Not too long ago, it was announced that The Garage in Winston-Salem was planning on closing its doors.
Now comes word from owner Richard Emmett that the club will stay open - at least until April.
Great news for music fans who have come to appreciate the venues intimate setting.
The e-mail from Emmett said:
Music Lovers and Friends of The Garage,
Thanks again for all your support these last few weeks. It has really meant a lot. More than you’ll ever know. So much so, that I’ve decided to postpone the closing of the Garage until at least April pending my attempt to sell a minority interest in the business in order to raise money to pay back some debt and up fit the bar for draft beer and liquor.
Special thanks to all those of you who have expressed interest in buying shares in what some of you have so kindly called "a Winston institution." Yes, a true institution, a home for crazy’s like you in me who still hold fast onto our idealism, believing that even in today’s America "art for the sake of art matters" and "dreams are what nourish our souls."
I know your probably saying…alright already…is he closing it or not. Well believe you me, I ask the same question of myself most every day, running the numbers through my head, and trying to figure out a way to balance the art with the commerce.
Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at December 8, 2005 10:41 AM
