{"id":10626,"date":"2011-09-14T12:51:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T17:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=10626"},"modified":"2011-09-14T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T17:51:45","slug":"wed-update-art-for-advance-cockadoos-groupon-hogs-on-at-maxs-benefit-for-ac-at-eh-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/14\/wed-update-art-for-advance-cockadoos-groupon-hogs-on-at-maxs-benefit-for-ac-at-eh-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update: Art for Advance, Cockadoos Groupon, Hogs on at Max’s, benefit for AC at E&H and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

(I have updated this morning’s post with updated info about the bottomless mimosa. Scroll down to view.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to check out some art while helping fellow Memphians get a hand up in life? Check out the Art for Advance<\/a> party at 769 Vance this Thursday from 5 to 8 PM. More than a dozen artists will have their work on display, and food will be provided by The Brass Door. All proceeds from the event go to Advance Memphis<\/a>, a nonprofit which trains adults with soft job skills and education to be economically self-sufficient. They’re asking people who plan to attend to RSVP, either on their Facebook event page<\/a> or by emailing kate@advancememphis.org.<\/p>\n

Downtown Groupon Alert! Today’s Groupon deal is $7 for $15 worth of food at Cockadoos.<\/a> Remember, they open at midnight Friday and Saturday and stay open until 3 PM the next day. Great place to go after a night at the bars and clubs. Weekdays they’re open for breakfast and lunch.<\/p>\n

Attention Arkansas Razorbacks fans: I got a text last night informing me that Max was on the phone with Comcast, making sure Max’s Sports Bar would have the Arkansas-Troy game Saturday. Kickoff is 6:30 PM. It’s time to CALL THOSE HOGS!!! Troy is one of those Sun Belt teams that get a lot of TV dollars every year losing to the SEC in the preseason. They’d probably beat Memphis 77-3. Then R.C. Johnson would hold a press conference, saying he still holds out hope that one day Memphis will make it to 6-6 and get invited to a shitty December 18 bowl that no one watches. Because, you know, he doesn’t expect blind faith, but he still hopes for your continued support.<\/p>\n

Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith and the 145s will play Earnestine & Hazel’s on Friday, September 30. It will be a musical celebration of Mayor A.C. Wharton. $10 donation at the door is suggested. Music starts at 6 PM sharp and the party will last until 9.<\/p>\n

One of the widgets on my Google home page is a How-To of the Day. Today there was a good article on How to Be Less Clingy.<\/a> Some of the WikiHow articles kind of suck, but this is one of the most well-written and relevant ones I’ve seen.<\/p>\n

Stuff going on tonight: Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger play the FedExForum.<\/a> $1.50 house wine in the Peabody Corner Bar from 5 to 7. Superhero Costume Party at the Silly Goose at 9. Poker in Bardog’s Underdog Room at 7:30. Bikes on Beale. Lots to do, so take your pick.<\/p>\n

Time for a quick Target run to get supplies for my superhero costume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"