I watched the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics at my “home away from home on the south side,” Max’s Sports Bar. We came up with a game – guess how many athletes each country sent. I came remarkably close for the United States, guessing 236 when the actual count was 242.<\/p>\n
Discover the Dinosaurs: Time Trek<\/a> is at the Memphis Cook Convention Center today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n Tomorrow Makeda’s Cookies at 488 S. Second is hosting Sunday Soul Series: How Sweet it Is Jazz Set<\/a>. 6:30-9:00 PM. This will be a Valentine’s Day jazz set with complimentary wine and food by Chef Sham. Your $10 admission also gets your name in a drawing for a Valentine’s Day cookie bouquet.<\/p>\n E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert<\/a> is at the Orpheum tonight at 7. Watch the classic 1982 movie on the big screen as the film’s musical score is performed by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n Next door at the Halloran Centre tonight, Temple Israel presents a night of laughter and music<\/a> with comedy legend Robert Klein. 8 PM start time. This show is part of Temple Israel’s mission to be a force for good in the greater community.<\/p>\n Very cool local Kiva micro-loan opportunity<\/a>: Help a young entrepreneur from the greater Memphis area start a business selling fashionable handbags at affordable prices. She needs $3000 for initial inventory and at the time of this post $1475 has been raised. Can you help get her the rest of the way there?<\/p>\n The Brass Door is having a singles’ mixer<\/a> on Valentine’s Day for those whose first true love is Guinness (or in my case, PBR).<\/p>\n Rizzo’s by Michael Patrick<\/a> is having a four-course Valentine’s Day dinner for $60 a person. This is absolutely my #1 recommendation if you’re trying to figure out where to take your Valentine. Reservations will fill up fast, so don’t hesitate to make them. A few years ago I had plans to have get-to-know-each-other drinks with a woman at the Blind Bear on Valentine’s Day and I was going to ask her if she’d like to have dinner at Rizzo’s once Chef got the new place open. It didn’t work out though.<\/p>\n Great post on the I Love Memphis Blog: Supper, Sips and Songs at Pontotoc Lounge<\/a>. I have not made it there yet, despite being opened by my friend Daniel Masters from the Silly Goose. Did not realize bartender Cady was a multiple time People’s Choice winner at the Mix-Odyssey competition. Man, that pot roast looks delicious! I need to get down there this week.<\/p>\n This has been all over the news but in case you missed it: The city painted over the wrong muralTs made by Paint Memphis artists last year.<\/a> Major, major screw-up and someone needs to be held accountable for the mistake. Paint Memphis has said they will not work with the city in the future and I don’t blame them.<\/p>\n The shell of the former Benchmark Hotel at Union and B.B. King has been declared a public nuisance<\/a> which harms Memphis’ image and which attracts vagrants and rats. The owners have a month to prove they have a plan to rehabilitate the structure and prove they have the financial means to do so.<\/p>\n Downtown agency inferno is looking to hire a PR account executive<\/a>. One of the great things about inferno is that in addition to vacation and sick time, they give you an additional week to support a cause you are passionate about through their Fuelanthropic<\/a> initiative.<\/p>\n Professional cat cuddler<\/a>: This is a thing in Ireland. A few friends of mine will probably be calling their travel agent after reading this.<\/p>\n That’s it for now. Off to brunch at Bardog then over to the Blind Bear for D-RANKS with B-RAD. Got a story for him this week. 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