{"id":27357,"date":"2023-12-09T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=27357"},"modified":"2023-12-09T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:06:41","slug":"saturday-update-beale-street-holiday-parade-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/09\/saturday-update-beale-street-holiday-parade-canceled\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update: Beale Street holiday parade canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Beale Street holiday parade has been canceled due to weather concerns.<\/strong> WREG meteorologists say the worst of the line of storms will move through about 2:30 PM, the parade’s planned midway point.<\/p>\n

The Orpheum hosts performances of Ballet Memphis’ The Nutcracker<\/a> this weekend and next. Tickets are $13-$78.<\/p>\n

The list of the best things CA food columnist Jennifer Chandler had to eat this week<\/a> includes a Downtown dish: the Fried Green Tomato BLT at By the Brewery<\/a> at 496 Tennessee Street.<\/p>\n

From men’s magazine The Manual: This $80 bottle of straight bourbon whiskey just won an award for best in the South.<\/a> The South’s Best Spirits Awards recently placed that distinction upon Old Dominick Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey, distilled right here in Downtown Memphis.<\/p>\n

Scott Southworth & Daryl Wayne Dasher Trio plays The Central BBQ Sessions<\/a> at Downtown Central BBQ tonight from 6:00 to 8:45.<\/p>\n

“The Boogie Woogie Man,” Handsome Jimmy Valiant, will make a live appearance<\/a> at Memphis wrestling this Sunday. There’s a VIP meet and greet where you can meet the Handsome One in person.<\/p>\n