I’ll start off with a bit of inside info I got from manager Tony at Earnestine & Hazel’s: The band tonight, the Hank Knight band, is supposed to be REALLY good. Check ’em out after BBQ Fest.
Memphis Chess Club has some cocktail specials for May (descriptions copied from Facebook):
Rome With A View – An elevated Campari-based beverage that tastes like your favorite refresher.
American Trilogy – The perfect blend of dark spirits, brown sugar, and a kick of orange.
Intro To Aperol – A combination of gin, Aperol, and lemon juice that will become your summer favorite.
Bob Barker would approve of the promotion Soul & Spirits is running Saturday, May 30: ROLL THE DICE, NAME THE PRICE for a liter of Bring It Home beer. Roll 3 dice, pay the total number of dots that come up ($3-$18).
Memphis Hope Fest comes to Tom Lee Park next Friday, May 22.
Strangewaze Wednesdaze are back in Medical District Park May 20. Music, free food and drinks, friends. How Strangewaze became a symbol of The Edge’s revitalization
St. Jude threw a prom night for its teen patients.
Amateur boxing comes to Handy Park Saturday at 1 PM. Free admission.
Tonight is Game Show Night at the Redbirds. Win prizes playing interactive games between innings. $5 margs and Dos Equis. 2 for $5 streetc tacos. 7:05 first pitch.
Steve Cohen is dropping out of the race for his ninth district U.S. Congressional seat. His district was the victim of gerrymandering by the Tennessee legislature last week.
Back tomorrow with more news.
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