There are two great festivals this weekend in Memphis. Film buffs will enjoy Indie Memphis being held at Midtown's Playhouse on the Square, Studio on the Square and the Brooks Museum beginning tomorrow night through Sunday. There will be full length and short films all weekend long in addition to a free screening of The Blues Brothers Friday night at the Levitt Shell.
River Arts Fest returns to the South Main area this weekend. This is usually a fun time with lots of people watching, art, live music and more. There will also be a preview party Friday night at the Memphis College of Art's South Main campus. Details are below.
Here are a few music recommendations for the Fest.
Eric Hughes (4pm Saturday,Midway Stage)
Billie Worley (11am Sunday, Sam's Town Main Stage)
Blind Mississippi Morris and Brad Web (2pm Sunday, Midway Stage)
Larry Porter's football team finally has a weekend off to get healthy and figure out if they want to win another game or two this season. The Memphis Tigers now boast a 1-6 overall record and are 0-4 in Conference USA. Local sports talk is showing that Memphis fans aren't happy with the way that the season is progressing and they are questioning if Porter was the right hire. Tiger fans needs to give Porter a break. The cupboard was bare after Tommy West's regime and it will take at least a year (maybe two) for Porter's system and players to be in place. The Tigers very well may finish the season with one win (my guess is two), but I say give Porter a pass. If Memphis has the same record at the midway point of next season, then the Porter experiment will have to end. Maybe Tiger fans will get lucky and get a bonus firing of R.C. Johnson at the same time.
Here's the picks for this week.
Last Week: 4-2
Season: 30-12 (71%)
Navy over Notre Dame
Austin College over Rhodes
Auburn over LSU
Oklahoma over Missouri
New Orleans Saints over Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles over Tennessee Titans
Weekly Liberty Bowl Projection: East Carolina vs Syracuse*
*The Liberty Bowl usually matches up the Conference USA champion vs a SEC representative. Its looking like two SEC teams will make it to the BCS bowls, so the SEC may not have enough bowl eligible teams to fill all of its bowl tie-ins. The Liberty Bowl has an alternate agreement with the Big East to provide a team if the SEC doesn't have enough teams.
Here's a sampling of Billie Worley for your enjoyment.
