The last remaining element of our BBQ team packets came in yesterday. I ran into the team president on the Main Street Mall and she handed me a rubber team wristband, used to show the doorman that you are indeed a team member:
The team bags are now ready for members to pick them up. They will be at our sponsor the Blind Bear beginning at 5 PM today. The Bear is open 5 PM-3 AM Monday-Friday, 12 noon-3 AM Friday and Saturday.
There are pics of the Tennessee Brewery and Schweinehaus on the Memphis Que blog. Schweinehaus is being opened on Overton Square by Chef David Scott Walker, pitmaster of our BBQ team, and his family.
There will be a pop-up vacation in Court Square tomorrow from 11 AM to 2:30 PM. You’ll be able to experience a mini-vacation during your lunch break, with a putting green, a Metal Museum forge, mascots from local sports teams, an Elvis tribute artist, and more. The Peabody will fill the square’s fountain with hundreds of rubber ducks. The event is designed to show the importance of travel and tourism on jobs in Memphis.
This isn’t a Downtown event, but a lot of Downtowners like to visit the Greek festival that happens in Memphis this weekend. There’s a Groupon for discounted tickets going on right now.
The Grizzlies have saved basketball in Des Moines by signing an affiliation with the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League. Four teams were interested in an affiliation with the Energy, but only the Grizzlies wanted to keep the team in Iowa.
I’m going to change things up and lead off at Blind Bear tonight and hang out with whichever BBQ teammates show up. There’s poker there at 8 but I am going to take a hiatus playing until after BBQ Fest. Three more work days until vacation time!