Grizzlies tip off downtown, Ghostbusters on South Main, and the Mid-South Fair's free day

Hey Memphis 👋 It's Wednesday. Sunny again, a high near 86, then a clear night that only slips to about 60. That's an evening built for being outside, and tonight delivers: basketball downtown, a free movie on South Main and a corn maze that opens on Wednesdays only in October.

Grizzlies vs. Orlando Magic (preseason) — FedExForum, 191 Beale St., 7 PM, tickets on sale now. We've been counting this one down since last week, and tonight it tips. It's Breast Cancer Awareness Night, and it's a schedule-magnet giveaway, so the fridge gets a new tenant. Details

Mid-South Fair, free day — Landers Center, 4560 Venture Dr., Southaven, 10 AM–10 PM, free entry until 4. After 4 it's $15 for adults and $10 for kids 5 to 12 and seniors at the gate ($13 and $8 online). Parking is $5, rides cost extra, and the pig races run once, at 11 AM. Details

Dale Watson Birthday Bash, night two — Hernando's Hide-A-Way, the South Memphis juke joint at 3210 Old Hernando Rd., doors 6, show 7 PM, $20–$25. Last night was the opener; tonight's set is billed "Swang Thang With Twang." Stick around after, because the late-night open jam starts at 10, no cover. Details

Laugh Box: Tracey Jay & Ricky Franklin — Hattiloo Theatre's Culture Box, 37 Cooper St., doors 6:30, show 7, $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Tracey Jay works dating, motherhood and everyday struggles, and Ricky Franklin works family. These nights often sell out. Details

Fall Movie Night: Ghostbusters — Slider Inn, downtown, 7 PM, free. Slider Inn and South Main's free Wednesday screenings are kid- and pet-friendly, with the full bar open and a food truck on site. Next Wednesday is Beetlejuice. Details

Listen & Learn: Guitar Basics — Cossitt Library, Performance Hall (2nd floor), 33 S. Front St., 6–7:30 PM, free, register ahead (sign-up closes at 6). Memphis guitarist Yella P covers chords, strumming and how to hold the thing, and no experience is needed. There are a few loaner guitars, so bring yours if you have one. Details

👶 With the kids

Mid-South Maze — 7777 Walnut Grove Rd., 4–10 PM, $12 ages 13 and up, $8 ages 6 to 12, 5 and under free. October is the only month the corn maze opens on Wednesdays, and tonight is the classic maze. The haunted version runs on select Friday and Saturday nights. Details

Tennessee STEAM Festival — Pink Palace Museum, 9:30 AM–1 PM, included with admission ($21, members free). Hands-on science stations from partners including St. Jude, UTHSC, TVA and the Botanic Garden. While you're there, Brick Dinos closes Sunday. Details

Join the Quest: Teen D&D — Cordova Library, 8457 Trinity Rd., 4–6 PM, free, ages 13 to 17, registration required. A weekly teen Dungeons & Dragons campaign for every experience level, with snacks and dice provided. Details

If you have business at the Shelby County Clerk, don't save it for Friday afternoon. Every Clerk's office closes at noon this Friday, Oct. 9, for staff customer-service training. Hours that day are 8:30 AM to noon, regular hours return Monday, Oct. 12, and online services stay up the whole time. (via Action News 5)

Women in the Mid-South who need breast reconstruction no longer have to leave the state for a DIEP flap, the surgery that rebuilds the breast from the patient's own tissue instead of an implant. Regional One Health now offers it, after microsurgeon Dr. Thao Wolbert joined its plastic surgery team. (via Action News 5)

MATA is hiring, and it interviews on the spot. Every Tuesday in October, 1 to 5 PM, recruiters are at the Airways Transit Center, 3033 Airways Blvd. You can also apply ahead at go901careers.com. (via FOX13)

Magnolia & May — 718 Mt. Moriah Rd., through Oct. 31. The East Memphis restaurant has turned the whole place over to Halloween for October and added a list of Halloween cocktails made just for the month. Details

Career Academy trains CNAs in Memphis with day and evening classes and a new class every month, $1,350 all-inclusive, and it costs nothing to apply online.

Preschool on the horizon? Midsouth Therapy Group's Preschool Readiness group in Cordova gets kids 3 to 5 ready for classroom routines and the social side of school, weekday mornings from 8:30 to noon with part-time options, so save your kid a spot.

Clear nights near 60 mean the furnace is about to wake up, so have Cordova Heating & Air check your furnace or heat pump before it does.

Worthington Chiropractic in Bartlett has a $49 new-patient special that includes your first adjustment, so book a visit and mention the special.

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Crosstown Arts Fall Exhibition Opening — Crosstown Arts Galleries, Crosstown Concourse, Friday, Oct. 9, 6–8 PM, free. Two new shows open, Corinne Jones's Fugitive Signals and Carl Moore's Ongoing: A Personal Retrospective, with DJ LadyLove, a complimentary cocktail from Art Bar and free parking validation. Details

Wine on the River — Tom Lee Park, Saturday, Oct. 10, 5–9 PM, $70.56–$100.66 with fees, 21+. Wine and spirits samples and local bands on the riverfront, with proceeds going to Door of Hope. Details

Million Dollar Quartet — Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext., opens Friday, Oct. 16, 7:30 PM, $15–$62, through Nov. 7. The musical about Dec. 4, 1956, the one night Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins played together at Sun Records. Theatre Memphis is staging it for the night's 70th anniversary. Details

A reader tip for next week: Trent F. wrote in about Sound Fuzion, from the University of Memphis School of Music, at the Scheidt Center on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 PM. His pitch: "Lots of talent and energy from this group. (I might know the bass player)" Details

Breakfast votes so far: three, with zero overlap. Hit reply with your spot and your order, and we'll run the next round once there's a round to run.

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

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

— Josh