Quench is doing a wine tasting Friday evening 5-8 PM. It will be a tasting of a couple of California wines, one of which is a new bottling by a well-known country star. It will be an educational tasting and there is no charge.
The Flying Saucer will have Songwriters Night Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30. Hosted by Jeremiah Tucker and Leo Lazarus, this Thursday will feature performances by JB Whalen and JJ McLendon.
Miss Cordelia’s and Cordelia’s Table will host Food Truck Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:30 PM this Wednesday, July 20. There will be pint specials at Cordelia’s growler bar, and Sushi Jimmi will be there for your dining pleasure.
Grizzlies coach David Fizdale has confirmed that former Memphis Tiger D.J. Stephens will be invited to training camp this fall.
The Undefeated has an interview with Coach Fiz where he talks about what it was like growing up in L.A. in the era of Rodney King. This is pretty powerful stuff. I would definitely recommend you read.
There will be a Downtown safety meeting Thursday, July 21 at 6 PM at the Downtown Central BBQ. Special guests will include interim MPD Director Michael Rallings, Gary Cummings of the Shelby County Juvenile Court, and Harold Robbins of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
The Salty Dogs running group will make a lap of the trolley tracks tonight. Free for the public to participate. Meet at Bardog Tavern at 7.
The new owners of a former bank building at 158 Madison want to make it a boutique hotel with 70 rooms. There would be a restaurant on the ground floor called Teller and a rooftop bar called Errors & Omissions. The building is between Second and Third on Madison, across the alley from the Brass Door.
The Republican convention kicks off in Cleveland today. Key speakers include the guy who played Chachi on Happy Days, Willie Robertson from Duck Dynasty, and the laughingstock of my home state of Arkansas, Senator Tom Cotton. I wonder if there will be trapeze artists and elephants to go along with all these clowns.
If we must arm ourselves and shoot at each other, let’s do it for the right reasons: Florida man shoots at teens playing Pokemon Go.
Completely undecided what my happy hour will look like… Melissa Monday at Bardog is an option, as is Dollar PBR Happy Hour with Bjarni at Max’s Sports Bar, and then of course there’s always the Blind Bear. Max’s is the best value but the farthest walk. I’ll figure it out by 5. Back later today or tomorrow with more news.