on our radar last week, and it leads Friday above. Thanks, McKenzie.

Our Halloween house roundup runs next week. If your street goes all out, reply with the block.

The tip line never closes — a pop-up, a band, a Saturday we missed. No gatekeeping — send it to hey@heymemphis.co.

That's it for today — see you tomorrow at 6.

— Josh