Volume I 2008

In This Issue: *Entertainment: The Beale Street Music Festival *Dining: The Top Barbeque Restuarants *Events at The FedEx Forum

All Around Memphis Contact: Lauren White, 100 N. Main, Memphis, Tenn. 38117901-555-3322 lauren@allaroudmemphis.com

All Around MemphisThe Official Guide for Everything Memphis

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Location: Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.

The park is located on Riverside Drive be-tween Beale Street and Georgia Avenue.

Entrances are on Riverside Drive at Beale Street and on Riverside Drive at Georgia Av-enue. Patrons with tickets may enter from the River Walk at the north and south bluff stairs.

Dates and Times: Friday, May2 - 5:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3- 1:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Sunday, May 4 - 1:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Featured Artists:My Chemical Romance Aretha FranklinSheryl Crow Gavin DeGrawThe Roots Jerry Lee LewisProject Pat The Black CrowesFergie O.A.R.Ben Folds SantanaDisturbedColbie CaillatTegan and SaraLou ReedJoan Jett & the Blackhearts

For the complete line-up and times visit,

www.memphisinmay.org

Ticket Information:Three day pass through April 30 only $63.50. Once it’s May the deal goes

away!

Daily Ticket in Advance: $27.50

Daily Ticket - Day of Event: $33.00

All Around Memphis Contact: Lauren White, 100 N. Main, Memphis, Tenn. 38117901-555-3322 lauren@allaroudmemphis.com

Beale Street Music FestivalThree Days :: Four Stages :: Live Music

Central BBQ2249 Central Ave., Memphis, Tenn.; 901-272-93774375 Summer Ave., Memphis, Tenn.; 901-767-4672Opened in 2002 and has some of the best ribs and pulled pork in the city. Mac -n- cheese, barbeque beans and cole slaw are all made from scratch. Lunch and dinner is served and there is seasonal live music on the patio.

Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous 52 S. 2nd St., Memphis, Tenn.; 901-523-2746This well-known restaurant has been serving ribs since 1948 and welcomes thousands of visitors every year. Rendezvous is known for its slab of ribs and all items can be shipped anywhere in the United States.

Cozy Corner745 N. Parkway, Memphis, Tenn.; 901-527-9158 This family-run restaurant is known for its baby back ribs, regular ribs and sandwiches. Its house specialty is Cornish game hen and all food is served on paper plates and set on plastic table-cloths.

Germantown Commissary 2290 S. Germantown Rd, Germantown, Tenn.;901-754-5540 Located in a century-old former country store in downtown Germantown, the Commissary serves some of the best barbeque around. Besides the pulled pork and barbequed ribs, the smoked sau-

Corky’s Bar-B-Q5259 Poplar Ave., Memphis, Tenn.; 901-685-97441740 N. Germantown Pkwy., Cordova, Tenn.; 901-737-1988743 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville, Tenn.; 901-405-4999Corky’s original location is in Memphis, Tenn., but has restaurants in eight states. Visitors can taste the incredible pulled pork shoulder barbeque. Go early to avoid lines and the barbeque can be shipped if you’re not near a franchise.

Neely’s Barbecue 5700 Mt. Moriah, Memphis, Tenn.; 901-795 4177670 Jefferson, Memphis, Tenn.; 901-521 9798For four decades Neely’s has served up some of the tastiest and most delicious barbeque in the state of Tennessee. Come and experience its award-winning ribs or delicious barbeque nachos at one of the locations in Memphis. The Neely’s are known for their show on The Food Network.

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Top Barbeque restaurantsA Taste of Memphis You Can’t Resist

All Around Memphis Contact: Lauren White, 100 N. Main, Memphis, Tenn. 38117901-555-3322 lauren@allaroudmemphis.com

The FedEx Forum is in the southern part of downtown Memphis, Tenn., at 191 Beale St.

and Third Street. It is home of the NBA Mem-phis Grizzlies and the college basketball team, The University of Memphis Tigers. The FedEx

Forum also holds concerts from nationally known musical artists.

December Events:Friday, Dec. 5 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. ClippersMonday, Dec. 8 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. RocketsFriday, Dec. 12 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. BullsSunday, Dec. 14 3:00 PM Grizzlies vs. HeatTuesday, Dec. 16 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. HornetsWednesday, Dec. 17 7:00 PM Memphis Tigers vs. Arkansas-Little RockFriday, Dec. 19 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. BobcatsSaturday, Dec. 20 5:00 PM Memphis Tigers vs. SyracuseSunday, Dec. 21 7:30 PM T.I.’s “Holiday Hip Hop Jam TourMonday, Dec. 22 12:00 AM Memphis Tigers vs. DrexelMonday, Dec. 22 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. LakersTuesday, Dec. 23 4:00 PM Trans-Siberian OrchestraTuesday, Dec. 23 8:00 PM Trans-Siberian OrchestraFriday, Dec. 26 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. PacersMonday, Dec. 29 8:00 PM Memphis Tigers vs. CincinnatiTuesday, Dec. 30 7:00 PM Grizzlies vs. SunsWednesday, Dec. 31 1:00 PM Memphis Tigers vs. Northeastern

For more information on events and tickets, visit www.fedexforum.

All Around Memphis Contact: Lauren White, 100 N. Main, Memphis, Tenn. 38117901-555-3322 lauren@allaroudmemphis.com

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Fedex forum events Home of the Memphis Tigers and the Memphis Grizzlies