Mark your calendar: the Compuslive Gamblers (aka, the Oblivians before they were the Oblivians) are playing a special show to benefit the Church Health Center.
Today in Memphis, celebrate a holiday (and pajamas), head to Beale to hear some super talented Stax Academy alumni and get excited about a new juice truck. Also, try to figure out why there seem to be more stray peacocks on our streets than normal.
National Martini Day is indeed a thing, and it's celebrated annually on June 19th (tomorrow). Whether you prefer yours made with gin or vodka, there are plenty of places to celebrate in Memphis.
Here are a few of our favorites:
In honor of Summer (which officially starts on Friday), I spent the morning combing the Memphis & Shelby County Library's digital archives for vintage photos of summertime in Memphis. Here are 13 of my favorites:
The Overton Park Shell, circa 1975:
Ed. Note: This post was written by Kerry Crawford.
On Friday, my friend Shannon sent me an article from Next City called "Loving My City Enough to Fight for It". It's mostly about author Anne Trubeck's adopted home of Cleveland, Ohio, but a lot of her points can (and should) be applied to Memphis.
I'm not going to lie: we've Memphis' official slow news point, that time between the end of May and the beginning of August when not a whole lot happens. But, we must soldier on with today's Memphis news update.
Today, we've got a some stormy weather (but no idea how much), the return of the city's unofficial splash park, a chance to vote on the Tiger's new home court and - because it's Monday - a sloth on a boat.
Happy Friday! Here are five events you won't want to miss in Memphis this weekend. Also, don't forget that Sunday is Father's Day, so take your dad with you when you head out.
On Wednesday nights, a rotating cast of musicians (including, but not limited to Luther and Cody Dickinson, Paul Taylor, Steve Selvidge and Al Gamble) known as the Sons of Mudboy take the stage at Mingelwood Hall's 1884 Lounge.
The band, named in homage to Luther and Cody's father's (Jim Dickinson) band, Mudboy and the Neutrons, will play this homestand at least through June and July, and if we're lucky and the Minglewood site's optimism holds, forever.
