“It’s always fun to stumble into one of those little neighborhood gems, little neighborhood dives or cool little experiences that you sometimes overlook,” he says. Those fundraisers and The Womack’s vibe are what makes it unique. “People love to participate,” Woodbury says, “You’re not asking them for anything other than to do what they’ve been doing otherwise.” Each month, the company’s venues pair with a brewery and $1 to $2 from each beer purchased is donated to the community partner. Genuine Concepts purposely partners with smaller charities to make a direct and definite impact on the community. It’s important to give back and support your community because we’re a part of it.” “It’s always been a big part since we opened our first store in Arcadia 13 years ago. “We’ve always been a community,” Woodbury says. A sweet tooth can be cured with Mary Coyle’s ice cream.Įvery restaurant under the Genuine Concepts restaurant umbrella gives back monthly to local charities like The Arizona Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona and Arizona Trails Foundation. To complement craft cocktails are snacks like popcorn and nuts or deviled eggs. To go with the ’60s theme, there are throwback cocktails: gin rickey, sidecar and the Harvey Wallbanger. The lounge features small bites and a craft cocktail bar menu. ultimately it just turns into a big dance party,” Woodbury says. ClubFly provides a gay bar, club, nightlife, and GLBT center mapper for Phoenix, Arizona and the rest of the US filtered by jeff-roscoe Phoenix gay bars and clubs are mapped in the gayborhood with an overview, tags, contact details, website, social media links, transit/walking directions, and driving directions. “As they say, all people want to do is dance and it’s true. Phoenix jeff-roscoe Gay Bars and Clubs from ClubFly. The bar announced the closure on its website and Facebook page on Wednesday its last day of operation. Woodbury says the Roscoe crowd is “funky, great people.” Roscoes on 7th, a gay sports bar in central Phoenix, will close. The Roscoe Taylor Band was Chez Nous’ house band for 15 years and embodies R&B, soul and funk. “Depending on the night you really can’t classify a particular type of audience,” Woodbury says. The music spans from jazz to DJs and country, which attracts an eclectic crowd. Drinks are low-cost and strong, as well as the personnel are very friendly. Plazma often screens NFL games and occasionally places on drag programs, so the ambiance really depends upon when you go.
There’s a dance floor on the far side paired with a small stage for entertainment. Gay lounge bar Phoenix az’s gay area, serving low-cost drinks and also a dive bar ambience. Inside the dimly lit venue you will find tufted booths, a boomerang style bar and wallpaper that all similarly replicates Chez Nous. “We just set out to build and recreate Chez Nous and sweated lots and lots of details.” “Chez Nous was so dearly missed,” says Woodbury of Genuine Concepts. Its owners were Andy and Maureen Womack, after whom the new club is fondly named. Phoenix’s The Womack is a nod to the infamous ’60s lounge Chez Nous, which was razed in 2007.
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