Things you only hear Downtown: “I played flower pot ping-pong early Sunday morning.”
That was a quote from someone who lives in my building. You see, flowerpots line both sides of the Main Street Mall. Locals coming home from the bars stumble from one side of the pedestrian mall to the other, from one flower pot to another, playing flower pot ping-pong.
You just don’t get this kind of entertainment in East Memphis.
Ten Feet off Beale has a really good post what you can expect to find when you visit replicas of Columbus’ ships The Nina and The Pinta. The ships are docked at Beale Street Landing through October 5.
If you pre-ordered a Memphis Grizzlies license plate, there’s good news. The quota of 1000 orders needed to send the plates to production has been reached.
The South Main Mosaic Artwalk will have its unveiling this Friday from 5 to 6:30 PM. It will happen at the bocce ball court at South Main and Talbot. You’ll be able to meet the artists who worked on the artwalk and there will be refreshments and live music.
Evelyn and Olive is hosting a glow-in-the-dark paint night on Saturday, October 14. Visit www.paintnite.com to reserve your spot.
eighty3, the restaurant inside the Madison Hotel, has added a 30-seat patio.
Curious about new burger restaurant Oshi, set to open next week? Holly from the I Love Memphis Blog has a sneak peek.
That’s it for now. I will be at poker at the Blind Bear at 8. I played pretty terrible on Sunday and plan to redeem myself tonight. It’s free to play, so come on out.