The first round of the NBA draft is tonight at 7 on ESPN and ABC. Teams have five minutes apiece to make their picks. The Grizzlies have the 16th pick, acquired from Orlando in the Desmond Bane trade. The second round will be on ESPN Thursday at 7. Teams will have four minutes apiece to make picks.
Frank Ray plays this week’s edition of KIX on Beale Thursday night at 7:30 in Handy Park. Free to attend, family friendly. No coolers. Listen to KIX 106 for your chance to win VIP tickets.
Today is National Catfish Day. The obvious place to celebrate is Flying Fish on S. Second, but Kooky Canuck down the street also serves up a fine plate of “The Salmon of the South.”
Julia Magness plays Live at the Tracks at Central Station 6:30-9:30 Thursday.
Tutti Frutti, a new musical about the life and music of Little Richard, comes to the Halloran Center Saturday at 7 PM.
Streetdog Foundation will have a dog adoption event at Memphis Farmers Market Saturday. They will be there from 8 AM until noon.
Thinking about a drive to St. Louis to take in a Cardinals game? Be sure to stop at Old Town Donuts, recently voted the best donut shop in America.
View the life of blues legend Robert Johnson in 29 paintings at Gallery Albertine at 55 S. Main.
Wiseacre Downtown seeks an assistant kitchen manager for its in-house Little Bettie pizza cafe.
Multiple positions are open at the hotels facing Court Square.
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