Want to do something extra special with the kids this Easter? How about Easter candy dropped from a helicopter, a game of catch on a professional baseball field, a brunch buffet, and a Redbirds game? The Redbirds are offering a special Easter package which includes brunch with the Easter Bunny in the Home Plate Club (menu here and it is definitely kid-friendly – ice cream sundae bar!), a dugout ticket to see the Redbirds vs. Oklahoma City, and catch on the field. After the game candy will be dropped on the field by a helicopter and kids 12 and under will be given a special Easter pail to scoop up their haul. Brunch and catch will be from noon to 1:30 PM and first pitch is 2:05 PM.
The Dirty Crow Inn is doing its first Bike Night tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 5 from 6 to midnight. Come park your bike at the Crow and have some of the 5-star dive bar’s famous wings and burgers.
From the MBJ: Henry Turley reflects on 15 years of Uptown. Turley’s contract as “master developer” of the area expired recently. His vision for the neighborhood was to revitalize it without gentrifying it. I’d say he and his company have done a pretty good job.
Members of the American Athletic Conference are preparing for Wichita State to join the league for the 2017-18 season, per a source.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 4, 2017
Good news. Interest from Wichita State had previously been reported, and now there is interest from the AAC. The addition would give the Memphis Tigers basketball team a quality in-conference opponent, raising their strength of schedule.
Crown Winery will hold a Wineaversary Dinner at Loflin Yard Thursday, April 13 from 7:30 to 10 PM. It will be a celebration of one year of Loflin Yard, with chef Andy Knight pairing for courses with wines. Cost is $65. Reserve by emailing shelby@loflinyard.com.
Didn’t get to see WrestleMania? Watch it at Jerry Lawler’s Place on Beale today.
For those that missed Wrestle Mania, we will be playing it all day here. Great food, drinks and wrestling. Can’t beat that!
— Jerry Lawler’s Place (@JKLBarBeale) April 4, 2017
South Side Supper Club plays their every-other-week engagement at Belle Tavern this evening from 7 to 10 PM.
Win a cigar box guitar, given away by Beale Street Music Fest!
The @BealeStMusicFes Facebook page is giving away this incredible cigar box guitar. Check out the details and enter to win today! #BSMF17 pic.twitter.com/HZ9whhvFcf
— Memphis in May (@memphisinmay) April 4, 2017
That’s it for now. Hitting happy hour at Silly Goose after work, then over to Belle Tavern for South Side Supper Club.