Elle Perry

In this week’s To-Do List, the Empress of Soul is on the King of Rock’s stage, and “Jaws” is swimming in just in time for your beach trip.

Bistros, absinthe and good-time girls: Discover Parisian cafe culture at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens.

A surf rock band from Alabama and a pioneering punk rock band from Detroit are among the 30+ bands scheduled for the 23rd Gonerfest.

In this week’s To-Do List, a band of medical pros play on a rooftop, a 1975 coming-of-age classic is on the big screen and songwriters compete to have the “Last Song Standing.”

The nearly 20 exhibitions, include one containing 150+ photos from the historic Hooks Brothers Studio will open Memphis Art Museum.

This summer’s intern cohort includes students from Princeton and Northwestern.

Also, director Sam Pollard’s Lorraine Motel documentary will show at the Nashville Film Festival.

Acclaimed musicians from as close as North Mississippi and as far as England are bringing their sounds to the Mid-South this July. Here are five highlights.

In this week’s To-Do List, you can learn to listen like an artist and help some art kids get to Italy.

With a new local leader, Sofar Sounds will host shows in Memphis once again. And, at the Botanic Garden, Fun Studio includes child-friendly musical instruments.