Rain plans for the weekend, the LeWitt Etudes at Crosstown, and a free French film closer at Rhodes

Hey Memphis 👋 It's Friday, and today is an indoor day: a high of 81, storms likely through the morning and into early afternoon, and one more round around 5 or 6. By 7 the chance is down to 30%. Saturday looks better than it did yesterday, with the rain chance down to 18% by afternoon.

The weekend we mapped out yesterday starts tonight. We re-checked every stop on it this morning: nothing canceled, nothing sold out. What the rain did bring is backup plans. If Saturday turns wet, the Evergreen Street Fair moves to Sunday, same 11 to 3, and Tom Lee's rain-or-shine lantern parade has Beale Street Landing as its backup. Zoo Boo runs rain or shine, and Germantown's Night Rider bike ride stops taking sign-ups at 5 today. Missed the plan? Yesterday's guide is here. And Drivin N Cryin still plays the Shell free at 7, right as the rain backs off, so it's worth repeating: pack the poncho.

The LeWitt Etudes — Crosstown Arts Green Room, 7:30 PM, $25 in advance, $32 at the door. New York composer Dave Soldier and Alex Greene hand a Memphis band written prompts and let it improvise, with Otha Turner's grandson Andre Turner on fife. One night only. Details

Music Box: Corey Lou & DaVillage — Hattiloo Theatre's Culture Box, 37 Cooper St., shows at 8 and 10:30, $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Soul in the small room, and the 10:30 set is the late plan if dinner runs long. Details

Love's Labor's Lost — Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Tabor Stage, 7950 Trinity Rd., Cordova, 7 PM, $14–$24 with fees, reservations required. The comedy that's been touring parks for free comes indoors tonight. The free lawn show at the Dixon is still Sunday. Details

French Film Festival closing night — Rhodes College, Blount Auditorium in Buckman Hall, reception at 5:30, film at 6, free. The Mohican, a 2024 French drama, subtitled, with an introduction and a Q&A. Grab the free visitor parking pass on the page first. Details

Tigers volleyball vs. Tulane — Elma Roane Fieldhouse, University of Memphis, 6:30 PM, $7–$9. It's Dig Pink night, and a cheap, dry seat on a rainy Friday. Details

Sabores de Su Casa — Oikos Church, 674 Stratford Rd., 6–8:30 PM, $80, 18 and up. A Venezuelan and Dominican dinner, cachapas, arepas and parrilla, plus a silent auction for Su Casa's work with Latino immigrant families. Details

👶 With the kids

Playful Pathways — Germantown Community Library, 10:30–11:15 AM, free, ages 2 to 5. Grown-ups play right alongside, with toys picked to build language and motor skills. Details

Guitar 101 — Frayser Library, 2220 James Rd., 4–5 PM, free, ages 8 to 18. Loaner guitars are provided, and registration closes at 4. Details

New for the weekend, from a reader: the V&E Greenline Artwalk is Saturday, 10 to 4, on the greenline's Kirby Station grounds at 1625 Tutwiler Ave. It's free, with 60-plus local artists, a silent auction, live music and food trucks, and proceeds go to the greenline. Rain date is Sunday. (via V&E Greenline)

The Grizzlies open practice to fans Sunday at FedExForum. It's free, doors open at noon, practice starts at 1, and the first 500 fans get an autographed player photo. (via FedExForum)

Flying out for fall break? The airport expects today to be one of its two busiest days of the break, at roughly 10,600 people through TSA. Get there two hours early and drop off bags and passengers before you park, because the blue and yellow lots can fill. Rideshares and taxis use the arrivals level while the departures-level commercial drive is closed for construction. (via Memphis International Airport)

Four local teachers just won statewide Early Educator Awards: Leslie Bates (Kate Bond Elementary), Jasmine Hayes (Rozelle Elementary), Magita McKinney (Bon Lin Elementary) and Moneshia Morris (Early Enrichment Center at Idlewild). Each gets $1,000 and a trip to Nashville. (via Action News 5)

Taste of Korea — Leawood Baptist Church gym, 3638 Macon Rd., Saturday, 11 AM–4 PM, free with an RSVP. Korean food to sample, from bulgogi bowls to popcorn chicken and corn dogs, plus K-pop dance, hanbok try-ons and calligraphy. Details

Ten days until the next day class: Career Academy trains CNAs in four weeks for $1,350 total tuition, and it's free to apply online.

Midsouth Therapy Group's Preschool Readiness group in Cordova meets 8:30 to noon, Monday through Friday, with part-time options, helping kids ages 3 to 5 get ready for the structure, routines and social side of preschool or kindergarten, so sign up for the group if that sounds like yours.

Sunday night's forecast dips into the 50s, so let Cordova Heating & Air look over your furnace before you need it, anywhere from Collierville to Southaven.

Bartlett's Worthington Chiropractic has a $49 new-patient special with an exam, X-rays if needed and your first adjustment, so book it and mention the special.

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Grizzlies vs. Orlando Magic (preseason) — FedExForum, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 PM, on sale now. The first home game of the fall, with Breast Cancer Awareness Night and a schedule magnet for the fridge. Details

Mavis Staples — GPAC's Highland Capital Performance Hall, 1801 Exeter Rd., Germantown, Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 PM, on sale now. Buy from GPAC directly, since it warns third-party tickets may not get you in. The Robert Cray Band follows Oct. 24. Details

About breakfast: we asked three times, and not one of you gave up your spot. We're choosing to read that as a city guarding its biscuits. The question stays open, so reply whenever you're ready to share.

Shirley C. did write back yesterday: "My daughter loves Widespread Panic so I was happy to show her that." That's the Mempho lineup doing its job. And thanks to Shannon C. for the Artwalk tip in the Rundown. She'll be there with her own work.

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

— Josh