Seems like you would jump at the chance to have both food and musical fixings as part of the coming three-day, Memorial Day weekend:
– The Armadillo Jump band on Friday night at the Willow River Saloon in Burkhardt is the perfect way to kick-off the all-things-picnicking three-day holiday. They have taken their cracked-up rockin’ blues, described as fresh and crispy, slathered with “moppin’ sauce and a generous splash of the hot stuff,” to create a tasty recipe of a Texas show that’s unmistakably jumpin’. Isn’t this party-style flavor what you go to the cabin for?
– Speaking of that, new around town is the Tasty brand spiked and sparkling fruit juice, which could be seen as watered down, since it is low carb and calorie and non-gluten, but they’ve kept the good stuff, namely the 5 percent alcohol.
Bundle this, for the official start of summer holiday weekend, with the Tiki brand liquor that’s advertised complete with tropical torch-style artwork, and you have a party to start the season. And that’s not to mention the Tilted Tiki bar, with its “tidbits” and cocktails and four days of early-evening music (late afternoon to wrap it up on Sunday) on Main Street in Stillwater …
– And now, with Memorial Day around the corner and the on-the-patio, pre-nightfall music officially here, we recommend Mallard’s resort in Bayport and their gigs with Jose James on Saturday and longtime local fixture Dave Burkhardt on Sunday. They’ll reprise their acts on those days all summer long.