One of country music's great '90s hat acts, Tracy Lawrence, comes to Tunica this weekend. Lawrence, who's scored more than 40 singles on the Billboard charts — including No. 1 hits like "Sticks and Stones,” “Alibis” and “Time Marches On” — will play the Gold Strike Casino on Friday at 8 p.m. Only a handful of tickets remain.

It’s Memorial Day weekend, Memphis! It’s also our bicentennial weekend! Enjoy the holidays with these five things to do in Memphis this weekend, plus a few extras. Don’t forget to stop by the I Love Memphis tent at Celebrate Memphis on Saturday, then enjoy some incredible fireworks that night.

From ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers to concerts and cookouts, the Memorial Day weekend is packed with events in the Memphis area.

A curious thing has happened in Memphis over the last few years. As Nashville has reached its peak and turned into an all-out bubble of both tourist and investment insanity, Memphis has quietly stepped up to bat as the true icon of Tennessee with an unmistakable identity. And with the Memphis bicentennial upon us—indeed, the Bluff City turns 200 years old today!—there’s never been a better time to celebrate her metamorphosis as she emerges from her cocoon a full-blown butterfly of cultural integration. Sure, Memphis music is how you undoubtedly know the state’s largest city, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg—it’s also full of great food, innovative art and up-and-coming neighborhoods garnering national attention.

With all the great things going on in the 901 these days, have you ever been overwhelmed with choices? Well, you’re in luck! Every week we curate The Weekender, a post filled with a handy list to help you hit some of our best bets for an amazing weekend.

Tav Falco is a musician, yes. But the near-homonym “magician” may be just as appropriate a job description for the former Gustavo Antonio Falco Nelson of Clark County, Arkansas, who came to Memphis four decades ago to materialize a blues-infused, rockabilly-charged, punk-simpatico and so-called “art-damaged” brand of musical “conjuration” that has sustained a career of remarkable longevity.

It was a dismal Saturday afternoon, but sometimes you have to run errands no matter how rainy and chilly it is. That’s where I found myself last weekend, and hungry, too, as it was approaching 2 p.m. and I’d skipped breakfast. A friend called to see if I wanted lunch when I was at Poplar and Perkins. I looked around, saw a crowded parking lot at Hopdoddy, and it looked inviting.

When it warms up, everyone in Memphis has the same question: Where can we sit outside and drink? The obvious choice is usually a brewery -- Wiseacre, Memphis Made, Crosstown, High Cotton and Ghost River all have ample brews and outdoor seating (Meddlesome is the one exception).