Five Things To Do In Memphis This Weekend

It's going to be a weekend of theater, music, and libations.

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Quark Theatre Presents: Not Alone Unhappy

First Congregational Church

Friday–Saturday, November 7–8, 8 p.m. | Sunday, November 9, 2 p.m.

Why see just one play when you can see a trio of short plays thanks to Quark Theatre? Written by Adam Remsen, Not Alone Unhappy promises to be “a darkly funny triptych about mortality, meaning, and connection in a world that won’t stop talking.” See the final performances this weekend at First Congo. Purchase tickets here. 

The Autumn Defense

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Friday, November 7, 7:30 p.m.

Did you know that autumn needed defending? I didn’t. I’m not even sure what autumn needs to be defended from, but The Autumn Defense will perform at Crosstown Arts after a 10-year break from the studio. Alex Greene wrote a whole music column on the duo (read it here).

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m., and Dream Journal opens.  

Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival Holiday Market

Crosstown Concourse

Saturday, November 8, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

The Memphis Flyer and Crosstown Concourse present some of the best area artists, crafters, and makers for the 10th annual (free) Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival Holiday Market. In addition to shopping, guests can enjoy a specially curated Crafts & Drafts Beer Garden and all kinds of family fun at Crosstown Concourse — including a visit from Santa Claus. 

Autumn Alchemy (21+)

Memphis Botanic Garden

Sunday, November 9, 1–3 p.m.

Blend the art of mixology with the seasonal flavors of autumn botanicals at this workshop where you’ll learn to craft three signature cocktails from Bari Ristoranti’s Hunter Coleman. Tickets are $55. 

Classical Comedies & Cocktails: Tartuffe

Tennessee Shakespeare Company

Sunday, November 9, 3 p.m.

Enjoy an intimate and cocktail-enhanced reading of Tartuffe, Moliere’s “audaciously-rhyming satire of religious hokum and secular pretension.” Tickets are $24 to $31.

The next reading in the series will be of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit on Sunday, November 16, 3 p.m.