Six Summertime Memphis Beers to Cool You Down

Ed. Note: If beer is your cold summer beverage of choice, contributor and beer-and-bbq expert Blake Marcum is here to help. Here are his personal recs for summer beers from local breweries.
If you haven’t noticed by the flop-sweat forming on your brow after making the walk from your Uber ride to the front door of the bar, the summertime heat has arrived to the Bluff City.  We know nothing cools you down like a good beer, and we found six great local beers to help you to beat the heat. 1.

8 Memphis Summer Treats: Slushies, Boozy Shakes, Ice Cream, and More

Ed. Note: It's the I Love Memphis Summer Survival Guide Week! First up is this list of cold treats from around town (some boozy, some not) from contributor Stacey Greenberg. 
It’s summer, it’s hot out, and it’s time to treat yo’self. We can all thank the Slider Inn’s Jameson slushie for opening our eyes to one of the best ways to cool off in this town.

Six Memphis Bartenders You Need To Know

Ed. Note: I Love Memphis has always tried to go beyond the usual suspects for food and drink options around town...to give you more than just the places that show up in a) every tourism article or b) every new hotspot. Stacey does just that in this post about her favorite bartenders around town. 
I have a (bad) joke I tell about how my favorite bartender, Adam, will probably be the first to know when I’m dead. I’ve been sitting at his bar every Tuesday for the past decade.

It's Grizz Week! 2022 Memphis Grizzlies Playoffs Schedule

A traveler stands in front of a colorful mural outside the Rock 'n' Soul Museum.

That little chill of anticipation? Maybe it’s just the absurd weather but I think it’s because it’s GRIIIIZZ WEEEEK in Memphis. 

Grizzlies are in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs, facing a seven game series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Keep scrolling for the schedule.

Click here for places To Watch Grizzlies Games

Game 1  (L)

Saturday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m.
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Game 2

Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
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Dance Parties Alert! Jungle Boogie and '80s Prom

One question I get sometimes is "where can I go dancing in Memphis?" I also hear comments like "I wish there were dance parties in Memphis". While we have plenty of clubs and bars where you can dance in Memphis, aka where DJs regularly perform for established dancing-friendly nights, but in terms of an This Is A Dance Party With A Theme And Everyone Is Attending Specifically To Dance thing, Jungle Boogie is arguably the only one.
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