Welcome back to The To-Do List, where Daily Memphian staffers suggest their favorite events and activities for the coming week.

In this week’s To-Do List, the Metal Museum can fix your broken spoon (but not your heart), and Friends of George’s comes with a campy Christmas musical. 

Repair Days at the Metal Museum in Overton Park, Thursday-Sunday:

Silversmith Claire Taylor repaired an antique spoon at a past Repair Days. This year’s event runs Thursday through Sunday. (The Daily Memphian file)

The Metal Museum has famously said that its workers can fix everything but cats, cars and broken hearts. More than 100 volunteer metalsmiths from around the country will do that fixing this year in the museum’s new Overton Park home for the annual Repair Days fundraiser. People can bring their metal items to be fixed and repaired for a fee. Those fees support museum exhibitions, apprenticeships and after-school programming. If you don’t have something that needs repair, you can participate in the museum’s silent auction. Museum admission will be free during regular hours during the Repair Days run. Hours vary. Click here for more details. 1930 Poplar Ave. — Elle Perry

Indie Memphis Film Festival, starting Thursday:

A still from Sam Pollard’s documentary “The Lorraine.” (Courtesy “The Lorraine”/Nashville Film Festival)

After a one-year hiatus, a reorganized Indie Memphis Film Festival returns this week, relocating from Overton Square to the South Main Arts District, with screenings at both the Halloran Centre and Malco’s Powerhouse theater. Thursday night’s opening film — the Memphis-oriented documentary “The Lorraine” — is sold out, but there are scores of other screenings, including several documentaries that have gotten accolades at prior festivals, along with panel discussions and parties, happening all weekend. Additional encore screenings — still to be determined — will follow early next week at Studio on the Square. We have a selective guide to the festival schedule, as well as interviews with two visiting filmmakers. Full festival passes are $140. See here for schedule, ticketing information and more. — Chris Herrington. 

‘Gold In Our Bones’: A Soulsville + South City Play at Centenary United Methodist Church, Friday-Sunday:

The Orpheum Theatre’s Neighborhood Play Program returns with its second community-made production, this time built from stories shared by Soulsville and South City residents. Memphis playwright Ann C. Perry — an Ostrander Award winner for “Live Rich Die Poor” — wrote this history-haunted, music-infused tale of a young man named Chaos confronting a stolen song, a family curse and generations of people trying to profit from Black genius. It’s free, so arrive early — doors open 30 minutes before curtain. Free parking and free rides from four neighborhood pick-up spots are available. 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Free. 584 E. McLemore Ave. More information here. — Alys Drake

Friends of George’s: ‘Mamma Dearest: Here We Joan Again’ at Evergreen Theatre, opens Friday:

Micah Winter-Cole as Joan Crawford

Friends of George’s is singing for the first time. The drag theater company presents its first-ever live musical, “Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again,” a campy ABBA-packed holiday comedy making its Mid-South regional premiere. Blake Fountain’s show finds Christina Crawford digging through Joan Crawford’s scandal-filled diaries and inviting three possible birth mothers — Bette Davis, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt — home for Christmas, with catfights, power ballads and flying martinis to follow. The production benefits OutMemphis. Runs Nov. 6-21. 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. $35. 1705 Poplar Ave. More information and tickets. — Drake

Holiday Show opening reception at ShapeShifter Art School & Gallery, Friday:

Work by Elizabeth Alley

Twenty-three artists will present more than 70 works, all priced at $1,500 or less. Among the artists are Elizabeth Alley, Nancy Cheairs, Kelly Cook, Jaylyn Crowe, Melissa Dunn, Lurlynn Franklin, Mary Jo Karimnia, Paula Kovarik and Zack Orsborn. The exhibition will be on view through Dec. 12. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment. Opening runs from 5:30-8 p.m. Free admission. 680 Oakleaf Office Lane. — Perry

Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Holiday Market at Crosstown Concourse, Saturday:

The Memphis Flyer’s holiday edition of the Crafts and Drafts Festival is Saturday. (The Daily Memphian file)

It’s hard to believe Christmas shopping season is here. But here we are. Get started at this annual sale of Memphis-made gifts and craft beer. More than 95 local makers will be peddling everything from hand-poured candles and handcrafted earrings to original artwork and other goods. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 1350 Concourse Ave. More info here. — Phillips

901 Hot Wing Fest at Grind City Brewing Co., Saturday:

Sample plenty of hot wings from competition teams on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 at the 901 Hot Wing Fest. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)

901 Hot Wing Fest is a chance to sample a variety of smoked, spicy and sweet chicken wings for a good cause. Twenty teams will compete in an official contest and for the people’s choice award (attendees can make $1-$2 donations and get a wing to try). Wing donation proceeds go to the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. Read more and listen to the Sound Bites episode with 901 Hot Wing Fest organizer — and Burnin’ Love wing team member — Derek Fairchilds. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free to enter. 75 Waterworks Ave. More info here. — Holly Whitfield

Terence Blanchard: Miles + Coltrane Centennial at the Germantown Performing Arts Center, Saturday:

Terence Blanchard (Courtesy GPAC)

Terence Blanchard will celebrate the 100th birthdays of late jazz titans Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The trumpeter and composer has won seven Grammy Awards and is twice Emmy- and Oscar-nominated. Blanchard works in film, television, opera, Broadway, orchestras and his own ensembles, and currently serves as executive artistic director for San Francisco Jazz. Blanchard will be joined by his band, the E-Collective. The event description notes that the concert will include “innovation and reinterpretation,” instead of “standard tributes with faithful renditions.” 8-9:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. 1801 Exeter Road, Germantown. — Perry

91 Goats pop-up at The Liquor Store, Sunday:

Chefs Arturo Leighton of Good Fortune Co. is one of the people behind the new 91 Goats. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)

The Good Fortune crew has a new name for its slap-noodle pop-up: 91 Goats. And you can only get the restaurant’s wide “slap noodles” at these pop-up events, typically held outside of Good Fortune. Slap noodles are what Good Fortune’s crew made when they competed on Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race.” This Sunday, they’ll be popping up at The Liquor Store, and they’re promising speedier-than-normal service. 5-9 p.m. 669 S. Mendenhall Road. More info here. — Phillips

Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center, Sunday:

Glenn Miller Orchestra will play at the Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center on Sunday. (Courtesy Buckman)

The Glenn Miller Orchestra has been playing big-band era classics since, well, the big-band era. The orchestra was founded in 1956, and it’s still touring today with a repertoire of American songbook standards, like “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Moonlight Serenade” and “In the Mood.” 7 p.m. $45. 60 Perkins Ext. Buy tickets here. — Phillips

Bowling for Soup at Satellite Music Hall, Monday:

The pop-punk guys who gave us “1985,” that catchy anthem on aging, are still making new music in 2026. Bowling for Soup formed in 1994 during the height of the pop-punk era, and though only one original member remains (lead vocalist and guitarist Jaret Reddick), a new album is due out soon. Expect the band to play some new singles and the classics, like 2002’s “Girl All the Bad Guys Want.” 6:30 p.m. $50.25. 1291 Autumn Ave. Buy tickets here. — Phillips

Kira Tucker poetry reading at Rhodes College, Tuesday:

Kira Tucker

Memphis-native, Chicago-based writer Kira Tucker will read from her National Poetry Series–winning debut poetry collection, “Wildest,” which will be released next month. Tucker earned an MA in English and an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University. “Wildest” focuses on the environment and social injustice. Here’s a sample of Tucker’s work. The reading takes place in Hardie Auditorium. 5 p.m. Free (register here). 2000 N. Parkway. — Perry

‘Byhalia, Mississippi’ at Theatre Memphis, opens Wednesday:

Memphis-based playwright Evan Linder directs his own work as his drama “Byhalia, Mississippi” lands on Theatre Memphis’ intimate Next Stage — just a short drive from the small town that gives the play its name. The story follows a white couple whose lives are upended when their newborn baby is born Black, and as long-buried secrets surface, the tight-knit community is forced to confront its own prejudices. The production contains adult content, racial slurs and strong language. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 22. $15-30. 630 Perkins Extd. Click here for more info. — Drake

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