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charlene · 01-22-2017, 07:53 PM

"You have probably heard by now about Hugh’s Room’s financial difficulties, and that we have “closed”. And indeed, we have. But it now appears that this was a temporary closing.
We are planning to open our doors again on March 3.
Hugh’s has been open for 16 years and most of those years have been a financial struggle. That a venue which presents live music and runs a full-service restaurant is a risky venture, will not be news to anyone.
In early January, cash flow problems made closing the only option. However, since that time, a group of music lovers and music business people has come together to revive the club as soon as possible.
There are still some pretty high hurdles to jump, including fundraising, restructuring and re-thinking the whole business model. Personally, I think Hugh’s Room doesn’t need more than a few tweaks. Yes, it would be great to have a larger green room and a back-stage area, but that hasn’t prevented us from presenting excellent music for he last 16 years.
After holding off booking (and doing a little fire-fighting) for the last 3 weeks, I have been given the go-ahead to start booking shows again.
And though I talk of restructuring, most of our regular staff will be back. Anne and Dave and the rest of the tech crew are ready to go. Chef Rebecca is pondering menu revisions and Danka has threatened that she will be back pouring beer and abusing patrons.
Thanks for your patience with the recent uncertainty.
We will be putting regular updates on our website at hughsroom.com.
Colin Puffer
Hugh's Room Booker"

01-22-2017, 07:53 PM	#5
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: Hugh's room shows cancelled "You have probably heard by now about Hugh’s Room’s financial difficulties, and that we have “closed”. And indeed, we have. But it now appears that this was a temporary closing. We are planning to open our doors again on March 3. Hugh’s has been open for 16 years and most of those years have been a financial struggle. That a venue which presents live music and runs a full-service restaurant is a risky venture, will not be news to anyone. In early January, cash flow problems made closing the only option. However, since that time, a group of music lovers and music business people has come together to revive the club as soon as possible. There are still some pretty high hurdles to jump, including fundraising, restructuring and re-thinking the whole business model. Personally, I think Hugh’s Room doesn’t need more than a few tweaks. Yes, it would be great to have a larger green room and a back-stage area, but that hasn’t prevented us from presenting excellent music for he last 16 years. After holding off booking (and doing a little fire-fighting) for the last 3 weeks, I have been given the go-ahead to start booking shows again. And though I talk of restructuring, most of our regular staff will be back. Anne and Dave and the rest of the tech crew are ready to go. Chef Rebecca is pondering menu revisions and Danka has threatened that she will be back pouring beer and abusing patrons. Thanks for your patience with the recent uncertainty. We will be putting regular updates on our website at hughsroom.com. Colin Puffer Hugh's Room Booker"