{"id":28651,"date":"2025-05-17T09:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=28651"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:55:07","slug":"saturday-update-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/17\/saturday-update-300\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBQ Fest and SmokeSlam closed early<\/a> Friday night due to severe weather. BBQ Fest will honor Friday tickets on Saturday, and awards normally given out on Friday will be pushed to 6 PM Saturday.<\/p>\n

We could get severe weather tonight<\/a>, but probably not until after midnight, so go enjoy the BBQ festival of your choice.<\/p>\n

The Preakness Stakes will be on NBC Sports and Peacock at 5:50 this afternoon. Today is the final run of that race before Pimlico Race Course is torn down.<\/p>\n

It’s World Whisky Day.<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Saturday, catch an outdoor showing of The Wild Robot<\/a> on the Wolf River Greenway, 1320 N. Mud Island Drive. 6:30-8:00. Free MemPops.<\/p>\n

Brain Food, serving pasta and seafood, will open this summer<\/a> in the former The Nine Thai Sushi space on Union. The signature Alfredo Fries sound yummy.<\/p>\n

Strangewaze Wednesdaze<\/a> is back May 21 at 5 PM in Medical District Park. Food & drink from area restaurants, DJs, shopping\/vendors, yoga, axe throwing, children’s activities, photo booth. FREE. Food and drinks are first come, first served.<\/p>\n

Draymond Green almost got traded to the Grizzlies<\/a> in summer 2023. Memphis would have sent out Dillon Brooks (one loudmouth for another), Steven Adams, and Tyus Jones.<\/p>\n

First 1500 fans at the Redbirds tonight get a BBQ nacho grilling shirt as the ‘birds play this weekend as the Memphis BBQ Nachos. First pitch vs. Nashville is set for 6:35. Stay after the game for fireworks.<\/p>\n

Poker group River Rat Rounders is holding a deuces wild tournament<\/a> at MFS Brewing, 206 G.E. Patterson, today at 3. You can even drop a deuce in the brewery’s restroom while the game is on break.<\/p>\n

Memphis Made Brewing has new bike racks in The Ravine.<\/p>\n

That’s all I’ve got.<\/p>\n

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