Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers men’s basketball nonconference schedule has been released, and oh boy, does it ever look good!
The Tigers will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas over the Thanksgiving holiday. The first game will be against Big Ten powerhouse Michigan on November 22. Subsequent opponents could include Arkansas, Stanford, North Carolina, Texas Tech, Villanova, or Northern Iowa.
Before that, Memphis will play Missouri on November 10. Quality opponents in December will include Ole Miss, VCU, Texas A&M, Clemson, Virginia, and Vanderbilt. The Tigers are loaded with opportunities to build a resume to impress the NCAA tournament seeding committee.
Max’s Sports Bar posted a pic of its new dessert, which will be ready soon:
- On the left, a bottle of Malort.
- On the right, a big jar of Trendy Treats’ Freeze-Dried Treats (they appear to be freeze-dried Starbursts)
- In the middle, what looks like sangria… but it’s not fruit soaked in wine. It’s what appears to be the freeze-dried Bursts soaked in Malort.
Well, don’t that make your mouth just water!
Dos Hermanos Kitchen in the Cossitt Library will have a Grand Re-opening celebration Tuesday, August 15 with new, extended hours.
The Cossitt Library will also have a photography series next week:
- Tuesday, August 15, 5-7 PM: Photography 101 with Bobby Donaby
- Wednesday, August 16, 5-7 PM: Portrait workshop with Brandon Dill
- Thursday, August 17, 5-7 PM: Printing photography workshop with Buck Billings
- Friday, August 18, 5-7 PM: Photography panel hosted by Ena Esco
- Saturday, August 19, 10-4 PM: National World Photography Day
The Memphis Flyer has a story on the Skol-astic Book Fair coming up at the Soul & Spirits taproom this Saturday.
Mayor Jimbo from Mempho is considering suing Hyundai and Kia for making cars that are so easy to steal.
The Downtown Neighborhood Association has announced its August meeting. It’ll be from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, August 15 at Century House, “a new kind of social club,” at 151 Vance.
Party Planet headlines the Peabody’s Thursday rooftop party series finale tonight. DJ Epic will perform too and there will be a special guest appearance by American Authors. $25 general admission, $50 to go VIP. VIPs get their own private lounge area with a buffet-style prime rib carving station, a crab cake station, a pulled pork sandwich station, and the hotel’s famous bread pudding.
MLGW at Main and MLK has an Accountant II position open.
National Master Graham Horobetz teaches a class at Memphis Chess Club tonight from 5:30 to 6:30. Free for club members, $15 non-members. A rating of 700 or above is advised to take this class.
Keenya and Yella P. play South Main Sounds Friday night at 7. Two solo sets plus a joint set.
I more or less completed my training for work yesterday. Next week I will work the tour company’s ticket booth on the patio of Alfred’s from 11 AM to 2 PM Monday-Friday. That’ll give me some experience talking to tourists and selling Memphis tours before I start leading those tours myself.
Back tomorrow with more news.