On the Fly: 11/10-11/16

🍽️ Downtown Dining Week
Downtown
Through Sunday, November 12
Treat yourself to some great food this weekend thanks to the Downtown Memphis restaurant community. For this year’s Downtown Dining Week, more than 50 Downtown restaurants are participating with special features and pre-fixed menus. See menus and participating restaurants here. The Downtown Mobility Center is offering $1 parking, valid for up to two hours between the hours of 11 a.m. and 10 p.m.

🎵 Laser Live with Salo Pallini
Museum of Science & History
Friday, November 10, 7 p.m.
MoSH is featuring the four-piece instrumental group, Salo Pallini, in the full-dome planetarium, accompanied by a full laser show. The Memphis-based band will play their The Sirens of Titan: A Preemptive Scoring, a musical accompaniment for Kurt Vonnegut’s 1959 The Sirens of Titan. It’s supposed to be for a film adaptation of the novel, but that film doesn’t exist at the moment. What does exist is this laser show, which is sure to be awesome — because lasers, duh. Tickets are $20. (Read Alex Greene’s review of the album before you go here.)

🎄 An Evergreen Trailer Park Christmas
The Evergreen Theatre
Performances this weekend and next
Am I bitter that Christmas decorations are already up at stores? Yes. Am I bitter that Friends of George’s is putting on a Christmas show already? No. Because I could never be mad at FOG. This year’s production promises endless laughs, vibrant drag performances, and all the nostalgic charm of a Carol Burnett-styled variety show. Catch a performance this weekend on Friday, November 10, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, November 11, at 8 p.m.; or Sunday, November 12, at 2 p.m. Next weekend performances are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Get your tickets ($30) here.

🎷 Saxsquatch Soled Out Tour
Hi Tone
Friday, November 10, 11 p.m.
Big Foot will be on the sax, mixing jazz and electronic music. We kid you not — the proof is here on Instagram. It’s a vibe that you won’t want to miss. And the show is free. Doors open at 10:30 p.m. (BTW if you want to sound super-duper smart, this won’t be the first Sasquatch sighting ’round here. Check out our Halloween issue for the bit on the Arkansas Wild Man for the 411.)

☕ Grind City Coffee Xpo
BRIDGES
Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Coffee, coffee, coffee — that’s what this event is all about. From roasters to shops and everything in between, the event highlights the amazing people and passion that exists in the coffee community. Attendees will be able to sample various brewing and roasting methods as well as food from more than 20 vendors, both local and from as far away as Wisconsin. This year, for the first time, the expo will have coffee-infused cocktail samples, latte art demonstrations, and panels. Tickets can be purchased here and are priced according to entry time (i.e. $35 for 9 a.m., $30 for 11 a.m., and $25 for noon). For more information on the coffee-centric extravaganza, check out this article by yours truly.

🎁 Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival – Holiday Market
Crosstown Concourse
Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hey, hey, hey. You like the Flyer, don’t you? Huh? Huh? This isn’t a trick question. This is just me pointing out that if you like us so much that you should go to Crafts & Drafts this weekend because we’re hosting it. And we’d love to see your beautiful faces. The free shopping experience showcases 150+ local artists, makers, and crafters. That’s just the facts, baby. We’re not tooting our own horn. And if we are, well, toots away.

🎙️ Memphis Record Stores Panel Discussion
Memphis Listenig Lab
Wednesday, November 15, 6-8 p.m.
Enjoy a Memphis record store round table with representatives from Goner Records, Shangri-La Records, and River City Records. Discussion includes all things vinyl, Record Store Black Friday deals and new releases, and more. The first 50 attendees will receive a cool vinyl-related gift bag. And there’s more! Attendees can enter for a chance to win a brand new state-of-the-art turntable! This is a free event.

🥬 Project Green Fork Presents Reharvest Memphis
Beale Street Landing
Thursday, November 16, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
This unique, immersive event will highlight the delicious connections between sustainability and food, with local chefs preparing creative, surprising hors d’oeuvres using surplus ingredients gleaned from grocery stores. Attendees will mingle with the chefs and sample top-notch restaurant fare made from ingredients that might otherwise go unsold and uneaten. They will also be treated to complimentary beer, wine, and a signature cocktail and mocktail. Tickets are $75.

😂 Adam Sandler: The I Missed You Tour
FedExForum
Thursday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
I mean, it’s Adam Sandler. I feel like I don’t really have to tell you more, other than that he’s coming to Memphis. Sooooo if you didn’t know that, now you do. And if you don’t know who Adam Sandler is … I … I don’t know what to do with you. You can buy tix ($50+) for his show here.