The Memphis Redbirds are back in town after a half-month’s absence. Their opponent this week will be the Nashville Sounds. However, this homestand won’t be the typical Tuesday-Sunday. It will be Wednesday-Monday so fans can spend as much time as possible at the ballpark on the long Independence Day weekend.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at what’s going on at AutoZone Park in the days to come:<\/p>\n
Wednesday, June 28:<\/strong> No special promotions. First pitch 7:05.<\/p>\n Thursday, June 29:<\/strong> Throwback Thursday. Enjoy the greatest beer in the world, Pabst Blue Ribbon, at throwback prices of $2 a draft. Hot dogs are a $1 throwback on Thursdays. The Redbirds will wear their throwback Memphis Chicks jerseys. First pitch 7:05.<\/p>\n Friday, June 30:<\/strong> The first of a 4-day “Red, White, & BOOM” celebration. First pitch is 7:05 with the following promotions:<\/p>\n Saturday, July 1:<\/strong> First pitch is 6:35 with the following promotions:<\/p>\n Sunday, July 2:<\/strong> First pitch is 6:35 with the following promotions:<\/p>\n Monday, July 3:<\/strong> First pitch is 6:35 with the following promotions:<\/p>\n River Garden will host a Sunset Skate<\/a> this Thursday from 6 to 9 PM. There will be free skate lessons (6 PM) and a limited supply of free skate rentals. DJ Brother John supplies the music beginning at 7.<\/p>\n There will be a free yoga class<\/a> taught by Andrea Jay in the upstairs performance area of the Cossitt Library this Friday at 4 PM.<\/p>\n Formerly Known As headlines this Thursday’s Peabody rooftop party. 6-10 PM, $15 general admission, $30 to go VIP.<\/p>\n The Frontmen with Tigirlilly Gold are the featured entertainment at the free, all-ages KIX on Beale concert this Thursday. It happens at Handy Park at 7:30 PM.<\/p>\n Elevation Memphis performs at Live at the Tracks<\/a> at Central Station Hotel this Thursday from 6:30-10:30 PM.<\/p>\n That same night, it will be Ladies’ Night in the hotel’s Eight & Sand Lounge with DJ Alpha whiskey.<\/p>\n From the CA: Desmond Bane could earn an even bigger contract extension than Ja Morant.<\/a> That’s because max deals are based on a percentage of the NBA salary cap, which goes up every year.<\/p>\n From Storyboard Memphis: An intro to the (almost) forgotten history of The Orpheum.<\/a> The grande dame of the Memphis theater scene was lucky to survive the 1970s.<\/p>\n UrbanArt Commission will host an artists’ happy hour<\/a> at 6 PM this Thursday at Inkwell, 631 Madison. These happy hours are a chance to learn about ongoing projects and artist opportunities and network with other artists and UAC staff.<\/p>\n Brian Blake and Alice Hasen will perform at South Main Sounds, 550 S. Main, Friday night at 7.<\/p>\n For my Little Rock readers, sad news: Activist Robert ‘Say’ McIntosh has died at 79.<\/a> Say played Black Santa, handing out toys to underprivileged kids. He owned a restaurant known for burgers the size of manhole covers and sweet potato pie.<\/p>\n The Memphis Flyer had a talk with the creator of Reevo’s Hot Sauce<\/a>. He was inspired by watching a team compete in the wing competition at BBQ Fest. Downtowners, get the sauce at Cordelia’s Market, Ben Yay’s, and King & Union Bar\/Grocery.<\/p>\n Today is Tropical Cocktails Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n That’s it for this morning. A\/C is out in my building for a few hours due to renovations, so I’m camping out around the corner at Bardog. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Memphis Redbirds are back in town after a half-month’s absence. Their opponent this week will be the Nashville Sounds. However, this homestand won’t be the typical Tuesday-Sunday. It will be Wednesday-Monday so fans can spend as much time as possible at the ballpark on the long Independence Day weekend. Here’s a look at what’s … Continue reading “Monday update”<\/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\/26769"}],"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=26769"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26772,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26769\/revisions\/26772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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