{"id":22209,"date":"2019-03-30T08:02:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T13:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=22209"},"modified":"2019-03-30T08:02:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T13:02:47","slug":"saturday-update-margarita-fest-coming-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/30\/saturday-update-margarita-fest-coming-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update: Margarita Fest coming Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Memphis Flyer&#8217;s Margarita Fest is coming Downtown this year! The tequila-fueled celebration will take place from 3 to 6 PM Saturday, May 11 at Fourth Bluff on the River. Admission gets you samples of margaritas from 15 of Memphis&#8217; best restaurants, as well as live entertainment. There will also be a cash bar where you can buy full-sized drinks. This is a 21+ event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphismargaritafestival.com\/\">Buy early bird tickets here<\/a> ($37.36 with fees). Proceeds benefit Volunteer Memphis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fedexforum.com\/events\/down-the-rabbit-hole-live-tour-190330\">Zac Brown Band<\/a> brings the &#8220;Down the Rabbit Hole Live&#8221; tour to FedExForum this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Rain, rain, go away! The predicted inclement weather has caused the Redbirds to cancel their Fan Fest that was to be held today at AutoZone Park. That sucks but you can&#8217;t fault them for wanting to keep their players, fans and staff safe.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine &amp; Mary&#8217;s, the Andrew Ticer\/Michael Hudman restaurant in the Chisca, is once again hiring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WE&#8217;RE HIRING! \/\/ Interested in joining our team as a host, server, bartender, cook, or anything else? We&#8217;re looking for all positions, FOH &amp; BOH! Check out the link in our bio for our online application. We look forward to hearing from you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0B2TYGXbce\">pic.twitter.com\/0B2TYGXbce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine &amp; Mary&#8217;s (@catherine_marys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catherine_marys\/status\/1111709434504531969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are confused by the &#8220;link in our bio to apply&#8221; thing, here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/catherineandmarys.com\/reservations\/workwithus\/\">the link<\/a>. Restaurants: Don&#8217;t do &#8220;link in our bio!&#8221; Use bit.ly to shorten the link and post it directly in the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>More job news: The Memphis Restaurant Association recently sent out its <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/091690894f5f\/mra-newsletter-9-things-you-need-to-read-513855\">monthly newsletter<\/a>, and if you scroll down for a bit you will see that there is a concierge position open at the Orpheum&#8217;s Halloran Centre for the Performing Arts. This position would be mostly nights and weekends, and would involve front desk duties as well as event support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/the-pirates-of-penzance\">Pirates of Penzance and other favorites<\/a> from Gilbert &amp; Sullivan comic operas will be performed live on stage tonight.<\/p>\n<p>ArtsFest happens at the Halloran Centre tomorrow:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ArtsFest 2019 will be held on March 31, 1 &#8211; 4 p.m. at the Halloran Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature more than 1,000 exemplary student works of visual art and live performances in dance, Orff Music, jazz, choir, and theatre.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ArtsMemphis (@ArtsMemphis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArtsMemphis\/status\/1111719763003224065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/bill-maher\">Bill Maher<\/a> returns to the Orpheum Friday, October 4. Tickets will go on sale this coming Friday at 10 AM.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who plan on going to some Redbirds games this season, there are a Triple-A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/news\/milb-announces-pace-of-play-rules-for-2019\/c-305774226?tcid=tw_article_305774226\">rule changes<\/a> you should know about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extra innings will start with a runner on second base for each team.<\/li>\n<li>Barring injury, a pitcher must pitch to at least 3 batters before he can be taken out of the game.<\/li>\n<li>There is a limit of 5 mound visits. An additional mound visit will be granted for each extra inning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The U of M&#8217;s Greg Gaston makes a point worth remembering:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Memphis and only <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Memphis_MBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Memphis_MBB<\/a> remains as the only school in the state of Tennessee to make a Final Four. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoTigers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoTigers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Gaston (@GregGaston25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregGaston25\/status\/1111446979123576833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Memphis continues to be the class act of the state. Not that the Vols aren&#8217;t good at anything&#8230; I bet if BBQ Fest added a &#8220;possum&#8221; category, Vol fans and alumni would dominate.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers to Downtown employer ServiceMaster on being <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/metro\/article\/4092\/ServiceMaster-volunteer-project-represents-a-chance-to-give-back\">a good corporate citizen<\/a>. Employees spent a day this week beautifying campuses of Shelby County Schools.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis 901 FC took a loss to the New York Red Bulls last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sports\/article\/4132\/Memphis-901-FC-falls-to-New-York-Red-Bulls\">Complete game stats here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/811349395888972\/\">Tchaikovsky&#8217;s 4th<\/a> at the Cannon Center today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe from the rain this afternoon, and if you plan to be out all day pack a jacket &#8211; it&#8217;s warm outside right now, but the low tonight will be 39. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Memphis Flyer&#8217;s Margarita Fest is coming Downtown this year! The tequila-fueled celebration will take place from 3 to 6 PM Saturday, May 11 at Fourth Bluff on the River. Admission gets you samples of margaritas from 15 of Memphis&#8217; best restaurants, as well as live entertainment. There will also be a cash bar where &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/30\/saturday-update-margarita-fest-coming-downtown\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Saturday update: Margarita Fest coming Downtown&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22210,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209\/revisions\/22210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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