Hi, Folks.

Let's start a thread for our conference friends so that they can maximize their time in River City. Once it gets to 10 or so responses I will link to the conference board.

Weather: Next week will be a cooler, wetter beginning to March than we are accustomed to. The projected conditions are below:

1. Wednesday, Mar 12: Showers, 53°/36°; Chance of rain:40%, Wind: N at 14 mph
2. Thursday, Mar 13: Partly Cloudy, 46°/31°; Chance of rain: 10% Wind: NNW at 15 mph
3. Friday, Mar 14: Sunny, 53°/38°; Chance of rain: 0% Wind: S at 9 mph
4. Saturday, Mar 15: Partly Cloudy, 57/31°; Chance of rain: 0% Wind: W at 7 mph
   

Barbecue:
Everyone wants to go to the Rendezvous (http://hogsfly.com/) but like other well known places, most Memphians consider it to be more for tourists than for us. The three places within 5-6 miles of downtown are Central Barbecue (http://www.cbqmemphis.com) behind the National Civil Rights Museum - Downtown; The Barbecue Shop (http://www.dancingpigs.com) at 1762 Madison; and just because it is close to the FedexForum: Blues City Cafe at 138 Beale.

What to Do:
Gamblers tend to want to go to Tunica, but Southland Park (http://www.southlandpark.com/) is just a 10 minute drive across the river in West Memphis, Arkansas, and, according to what I have heard, it has all the Machine Games and most of the table games.

For the Families:
The Memphis Zoo (http://www.memphiszoo.org) is very highly rated and only 15 minutes from the Forum.

The Children's Museum of Memphis (http://www.cmom.mom)


Gettin' likkered up...
Overton Square (http://www.overtonsquare.com/eat-shop-enjoy/dining/) is just now being revived after 20 years of being ignored. A number of new places have opened up. For the microbrewery lover, check out Bosco's at 2120 Madison Avenue. Also a newer location is Bar Louie on the corner of Madison and Cooper just 50 yards away.

Cooper Young District (http://cooperyoung.biz/night-out/). Just 2 - 3 miles from Overton Square, the District has a couple of really eclectic places. For the unusual try Alchemy Memphis (940 South Cooper Street). For the down and dirty, try Young Avenue Deli (2119 Young Avenue)

Beale Street - 'nuff said.