Beer Tasting Tickets, a Temporary Skate Park, and Another Bookstore Closing

Beer Tasting Tickets, a Temporary Skate Park, and Another Bookstore Closing

Railing, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn.

Railings on the Peabody Hotel roof at dusk.

In other news:

- It's a tough time for bookstores. First, Bookstar announced that they're closing their Poplar Plaza store, and then Davis Kidd announced that they were closing stores in Nashville and Cleveland (the Memphis store is safe). To add to the list, the English Major bookstore in midtown is closing. The tiny used bookshop next to the Lamplighter is having a going out of business sale until Nov. 30th, Tuesday - Thursday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

- Tickets are on sale for the Winter Warmer beer tasting at Central Station on January 15th. The tickets are $33, and there are 800 available. Your ticket gets you samples from an impressive list of local and commercial brewers.

- Bring your skateboards, roller skates and bikes to the New Face for an Old Broad event this weekend - Skatelife Memphis is setting up a temporary skate park, and there will be bike lanes on the street.

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Marvin Stockwell
Jeff Hulett and I are playing solo sets on Saturday from 2:30 - 4:15 in the cafe at 2583 Broad, which will also be housing Republic Coffee, Caritas Village (soup!), Tommy Wilson Photography and a newsstand.
November 18, 2010 11:54am
Hooper Troopers
We are teaching hoop dance classes starting at 2pm in the Open Heart Spiritual Center. We may spill outside, but we will be at this area.
November 18, 2010 1:50pm
Broad Avenue Facelft
Further details about the Broad Avenue event can be found here: http://www.broadavearts.com/ Friday, 3-10pm Saturday, 8am-10pm
November 19, 2010 5:18am