BBQ Fest and SmokeSlam closed early Friday night due to severe weather. BBQ Fest will honor Friday tickets on Saturday, and awards normally given out on Friday will be pushed to 6 PM Saturday.
We could get severe weather tonight, but probably not until after midnight, so go enjoy the BBQ festival of your choice.
The Preakness Stakes will be on NBC Sports and Peacock at 5:50 this afternoon. Today is the final run of that race before Pimlico Race Course is torn down.
It’s World Whisky Day.
Next Saturday, catch an outdoor showing of The Wild Robot on the Wolf River Greenway, 1320 N. Mud Island Drive. 6:30-8:00. Free MemPops.
Brain Food, serving pasta and seafood, will open this summer in the former The Nine Thai Sushi space on Union. The signature Alfredo Fries sound yummy.
Strangewaze Wednesdaze is back May 21 at 5 PM in Medical District Park. Food & drink from area restaurants, DJs, shopping/vendors, yoga, axe throwing, children’s activities, photo booth. FREE. Food and drinks are first come, first served.
Draymond Green almost got traded to the Grizzlies in summer 2023. Memphis would have sent out Dillon Brooks (one loudmouth for another), Steven Adams, and Tyus Jones.
First 1500 fans at the Redbirds tonight get a BBQ nacho grilling shirt as the ‘birds play this weekend as the Memphis BBQ Nachos. First pitch vs. Nashville is set for 6:35. Stay after the game for fireworks.
Poker group River Rat Rounders is holding a deuces wild tournament at MFS Brewing, 206 G.E. Patterson, today at 3. You can even drop a deuce in the brewery’s restroom while the game is on break.
Memphis Made Brewing has new bike racks in The Ravine.
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