Not Downtown but worth a Lyft or Uber: There will be an authentic Asian Night Market at Crosstown Concourse Sunday, July 23 from 4 to 9 PM. Food, music, games. Free to attend and most food items will be under $10. It’s being put on by Memphis’ Vietnamese community and an organization called WILLOW. Be a vendor or sponsor
It’s Sugar Cookie Day at Butterificc at 488 S. Second today. They’ll have a variety of sugar cookies and free samples will be available. Come back to Butterific tomorrow for National Blueberry Muffins Day. And come back Wednesday for Pecan Pie Day.
The Downtown Doubletree Hotel is hiring a general manager.
The DM has a look at new Grizzlies draftee GG Jackson. The team will now have a Jackson II as well as a Jackson Jr. Fun fact: Ja Morant’s father Tee used to cut GG’s hair back in South Carolina.
Today is Don’t Step on a Bee Day. Well that’s good advice.
Today is also National Pina Colada Day. Celebrate with a pina colada daiquiri at Wet Willie’s on Beale Street.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the details of a new in-season NBA tournament that will happen in November and December. There will be a group stage and then a knockout stage, sort of like World Cup soccer. The Grizzlies will be in Group 4 along with Phoenix, the L.A. Lakers, Utah, and Portland. Ugh… not a great group draw for Memphis. Hello 9 PM tip times and hello LeBron.
The Major League Baseball Home Run Derby is tonight. It’ll be on ESPN at 7 Central. More info
Victorian mansion/museum The Woodruff-Fontaine House will have an attic sale this Saturday. Antiques, china, crystal, party decor, and more.
Brimstone Jones will play Loflin Yard this Sunday at noon.
Explore Memphest comes to Downtown’s Cossitt Library this Saturday. Live music; free food by The Check-In. Explore what Memphis libraries and community organizations have to offer. Take a Storywalk with your kids. Live music.
Will Sexton and Amy LaVere play The Central BBQ Sessions Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 at Downtown Central BBQ.
Weather: No chance of rain today, 86/68, northeast wind. For July in Memphis, that sounds pretty awesome.
That’s it for today. Back tomorrow (probably) with more news.