Photo by Andrea Zucker / Memphis Tourism. In the same way that Black Friday officially begins the Christmas season, so Memphis Madness officially kicks off the most wonderful time of the year in Memphis: basketball season. Assignment #270 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to catch the madness. The University of Memphis' annual basketball kick off isn't a game - it's a heady, loud blue and gray streaked night of full-tilt hoops insanity.

Volunteer Odyssey is back with another super fun list of ways to give back to Memphis this month! Check out these 10 ideas, whether you like working with kids, making food for hungry Memphians, or hanging out at the Levitt Shell.

The cutest foot race in Memphis is coming up this weekend.

College students are in town for summer orientations, so I took to Twitter recently to ask some longtime Memphians for advice.

I think that tomorrow, April 13th, 2019 might be the best Record Store Day Memphis has had yet. Shangri La Records will have discounts starting at 9 a.m., and live music from Mark Edgar Stuart at 1 p.m. Goner Records will have discounts and DJs all day starting at 10 a.m. They'll also host the first Memphis Record Store Ride shuttle from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., which takes you to three record shops and later, two breweries.

Want to get involved in Memphis? Looking for Memphis volunteer opportunities? Volunteer Odyssey and I Love Memphis make it super easy for you to help the city you love by publishing this monthly list of easy, fun ways to volunteer in Memphis.