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kittykat-creations · 5 years

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Dream Camp

George sighed, looking around at the cabin they and the rest of the campers were in. Everyone else was happily doing arts and crafts but, despite his creativity, George was quickly growing bored.

“Arts and crafts are cool, but not as cool as any of the camp stuff from our dreams,” he said, standing up. They heard grunting from outside the open door and saw Melvin running in, surrounded by bugs and robotic arms.

“Oh no, Melvin!” Harold gasped. “You’re being attacked from a robo-land squid!”

“We’ll save you!” George cried as him as Harold ran towards the creature. They were both slapped backwards towards the craft tables.

“No, you slow leaks!” Melvin rolled his eyes. “This is the SwapHappy2000. It swaps bugs away.” Harold rubbed the back of his head, looking at Melvin in confusion. “That’s a combination of “swat” and “zap.”” He looked at a bug as one of the hands swapped it. “Swap! Copyright Sneedworks.”

“Why don’t you just use bug spray?” Harold asked.

“Because I’m not a caveman.” Melvin glared.

“Right. Well hey, it is kinda cool!” George smiled.

Melvin’s cheeks tinted pink and he held out a (normal) hand to help George up. “Thanks.” He looked at George’s wrist- specifically, the pink, purple, and blue bracelet around it. “I like your bracelet.”

“Thanks!” George grinned. “I made you a matching one!” He grabbed an identical bracelet from the crafts table and tied it around Melvin’s wrist. He blushed, looking at it and then smiling at George.

“Oh, my glue gun is finally hot!” He went over to the table. “Now I can make arts and crafts worthwhile with my paper mâché particle accelerator.” A bug landed on top of the glue gun. “Oh no. A bug landed on the-”

The glue shot into Melvin’s face, making him scream “Hot glue!” and which led into a series of accidents that landed him in the lake covered in trash. “Ugh! Algae!”

“Woah, a Melvin sea monster?” Harold said from the shore, where him and George were sitting and eating popcorn. “That’s my worst nightmare.”

“Mine too. You thinking what I’m thinking?”

“That we should sleep with our eyes open from now on?”

“Yes. And arts and crafts comic!” Him and Harold pulled out their comic supplies, before George smiled sheepishly and got up to help Melvin out of the lake. “You don’t mind if we still make you the villain sometimes, right Melvin? It’s all in good fun, I promise.”

Melvin sighed, pulling the algae off his body. “I guess not.” George giggled and picked some of the algae out of Melvin’s hair. “...can I help?”

“Sure!” Harold smiled.

-----

After being locked in the arts and crafts cabin, even with the threat of being inside forever, George was still becoming bored with the project. He especially didn’t want to be stuck inside making 2000 whatevers. The problem was, the other team was quickly winning! Melvin’s team or not, George was not letting them win.

“Can you go over these again?” George asked Dressy for what must have been the fifth time. They were doing a great job slowly her down and distracting her.

“And with more unnecessary words?” Harold added.

“Stop undermining my ringer, you extra toes.” Melvin glared, walking over to the table. “It’s not going to work. We’re getting out of this momento mill and leaving you in our DIY dust! Nothing personal, dearest. Now unhand that dream catcher!”

“Make us.” George held on tight to the dream catcher, and Harold grabbed on too.

“Fine,” Melvin said. “Prepare for maximum swap!”

He turned the HappySwap2000 all the way up and had all six hands grab onto the dream catcher. They waved around wildly until it ended up turning into a swirling vortex above them.

“Oh no. Too much swap.” Melvin gulped nervously.

“You lunatic!” Harold cried, clinging to the table. “You’ve swapped us all!”

The kids screamed as they were all pulled into the vortex, which quickly closed behind them.

They landed in a world colored with crayon. It looked similar to the camp they had left, only better.

“What just happened?” George asked. “Where are we?”

“What have we done?” Melvin yelped.

“You opened a portal to the dream dimension, and it pulled us in!” Dressy said as she started floating. “Puuulled!”

“It’s not real!” Melvin panicked. “Wake up, wake up!”

He began slapping his face until George grabbed his hands. “Melvin! You’re gonna hurt yourself.” He looked around, pulling Melvin along by the hand over to a sign that Harold was looking at. ““Welcome to the dream dimension, where dreams are reality”?”

Harold watched a small purple penguin walk past. “Pinches?”

“You know that guy?” George asked.

“Yeah, it’s Pinches the Purple Penguin!” Harold smiled as Pinches approached him. “He was my imaginary friend awhile back.”

“You got change for a ten?” Pinches asked gruffly.

“All I got is a twenty.” Harold held it up.

“Deal!” Pinches swiped the bill and hurried off.

“Same old Pinches.”

“Woah, it’s my dream hovercraft!” George exclaimed as it floated over.

“Everything here is from both of your dreams,” Dressy explained. “Because you were both holding the dream catcher that got swapped. Swa-ha-apped!”

“So it’s all good dream stuff?” Harold asked.

“So far, but nothing’s a lock here,” Dressy said. “Some things happen for a reason. Others just happen. Dreams have a lot of wiggle room. Wi-hi-hi-gle room!”

“How do you know all this?”

“I took a dream class.”

“So we can do whatever we want here!” George gasped excitedly and turned to the boy next to him. “Melvin, I have a great idea! We can do a bunch of stuff together, like little mini-dates! Honestly, I don’t really know what you like doing besides inventing.”

“That’s actually a good idea.” Melvin held his chin in thought. “I don’t know what you like doing, besides making comics.”

“Oh.” Harold frowned a bit, pressing his fingers together. “But I thought we were gonna hang out. It’s our dream camp, George!”

“Yeah, but we have plenty of time.” George shrugged. “You can do whatever you want, too! We’ll just be a little while, promise.”

“Ok…”

“And I have the perfect idea for what to do first!” Melvin grabbed George’s hand and they ran off.

“Mm…” Harold looked around, thinking of what he could do first without George.

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“Swimming?!” George grinned as they approached the lake. “Melvin, you’re awesome!” He dreamed up his swimsuit and was about to run into the water when Melvin grabbed his wrist.

“Not swimming!” He sighed. “With all the antics you and Harold get up to, I never get a chance to just relax. I just wanted to lay on the beach for awhile and have lunch, while it’s quiet?”

“Oh…” George frowned a bit. “Uh- sure, relaxing! I can do that! Here, I can get us some beach chairs too!”

Two beach chairs appeared in front of them, along with a cooler filled with sandwiches and soda. Melvin smiled.

“And maybe an umbrella too? For shade. And maybe a copy of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.””

“Isn’t the point of the beach to be in the sun?” George asked.

“I burn easily.” Mevin rubbed his arm. George shrugged and an umbrella appeared beside one of the chairs. A second later, Melvin was holding a copy of Macbeth. He grinned and hugged George. “Thank you, dearest!”

“Heh, yeah…” George smiled nervously before sitting down in the chair beside Melvin.

Melvin opened his book and began to read, while George looked around. He tapped his hands on his legs, thinking of what he could do that was quiet. He wasn’t very good at quiet, or relaxing, both being things that made his ADHD want to scream and throw itself off a cliff. But Melvin wanted it quiet, and this was his date idea, so he’d have to be quiet.

He looked over at the other kids, all of whom were having fun, running around and yelling. He sighed internally, setting his chin on top of his knees. Boy, that looked like a lot of fun.

Ugh, how long did it take to read a book…?

-----

Harold nervously approached Erica and Gooch, who were playing cards on their cabin porch. “Hey guys. Whatcha doing?”

“Playing cards. Want me to deal you in?” Erica asked as she shuffled the deck.

“Sure, I guess.” Harold sat down with them, setting his head in his hands.

“Where’s George?” Erica asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Him and Melvin are doing stuff together,” Harold answered glumly.

“Aw, and you got stuck being third wheel.” Gooch put a hand on his head and looked at Harold sympathetically.

“Apparently.” Harold huffed. “Doing anything without George just feels so wrong.”

“Better get used to it,” Erica said. “Him and Melvin are going to do stuff by themselves. They’re dating now. Thank god, because it finally gets Melvin off my back. But that means that this,” she gestured at Harold, “is gonna be happening a lot more often.”

Harold looked kind of queasy. Doing more stuff without George? That just felt even more wrong. Aw, why did him and Melvin have to be together?

He looked down when a card landed in front of him.

“The game’s Uno,” Erica said as she dealt.

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“Alright! Finally, it’s my turn to pick the date!” George cheered. “Ultimate extreme skateboarding!!”

Him and Melvin were standing at the top of a giant skate ramp, and looking down at what must have been the most dangerous skatepark ever- if either of them could get hurt. Even still, Melvin was terrified. He whimpered, folding his arms together in front of his chest as he peered over the edge of the ramp. He was wearing a padded helmet, knee and elbow pads, and a crash pad over his torso.

“Skateboarding? Do I have to?” He asked nervously.

“Hey, I did your thing. I think it’s only fair that you try mine.” George gestured out at the park.

“I-I don’t even know how to skateboard!”

“It’s easy! Here, watch.” George stepped onto his skateboard and sped down the ramp, cheering as he rode. He flew up at the bottom and did a few extreme flips before landing on the platform at the bottom of the ramp. He grinned and looked up at Melvin, holding his arms out wide. “Now you try!”

Melvin moaned fearfully and put one foot on his skateboard, pushing it back and forth a little. He stood on it, then yelped and clung to it when it started moving towards the edge of the platform. “Oh no. No no no-!” He screamed as the skateboard dropped off onto the ramp and sped down.

“Melvin, you have to control it!” George yelled. Melvin ignored him, or couldn’t hear him over his own screaming, and the skateboard shot into the air when it reached the end of the ramp.

“Mommy!!” He sobbed, still clinging to the skateboard as it began to fall. He landed flat on his back at the bottom of the ramp, and his skateboard slowly rolled down and stopped next to him. George rode down and skidded to a halt on his own board kicked it up before holding a hand out for Melvin.

“I told you, I don’t know how to skateboard,” Melvin said.

“Alright, alright. I’ll show you the ropes, ok? But I don’t wanna let this place go to waste, I’ve never seen a skatepark this big!”

“You made it,” Melvin mumbled.

-----

Melvin sighed, pulling off the last piece of protective gear while he sat on the edge at the bottom of one of the ramps. For how much he had fallen, he was still unbruised- of course he was, it was a dream world- but still shaken, nonetheless. “Alright. Now that we’re not at risk of breaking our necks-”

“We never were-”

“-it’s my turn to pick the activity. And I pick the library!”

“The library?” George groaned. “Wasn’t your last thing “relaxing”?”

“This isn’t relaxing, you unscented candle.”

“Still doing the insults?” George raised an eyebrow and folded his arms.

“Yes, but lovingly.” Melvin patted George’s arm.

“Yeah, that one was pretty tame. Ok, if it’s not relaxing, what is it?”

“Reading!” Melvin grinned, holding George’s arm. “Doing something together that’s nice, and quiet, and doesn’t have a chance of getting us both killed.”

“Again, we weren’t actually in danger-”

“Oh, whatever! I still choose library.”

George sighed and dreamed up the Piqua library in front of them. Melvin grinned and happily pulled George inside behind him. Now don’t it wrong, George liked reading. But this was a dream world, where they could do anything imaginable, and Melvin was only picking normal things that they could do in the real world. Plus, if he sat and read for too long, his head started to hurt, and he usually liked listening to music while he did.

And while it was nice watching Melvin be cute and run around the library excitedly, going on and on about all the books he had to himself, George was itching to move the entire time, and do something exciting.

“Alright!” Melvin set a stack of thick books on the table George was sitting at. “I’ve narrowed it down to these ten. If I’m only reading one book, it’s one of these. Which one do you think I should read?”

“I dunno…” George tapped a book in the middle of the pile. “This one.”

“Ooh, good choice.” Melvin grabbed and opened it. “What are you going to read?”

“Ah, I… haven’t looked yet.” George blushed. “I got distracted watching you.” He smiled sheepishly. “You’re cute when you’re excited.”

Melvin turned red. “I am not cute.” He looked away as George laughed. “...you know, the library has a comic section.”

“They do?!” George exclaimed, and jumped out of his seat to go find it.

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Harold sighed as he wandered through the woods. George and Melvin were still busy, and Harold was running out of things to do. He flopped back on a rock in the middle of a clearing, and he didn’t even laugh when it deflated.

“I miss George,” he said to himself. “Nothing’s as fun without him! Stupid Melvin, hogging all his attention. I want my best friend back.”

“Hey!” He jumped when a voice answered him, and Pinches the Purple Penguin appeared beside him. “You wanna get your friend back?”

“Yeah? I just said that.” Harold frowned.

“I can get him back,” Pinches said. “But first, you got change for a ten?”

“I still only have a twenty,” Harold replied, pulling it out.

“Deal!” Pinches snatched it and started waddling away.

“Hey! What about getting George back!” Harold cried.

“Ah, it’s easy. Just break them up!”

“What! I can’t do that!”

“Then you gotta win him over! Make hanging out with you seem more exciting.”

“I paid twenty bucks for that?” Harold asked as Pinches left. He groaned and leaned back in the rock seat. What was something he could do that would make George want to join? He sat up with an idea and grinned.

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“Ugh, I have a headache,” George complained as they left the library and it disappeared behind them.

“We were only in there for two hours.” Melvin rolled his eyes.

“You try reading when everything gets scrambled.” George glared. Melvin blinked in surprise as George walked off away from camp.

“I didn’t know you were dyslexic,” Melvin said, hurrying after him. George held his chin in thought as he looked around the area. Melvin walked behind him, raising an eyebrow. “What are you looking for?”

“The right area. I have an idea for what I want to do, but I need an open space.” George hummed a bit, and grinned when they found what he was looking for. “Perfect! And now…”

Melvin’s jaw dropped when a giant playing board, filled with accessories and real pop-ups, appeared before them. A playing board he recognized. “You play Dolomites and Dingbats?”

“Yeah! Me and Harold love it!” George grinned and dreamed up the costume for his character. “I figured you’d like it too. And I’ve always wanted to play in real life!”

“In real life?” Melvin looked down at his clothes, which were transformed into another costume. “You mean actually fighting the mon-” He screamed as a monster roared loudly in front of them, and he quickly hid behind George.

“Yeah!” George cheered, pumping his fists in the air. “We’re our own CM! CHAAAARGE!”

“Oh no,” Melvin squeaked as George ran towards the monster, pulling Melvin behind him.

-----

Melvin panted when they finally finished the quest, and he doubled over as everything from the game disappeared. George cheered and jumped around.

“Alright! Wasn’t that awesome, Melvin?” He grinned.

“Ok, this isn’t working.” Melvin groaned. His entire body was burning from the exercise.

“Wh-what do you mean?” George frowned.

“I mean this!” Melvin gestured at where the board had been. “The way we’re doing this! I can’t handle all this over-the-top extraneous activity, and you clearly can’t stand doing anything that requires being quiet for a prolonged period of time.”

George fidgeted with his tie nervously. “This isn’t us breaking up, is it?”

“No, it’s not.” Melvin sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I don’t want to break up because of this. I like you. But we need to figure out a date that we can do together. Something that is exciting enough for you and takes into consideration the fact that I’m a coward who doesn’t like to move. Basically, we need to find something that satisfies both your overactive ADHD, and my quiet introverted autism. ”

“Well, we can do that, right?” George asked hopefully.

“I’m sure we can; we’re Melvorge! Or Gelvin. You never picked.”

“Gelvin’s easier to say.”

“Gelvin it is then.” Melvin nodded and started to pace. “Now it might take some thinking, but-” They jumped as a loud roar came from the lake. Melvin hid behind George again. “I thought you got rid of all the monsters!”

“I did! That’s not me!” George frowned. They ran towards camp, where the Melviathan from George and Harold’s comic was rampaging.

“George!” Harold cried, running over.

“Harold? What happened!”

“I-I don’t know! I was thinking about our comics and suddenly he appeared!” Harold pointed at the monster.

“Sorry Melvin, date’s gonna have to wait! We gotta take care of this!”

-----

Soon Captain Underpants defeated Melviathan, and George and Harold cheered.

“We did it, we won!” George grinned.

“That’s why we have to go home,” Harold said.

“Wha-?!”

“We’ll always win here, ‘cause this is our dream world.” Harold pulled out a bow and started shooting bullseyes. “So the wins don’t matter. The problem with this place is it’s all good. And good without bad isn’t good.”

“Yeah,” George agreed. “Without rain, you wouldn’t appreciate sunshine. Or dry socks.”

“And like, how Sophie One is bettar because of Other Sophie,” Jessica said.

“And sometimes, bad even makes good,” Harold continued.

“Right. Without school, we wouldn’t have Captain Underpants.” George smiled.

“Exactly. And that’s a Fact Smack!” Harold smiled, then his face softened. “So… we’re going back to the real world?”

“Actually…” George looked over at Melvin. “I had one more thing planned.”

“Aw, but-!”

“I promise, buddy, it’s just this one last thing.” George held Harold’s shoulders. “And we can’t really do it in the real world. But once we’re done, we’ll go back to the real world, and we can make comics and hang out all night. I know I’ve kinda been busy today, so we can do whatever you want when we get home.”

“...you mean it?” Harold smiled.

“Promise.” George smiled back. They quickly hugged before George pulled Melvin off to their final activity.

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“Ok, and… open your eyes!”

Melvin, who had been covering his eyes, opened them and gasped. The two of them were back at the lake, only this time there were dolphins, and they were both in their swimming gear.

“Dolphins!” Melvin squealed and flapped his hands. “You dreamt up dolphins!”

“Yep! Swimming with dolphins!” George grinned. Melvin screamed excitedly and squeezed George in a hug before hurrying into the water. George laughed, following him as the dolphins squeaked and swam up to them. He smiled and watched as Melvin cooed at the animals and petted their beaks.

“I love you so much, even if you’re not as innocent as people believe you are,” Melvin cooed to them.

“What do you mean?” George asked, climbing onto one of the dolphins to ride it.

“You don’t want to know.” The dolphins playfully nudged Melvin and he laughed. He started bobbing around in the water as they pushed him, and George cheered as he rode around in the lake on his dolphin. After a few minutes, he swam over to Melvin and leaned forward on the dolphin, setting his head in his hands.

“So, was this perfect or what?” He asked.

“Absolutely.” Melvin was hugging one of the dolphins. “But… we can’t do this kind of thing all the time.”

“Mm, no.” George shrugged. “But it’s a good starting point to figuring out stuff we both like doing.” He grinned. “Plus you’re really cute.”

Melvin burned red. “I am not.”

“Agree to disagree.” George pulled Melvin up by the front of his vest to kiss him. “Now come on, let’s enjoy these dolphins and then give Harold a turn. He’s wanted to swim with dolphins since we met.”

#captain underpants #TAUWTATATF #george beard #harold hutchins #melvin sneedly #gelvin #cu spoilers

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exploringatlanta · 5 years

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Memorial Day in the A

The long holiday weekend is coming up and if you’re not headed out of town, here are some really fun events to check out here in #Atlanta.

MomoCon. Weds 5/23-Mon 5/27. $35+. Annual anime convention held downtown that is a multi-genre fan convention encompassing American and Japanese animation, gaming (video gaming, board and card gaming, Live Action role play gaming), comics and costuming.

Orpheus Brewing’s 5th Anniversary. 5/24-27. $25+. 4 days of celebrating the local craft brewer’s launch in Atlanta. 5 Anniversary Bottle Releases, 20+ NEW Beers, Food Trucks, Local Art, and more!

Atlanta Jazz Festival. 5/25-25. FREE! Annual music event in Piedmont Park draws thousands every year! All month long more than 100 of the best jazz performers showcase their talents in venues throughout the metro area before coming together in a huge weekend celebration. Kids activities, food trucks, and more!

Stone Mountain’s Salute to the Troops. Thurs 5/24 - Mon 5/27. $34+. Spend the day enjoying the park with your loved ones, then marvel as the night skies light up in a specially choreographed tribute honoring the brave men and women who protect our country. Special patriotic fireworks finale will follow the Lasershow every night!

Atlantic Station Summer Kick-Off Party. Friday 5/24 5-8pm. FREE event features live music from LeeRoi and The Regulars, food trucks, yard games, and fun contests + prizes.

Decatur Arts Festival Art Walk. Friday, 5/24 5-10pm. FREE event, stroll around town to see exhibits at various shops and galleries and enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks.

Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings. Fri 5/24 7:30pm. $35+. Enjoy a fast-paced WNBA game at the newly renovated State Farm Arena downtown.

Decatur Library Spring Book Sale. Sat 5/25 9am-3pm. Stock up on your summer reads at this local book sale with gently used fiction, nonfiction and children’s books, CDs and DVDs

B at the Movies in Roswell. Sat 5/25 7:30pm. FREE movie screening of Incredibles 2 hosted by B98.5!

Alpharetta Arts Festival. Sat 5/25- Mon 5/27. FREE! 90+ artists, music, amazing food and hands-on art activities for children.

Brew at the Zoo. Sat 5/25 5:30-9:30pm. 70+ brews, and a limited selection of wine, all within an exotic outdoor destination that’s home to more than 1,000 animals from around the world.

National Wine Day at City Winery. Sat 5/25 12-5pm. First-come, first served tours with free tastes of their locally made wine! Get there early!

Holy Taco Pop-Up. Sun 5/26 12-7pm. FREE! Family friendly event featuring ive music, tons of vendors, drink specials, live llamas, and more!

Wrecking Bar Barn Bash. Sun 5/26 3-7pm. $19+. Get our of the city and enjoy a day on the farm! This party features food from five chefs paired with beverages created by five local bartenders.

David Crosby and Friends. Sun 5/26 8pm. $55+. All-ages live show at Variety Playhouse with the iconic David Crosby.

Yoga in the Park. Sun 5/26 7pm. Free weekly class hosted by King of Pops is held at the Foundation/O4W Skatepark - BYO mat and make some friends!

Urban Tree Cider 5K. Mon 5/27 8:45am. $35. Run the westside and enjoy Free Cider Tastings, & Tour after!

Monday Night Garage Crawfish Boil. Mon 5/27 1-4pm. $18+. Enjoy finger lickin’ good crawfish from Big Easy Grille, live music from brass band Wasted Potential, games in the courtyard, overall good vibes and a specialty beer that pairs perfectly with crawfish.

Ongoing Shows/Exhibits:

Anne of The Thousand Days - Shakespeare Tavern. Now thru 5/26. $15+.Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII separately relive the memories of the one thousand days of their tempestuous relationship.

European Masterworks: The Phillips Collection at the High. Now thru 7/14. Free with admission. The iconic works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Expressionist, and Cubist artists in European Masterworks show Phillips’s efforts to bring European modernism to a larger audience.

Ad Nauseam at Dad’s Garage. Now thru 6/1. $12.50+. Written by Megan Leahy and starring Archer’s Amber Nash, the show is a gender-reversal comedy set in a 1960's advertising agency, in a world where women call all the shots.

Imaginary Worlds: Alice's Wonderland at Atlanta Botanical. Now thru 10/27. Free with admission. Follow Alice down the rabbit hole with new topiary creations in the Skyline Garden and more.

#memorialday #AtlantaEvents #atlevents #museums #plays #shows #gardens

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katyavendel · 4 years

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I let go of my lucky bird

now I’m the one dancing

Singing

Flying

I know my worth

And its a zero gravity zone

Straight to the cosmos

Sending comets left and right

But I’m just smiling

I believe in no gravity

One, two

Lift off

I’m drawing time in the dust, in the sand

I’m Salvador Dali

Tie up my eyes

Hold my wings

And let me go

Draw me like a Michael Angelou

Sistine Chapel

Make me a masterpiece

I’m letting go

As Craig David says

I’m walking away.

Everyday’s a new day

I know michiavelli’s a little tense

Lol he could use a glass of wine and. A quick fuck

Maybe learn a thing or two from Rasputin.

He had his fuck’s and his nose up the Tsar’s business

Who knows maybe if we didn’t go to WW1 we’d still be a monarchy

Look, I’m just smiling

Just smiling

Learning how to operate in the zero gravity of my mind

No worries

Baby don’t worry , he said,

He lit up a zoot

And played me some Bob Marley

Smooth talking’ masterpiece

But all I wanna do is have a good time

I know Rousseau’s a bit psychotic

And Hobbes is a bit dark

But Locke’s alright

Hence why the playwrights copied him

Which playwrights?

Well, the constitution of the United States of course,

Didn’t Shakespeare say all of life’s a play

And we’re merely players and actors staring in different parts

In our own lives and others

And by the things that are occurring, it really does feel like a screen play

I mean, life, the constitution,

And the way things are occurring

In the world, of course

Read the UN’s sustainable development goals

And the Declaration of Human Rights

And then read you some Pride and Prejudice

And see, we’re not so different you see.

If music be the food of love, then play on , isn’t that

Hamlet

Lol, Romeo and Juliet, the Twelfth Night,

Trying to star in my own plays, playing Jane Eyre

And learning Chekov, but what’s the point.

No conspiracy theories

Take me to a cave, a cenote in Mexico, and let’s go swimming baby

Mexian Sky, send me the lyrics

Let’s dance them out loud.

Just plain sanity

Well, they do say Einstein was a little crazy.

Well yes, philosophy

Philosophizing on Locke, Hobbes, the Buddha, and whoever else comes to mind

Don’t tell me about Gandhi, mother teresa, nelson Mandela, and the way the changed the apartheid

Don’t tell me about the way he got through those 29 years

Tell me about your own Valley of the Shadw of Death, and how you got through it.

Don’t tell me about the theoritical equations of quantum physics and mechanics,

I know every theorem on quantum mechanics and the double slit experiemnt

I wanna know about the theorum’s in your mind

The equations you keep solving in your head about your next move

Please don’t tell about how Putin still poses anti’ gay rights

Tell me why it moves you.

Don’t tell me about the job you have

Tell me why you haven’t left

Tell have you ever let go

Have you ever danced underneath a sunrise

Or swam in an ocean at midnight

I have,

These things, it changes you

Have you ever wondered how small you are

And the peek of a summit

Or at the bottom of a valley,

I have.

Makes you realize we’re just a speck in the universe

I’m not a fan of Eastern philosophy

But it does have some sense

Believe in the tao

And just being still

Tell me about the occurrences of your own heart

Your own mount Everests you’ve conquered

Tell me about what brings your soul to life

Have you ever been so ecstatically happy, so ridulously joyous against all odds,

That you felt your heart was gonna burst right out your chest, tell me what that felt like

Did you ever point at a map, a single location, a random destination and just went spontaneously

No matter what.

I have, it changes you.

Have you ever integrated in a culture that’s not your own.

I have, and it changes you.

Have you ever travelled somewhere, just for a good cause, with people you don’t even know,

I have.

And it changes you.

Have you ever stared at the sky and wondered how these clouds

Have been here for millennia’s, I have, and it changes you.

Have you ever worked your butt off to become the best in your field,

I have, and it changes you.

You know Rumi said live as though the whole world’s rigged in your favour

Jesus said if you pray in my name and believe it shall be done for you

Do you believe? In the Lion of Judah.

That’s there’s better in store, a new day coming.

Ah, I know, you’re not into all this drama or philosophy,

You’re not into contemplation, or the purpose of life.

You’re not mundane, but you’re practical, one foot in, one out. All right, lets play a game.

Guaranteed I’ll beat you at chess.

How about Tony Robbins, or Zuckerberg, or your idol, Steve Jobs,

Well he woke up each day as if it’s his last, if that isn’t mindset, then I don’t know what is.

How about your programming, tell what is the wire, the neurocircuits that fire the electrons in your body.

Tell me how your neurons function. What is it that keeps you living, breathing, functioning, and moving forward.

Do you believe in a higher power, that maybe there’s more.

Oh, you believe in Elon Musk, well then baby boy, he’s still a hustler.

It’s mindset baby.

How’s your game?

Stop throwing all your bluff

And blow job techniques and rituals of seduction

Stop telling about how you got this girl or that in bed

Tell me, have you ever made love? So passionately, you thought your life had changed.

Was it real, or was it just a fling. Did you ever wake up to the gaze of a lover and know your whole world had just been made still. that

Somehow you’ve been given a taste of ecstasy , Heaven on Earth.

Of course, not.

Stop talking all your bluff, and why it won’t work. Tell me why it will.

Tell me how hard you’ll hustle to achieve this dream against all odds.

I’m so sick of you telling me about limitation and society’s perception.

i just want you to live.

And If you’re not in it, to live. But exist. Then baby, we’re on different lanes.

I’m here to live against all odds.

And live so bravely and fearlessly, that when death comes, it trembles to take me.

Courageously and passionately,

But I’m not a hopeless romantic, and I’d never allow myself to be that way,

But I love life against all odds.

Can you?

Let’s go to a museum, lets look at Da Vinci

Let’s go to the Colosseum, let’s visit the Louvre again, how about Nigara falls, take me to a new cafe,

Lets explore, actually, take me to that little cafeteria by the beach, the one that lights up candles at night,

And has shitty seats, let’s get dirty and go swimming.

Throw some mud on my face.

Take yourself less seriously.

Let’s have a laugh.

And when we’re looking at Da Vinci somewhere in the National Gallery in London

let’s go crazy and tell me you can’t keep your hands off me

That it turns you on the way I look at those paintings

And you can’t wait to get me in bed.

lol baby can we have some fun.

I want my life to be a masterpiece

A masterpiece painting

I want to see the way you raise my kids

The way you look at them in the morning and tell them you love them

The way you play ball with our little man and the way you kiss our little girl on her way to school

The way you teach them how to skate

And how to love life

How you teach them how to ski

And how to go bunjee jumping

How their first sky dive was with their mum and dad

And how the first time they learned how to ride a bike was on our porch yard

I wanna see our little boy run around with a skate board

And never get into bad crowds even though he’s always at the skatepark

Cause he knows he can be honest with us

I want our little girl to have a strong side and know how to fight

And know how to weep beautifully without being judged

I want our kids to know how to be authentic

And never feel like they have to hide or compromise anything about themselves

I want them to be leaders in their high schools and the kids everyone looks up to

I want them to be super intellectual and beautiful

And have the world at their feet

I want them to be sensational

And know how to inhabit their body and

Be real.

Baby let’s have a date night

And run barefoot in the middle of the road like we did when we were 18

Lets have a Notebook moment and dance underneath the street lights

But we’re married now, and nothing’s gonna stop us from still living audaciously.

Lets have a Pirates of the Caribbean moment and live like explorers,

And shake the world, and live like tourists on. A borrowed earth on borrowed time

Because we’re all just visitors for a time being on this planet,

Let’s win the jackpot, the lotto, let’s reach the high score, if life’s nothing but a game,

Then baby, I’m competitive and I wanna reach the high score, the high life, the high love,

I don’t wanna wait till I’m 80 to know the worth of life and what really matters.

I wanna die, close my eyes, and know that I’ve really lived.

And I beg God, not to take me till I’ve lived and fulfilled my purpose on Earth.

And if you’re gonna share a life with me, then baby you better live.

Lets kiss while at war, in the middle of battle, because we’re warriors on the inside

Let’s have tattoos and weird cuts and be sexy parents

Let’s wake up at 4am and go for a run

Let’s work out insanely and eat healthily but have insane pasta cheat meals

Lets love on life, lets make love to life.

Let’s be audacious against all odds,

And live like warriors,

And be like titans in our business fields,

In our careers, lets be the best of the best.

baby, Let’s have a Tolstoy moment and be intimate in the middle a war zone

In the middle of an economic breakdown, lets learn to relax and invest,

And lets be the bomb at crypto currencies because that’s the future

Lets learn AI and know about Elon Musk and visit Sillicon Valley.

Lets get weed in Jamaica and chill with the Rastas

Lets meet all the Hindus and Buddhas and chill in in their temples,

And get these weird roses and say thank you.

Lets’ camp on Mount Everest.

And have our own helicopter.

Lets sleep in the forest, and wrestle the lions with love.

Lets see the truth of this earth.

Let’s learn to relax even in the midst of chaos

Let’s learn to dance in the rain

When was the last time you made out under the rain?

Let’s go.

Let’s learn to forgive and love out loud.

Let’s climb Kilimanjaro , and maybe go to the Batu Caves again, where a monkey stole my ice - cream the last time that I went.

Let’s learn about ancient rituals, the rural parts of Eastern France, lets go to the African war zones, poverty stricken villages in Nigeria, lets see

How they live, and how they praise the Lord.

I want to praise like an African.

Because you see, it’s just a dance for the Lord.

But I want to praise Earth like the Shamans and Native Americans.

Live like a child, learn like an intellectual

Blaze trails like a prodigy

Work like a hustler

Live like a lover

Pray like a saint

Love like a warrior

Dress like a queen

Think like I’m Plato

And love like I’m an aphrodisiac

I want to pray like a saint

And love like a lover

I want to play like a child

And work like a hustler

I want to praise like a queen

And dance like every dance is my last

The first time in the Colosseum, I wondered how tough it oughta be to live here, living like a tourist, buying souvenirs, yet a couple centuries ago,

This was the ground for massacre

Gladiators and chariots

and massacres

lions fighting back and forth

The human race always had a knack for violence

Yet we’ve always been suckers for true love

Even, Caesar himself couldn’t help himself, brought, Cleopatra to Rome against all odds,

Just to be massacred by his own men for bringing a woman like her.

They say Nefertiti was more beautiful.

But that’s not the point.

The Hunger Games, live.

On a battle ground.

And what about the Roman inquisition.

Death for the cross, did you know it was chaos.

Or how they cut of Marie Antoinette’s and Louis XVI’s head.

Or how they massacred the Romanov’s in Yekaterinburg

Or King Henry VIII’s wives.

how they suffered the fate of just being women

Or how the Latinos suffered under the arm of dictatorship and the invasion of foreign policy

How the Americans invaded their land

Did you know all of the modern foreign policy tore up the Middle East starting from the Iraq war in 1991

To Saddam Hussein’s death and 9/11

The foreign policy for gold and ivory

that places like Timbuktu could turn into ruins

Look, I’m not insane

I’m just saying, shit happens

But like Richard Branson, we should sail on the waves

Cross Guinness records, own our own private islands

And enjoy life while we can

Just live out loud you know,

Shit happens, but you can’t control it

You can control nothing but your own emotions, and actions, and heads

And as Bukowski said, you can only change one life at a time, all else is grandiose romanticism or politics

Or how the English cut off the heads of slaves

How the Europeans divided Africa like a cake.

How the Belgians, cut up Congo for Ivory in half.

All that’s nice, but now what?

Now you live.

You live against all odds.

And you live life so bravely, so audaciously

That life trembles to take you.

I’ll leave you with a poem and short story.

Firstly, read All The Way by Charles Bukowski, it will change your life .

Secondly, Google, Nero’s 100 Gladiators, and see how the 40 stood up for Jesus, and how the one ran to them,

And see these stories of courage and bravery and be inspired.

Because as the wild saying goes, “Here’s to the misfits and the crazy ones” - Rob Siltanen.

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Happy Friday, Memphis! Here are more than 60 things to do in Memphis this weekend, plus my top five picks. Be sure to check out the marked free and family-friendly suggestions, too! Photo by Andrea Zucker But first, be sure you didn’t miss anything on the blog lately: Memphis Has A Bakery! With Real Fresh-Baked Bread! Check Out Hustle & Dough. $10 Lunch Deal: Delicious Pizza + Sandwiches at Tamboli’s DU-NUH. DU-NUH. IT’S COMING! New Foodie Event: Memphis Char Week 5 Memphis Beers You Need To Drink Right Now Who’s Performing at Beale Street Music Festival 2020? Full Lineup An Enormous List of Things To Do In February In Memphis OK, here’s your weekend guide. 1. Young At Art Roaring 20s Party, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Friday, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., $35 nonmembers, 21+ The Dixon hosts their annual Young at Art party, this year with a 1920s theme featuring Michelle Bush Shrader’s Hot Swing Three, silent disco, appetizers, drinks, and more. It’s free for Young at Art members and just $35 for nonmembers. Don’t forget to dress up in your flapper/gangster/1920s outfits. 2. Crosstown Brewing 2nd Anniversary, Crosstown Brewing, Saturday, noon – 10 p,m., free to enter, all ages Crosstown celebrates two years of taproom fun this weekend with an all-day party on Saturday. They’ll have several beer releases, Live tunes, New Wing Order Food Truck, specialty glassware and more. 3. Mardi Gras Parties, Railgarten, Saturday, noon – midnight, free to enter, all ages/kid-friendly Railgarten hosts Mardi Gras for everyone on Saturday, starting with a Kids’ Mardi Gras party at noon; the Mighty Souls Brass Band performs later. At 6 p.m. the more adult version gets started with NOLA-inspired drink and food specials, Abita beer, and Marcella & Her Lovers at 8 p.m. and Lucky 7 Brass Band at 10 p.m. 4. Ameripolitan Awards Beale Street Showcase, Beale Street Clubs, $10 wristband, 21 and up Roots, rockabilly, and country swing artists are in town for the annual Ameripolitan Awards weekend—there are music showcases, including a Saturday evening of nominees performing on Beale Street—and the awards themselves are on Monday night at The Guest House at Graceland. 5. Soup Sunday, FedExForum, Sunday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., $20 adults/$10 youth, all ages/kid-friendly Youth Villages’ annual event features about 50 local restaurants set up in FedExForum’s concourse offering soups, breads, appetizers, desserts, and more for sampling. There’s also a kids zone with inflatables, entertainment, and games. It’s free for kids ages 5 and under and proceeds benefit Youth Villages programs. Bishop Grand Opening Masquerade Ball, Bishop Memphis (545 S. Main), Saturday, 7 p.m., $100, 21 and up Celebrate the grand opening of the Central Station’s French brasserie, Bishop, from Chefs Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman. Enjoy food, wine, beer, and cocktails, a silent disco, mask bar, live music, DJ, and a performance by Opera Memphis. Proceeds benefit the Southern Foodways Alliance. Collage Dance Collective’s RISE, GPAC, Saturday 8 p.m./Sunday 2:30 p.m., $20 and up, all ages RISE showcases the Collage company’s athleticism through “powerful, historically inspired performances including Kevin Thomas’ iconic Rise ballet”. This is your chance to see one of the city’s professional dance company along with rising stars. Winter Mix, Ballet Memphis, Friday 8 p.m./Saturday 8 p.m./Sunday 2 p.m., $35, all ages Ballet Memphis hosts their Winter Mix performance at their midtown headquarters this weekend, featuring three new original works inspired by people and ideas that live as outliers of culture and society. Stop into Midtpointe before the show for a snack and drink. Plus a few more ideas… Friday, Feb. 21 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend #FightForLiteracy Week at Multiple Locations Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family Firepit Fridays at the River Garden family Galentine’s Sip + Shop at Propcellar Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis family Wine for Wishes at the Cadre Trio Plus Band at Marlowe’s Calum Graham at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts South Main Sounds Songwriter Night free Moses Crouch and Mississippi Medicine at Loflin Yard Lost Dog Street Band at 1884 Lounge at Minglewood Hall Steve Selvidge and Band at Bar DKDC Legends Karaoke Tribute Night at RockHouse Live Midtown Memphis Coin Club Annual Coin Show at the Landers Center Saturday, Feb. 22 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend Civitan Frosty 5K at Overton Park family Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family Skate School at Society Skatepark family Our Stories Matter 4th Annual African-American Read-In at Whitehaven Library free, family Beginner Square Dance at Bartlett United Methodist Church Introduction to Energy Healing at Somos Un Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D Movie opens at the Pink Palace family Fine Silver Metal Clay Basics at Memphis Botanic Garden Crosstown Brewing 2nd Anniversary Tigers v. Houston at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) family Trolls Live at the Cannon Center family Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons at The U of M’s Harris Concert Hall family Mardi Gras at the ‘Garten at Railgarten family Native Blood and Sunweight at Black Lodge Video Neon Mooners at The Bluff 2020 American Advertising Awards at Spectrum (616 Marshall Ave) Collage Dance Collective Presents: RISE at GPAC family Coalescent Saxophone Quartet in The Green Room family World Heavyweight Championship Viewing at Rec Room Ameripolitan Weekend Beale Street Showcase Will Sexton Band + Jimbo Mathis (Fat Possum) at Bar DKDC Memphis Coin Club Annual Coin Show at the Landers Center Sunday, Feb. 23 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend Soup Sunday 2020 at FedExForum family Willy Wonka Party at Primas family Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons at The U of M’s Harris Concert Hall family Brunch w/ Chef Fran at Footlose Enterprises Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family The Plagues of Early Memphis Tour at Elmwood Cemetery family Brewskis and Books Third Edition at Memphis Made Brewing Trolls Live! at the Cannon Center family Collage Dance Collective Presents: RISE at GPAC family Forever Abbey Road Beatles Experience at Lafayette’s Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis family Southern Literary Salon at TN Shakespeare Company Endless Love Music Showcase at Memphis Slim House Memphis Coin Club Annual Coin Show at the Landers Center Memphis Restaurant Association Banquet at the U of M Holiday Inn Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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act one scene five but romeo’s line is delivered like this

#artists on tumblr #comics on tumblr #romeo and juliet #romeo montague #shakespeare #skatepark shakespeare #art that isn’t corvids #davedrawsstuff #image description in alt text

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doodling my ‘romeo and juliet but gay and at the skatepark’ characters again

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#don’t tell no one but i’ve been taking a crack at thumb nailing the script :0 #artists on tumblr #sketchbook page #sketchbook spread #romeo and juliet #skatepark shakespeare #shakespeare #davedrawsstuff #art that isn't corvids

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i watched @tilliewalden’s “drawing worlds” workshop last night and tried my best to apply the lessons i learned to some visual development for the “romeo and juliet but gay and at the skatepark” comic ive been working on

#artists on tumblr #comics on tumblr #environment design #concept art #purple aesthetic #skatepark shakespeare #davedrawsstuff #art that isn’t corvids #caption in alt text

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incendavery · 3 years

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i promised i’d let myself redraw benvolio romeo and jt as that one meme photo if i finished the three-page comic!

im glad so many other people are as excited about this project as i am!!

#comics on tumblr #artists on tumblr #romeo and juliet #skatepark #davedrawsstuff #art that isn’t corvids #skatepark shakespeare #romeo #benvolio #jt

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I've just published January 2021’s monthly update on my Patreon!

This month looks at the script, thumbnails, and exploratory sketches behind the three-page ‘romeo and juliet but gay and at the skatepark’ comic I posted a couple weeks ago.

As always, my monthly updates are free to read!

#patreon #patreon update #davesaysstuff #skatepark shakespeare

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It’s time for another awesome weekend in Memphis! Here are the five things you won’t want to miss, plus more ideas for things to do in Memphis this weekend. If you’re looking for Valentine’s ideas, keep scrolling to the “more ideas” section or check out the Valentine’s Day Guide here. But first, be sure you didn’t miss anything on the blog lately: – Beale Street Music Fest 2020 Full Lineup Announcement – New Festival! Bluff City Brunch Fest Is In May – Cocktail Party Time! Mix-Odyssey Benefits Volunteer Odyssey – National Pizza Day: Where To Get A Slice In Memphis 1. Valentine’s Day For Grown Folks, Various Locations, prices and ages vary If you’re skipping the sit-down dinner this year (or looking for something to do after) check out live music/drag shows/parties with (mostly) affordable covers: – Dixie Dicks, Miss Goldie Dee, Broke Hearted Boys at Doghouzz (Fri., 8 p.m., 21+) – Love is a DRAG show at Dru’s Place (Fri., 8 p.m., $10, 21+) – Valentine’s with Strangelove with Depeche Mode/Smiths/Morrissey/Bowie Tributes (Fri. 8 p.m., $15, all ages) – Marcella & Her Lovers, Louise Page, Mama Honey at Black Lodge (Fri., 9 p.m., $10, usually 18+) – Thelma & the Sleaze at Bar DKDC (Fri., 10:30 p.m., usually $10, 21+) – Valentine’s Day 2020 Celebration at Wild Bill’s (Fri. and Sat., 7 p.m. – 3 a.m., cover is probably $15-$25, 21+) 2. Valentine’s Day Special Skate, Mid-South Ice House, Friday, 7:15 p.m. – 10 p.m., $25 per couple, all ages The Mid-South Ice House in Olive Branch turns their usual Friday night “Cosmic Skate” into a V-Day themed evening this week with a special $25 package deal for 2 admissions, 2 skate rentals, and 2 hot chocolates for $25. Not into the couple thing? The Ice House hosts public skating hours every week, including kid-friendly afternoon sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. 3. Jazzy Family Day, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly The Dixon hosts a free-for-everyone family day at the Gallery on Saturday inspired by Harlem Renaissance artists. They’ll fill the museum with art activities, music, snacks, and special guest. 4. Works of Heart, Memphis College of Art, Saturday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $75 GA/$200 VIP, 21 and up Bid on one-of-a-kind heart-themed artwork at the Memphis Child Advocacy Center’s 28th annual Works of Heart art show and silent auction. Work from more than 100 regional artists will be featured at the event. General admission is $75 and includes complimentary beer, wine, and appetizers. Big Heart Lounge VIP tickets are $200 and include a full bar, hors d’oeuvres, and gift bag. 5. TEP Mardi Gras Party, Pipkin Building, Sunday, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., $30 for 21+ / $15 for under 21 The Tennessee Equality Project’s annual Mardi Gras party features a gumbo-cooking competition, live music, drinks, and more. Your 21+ ticket includes gumbo tasting (vote on your favorite!) and a beer voucher. There’s also a cash bar. The event benefits the work of TEP supporting equal right for LGBTQ people in our state. See more Mardi Gras events here. A few more ideas… Beers for Beasts, Memphis Made, Saturday, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., $5 suggested donation, all ages Memphis Made brewery hosts a fundraiser for Australian Wildlife charities in the wake of devastating bushfires in the country. Expect live music from Jeff Hulett, Switchblade Kid, and more, plus Goner Records’ DJ Zac Ives. In addition to your donation at the door, a portion of every pint sold will go to benefit animal charities. Rec Room Rumble, Rec Room, Saturday, 8 p.m. – 11 p.m, $5 cover, 21 and up The Memphis Armored Fight Club is back at the Rec Room for another real, live, actual fighting competition with real steel armor and weapons. You have to see it to believe it. Rec Room is 21+ after 6 p.m. on weekends. And even more… Friday, Feb. 14 Firepit Fridays at the River Garden free, family Valentine’s Day Weekend at Palladio Home & Garden Valentine’s Day “Charcuterie and Chocolate” Event at Primas Whiskey, Wine, and Chocolates at the Memphis Botanic Garden Opera Memphis’ Puccini Double Bill at GPAC Valentine’s Day Skate at Mid-South Ice House Valentine’s Day Dance at Blue Suede Ballroom Alvin Ailey at the Orpheum Black Love Live at Esplanade Memphis An Intimate Evening w/ Will Graves at 1524 Madison Valentine’s Day Duet Karaoke at Rec Room free Valentine Night at Soulz Cafe Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis family 90s Prom Night at Crosstown Brewing free if you wear a costume The Love Boat’s Valentine’s Day Cruise / Valentine’s Dinner at Lafayette’s Valentine’s Day at Celtic Crossing Valentine’s Day at The Lookout at Bass Pro Pyramid Karaoke at the Casual Pint free Kristi & Misti White / Thelma & the Sleaze at Bar DKDC Marcella & Her Lovers et al at Black Lodge Valentine’s Date Party at Rumba Room Love Sucks! Show With the Dixie Dicks at Doghouzz Love is a DRAG at Dru’s Place PJ Morton at Minglewood Hall Bitter Ball at Tin Roof Area 51 at Alfred’s on Beale Valentine’s Day 2020 Celebration at Wild Bill’s Olivia Jean at Railgarten Sad Valentine’s Deep Dish at Zinnie’s free Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Saturday, Feb. 15 Skate School at Society Skatepark family Memphis Modern Market at Loflin Yard family Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Fun! at Muddy’s family World Bonobo Day Celebration at the Memphis Zoo family Jazzy Family Day at the Dixon family Civic Saturday at North Library family Kisses & Paws Valentine’s Party Dog Spa Day at PetSuites Collierville family Beginner Square Dance at Bartlett United Methodist Church Galentine’s Day Brunch at Knife Bird All In For Animals Charity Poker Tournament at Humane Society Valentine’s Dance Class at Blue Suede Ballroom Bears For Beasts at Memphis Made 28th Annual Works of Heart at MCA Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum Opera Memphis’ Puccini Double Bill at GPAC Transmission: Broken Hearts Party at Bar DKDC Flower and Chocolate at Wiseacre Brewing #LetsGetLoud Beat Battle League Season Opener at TDC The Kickback at the Hi-Tone Rec Room Rumble (Armored Fight Club) at Rec Room Romantic Live Music at Soccer City 901 free Delta Joe Sanders CD Release Party at B-Side Memphis Whiskey & Wings Bar Crawl at Atomic Rose Love Sessions at Club Paradise Valentine’s Day 2020 Celebration at Wild Bill’s Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Sunday, Feb. 16 9th Annual TEP Gumbo Festival at the Pipkin Building Bring Your Dog To Bingo Day at Loflin Yard family Current Event Art + Music Show at Knifebird Presidential Sunday Funday at Tin Roof Memphis Reggae Sunday at Brinson’s Love Celebration at The Venue Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum Balley Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Robbie & The Cartel Lightning at the Hi-Tone Comedy Laugh Fest at the Landers Center Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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Here are more than 350 things to do in Memphis in February 2020. Most of the free and family-friendly events are marked! If you like this, you’ll probably love the big list of 2020 events. If you want to add your event, submit here. Photo by Phillip Van Zandt Saturday, Feb. 1 Tigers v. UConn at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) family Bluff City Polar Bear Plunge at Tiger Lane family Harlem Globetrotters at FedExForum family Beginner Square Dance at Bartlett United Methodist Church Toy Train Show at St. George’s family Skate School at Society Skatepark family Family Day at the Dixon family Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at GPAC Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Sunday, Feb. 2 Family Metalsmithing at the Metal Museum family Crappie Madness Kids Weekend at Bass Pro Pyramid family VIBE: An Afro/Island House Party at Green Goddess Vegan Foods PuppyBowl Watch Party at Loflin Yard family Drag Brunch at Alchemy Bluegrass Brunch at Loflin Yard family B-Side Bowl at B-Side (Minglewood Hall) Super Bowl After Party at Tin Roof Superb Owl Party at Celtic Super Bowl Sunday Funday at High Point Pub Super Bowl LIV Party at Horseshoe Tunica Super Bowl Party at Mr. P’s on Hacks Cross Big Game Potluck at Mississippi Ale House in Olive Branch Super Bowl party atPicasso’s on Macon Road The Hi-Tone shows the game and raffles off a Crock Pot full of meatballs. Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Monday, Feb. 3 Beginner’s Improv Workshop at Theatreworks Grizzlies v. Pistons at FedExForum family Visual Arts Exhibit: Danny Broadway—The Chosen Ones at GPAC (through March 5) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Tuesday, Feb. 4 An Evening with Jason Alexander at GPAC Shoot & Splice at Crosstown Theater free MidSouth Pride Open Meeting at OUTmemphis Wines For Your Valentine at Buster’s free TN Songwriter’s Week Showcase at Rock ’n’ Soul Museum Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood at the Cannon Center family Tiffany Harmon at Bar DKDC Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Wednesday, Feb. 5 City Hall Indoor Tour at Memphis City Hall free, family Tigers v. Temple at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) family Let’s Practice Spanish at Maciel’s free, family Earth movie screening at Malco Ridgeway Figure Drawing Class at Brooks Museum Scribble February at Midtown Crossing Grill free A Closet Collective vintage shop at 2230 Evelyn Ave. Riff Raff at Growlers Graham Winchester Song Swap at Bar DKDC The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Thursday, Feb. 6 Food Truck Thursday in Court Square family Expungement Clinic at Memphis Urban League Memphis Hustle v. OKC Blue at the Landers Center family Take Your Dog to Trivia at Memphis Made free, family Anime Night at Black Lodge Family Is Feudin’ at Railgarten free, family Best In Black Awards at Central Station Galentine’s Day at Sweet Lala’s Bakery Kevin Walters at The Green Room Kristen Becker Comedy Tour at Dru’s Place Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Friday, Feb. 7 Firepit Fridays at the River Garden free, family First Fridays: Growing From Seed at Palladio Garden free Sweet Street: First Fridays on Broad Avenue free, family Notable Black Memphians talk at Woodruff-Fontaine House Heart to Heart Cocktail Party + Bridge Lighting at Wagner Place Chocolate and Art at Phillip Ashley Chocolates A Night at the Pawscars at The Cadre Building Blackwater Trio at Crosstown Brewing free, family The Dopolarians at The Green Room Freeloader and Faux Killas at Bar DKDC Moniker: Ft. Cntrlla et al at Black Lodge Love Doesn’t Hurt Benefit Concert at Growlers South Main Sounds Songwriter Night free, family Silent Disco at Loflin Yard Improv Underground VIII at the Brass Door Jana Jones Art Opening Reception at Art Body Soul free Opening Reception: Sheltr at L. Ross Gallery free Art Reception: Jerry Plunk at My Memphis View Art & Gallery free Tyler Perry’s “Madea Farewell Play Tour” at FedExForum What Becomes Of A Broken Heart: The Stage Play at Evergreen Theater (through Feb. 9) Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Saturday, Feb. 8 Volunteer at the Old Forest at Overton Park Pre-Valentine’s Day Pop-Up at Wild Nutrition Small Shop Saturday w/ Wilson’s Woodwork at Ghost River family, free Herbal Work Study: Herbs for Love at Memphis Botanic Garden free w/ volunteer hours Indie Memphis Free Youth Workshop at Cloud 901 family, free Skate School at Society Skatepark family Tigers v. USF at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) family Foundations to the Enneagram Workshop at Jason’s Deli Conference Center Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Fun! at Muddy’s family Chinese New Year Celebration at the Children’s Museum family A Fancy Little Flea Market at Avon Acres Sabato Sociale at Bari 5th Annual No Show Ball benefitting the Forest Spence Fund family The Power Of Black Love at Kukutana African American Museum Exhibition Opening Party—Negritude at Art Village Gallery free Draft & Laughs at Memphis Made free Winter Festival of Lights at 409 S. Main Retro Drinks Reimagined at ARRIVE Hotel (Bar Hustle) Adults Only Twilight Tour at the Memphis Zoo Speed Dating In The City at Premiere Palace Ballroom Collage Dance Winter Show at GPAC Spyro Gyro at GPAC I LOVE MEMPHIS Variety Show (no affiliation) at Wolfgang Manor 10th Annual Forever Loving Marley at Railgarten Don’t Be Afraid Comedy at Midtown Crossing Folk All Y’all: An Evening With Snaps for Sinners at the Green Room Lee Brice at Graceland Live JSU Alumni’s Mardi Gras on the River at Balinese Ballroom Marcella & Her Lovers at Bar DKDC What Becomes Of A Broken Heart: The Stage Play at Evergreen Theater (through Feb. 9) Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Sunday, Feb. 9 Love and All That Jazz at The Church of the River free Women Who Rock at Wonder Cowork Lecture: Entertaining in the Gilded Age aka Downton Abbey at the Brooks Seed Swap at Central Library free Low-Cost Microchipping at Hollywood Feed Southaven Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Buckman Arts Center Blooms and Brews at Everbloom Designs The Day Party at Jamrock Lounge Oscars Watch Party at Rec Room free Tinglers at Alex’s Tavern free Speed Dating at Crosstown Brewing Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Monday, Feb. 10 Celine Dion at FedExForum Mary Gagz at Bar DKDC MicroCinema: Best Friends Forever Shorts at Crosstown Theater My Chemical Monday Emo Night at Growlers Frankie valet at the Hi-Tone Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Tuesday, Feb. 11 AutoZone Park Hiring Event Kendra Scott for Beer, BBQ, and Jewels at Saddle Creek The Beach Boys at the Orpheum UAC Artists’ Happy Hour at Urban Arts Commission free Modern Masters Jazz Series at Crosstown Arts “Mighty Roar” Book Signing at Novel free Romantic Comedy Trivia at various locations free Crescendo film screening at Malco Ridgeway Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Wednesday, Feb. 12 Beale Street Music Festival lineup announcement Museum After Dark: Silentine’s Day at the Stax Museum Galentine’s Day Shopping party at Kendra Scott Saddle Creek Umphrey’s McGee at Graceland Soundstage “Pretty Strong” Film Screening at High Point Climbing family Grizzlies v. Trail Blazers at FedExForum family Jubu Smith at The Green Room After Parkland film screening at Powerhouse Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Thursday, Feb. 13 Food Truck Thursday in Court Square family How To Be An Antiracist at Rhodes College free Cupcakes and Crafts: Galentine’s Day Macrame Class at Muddy’s Valentine’s Eve in the Museum Store at Metal Museum Will Kimbrough at The Green Room Graham Winchester Song Swap at Bar DKDC Galentine’s Day at Loflin Yard Blind Date Gameshow at Rec Room Thirsty Thursdays w/ Ima at Dru’s Place Heartbreaker’s Ball/Steppin’ Night at Marlowe’s Robert Randolph and the Family Band at Lafayette’s Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Friday, Feb. 14 Firepit Fridays at the River Garden free, family Valentine’s Day Weekend at Palladio Home & Garden Valentine’s Day “Charcuterie and Chocolate” Event at Primas Whiskey, Wine, and Chocolates at the Memphis Botanic Garden Opera Memphis’ Puccini Double Bill at GPAC Valentine’s Day Skate at Mid-South Ice House Valentine’s Day Dance at Blue Suede Ballroom Alvin Ailey at the Orpheum Black Love Live at Esplanade Memphis An Intimate Evening w/ Will Graves at 1524 Madison Valentine’s Day Duet Karaoke at Rec Room free Valentine Night at Soulz Cafe Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis family 90s Prom Night at Crosstown Brewing free if you wear a costume The Love Boat’s Valentine’s Day Cruise / Valentine’s Dinner at Lafayette’s Valentine’s Day at Celtic Crossing Karaoke at the Casual Pint Kristi & Misti White / Thelma & the Sleaze at Bar DKDC Marcella & Her Lovers et al at Black Lodge Valentine’s Date Party at Rumba Room Love Sucks! Show With the Dixie Dicks at Doghouzz Love is a DRAG at Dru’s Place PJ Morton at Minglewood Hall Bitter Ball at Tin Roof Area 51 at Alfred’s on Beale Valentine’s Day 2020 Celebration at Wild Bill’s Olivia Jean at Railgarten Sad Valentine’s Deep Dish at Zinnie’s Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Saturday, Feb. 15 Skate School at Society Skatepark family Memphis Modern Market at Loflin Yard family Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Fun! at Muddy’s family World Bonobo Day Celebration at the Memphis Zoo family Jazzy Family Day at the Dixon family Galentine’s Day Brunch at Knife Bird All In For Animals Charity Poker Tournament at Humane Society Valentine’s Dance Class at Blue Suede Ballroom Bears For Beasts at Memphis Made 28th Annual Works of Heart at MCA Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum Opera Memphis’ Puccini Double Bill at GPAC Transmission: Broken Hearts Party at Bar DKDC Flower and Chocolate at Wiseacre Brewing #LetsGetLoud Beat Battle League Season Opener at TDC The Kickback at the Hi-Tone Rec Room Rumble (Armored Fight Club) at Rec Room Romantic Live Music at Soccer City 901 Delta Joe Sanders CD Release Party at B-Side Memphis Whiskey & Wings Bar Crawl at Atomic Rose Love Sessions at Club Paradise Valentine’s Day 2020 Celebration at Wild Bill’s Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Sunday, Feb. 16 9th Annual TEP Gumbo Festival at the Pipkin Building Bring Your Dog To Bingo Day at Loflin Yard Current Event Art + Music Show at Knifebird Presidential Sunday Funday at Tin Roof Memphis Reggae Sunday at Brinson’s Love Celebration at The Venue Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum Balley Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Robbie & The Cartel Lightning at the Hi-Tone Comedy Laugh Fest at the Landers Center Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) Monday, Feb. 17 Parent’s Day Out at the Memphis Zoo President’s Day Playdate at TransforMama Collierville’s 150th Anniversary Kickoff at Collierville Town Square Monthly Open Mic Night at Huey’s Midtown Paul&Co. at Lafayette’s Music Room John Paul Keith at the Guest House at Graceland Mary Gagz at Bar DKDC Abe Screening at Malco Ridgeway Tuesday, Feb. 18 February Volunteer Blitz Night at Habitat for Humanity Tori Kelly at Minglewood Hall Beautifully Adorned: Head Wrapping Class at Knowledge Quest Wine Tasting and Tutorial at Highlander Pub Wider Angle Film Series: Winter Flies at Central Library Tiffany Harmon Band at Bar DKDC Wednesday, Feb. 19 February Insiders On Tour at TN Welcome Center Art Village Gallery Bus Tour Cafe Conversations at the Brooks Museum A Novel Book Club at Novel Memphis Hope Lodge Dinner & Game Night Rooftop Workout + Yoga + Cocktails at Old Dominick Graham Winchester Song Swap at Bar DKDC Beanpole screening at Malco Studio on the Square Jubu Smith and Black Cream at Growlers Memphis Hustle v. Sioux Falls Skyforce at the Landers Center Tigers v. ECU at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) Thursday, Feb. 20 Food Truck Thursday at Court Square family Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family African-American Read-In at the Central Library February Student Day at High Point Climbing Harriet Tubman: One Women’s Journey at Elmwood Cemetery Artspace Immersion: Spotlight Memphis at Playhouse on the Square Garden-To-Table Dinner at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens Tanya Tucker w/ Brandy Clark at Graceland Soundstage Trivia Night at Miss Cordelia’s free 10th Annual Memphis Monologues at 11 West Huling Downtown Drunk Art at Railgarten Nurse Appreciation Night at Mollie Fontaine Lounge Friday, Feb. 21 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family Firepit Fridays at the River Garden Galentine’s Sip + Shop at Propcellar Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Wine for Wishes at the Cadre Junior Brown & Dale Watson at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way Trio Plus Band at Marlowe’s Calum Graham at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts South Main Sounds Songwriter Night Moses Crouch and Mississippi Medicine at Loflin Yard Lost Dog Street Band at 1884 Lounge at Minglewood Hall Steve Selvidge and Band at Bar DKDC Legends Karaoke Tribute Night at RockHouse Live Midtown Saturday, Feb. 22 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend Civitan Frosty 5K at Overton Park Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family Introduction to Energy Healing at Somos Un Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D Movie opens at the Pink Palace Fine Silver Metal Clay Basics at Memphis Botanic Garden Crosstown Brewing 2nd Anniversary Tigers v. Houston at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) Trolls Live at the Cannon Center Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons at The U of M’s Harris Concert Hall Mardi Gras at the ‘Garten at Railgarten Native Blood and Sunweight at Black Lodge Video Neon Mooners at The Bluff 2020 American Advertising Awards at 616 Marshall Ave Collage Dance Collective Presents: RISE at GPAC Coalescent Saxophone Quartet in The Green Room World Heavyweight Championship Viewing at Rec Room Ameripolitan Weekend Beale Street Showcase Will Sexton Band + Jimbo Mathis (Fat Possum) at Bar DKDC Sunday, Feb. 23 Ameripolitan Awards Weekend Soup Sunday 2020 at FedExForum Willy Wonka Party at Primas Brunch w/ Chef Fran at Footlose Enterprises Al Chymia 78th Annual Shrine Circus at the Agricenter Showplace area family The Plagues of Early Memphis Tour at Elmwood Cemetery Brewskis and Books Third Edition at Memphis Made Brewing Trolls Live! at the Cannon Center Collage Dance Collective Presents: RISE at GPAC Forever Abbey Road Beatles Experience at Lafayette’s Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis Southern Literary Salon at TN Shakespeare Company Endless Love Music Showcase at Memphis Slim House Monday, Feb. 24 Ameripolitan Music Awards at the Guest House at Graceland EPL Soccer at Celtic Crossing Puzzles & Pints at The Casual Pint Mike Doughty at Bar DKDC Mary Gagz at Bar DKDC Bluff City 901 at Lafayette’s Bad Omens at Growlers Tuesday, Feb. 25 Tesla at Graceland Soundstage Tiffany Harmon at Bar DKDC Mardi Gras Celebration at Crosstown Concourse Mardi Gras Party at Celtic Crossing 8th Annual Mighty Fat Tuesday at Bayou Bar & Grill Mardi Gras Celebration at Sister Supply Black History Month Celebration at the Rose Theater Wednesday, Feb. 26 February Lunch & Learn at A Step Ahead Foundation Disney’s Aladdin at The Orpheum Theatre (through March 7) Streeter & The Tribe at Crosstown Arts Graham Winchester Song Swap at Bar DKDC Nerd Nite at Highland Axe & Rec Secret Comedy Show at Local Gastropub Downtown Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans at Lafayette’s Vitalina Varela at Malco Ridgeway Thursday, Feb. 27 Food Truck Thursdays at Court Square Disney’s Aladdin at The Orpheum Theatre (through March 7) Memphis Women’s Summit at U of Memphis Underground Railroad with Candacy Taylor Allison Kasper at Bar DKDC Caritas Chef Dinner at Caritas Village Passport to Oregon 2020 wine dinner at 409 S. Main Pot Still Irish Whiskey Tasting at Celtic Crossing The Toasters w/ CCDE at the Hi-Tone Afro- Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Workshop at Cazateatro Bilingual Theater Friday, Feb. 28 Disney’s Aladdin at The Orpheum Theatre – through March 7 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend at Graceland – through Feb. 29 Firepit Fridays at the River Garden I AM MEmphis at 3795 Frayser-Raleigh Road Saturday, Feb. 29 – Leap Day! Disney’s Aladdin at The Orpheum Theatre – through March 7 Madonna Learning Center Gala at Hilton East Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend at Graceland Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” at The Cannon Center Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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Here are the five things you won’t want to miss in Memphis this weekend, plus a few extra ideas. A sunny winter day at the Crystal Shrine Grotto, one of the 100 places you need to visit in Memphis. But first, be sure you didn’t miss anything on the blog lately: February volunteer ideas – give back, y’all! Listen music in Memphis in February. Wilco is coming to Memphis. A year of things to eat in Memphis. Guides: Crawfish, Mardi Gras. 1. Sweet Street: First Fridays, Broad Avenue, Friday, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., $5, all ages/kid-friendly Shops and eateries on Broad will offer treats and sweets this Friday night. All you need to do is pick up a $5 punch card at any participating location and then start exploring! For a list of participating businesses, go here. 2. A Night At The Pawscars, Cadre Building, Friday, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., $20 dogs /$45 GA/$75 VIP, 21+ This brand-new event is all about the dogs! Put on your favorite Oscars-inspired outfit and head downtown to the super swanky Cadre building for a vegetarian buffet, bar, dog fashion show, a silent auction, dancing, and more. There will be dogs there—in fact, dog tickets are $20 while supplies last. Everything benefits the pups of ALIVE Rescue Memphis. 3. Chinese New Year Celebration, CMOM, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., $15 per person, all ages/kid-friendly Celebrations for the Year of the Rat continue this weekend at a family-friendly Chinese New Year party, which is included in the price of Children’s Museum admission. The kids can enjoy a traditional dragon dance, crafts, dances, origami, a special storytime, and samples of Chinese dumplings. 4. Folk All Y’all: An Evening With Snaps For Sinners, Green Room at Crosstown Arts, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., $20, 18+ Folk All Y’all is a Memphis concert series dedicated to intimate shows for singer-songwriters with 100 percent of the proceeds going throwers the artist. This Saturday, enjoy a “sassy swing ensemble” and bring your dancing shoes for Snaps for Sinners in the ultra-cool Green Room at Crosstown Arts in the Concourse. 5. Retro Drinks Reimagined, Bar Hustle at ARRIVE, Saturday, 5 p.m. – midnight, free to enter/cocktail costs vary, 21+ Guest bartender Dylan Seo of The Sixth cocktail bar in Chicago teams up with Bar Hustle in the Arrive Hotel this Saturday for an evening of retro-inspired cocktails. I’ll be honest, I have no idea what this means. I do know that Pablo and Erik at Bar Hustle know how to make a craft cocktail and I’d try anything they made. It’s free to enter and there will be eight cocktails available for purchase. This is a good opportunity to check out the Arrive, Bar Hustle, and the downstairs restaurant Longshot if you haven’t been there yet. If you’re looking for free and family-friendly, check out Firepit Fridays at the River Garden on Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. or any of the other family and/or free events marked below. More ideas… Friday, Feb. 7 Firepit Fridays at the River Garden free, family First Fridays: Growing From Seed at Palladio Garden free Notable Black Memphians talk at Woodruff-Fontaine House Heart to Heart Cocktail Party + Bridge Lighting at Wagner Place Chocolate and Art at Phillip Ashley Chocolates Blackwater Trio at Crosstown Brewing free, family The Dopolarians at The Green Room Freeloader and Faux Killas at Bar DKDC Moniker: Ft. Cntrlla et al at Black Lodge Love Doesn’t Hurt Benefit Concert at Growlers South Main Sounds Songwriter Night free, family Silent Disco at Loflin Yard Improv Underground VIII at the Brass Door Jana Jones Art Opening Reception at Art Body Soul free Opening Reception: Sheltr at L. Ross Gallery free Art Reception: Jerry Plunk at My Memphis View Art & Gallery free Tyler Perry’s “Madea Farewell Play Tour” at FedExForum What Becomes Of A Broken Heart: The Stage Play at Evergreen Theater (through Feb. 9) Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Saturday, Feb. 8 Volunteer at the Old Forest at Overton Park Pre-Valentine’s Day Pop-Up at Wild Nutrition Small Shop Saturday w/ Wilson’s Woodwork at Ghost River family, free Herbal Work Study: Herbs for Love at Memphis Botanic Garden free w/ volunteer hours Indie Memphis Free Youth Workshop at Cloud 901 family, free Skate School at Society Skatepark family Tigers v. USF at FedExForum (Men’s Basketball) family Foundations to the Enneagram Workshop at Jason’s Deli Conference Center Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Fun! at Muddy’s family Chinese New Year Celebration at the Children’s Museum family A Fancy Little Flea Market at Avon Acres Sabato Sociale at Bari 5th Annual No Show Ball benefitting the Forest Spence Fund family The Power Of Black Love at Kukutana African American Museum Exhibition Opening Party—Negritude at Art Village Gallery free Draft & Laughs at Memphis Made free Winter Festival of Lights at 409 S. Main Retro Drinks Reimagined at ARRIVE Hotel (Bar Hustle) Adults Only Twilight Tour at the Memphis Zoo Speed Dating In The City at Premiere Palace Ballroom Spyro Gyro at GPAC I LOVE MEMPHIS Variety Show (no affiliation) at Wolfgang Manor 10th Annual Forever Loving Marley at Railgarten Don’t Be Afraid Comedy at Midtown Crossing Folk All Y’all: An Evening With Snaps for Sinners at the Green Room Lee Brice at Graceland Live JSU Alumni’s Mardi Gras on the River at Balinese Ballroom Marcella & Her Lovers at Bar DKDC What Becomes Of A Broken Heart: The Stage Play at Evergreen Theater (through Feb. 9) Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square (Thu. – Sun. through Feb. 8) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Sunday, Feb. 9 Love and All That Jazz at The Church of the River free Women Who Rock at Wonder Cowork Lecture: Entertaining in the Gilded Age aka Downton Abbey at the Brooks Seed Swap at Central Library free Low-Cost Microchipping at Hollywood Feed Southaven Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Buckman Arts Center Blooms and Brews at Everbloom Designs The Day Party at Jamrock Lounge Oscars Watch Party at Rec Room free Tinglers at Alex’s Tavern free Speed Dating at Crosstown Brewing Indecent at Circuit Playhouse (Thu. – Sun, through Feb. 16) Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at TN Shakespeare Co. (select dates through Feb. 16) The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway musical at the Orpheum (through Feb. 9) Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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