If you have a ticket to the 8:30 PM Grizzlies vs. Spurs Game 6 tonight and are looking for a place to pre-game Downtown, the Redbirds invite you to do so for free at AutoZone Park. Catch the first several innings of the Redbirds game and enjoy Thursday night select drafts for $2. All the Club Level TVs will be tuned to the Grizzlies, and the remainder of the Grizzlies game will be shown on the video board once the baseball game concludes.
More baseball news: Saturday is The Edge Gets Lit alley party in Floyd Alley between Fourth and Danny Thomas, and the organizers of the event have cut a special ticket deal with the Redbirds. The gate will be open where Floyd Alley dead-ends at Fourth by the YMCA. There you can purchase a standing room/bluff ticket for only $5, and you will be given a wristband so you can come and go as you please. The gate is the only place the ticket will be offered – it cannot be purchased in advance and will not be available at the box office.
Support the fight against AIDS by dining at one of the participating restaurants in Dining Out For Life today. Participating Downtown restaurants include Catherine & Mary’s, McEwen’s on Monroe, Mollie Fontaine Lounge, Rizzo’s Diner, and Tart Memphis.
Idle and Wild play LYFE Kitchen’s weekly farmers market and live music series on the patio tonight 6-8 PM. When you buy any beer, wine or cocktail, LYFE Kitchen + Chisca Bar will buy your first taco. (Limit one free taco per customer.)
If you enjoy working outdoors, and if you love Downtown and want to promote it, you may be a fit for one of two part-time positions at the Downtown Memphis Commission. Project Assistants will assist in the setup and execution of events, activations, and projects in the Downtown area. These are part-time utility positions.
In other job news, Elite Total Health at Main and MLK Ave. is currently interviewing for a part-time nurse practitioner.
The Pig has returned to Downtown! Pink Pig Apparel, originally available at Shelton Clothiers and more recently at Life Is Good, can now be found at Sache at 525 South Main. If you come visit tomorrow night for South Main Trolley Night, Tom and Christine Shelton will be there to personally help you pick out your clothing.
It’s the one year anniversary of Drafts and Laughs, hosted by Comma Comedians, at the Memphis Made brewery tonight. Start time is 8:30.
The Moody Ques had a brief meeting last night, and I got some surprising news given how late in the year it is: As of yesterday, we still had 4 more team wrist-tiks than we have members. That means spots are still open! If you’ve ever thought about being on a BBQ team, email me at paul@paulryburn.com for information on how to join.
That’s it for now. Headed to the Silly Goose after work. Back tomorrow.