The Cotton Museum, in the Cotton Exchange Building at Front and Union, is having a party/fundraiser Saturday night. You’ll be able to dance on the cotton trading floor to the Memphis Knights Big Band, which will play swing era favorites, modern jump-jive-wail, jazz standards, and holiday tunes. The theme is “step back into 1939” and they have the cotton quotes on the chalkboard and other museum displays set to 1939.
Downtowners will like this: Not only will you be able to dance on the trading floor, but DRINK on the trading floor as well! The event is BYOB, with mixers and soft drinks available. Here’s an idea: Stop by Frank’s Liquors at Main and Vance (which is newly remodeled, looks really nice, and no longer sells bum wines) and pick up a pint to bring with you to the party.
$10 cover which is a donation to the Cotton Museum, doors open at 7, music starts at 7:30. The event ends at 9:30, so you’ll have plenty of time to do other things Downtown afterward. They say the party is likely to sell out early, so you can call 531-7826 and order your tickets in advance. You also get $1 off ticket price if you order by Friday.
This sounds like fun… I may very well end up going. Sounds like a chance to do something different, and meet some different people.
And that’ll wrap it up for today’s lunch break. In the few minutes I have left, I want to read the Rolling Stone magazine I just bought, which has a story on the upcoming Led Zeppelin reunion and possible tour.