South Main This Friday Under the Big Top!

"The Greatest Show on Earth" invades South Main this month! This Friday, May 28 head downtown from 6 - 9 pm for the South Main Circus Night with street performances from magicians, fire throwers and sideshow acts. Bring the kids for face painters and cotton candy and music by the barbershop quartet "Five and Dime", DJ Sean & others. Indie Memphis will offer a free outdoor showing of the award-winning film "Act One".

Trolley Night Stops:

SEE The Difference Interiors, RiverArts Festival Poster unveiling party with artist Jimpsie Ayres

Doug Carpenter & Associates, Grand opening celebration

Christines by Shelton, new women's boutique ... cute cute!

Art on a Hot Tin Roof, art opening for David Hinske's "Transendental Vocabulary"

The Warehouse, Grace Askew's CD Release Party at 7 pm

Art Village Gallery, 20 year celebration with 50% off all prints in stock

Jack Robinson Gallery, New work by Suzie Millions and Lester Sivets

Sue Layman Gallery, "Salsa & Sangria Party" with salsa music, new work by Sue Layman, jewelry designer Ellen Web

D'Edge Art & Unique Treasures, George Hunt's show "Potpourri"

Muse Inspired Fashions, Music by DiAnne Price

409 South Main, Art opening with Regis Lawson, Christopher Reed,Joel Halpern, Mae Aur, Ashley Leem, Colin Kidder, Paul Edelstein, Qazi Ahmad, Max Richardson, Elisha Gold

Concept Gallery, Art opening with David Pentecost David Pentecost Art Opening

Drs. Rentrop and Geater, Opening with artist Judy Vandergrift

And in keeping in tone with the circus theme, let's not forget the freakshow to end all freakshows ... the Zombie March. Hundreds of mutated ghouls will gather near GE Patterson and Main at 6 pm to make their annual stumble to Beale Street. If for some reason you want to get "zombified", just duct tape an X on your chest and enjoy your vicious, but good-natured, attack.

CCC Corrals Stray Newspaper and Magazine Bins

Tired of seeing newspaper and magazine bins scattered throughout Downtown? Good news.

The Center City Commission recently reached an agreement with local periodical publishers to relocate stray stands and racks into designated hitching posts. The CCC is installing about 70 fabricated stationary racks throughout the Downtown core this fall.

An RFP has been issued for a newspaper / magazine corral fabricator and installer. To view the RFP, click here.

BBQFest 2010

Survivor: Memphis BBQFest 2010 "Outeat, Outplay, Outlast" 4 days, 50,000 people, 1 survivor. This year's BBQFest featured honored country Tunisia and many of the "booths" were sporting designs based on the Tunisian theme of Memphis in May. The booth I spent most of my time at, The Ques Brothers, won 2nd place in the booth design contest!

Day 1: Friends and Family Night


Day 2: Thirsty Thursday


Day 3: Freaky Friday


Day 4: Survivor Saturday

This booth was nice enough to name their team after my initials. Great job guys! ;-)

Memphis Farmers Market Dinner Tour

The Memphis Farmers Market's next dinner tour will be at the Madison Hotel on the rooftop and will feature live music along with a great dinner. Details can be found below as well as at the facebook event linked here: Grillout on the Madison Rooftop Saturday May 22 6:30pm $45 includes tax/gratuity Call 333.1224 for reservations Join all your friends and Executive Chef Chris Windsor featuring local products from the Memphis Farmers Market including Neola Farms, Whitton Farms and Ghost River Brewery on the Rooftop of The Madison Hotel. Featuring live music by MFM musicians Maria Spence and Alan Rankin.

One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday morning, especially since I live REAL close to it, is to go to the farmers market. The Farmers Market has been growing and growing over the years and has recently featured a TV Chef from the show "Lidia's Italy" who signed books a few weeks ago. I wasn't familiar with her, but many were and stood in line to get her book autographed and to meet her.



The market has a nice chalkboard now that details what's available, upcoming events, etc.


My friend Kitty is one of the great dog sitters you'll find at the market. If you need a dog sitter while shopping, stop by the tent and let Kitty and the other sitters take care of your dog. You'll also find the Hooper Troopers, a group of girls who demonstrate and teach you how to hula hoop with style!


There's also various workshops so you can learn about different things. During BBQFest weekend, my friend Erin had a table set up so you could learn about Meat, Beans, portion control and even how to make your own spices! I must say, by the 4th day of BBQFest, all I really wanted was veggies anyway.