It's not quite Thanksgiving yet, but the holiday season begins in earnest this weekend, with Graceland turning on its holiday lights and the City of Memphis lighting its official tree on the Main Street Mall. Plus, "& Juliet" opens at the Orpheum Theatre.

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss all of those events and other things to do.

Plus:

• The first Memphis school closure meting raises concerns about displaced teachers and students
• A new judge has been appointed in the high-profile Whiteside case
• Downtown businesses receive more than $58,000 in grants
• More than 850 National Guard personnel are in Memphis