The Downtown Memphis Core group on Facebook is working exactly the way I’d hoped. It’s grown to 70 members, and people are discussing things on the Wall and in the group’s forum. I like it, because it’s a great way to disseminate information to Downtowners without it all having to be sent to me and posted on my blog.
It’s also a great resource for stuff to post to my blog, I’m finding… for example, a member posted this list of all restaurants offering “carb up” specials Friday, December 5 in preparation for Saturday’s marathon. You have to show a race number to get the discounts.
The Red Rooster is doing a Girls’ Night Out party next Thursday, December 11.
Management has told me that only females will be admitted from 6 to 9, so you can bring all your gal pals and do whatever it is y’all do on Girls’ Night, heck if I know. They’re hoping to get a lot of groups of girls in there to meet each other and network and have fun. There will be food, drinks, and prizes. At 9, guys will be admitted, and the usual Thursday night Rooster party will begin. I guess this is one Thursday when there definitely won’t be anyone there to “rock out with their cock out,” at least not before 9 PM.
Don’t forget, Big Foot Lodge is on the Travel Channel tonight at 9 (did I mis-post it as Food Network earlier? If I did I was wrong) on the Man vs. Food Show. I got wings to go night before last – decided to torture myself with the Holy Smokes wings, which when I got them home seemed to have been turned down a notch to what would be right around “extra hot” in most wing restaurants, as opposed to the “suicide” level that they were before. Good, extra hot is perfect for me.
The students of the Stax Academy will present “Go Down, Moses,” a tribute to Isaac Hayes, Thursday, December 18 at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre.
Normally I don’t mention Germantown events, but this is an exception because the students are participants in the SNAP! After School program at Stax Academy just southeast of Downtown. This is a program that mentors Memphis high school students through music education and unique performance opportunities. A lot of kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods receive the chance to play musical instruments they could never otherwise afford through this program. Some of them will go on to become professional musicians; all of them will come out of the program with a sense of accomplishment that will benefit them in future endeavors. Tickets are $10, sold exclusively at the Stax Academy. 901-946-2535 x334 or go to StaxMusicAcademy.org for more details.
Busy day… got a freelance gig that’s finally coming together, and I also have to buy Majestic Grille gift cards, go grocery shopping, and get a haircut. Not sure what I’ll do this evening… probably Bardog unless the Fire Sale at the Saucer is particularly good.