{"id":26818,"date":"2023-07-10T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26818"},"modified":"2023-07-10T08:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:44:00","slug":"monday-update-216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/10\/monday-update-216\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not Downtown but worth a Lyft or Uber: There will be an authentic Asian Night Market<\/a> at Crosstown Concourse Sunday, July 23 from 4 to 9 PM. Food, music, games. Free to attend and most food items will be under $10. It’s being put on by Memphis’ Vietnamese community and an organization called WILLOW. Be a vendor or sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s Sugar Cookie Day<\/a> at Butterificc at 488 S. Second today. They’ll have a variety of sugar cookies and free samples will be available. Come back to Butterific tomorrow for National Blueberry Muffins Day<\/a>. And come back Wednesday for Pecan Pie Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Downtown Doubletree Hotel is hiring a general manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The DM has a look at new Grizzlies draftee GG Jackson<\/a>. The team will now have a Jackson II as well as a Jackson Jr. Fun fact: Ja Morant’s father Tee used to cut GG’s hair back in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Today is Don’t Step on a Bee Day<\/a>. Well that’s good advice.<\/p>\n

Today is also National Pina Colada Day<\/a>. Celebrate with a pina colada daiquiri at Wet Willie’s on Beale Street.<\/p>\n

NBA commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the details of a new in-season NBA tournament<\/a> that will happen in November and December. There will be a group stage and then a knockout stage, sort of like World Cup soccer. The Grizzlies will be in Group 4 along with Phoenix, the L.A. Lakers, Utah, and Portland. Ugh… not a great group draw for Memphis. Hello 9 PM tip times and hello LeBron.<\/p>\n

The Major League Baseball Home Run Derby is tonight. It’ll be on ESPN at 7 Central. More info<\/a><\/p>\n

Victorian mansion\/museum The Woodruff-Fontaine House will have an attic sale<\/a> this Saturday. Antiques, china, crystal, party decor, and more.<\/p>\n

Brimstone Jones<\/a> will play Loflin Yard this Sunday at noon.<\/p>\n

Explore Memphest<\/a> comes to Downtown’s Cossitt Library this Saturday. Live music; free food by The Check-In. Explore what Memphis libraries and community organizations have to offer. Take a Storywalk with your kids. Live music.<\/p>\n

Will Sexton and Amy LaVere play The Central BBQ Sessions<\/a> Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 at Downtown Central BBQ.<\/p>\n

Weather<\/a>: No chance of rain today, 86\/68, northeast wind. For July in Memphis, that sounds pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

That’s it for today. Back tomorrow (probably) with more news.<\/p>\n

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