Bonnie Raitt plays the Orpheum this evening at 8:00. She’s touring in support of ‘Dig in Deep,’ her 20th album. Tickets are $59.50-$99.50.
Visible Music College hosts Indievisible, the fourth of its series of student concerts, tonight at 7. The college is at 200 Madison.
Bellator MMA comes to FedExForum tonight with the returns of Alexander Shlemenko and Bobby Lashley. If Lashley’s name sounds familiar, he is a pro wrestler as well as an MMA fighter. His victory over Umaga at Wrestlemania in 2006 gave future WWE Hall of Famer/presidential nominee Donald Trump the right to shave Vince McMahon’s head.
I wonder if Trump groped Trish Stratus or Lita backstage?
The Downtown Memphis Commission has announced its annual meeting, open to the public, at the Halloran Centre Wednesday, November 16. Terence Patterson who runs DMC will present strategic priorities for Downtown, and Gehl Studio will present public space considerations for Main Street and the surrounding area. The Downtown Vision Awards Ceremony will also take place. $20 to get in, with your ticket including complimentary appetizers and an open bar. Cocktail reception 4:30-5:30 that afternoon, with the program beginning at 5:30.
In other Halloran Centre news, country star Pam Tillis will make a stop there Thursday, November 10 at 7:30 PM. Tickets to see the multi-time CMA and Grammy award winner are $35 and can be purchased on the Orpheum website.
John Paul Keith plays Loflin Yard tonight at 7.
Here’s the lineup for the opening of Big River Crossing tomorrow. Note that the live music starts on the West Memphis side, then there’s food and music on the Memphis side at Martyrs Park at 4, and fireworks at 7.
For the past 27 years, Tim Sampson has written The Last Word column for the Memphis Flyer… however, this week’s column really is Tim’s last word.
Prior to the start of college basketball season, many teams play secret scrimmage games to assess how good they are and where they need to improve. The American Athletic Conference schedule has been leaked and it shows the Memphis Tigers hosting a secret scrimmage vs. North Carolina on October 29.
A study shows IPA is better for your liver than other types of alcohol.
I went in Belle Tavern for the first time last night. If you walk down the alley between Barboro Flats and Tamp & Tap/Van Vleet Flats, the tavern is at the end. Elegant bar, seems like not a lot of people have discovered it yet. Give it a try if you’re out in the Downtown core this weekend. They have PBR in bottles for $2.50. I didn’t get a look at the menu but I heard the food is good. They have a U-shaped bar so everybody can look at each other. Table seating too.
I stopped by Bardog for some ahi tuna to go, and Panda requested my presence at the bar Saturday morning. Request granted! No Farmers Market, no Earnestine & Hazel’s for me tomorrow, October 22, if that’s news of interest to anyone.
As for tonight, I will be all over South Main for the first night of RiverArtsFest. I’ll be checking out the artist preview and listening to Squirrel Nut Zippers and the other bands. Of course I will stop in my “home away from home on the south side,” Max’s Sports Bar, tonight too. As for now, off to work on this (finally) chilly Friday morning.