The Four Way turns 80, Urban Bush Women at the Buckman, and a Tom Petty night in Collierville

Hey Memphis 👋 It's Friday. Sunny and near 79 today, down around 49 tonight, and the weekend stays dry.

If you missed it, here's yesterday's weekend guide.

The Four Way Legacy Concert — The Four Way, 998 Mississippi Blvd., 6–10 PM, from $28.49 with fees. The Overton Park Shell takes its Shell on Wheels series to Soulsville for 80 years of the city's oldest soul food restaurant, with Memphis soul across generations. Details

Urban Bush Women — Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's, 7 PM, $40. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's Brooklyn dance company has been at it since 1984, and there's a free community workshop at 5:30 before the show. Details

Reggae in the Park After Dark — Court Square Park, 7–11 PM, free. Live reggae and DJs downtown, with Caribbean, vegan, soul food and barbecue vendors. Bring a lawn chair. Details

The Heartshakers — Nashoba, 4600 Merchants Park Circle, Collierville, 8 PM, $10 cover (included if you reserve a table). A Nashville Tom Petty tribute band made up of session players. Details

Haunted Mid-South Maze — 7777 Walnut Grove Rd., 7–10 PM, $25. The corn maze turns haunted after dark on October weekends. Want it without the scares? The regular maze runs 4–6 PM ($12, $8 ages 6 to 12). Details

👶 With the kids

Floating Pumpkin Harvest Festival — Hickory Hill Aquatic Center, 3910 Ridgeway Rd., 6–8 PM, free. Kids pick a pumpkin from the pool for a decorating contest, and there are games, a costume contest and a haunted house. Pack a swimsuit for the water games. Details

Halloween Movie Night: Hocus Pocus — Ed Rice Community Center, 2935 N. Watkins St., 5:30 PM, free. A Memphis Parks screening with Halloween treats in Frayser. Details

Halloween at Singleton — Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Rd., Bartlett, 6–8 PM. Worth repeating from yesterday, because tonight the carnival opens: games, candy and a costume contest for $1 (kids 12 and under free), with the $2 haunted house next door. Details

A few updates to yesterday's guide. Sunday's Morris Day & The Time show at the Orpheum is postponed to Friday, Jan. 8, and your tickets are good for the new date. Gussied Up, the new night bar behind Hard Times Deli, has been pouring since Wednesday, so you don't have to wait for Saturday's grand opening: it's open tonight from 5 to 11. Wolf River Fall Fest still takes sign-ups at the trailhead tonight. And MLGW's surplus auction is live, with light-duty lots closing Tuesday and heavy equipment Wednesday. (via the Orpheum, Gussied Up, Wolf River Conservancy and MLGW)

Voting early this weekend? All 26 Shelby County early-voting sites are open Saturday, 8 AM–4 PM, and closed Sunday. Early voting picks back up Monday and ends Thursday, Oct. 29, ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Bring a photo ID. (Sites and hours via the Shelby County Election Commission)

Amazon plans to hire 4,000 people around Memphis this holiday season, up from 3,000 seasonal and part-time roles in 2024. The company says average base pay is now over $22 an hour. (via Action News 5)

A proposed $7 million boost could head to South Memphis and Soulsville housing. The money would extend the city's Essential Housing program, which builds homes on vacant lots, and could help revive the long-stalled Metro Shopping Plaza on E.H. Crump. Officials say it could be available in about a month. (via Tri-State Defender)

Dinner in Hell with Whisks of Doom — Memphis Monster Market, 85 Virginia Ave. W., 6:30–8:30 PM, $89.86. A one-night Halloween dinner: four pie-inspired courses from Whisks of Doom, served by costumed demons. Details

The Sun Records session keeps going: Theatre Memphis' Million Dollar Quartet plays the Lohrey stage tonight at 7:30, and the run has two more weeks, through Nov. 7, so pick your night.

Tonight starts the final weekend of Little Women: The Broadway Musical at Germantown Community Theatre, at 7:30 tonight and Saturday and 2:30 Sunday, so get seats before it closes.

Tomorrow night at 7:30, the Memphis Symphony and Opera Memphis perform Verdi's Rigoletto in concert at the Cannon Center, so book your seats.

The Memphis Zoo's Howl-O-Ween Hustle 5K starts tomorrow at 7:30 AM, and the $50 virtual run, with its own medal and T-shirt, takes sign-ups through race day, so run it your way.

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Memphis Japan Festival — Memphis Botanic Garden, Sunday, Nov. 1, 9:30 AM–4 PM. A family day of Japanese food, games and crafts at the Garden. Details

Lyle Lovett and His Small Large Band — Graceland Soundstage, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 PM, $70–$148.50. Details

Stray Cats — the Orpheum, Sunday, Nov. 15, 7:30 PM, $41.35–$162.75. The rockabilly trio behind "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut," the night after Lyle. Details

A reader asked what the Byway box at the top of every issue is. It's where Byway Coffee's trailers are parked that day. They move around town, so the box saves you a scroll through their Instagram.

The Halloween house roundup runs next week. If a yard on your street goes all out, reply with the block this weekend.

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

That's it from us — the planning's done, the fun part's yours. See you Monday at 6.

— Josh