Happy Fourth of July!

Memphis has a great number of Independence Day and Firework Celebrations in the area next week.  Check out the list below to see where all of them are and the details of the event.  Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

• Fireworks in the Park
  Head to Latimer Lakes Park for Horn Lake's Fourth of July fireworks display. Festivities begin at 6:00 with fireworks starting at 9:00 p.m.
• Germantown Fireworks Extravaganza
  This family friendly celebration includes food, fireworks, and music. The fun starts at 5:00 p.m. at Municipal Park and fireworks will begin at 9:10pm.
• Independence Day in Olive Branch
  The annual July 4th "Celebrate Your Independence" event at the Olive Branch City Park will begin at 7:00 p.m. and fireworks will start at 9:15. Bring blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy food, games, and fun!
• Mud Island Independence Day Celebration
  Head down to Mud Island for a day of food, rides, games, live music, and of course, fireworks. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at sundown.
• Redbirds Home Game
  Celebrate your independence at a Memphis Redbirds game. The Redbirds will take on the Nashville Sounds followed by a fireworks show and patriotic music. The game begins at 6:05 p.m.
• Southaven July 4th Celebration
  This year's celebration will be held at Snowden Grove Park. There will be live music, a fabulous fireworks display, and fun for the entire family! The fun starts at 7:00 and the fireworks display will begin around 9:00.

LuvMud Race Tomorrow

LUVMUD is a benefit 5k mud race with obstacles and a mud pit. The race in Memphis supports a local charity Habitat for Hope. Habitat for Hope is a committed group of volunteers and staff who work to form community around families who have traveled to the mid-south to receive medical care for a child that is critically or chronically ill.

Simple and Meaningful Father's Day Ideas

Father's Day is this Sunday, and if you haven't had time to shop for a gift it is getting late. Thanks to PowerOfMoms.com for these simple and meaningful gift ideas that you can pull off last minute!

WORDS OF AFFIRMATION: Have each child write a top-five (or ten) list of things they love about dad

ACTS OF SERVICE: Make him his favorite meals (but don’t stress yourself out by doing lots of complex things – a grumpy, stressed wife on Father’s Day won’t be a great present!); work with the kids to secretly clean out the garage or basement or do some other act of service you know he’ll be excited about.

QUALITY TIME: Create some great new fatherhood memories. Plan a family excursion involving some of Dad’s favorite activities (a bike ride and picnic with some favorite treats, a night out at the movies seeing HIS kind of movie, a hike, bowling, etc.); make coupons for a few activities he’d love that he can “cash in” throughout the year.

GIFTS: Buy him something he’ll really enjoy doing with the kids and wrap it up pretty (a board game if he likes games, tickets to a game if he loves sports, a new ball if he loves playing catch.

 

Stratum on Highland Location

The Stratum on Highland has a great location for University of Memphis students!

Tonight is Freese Night w/ the Memphis Redbirds

Even the weather agrees with our Freese Out tonight! High of 75 degrees, Block Party in the plaza from 5-7pm with $2 Coors Lights & live music by A-440, free ice cream to the first 1,000 fans, and a David Freese t-shirt to the first 3,000 fans courtesy of Prestone Anti-Freeze!