Merlins Rest Pub

Tonight: Misplaced
Time: 9:00 pm
Well here I am out in western Arkansas’ horse country. Our publican John Dingley is an avid horse-racing fan and quite a talented handicapper (which is someone who wagers on races, not someone who harms horses). He might be happy to know I met one of Secretariat’s grandchildren (or was that a […]

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Today: Post-Requiem Gathering
Time: 12:00 pm
There’s  a gathering in Minneapolis today in honor of our friend Tim Dickson who passed away recently. After the requiem, our publican John Dingley has offered to open the pub early: 12:00 pm.
Pop up and give Tim a Celtic send-off, friends, while sharing your grief, memories, and his spirit.
Details on the […]

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Greetings, friends. And welcome to a triple news day. It’s a three-for-one! I’ll try to do proper updates on Saturday and Sunday, but I’m going to get most if it out right here since I’ll be on the road and am not certain how well the internet connection will be.
Following this Friday through Sunday news, […]

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Tonight: The Mosher/Ekstrand Experiment
Time: 9:00 pm
Our friends Kathy Mosher and Bobby Ekstrand will be in the pub tonight providing the jazz. They are treasures, those two. They’ll play an eclectic mix of music ranging from folk to blues and toss in a dash of rock and a bit of jazz to boot. Music from 8:30/9:00 […]

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Tonight: Specialist Pub Quiz
Theme: “Health & Beauty”
Time: 7:30 pm
Music: The weekly Folk Jam will follow the quiz
We want to open today by thanking the site visitor who passed along funeral information on Tim Dickson. That is, when funeral information might be available. Roundabout, Tim’s family has indicated that they may line things up late this […]

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