IFTAR AFTER DARK: On Tuesday, March 17, Good Fortune Co. goes halal for one night only, teaming up with the Memphis Muslim community for a night of friendship and delicious food. See Good Fortune’s Facebook page for complete details.
South Main Association’s monthly social is tonight at 6 PM at Doug Carpenter and Associates, 11 W. Huling.
- MPD Sgt. Cathey on the Camera Connect program
- Mack Weaver from Memphis in May
- An opportunity for SMA business members
- Food by KUYA and South Point Grocery
- Drinks by Wiseacre and Southern Glazer’s
This weekend’s events at Downtown’s Irish pub, The Brass Door:
Friday the 13th
- 5 PM – Alice Hasen, traditional Irish fiddler
- 6 PM – Blessing of the Kegs
- 6:30 PM – Dermot & The Pints
Saturday the 14th
- 9 AM – International rugby: Ireland vs. Scotland
- 2 PM – Head to Beale Street for the parade
- 4:30 PM – Dermot & The Pints
The Peabody will celebrate St. Pat’s with Irish tea service in Chez Philippe Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Slider Inn Downtown will celebrate the holiday all day Saturday with DJ sets and vendor pop-ups.
Memphis Joy Orchestra performed at the Union Mission last Friday.
Loflin Yard is hiring bartenders.
The Memphis Made taproom has new hours:
- Fri 4-9 with Opinionation trivia 7-9
- Sat 1-9
- Sun 1-7 with Boss Lady’s line dancing 4-7
I asked Perplexity AI what NCAA tournament seed Penny’s 13-18 Tigers would be in the highly unlikely event they run the table in the American conference tournament and capture its automatic bid. Perp thinks they’d be a 15 or at most a 14.
As for the Grizzlies, their postseason hopes are also slim but not zero. With 19 games left to play, Memphis sits 7 games behind Portland for the final play-in spot.
The Grizzlies tip off in Philly tonight at 6. TV: FanDuel Sports
Flying Saucer has a new burger special, the Get Lucky. It’s a blue cheese-stuffed beef patty with an Irish whiskey glaze, Guinness beer cheese, Tabasco onion straws, arugula, and garlic herb mayo.
The farmers market is hiring an executive director.
Send good vibes my way – there’s a rare men’s-only church partnering with Room in the Inn on a weekday tonight. They can only take 10 men, though, so I’m gonna need some lottery luck.
Back tomorrow with more news.
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