Friday, April 3, 2009
Last night was the grand opening for Lawrence’s new dueling piano bar, The Barrel House, 729 New Hampshire St., which was originally scheduled to open March 26.
Construction delays and a wait for materials to arrive caused twin sisters and Prairie Village seniors Emily and Alex Akers to rethink their bar’s opening date.
“We want people to be impressed so we want to do things right the first time instead of having to fix it once we open,” Emily said. “This whole week we’ve gotten very little sleep.”
The bar features four VIP lounges and two pianists who play songs requested by audience members.
The bar has entertainment booked for the next six months and all of the VIP lounges are reserved for this weekend. Emily, Alex and their business partner Danny Williams gave tours of the bar before opening and received positive feedback.
“We just want to make sure everyone’s satisfied when they walk out,” Emily said. “It’s going to be a bumpy ride in the beginning but after this weekend we’ll have smooth sailing.
” The Barrel House is open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight and tomorrow night. Regular hours are Monday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dueling piano entertainment is on Thursday through Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m.
— — Edited by Liz Schubauer
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New piano bar has grand opening
Sounds like a great time. I will be going there. Lawrence needs something like this.
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