Throwback Thursday: September 14, 2013: Max’s Sports Bar as I see it
There is going to be a Day of the Dead Fiesta Friday, October 28 at the Cadre Building. It will be a celebration of life, culture and tradition with partners including Ballet Memphis, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Caza Teatro, Aztec, dancers, Colombian singer Marcela Pinilla and her band, Dominican DJ Giovannia Rodriquez, and more. There is way too much happening at this event to list it all here; click through to the Facebook event page to learn more. The event is 21 and up and this is not a Halloween party, so no Halloween costumes please.
Wouldn’t you have to be “that one guy” who didn’t get the memo and came to Day of the Dead dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
You’re the apple of our eye is the theme at the Memphis Farmers Market this Saturday. Apples are in season, and you’ll find many varieties of the fruit at the Market. Bring the kids to the craft table from 8 to 11:30, where they will learn about Johnny Appleseed and all that the apple tree has to offer. Live music by Ronnie Caldwell 8:30-10 and Melinda Milligan 11-12:30. The Market is at the corner of Front and G.E. Patterson under the pavilion every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM.
One more reminder that YOU should come to Farm Fest, the Farmers Market’s annual fall party, at Loflin Yard on Sunday, September 25. Live music by Star & Micey, great food by vendors and local restaurants, beers, wines, silent and live auctions. I WILL BE THERE spreading a little sunshine! Oh and by the way I HAVE MONDAY OFF so “maybe I shouldn’t have that one more beer so I will be fresh for work tomorrow” will not be a thought going through my mind!
(Special note to my Moody Ques/Squeal Street/etc. friends: If you plan to go to Farm Fest but haven’t bought your tickets yet, buy them from Frank)
Inside tip from Michael Donahue of the CA: The Rendezvous gives away red beans with rice with sausage for free when you purchase lunch Friday or Saturday. Also, I don’t know if I have any people who read this blog every day who are vegetarians, but if I do, they will give you vegetarian red beans and rice instead of the sausage version upon request at those times.
If you want to watch some quality college football, there’s a game tonight with big implications for the American Athletic Conference: #6 Houston vs. Cincinnati. It will be on ESPN at 6:30. I’m really not sure who to root for here. On one hand, I would like Cincy to prove Houston is beatable, so Memphis can beat them down the road. On the other hand, it would be kind of cool if Houston became the first Group of Five team ever invited to the College Football Playoff.
There may be some of you who are reading my blog from other cities, considering moving here. If you are, Thrillist has a guide that will help you pick a neighborhood to live in Memphis. Yes, the rent prices are a little higher Downtown, but let me make an argument for my part of the city: There is no place I have ever been where it is so easy to meet people and make friends, and everything you need is in walking distance or at most trolley bus distance.
Drafts and Laughs returns to the Memphis Made taproom Thursday, September 22. The Comma Comedians will perform. 7:30 showtime.
I’ve learned a couple of things about the $20 ticket to the Triple-A National Championship Game that includes a whole hog buffet: 1) The whole hog will be prepared by Victory Lane BBQ, one of the most successful BBQ Fest teams ever; and 2) the ticket now includes complimentary beer. Can’t get much better than that… buy tickets here. (Several other promo packages on that page as well… scroll down to near the bottom for the ticket that includes whole hog)
Tori Tollison will perform at The Dirty Crow Inn Saturday from 9 to midnight.
I went home early last night, about 8:30. I thought to myself, “Hey, it’s still early enough to get a to-go order at the Majestic Grille!” I got the Majestic Burger, cooked medium with Swiss cheese and parmesan fries on the side. Folks, if you tend to pick only from the entrees at the Majestic, you are missing out on one of the best burgers Downtown. This is a case where the flavor of the bun really adds a lot to the burger.
Oh, the irony: Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is hosting a BBQ cookout for the Auburn soccer team. For those who don’t know, Pearl was given a three-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA for lying about recruits being at a BBQ he hosted at his home.
The public is invited to the South Main Artspace Lofts groundbreaking on Thursday, September 29.
The Trumpster recently went on The Dr. Oz Show to discuss his health and fitness physically to be president. From Mashable: Five controversies that will make you roll your eyes at Dr. Oz. I would give my opinion of Oz but it’s nothing any duck couldn’t say better.
Whew… long one today! I plan on being out at the Silly Goose for happy hour later today.