Just listen to the electric piano vamps in the track below from Lloyd McNeil’s 1970 album Washington Suite. They are played by Gene Rush. Rush ran the jazz programs at the University of Memphis for more than a decade and is a professor emeritus. He is playing GPAC on February 28th. For tickets, see below.
Gene Rush at GPAC February 28th
After you buy your tickets, you can listen to another one.
Gene Rush at GPAC February 28th (2)
Eileen Townsend reviews “Inspired Resistance,” a new show of paintings and sculpture at Crosstown Arts.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph is doing big things on and off the court. This afternoon, Randolph donated $20,000 to Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA), which the organization will use to pay utility services for 100 homes on the verge of service disruption.
The hefty contribution is a part of Randolph’s newly-formed Zach Randolph Community Assistance Fund initiative. Through the fund, Randolph plans to provide goods, services and other resources to local families and organizations in need.
An event was held at MIFA’s headquarters (910 Vance Avenue) Monday, February 24th, to launch the fund and recognize Randolph’s donation to MIFA’s Plus-1 program. The program helps provide assistance to individuals who have trouble paying their Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) utility bills.
After brief speeches provided by representatives from MIFA and MLGW, Randolph expressed his happiness to be able to help out those underserved in the community.
“It’s always a blessing to give back,” Randolph said. “This is home to me. This is my community, so I’m just giving back.”
Following the gathering, Randolph and others traveled to the homes of a couple families that will benefit from his financial contribution. This is Randolph’s fourth $20,000 donation to MIFA’s Plus-1 program, but the first under his new community assistance fund.
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Christopher Smith reports on two new Memphis businesses that make it easier to eat healthy.
Guess where Susan Ellis is eating this week and win fabulous prizes.
Let’s roll …
The first person to correctly ID the dish and where I’m eating wins his or her choice of a $50 gift certificate for Gould’s or a $50 gift certificate for Jim’s Place.
To enter, submit your answer to me via email at ellis@memphisflyer.com.
The answer to last week’s contest is the Bianca pizza at Movie & Pizza Company, and the winner is … Shanna Boney!
Schweinehaus, a German-themed pork and beer restaurant, will soon occupy the former Paulette’s space in Overton Square. Hopefully by then they will have figured out how they want to spell it.
Frank Murtaugh discusses the retirement of Larry Kenon’s jersey, and other players who should be considered.
Loeb Properties issued a press release this morning announcing that a lease has been signed for Schweinehaus, a German restaurant that will go in the former Paulette’s site in Overton Square.
From the release:
A lease has been signed at 2110 Madison Avenue in Overton Square for Schweinehaus, a restaurant by Chef David Scott Walker featuring Bavarian cuisine with a local flare. Touting the tagline “A Celebration of Pork and Bier,” Schweinehaus will offer full table service by wait staff in Germanic dress and communal, handmade wood tables in the style of a classic Oktoberfest beer hall. …
Walker aims to source as many ingredients as possible from local purveyors. The beer selection will offer an equal mix of traditional Bavarian beers and locally made brews. “The focus will be to bring guests together through sharing tables, telling tall tales over a liter of lager and enjoying a grilled wurst or a hot pretzel,” says Walker. “We aim to provide an atmosphere that feels like Germany in Midtown Memphis.”
The restaurant is slated to open in late summer.
