Huge Thursday update: Lots of news

Don’t you love it when your company has a job open and the absolute perfect person for that position comes along? It happened recently at the Peabody Hotel when they advertised for the position of Duckmaster.

Jimmy Ogle is the official Shelby County Historian, a position he will continue to hold. He is best known Downtown for the free lunchtime historical tours he gives, as well as sometimes longer tours on Sunday. He has held positions with the RDC, Beale Street Landing, Memphis Parks Commission, Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, and Mud Island River Park. They simply could not have found a better person to introduce guests to the rich history of The South’s Grand Hotel. Not sure how much Mr. Ogle knows about ducks but I have no doubt he is capable of learning on the job.

Very excited about the upcoming weekend… today is my Friday at work, and real Friday will be my first ever 25-cent martini Friday! Every Friday Felicia Suzanne’s Restaurant opens for lunch, and with the purchase of an entree you can order 25 cent martinis. Earlier this week two friends and I realized we all have a Friday day off (rare for two of the three of us), so we are making a reservation!

The 13th annual Mid-South Pride festival and parade happens Saturday, September 24 from 10 to 5 at Robert Church Park, on Beale just east of Fourth. There will be a VIP Lounge, Kids’ Zone, support for local artists and more. The parade happens at 1, with line-up at 12. This isn’t just a one-day event, though, it’s an entire Pride Weekend. Friday night at 7 there will be a Pride Concert at Handy Park, and on Sunday the Pride Brunch Crawl starts at Celtic Crossing at 10 AM. This year’s theme: OUT is the new IN.

You are more likely to experience someone having an emotional or mental crisis than you are to experience someone having a heart attack. Would you know how to help them? You can learn how this Thursday, September 29 at the Church Health Center’s Mental Health First Aid Training. The class, from 8:30 to 4:30, presents a 5-step plan of action to help people with symptoms of a mental health crisis. It will equip you with the tools to get them the appropriate help that they need. This is a free class. To register, please submit your name, email address, and phone number to Denise Hensley at hensleyd@churchhealth.org or (901) 701-2309. Registration deadline is September 23, 2016 (that’s tomorrow).

South Main Sounds Songwriter Night #37 comes to 550 S. Main tomorrow night 7 to 9 PM. Performances by Lacey Canfield, Joe Caliva, twelve-stringers Tom Gorbea and FreeWorld’s Richard Cushing, Italian blues player Massimo Bevilacqua, and singing eye doctor Tommy Coleman.

A third condo development has been planned for South Bluffs near River Tower and the Artesian on Riverside Drive.

Skillet has a recipe for a 3-ingredient brownie in which one of the ingredients is Nutella. I bet some of my friends would make it a 4-ingredient brownie though…

The Memphis Tigers have announced a 901 sale for tickets to the Bowling Green game. The sale is 9 hours and 1 minute long, and it started at 9:01 AM today and ends at 6:02 PM. During that time tickets can be purchased for $9.01.

Job news: The Mid-South Food Bank is looking to hire a warehouse manager.

Freewheel, the slow-ride bicycle group that rides the Medical Center District, now has its own Facebook page.

If you’re doing the Bendy Brewski Yoga class at High Cotton tonight, might want to come hungry… the Sushi Jimmi food truck will be parked outside. YOGA!

Bleu has posted the menu for Chef Ana’s wine dinner tonight. 901-334-5950 for reservations. Free valet parking.

Panic! at the Disco has been announced for FedExForum for April 8. Tickets will go on sale a week from tomorrow.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association emailed that they are moving their happy hour (usually on the fourth Thursday of the month, which would be tonight) back a week so that those who want to attend the Downtown Safety Committee meeting can. The new plan is to meet at the Artspace Lofts, 238 St. Paul, next Thursday, August 29. Following the lofts’ groundbreaking (4-6 PM) they will decide where nearby to take the happy hour.

From Action News 5: Beer pint glasses sold at the Flying Saucer may predict the next president. Will it be “Slick Hilly” or “Big Plans, Small Hands”?

To wrap up this post, I will mention that Memphian Justin Timberlake will be involved in an animated movie coming out in early November. It’s called Trolls. Here’s a trailer.

Don’tcha just love those crazy trolls?