The Tennessee Tribune has a look at the work of artist Jerome Fulton, currently on display at the Blues Hall of Fame Museum on South Main. Fulton combines Southern culture with ancient Egyptian history. The Memphis, Tennessee we know and love was named for Memphis, Egypt, another city that knew a thing or two about pyramids (they never put a Bass Pro Shops store in one, though, like we did).
NBA Summer League action: Memphis Grizzlies vs. L.A. Lakers, 10 PM on ESPN tonight.
Today is National Grand Marnier Day. It’s also National Mac and Cheese Day. And it’s Shark Awareness Day. You’ve probably heard of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which is coming up later this month. but did you know the National Geographic channel is doing SharkFest all of July?
Congratulations to Memphis’ own Carol Coletta, named one of the 100 Most Influential Urbanists by urban planning site Planetizen.
Aidan Canfield plays Tin Roof on Beale tonight at 8 as part of the Nashville Hits the Roof series.
The Super 5 Acoustic Trio play Earnestine & Hazel’s tonight at 9.
Not Downtown but worth a Groove-on-Demand rideshare: Distillery Blue Note Bourbon is opening a tasting room today at 4 PM. The distillery is at 802 Royal Avenue, off Thomas about a mile north of Chelsea. You’ll be able to tour the facility and sample its output.
FOX 13 has a look at the Big3 basketball tournament coming to Memphis Saturday.
Take an umbrella with you today:
7:00am Rain is a couple hours out with a chance of t’storms as well. This complex is expected to break apart some as it approaches and severe weather is not likely, but locally heavy rain is possible periodically from mid morning through early afternoon. pic.twitter.com/7egwDF0nbw
— MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) July 14, 2023
A couple of weeks ago, I reported that the Blind Bear had some new daily promotions. To recap, those are
- Moonshine & Martini Mondays – $5 moonshine / $8 Tito’s martinis
- Tacos & Tequila Tuesdays – $5 tacos / $5 margaritas
- Wine Down Wednesdays – $15 half-bottles / $15 charcuterie boards
- Throwdown Thursdays – “The silly little games we play. $25 gift card to the winner.”
- Freeballin’ Friday – ½ off Bear Balls app with a $10 purchase
Most of the promotions are self-explanatory, but I admitted to my readers I had no idea what Throwdown Thursday was about. I said I’d find out and return with more information.
Well, today I have that information. The first Throwdown Thursday was yesterday.
Every week they play a different game, and since the Bear is 21 and up after 3 PM, games with an adult theme are fair game. The game chosen for the inaugural Throwdown Thursday was Cards Against Humanity. There was a practice round at 3 PM for those new to the game, and then regular rounds at approximately 4, 5, and 6, with the winner of each round collecting a $25 Bear gift card. The lovely Maddie served as emcee.
They’ll be back next Thursday during happy hour, possibly with a different game. Follow the Blind Bear on Facebook to get advance notice of what the game will be. They have $3 domestic beers, $5 well drinks, and $7 MiCampo, Jameson, and Rumpleminze for Thursday Throwdown.
Thursday night poker players: Don’t worry, they wrap things up by 7, so your 7:30 game is not affected.
I didn’t play Cards Against Humanity yesterday. I was distracted for the very best of reasons, on Gmail scheduling an interview for not one, but two, jobs this afternoon. These would be fun jobs that would use my best skills – informing people, connecting them, and inspiring them. My commute to work would be less than 10 minutes on foot. Wish me luck!
Probably back tomorrow with more news.