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On the Fly: Week of 3/15/24

You’re in luck this weekend as Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Parade returns to Beale Street. (Photo: Courtesy Silky O'Sullivan's)

WWE: Friday Night Smackdown
FedExForum
Friday, March 15, 6:45 p.m.
The Rock is coming to Memphis, and so are some other wrestling superstars like Logan Paul, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Jimmy USO & Solo Sikoa, and Kevin Owens. But the ROCK is coming to Memphis. Tickets ($20+) for the show … I mean, sporting event can be purchased here.

RiverRoots Festival 
The Greensward at Overton Park
Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
I usually reserve the weekends for cleaning. Pop on a podcast, do a little laundry, a little dusting, a little scrubbing, a lot of vacuuming. But, hey, the outside needs cleaning, too, thanks to pollution and global climate change and all that fun stuff. Easily as daunting as any indoor cleaning. So join Clean Memphis and Overton Park Conservancy for an afternoon of engaging with local organizations working to make Memphis cleaner and greener while enjoying games, contests, and giveaways. Thanks to the Tennessee Environmental Council, free tree seedlings and planting kits are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Plus, in celebration of World Water Day and The Memphis Sands Aquifer, Clean Memphis is giving away reusable water bottles, supported by the EPA. Reserve a spot for this free event here.

Let’s get physical!
The sun is setting an hour later, so that means everyone’s favorite free outdoor fitness classes are coming back slowly but surely. So far Tom Lee Park and Overton Park Shell are back in action, and the Dixon has been offering stuff all year-round, babes. Check out some of the offerings this week, and you better keep an eye out as more get added to our events calendar.

Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County’s The Fast & The Furriest 5K
Shelby Farms Park
Saturday, March 16, 8 a.m.
There are some lovely animals in Memphis, whose luck hasn’t always been the best. Places like the Humane Society help them out by giving them a second chance, and The Fast & the Furriest 5K is just one of the ways folks can support them. So sign up here. Best part? You can bring your two-legged and four-legged kids to race with you. 

St. Patrick’s Celebrations
You best wear green this weekend. It can get hairy out there with all those pinchers. Freaks. All that to say, it’s St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, and the celebrations are popping up all weekend long. Peep them below and find more at our full events calendar.

  • St. Patrick’s Day at Celtic Crossing: Green beer, live music, corned beef and cabbage dinner, Memphis Pipe Band and Irish dancers, face painting, and more. Celtic Crossing, Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17
  • Slider Inn St. Paddy’s Weekend: Two-day celebration with live music, DJ sets, raffles, giveaways, green beer, and more, plus Dose Pilates, HIGHER, Memphis Spine & Sport, YogaSix, and Rumble Boxing activations at Downtown location. Slider Inn (Midtown & Downtown), Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17
  • 51st Annual Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Parade: Enjoy marching bands, steppers, twirlers, floats, and all sorts of sights. The parade starts at 2 p.m., followed by the Raising of the Goat at 5 p.m. and Blessing of the Keg at 5:30 p.m. Beale, Saturday, March 16, 2 p.m.
  • The Official Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl: The ultimate St. Paddy’s bar crawl in Memphis, where the holiday spirit and good times collide. Atomic Rose, Saturday, March 16, 4 p.m.-11:45 p.m., $14.03
  • St. Patrick’s Day at Bog & Barley: Green beer all day, giveaways, corned beef and cabbage dinner, face painting, and music by Adam Heart, Twin Soul, and Charvey. Bog & Barley, Sunday, March 17, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
  • Grind City’s Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Party: A day of drinking green beer and the new green sour, listening to live music, eating great food, playing yard games, and winning prizes. Grind City Brewing, Sunday, March 17, noon-8 p.m.
  • St. Paddy’s Day Crawfish Boil: Crawfish, beer, and live music by Terry Greene Band. Crosstown Brewing Company, Sunday, March 17, 1-5 p.m.
  • Memphis Irish Society St. Patrick’s Day Parade: This lively family-friendly festive event promises to be a joyous celebration of Irish heritage, Memphis community unity, and the luck of the Irish. Cooper-Young Historic District, Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m.
  • St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Movie Party: An especially drunken marathon of three of the best/worst of this now iconic horror legacy. Black Lodge, Sunday, March 17, 5 p.m., free, 18+
  • St. Patrick’s Day at Overton Square: Ballygran performs classic Celtic songs with traditional instruments in a free concert. Overton Square, Sunday, March 17, 5-7 p.m.
  • St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Music Cruise: Eat, Drink and be Irish down the Mighty Mississippi. Memphis Riverboats, Sunday, March 17, 6:30 p.m., $50

Memphis Black Restaurant Week
Memphis
Sunday, March 17-March 23
Memphis Black Restaurant Week is an opportunity for Black-owned restaurants to offer dining deals to bring in new customers and raise awareness. See participating restaurants here.

Taste of Place – Cheeses of France
Grey’s Fine Cheese and Entertaining
Tuesday, March 19, 6 p.m.
Say cheeeeese! Or should we say, fromage? At this class, you will enjoy five French cheeses/fromages (?) and learn about the creamery/cheesemaker, tasting notes, and what best to pair each with. Tickets for the class are $45 and can be purchased here. (P.S. Grey’s offers cheese and pairing classes each week, check out the full schedule here. Next week’s class is a Wine of France wine-tasting, where you’ll enjoy four French wines paired with cheese.)

Dale Sanders Film Premiere: The Man, the Myth, the Mississippi
Malco Paradiso Cinema Grill & IMAX
Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.
When I’m 87, I plan on being dead. Dale Sanders, he canoed down the entire length of the Mississippi River just because he could — well, and so he could reclaim the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to paddle the river. Crazytown, USA. Obviously, a film got made out of it, and it’s getting an exclusive screening at the Paradiso. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here. Oh, and Sanders will be there himself and will do a lil Q&A after the film ’cause he’s just that cool. 

There’s always something happening in Memphis. See a full calendar of events here.

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