We started with 64 Memphians: American Idol contestants, radio personalities, politicians. Now we’re down to two: Soul legend Al Green and U.S. congressman Steve Cohen.

North Carolina might have won the NCAA National Championship, but here at Flyer headquarters, we’re down to the Flyer Four: soul legend Al Green, WMC-TV weatherman Dave Brown, Congressman Steve Cohen, and FedEx founder Fred Smith.

A night of booze, fancy buffets, and plenty of friends is always fun. But it’s even better when you’re tippling to support a charity or nonprofit organization.

Toast to live performing arts at the annual Wine and Roses Gala, a fund-raiser for the Germantown Performing Arts Centre. As the name implies, the event features a wine tasting, as well as live music by pianist Pnina Becher. It begins at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. …

Who will make it to the Flyer Four?

When Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper this week opined that July 1 is an absolute drop-dead date for keeping or amending the state’s current system of judicial commissions to stock Tennessee’s appellate courts, that intensified a debate which has seen calls for direct election of such judges. Memphis lawyer and GOP eminence John Ryder, in a Viewpoint written for the Flyer, opposes this solution, which is backed by several of his party-mates in the legislature. Go here.

Blake Fontenay, who for the last several years has served as an editorial writer and subsequently a business writer for The Commercial Appeal, has accepted a position as assistant in Nashville to newly appointed state constitutional officers Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Treasurer David Lillard, and Comptroller Justin Wilson.

Memphis Madness continues … and our bracket — in which we had Justin Timberlake and A C Wharton meeting in the Championships — is broken.

After the Memphis Tigers’ shocking loss Thursday night, you might feel like getting out of Dodge. But save your plane fare and take a virtual trip to the Big Apple instead.

Start by catching a performance by the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts tonight. The group celebrates their 40th anniversary with beautiful ballet choreography….