Don’s Club Tavern, a.k.a. Don’s Mixed Drinks, at 723 E. Sixth Ave., is thisclose to being sold to the Little Pub Company. But it’s not going to change much. Long live Don’s.
Mark Berzins is boss at Little Pub, which owns the Irish Hound, The Elm, Spot Bar & Grill, Three Dog Tavern and a host of other neighborhood joints around town. He says they plan to close the deal June 2. Not that you’ll notice. Don’s will not become a trendy Irish pub.
“I’ve been strolling into Don’s for the occasional stiff cocktail for many, many years,” says Berzins, who lives just a few blocks away. “We’re not going to change a thing. Our intention is to keep it the same beautiful divey joint that it is. It’s a classic, legendary neighborhood joint. I would feel wrong going in there swinging hammers.”
Listen to the music
As I wrote here last month, Elway’s plans to offer live music in its back courtyard five Wednesdays this summer. Check it out at elways.com.
Wendy Woo kicks it off 5-7 p.m. June 15, then it’s Robert Johnson on June 22; 17th Avenue Allstars on June 29; Nelson Rangell on July 6; Pan Jumbies on July 13.
Why not run the series all summer long?
“Quite frankly, we don’t know how it will go,” says Elway’s GM Tom Moxcey. “This is our first year; we just want to try it out and see if it’s something people enjoy.”
Bet on it.
Bolder
Sunday’s N.Y. Times spends a page on Boulder, when to go, where to stay, were to eat, what to do.
The best advice: Visit Boulder over Memorial Day weekend and stay at the beautiful new St. Julien Hotel & Spa. For $265, two people spend the night, one gets a hot-rock massage, they both get brunch or a pasta carb feast before the BolderBOULDER 10k race May 30.
It is a great weekend in the republic. “Emptied of the University of Colorado’s students, the town is at its least populated,” says The Times. “And thanks to the road-race frenzy, so are the 200 miles of well-groomed, accessible open-space trails.”
City spirit
Last weekend’s makeover of Mayor John Hickenlooper was postponed until this summer … It’s Christian Anschutz, not Christopher, as I wrote here Sunday … Sightem: Heeb magazine editor Josh Neuman at Buckhorn Exchange noshing on rattlesnake, elk and buffalo … The opening of Emogène Patisserie and Café has been delayed until Wednesday … Barbara Davis comes back to town Oct. 1 to be honored by the Children’s Diabetes Foundation’s High Hopes Tribute Dinner; Bob Newhart will entertain … Spy Bar & Lounge at Denver Pavilions (next door to Beyond nightclub) opens with a VIP party Friday and to the great unwashed Saturday, 7 p.m.-2 a.m. The hook? Silhouette dancing (a hit in Vegas), plasma TVs and 12 video cameras that “spy” on people in the lounge … Denver bold names head to the Brown Palace Wednesday night to hear about Cliff Young’s Vintner’s Club, his exclusive private residence club in Burgundy, France … Sez who: “Never face facts.” Marlo Thomas
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears on Fox 31 News. You can reach him at 303-820-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
