Bar, Club entertainment in North America
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111 Minna
A superhero here to rescue the staid Downtown scene, 111 Minna is a street-wise art gallery by day (open from noon to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday) that transforms into a happening lounge space and club by night (evening hours vary). After-work events are networky but usually interesting – one recent week featured green professional happy hours, Japanime fan clubs and a gay teen support group fundraiser – until 9pm, when '90s and '80s dance parties take the back room by storm. Don't miss monthly free Sketch Tuesdays, when artists make work for sale to the audience.
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Shine
Underground house parties erupt at tiny, offbeat Shine, decorated with disco balls and gold fabric wall panels that look like someone's Burning Man craft project. The DJs are hype for such a small bar, and when the beats heat up, barstools get shoved aside and the whole place becomes a dance floor; check the online calendar. Dig the photo booth, and the tricky bathroom mirror – people primping in the mirror have no idea anyone using the facilities can watch them rub lipstick off their teeth with a finger.
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Strathcona Hotel
This multivenue complex includes the rooftop volleyball courts of Sticky Wicket Pub; hillbilly, peanut-shell-on-the-ground haven of Big Bad John’s; and touring musical acts at Legends.
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Seville Quarter
Taking up an entire city block, this massive entertainment complex contains seven separate eating, drinking and music venues, all tied together with a sort of HG Wells-ian 1890s vibe – gas lamps, blimps hanging from the ceiling, lots of brass and dark wood. Try Rosie O'Grady's for beer, peanuts and an old-school saloon feel, Lili Marlene's for karaoke, Fast Eddie's for pool, or Apple Annie's for courtyard seating and boozy fun.
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