Lunchtime post… eating Rotel chicken spaghetti from Italian Rebel as I type this.
The Memphis Flyer is having the next in their series of “Work it Wednesday” happy hours today from 5 to 7 PM. This one will be at Blue Fin, and there will be a few specials. There will be $3 Chef’s Choice sushi rolls, 2 for 1 hot sake (including flavors), and a $5 Blue Fin martini of the day.
There’s going to be a “Red Square Reunion” party on February 27 at Nocturnal (1588 Madison). Red Square was a much loved-dance club at Madison and Idlewild (it’s now a space next to Neil’s that is rented out for private events) that operated from about 1993 to 1995. DJs Graflin, Sean OD, and Danari will provide the tunes. Hmmm this sounds like a rare event that’s interesting enough to get me out of Downtown on a weekend night. I lived a block from Red Square and used to go all the time, especially on their $5 Wednesday beer bust disco/80s night.
I’ll tell Skipper next time I see him… he works on Beale Street and I see him walking to work now and then.
Got another event outside of Downtown to tell you about too… this Saturday the 23rd at the Young Avenue Deli, Memphis musicians will come together to help those suffering in Haiti. Amy LaVere, Snowglobe, Devil Train, and the Craig Schuster Band will perform. $10 minimum donation, doors open at 8, music starts at 9. You’ll be able to buy raffle tickets in $1, $3, and $5 amounts for the chance to win prizes donated by local businesses. Proceeds will benefit local organization Haiti Medical Missions of Memphis and international organization Food for the Poor.
A unit in The Lofts condos (Tennessee at GE Patterson) was profiled in a What $350,000 will buy you article in the New York Times today. The article profiles the condo and the neighborhood, and it’s a better deal per square foot than anything else profiled. HOLY JESUS look at the property taxes compared to the other cities though!!! That kind of thing is one of the reasons I’m perfectly content to remain a renter as long as I live in Memphis.
Local Gastropub had their soft opening a couple of weeks ago, but I just received word that Friday, January 22 is their grand opening. You can come check out the new interior, and from 5 to 7 they will have cocktails and hors d’oeuvres downstairs. Free food? Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will show up.
Don’t forget that the Silly Goose’s birthday party is tonight. I’ll probably get an hour of PokerStars in after work, then have a few warm-up beers at the Saucer, then head to the Goose for the birthday party.