McDonald finds room to grow.Byline: LEWIS TAYLOR The Register-Guard When the folks at the McDonald Theatre went about renovating the space formerly occupied by Chez chez prep. At the home of; at or by. [French, from Old French, from Latin casa, cottage, hut.] chez prep at the home of [French] Ray's North Beach Restaurant, they had a working title in mind: "Smoke and Mirrors." The room, which has been remodeled into a lounge for the McDonald, recently opened to the public. With ample mirrors, plush custom carpeting and an outdoor smoking area, the still-unnamed 2,000 square-foot room lives up to its initial title. "We realized we were short on lobby space, that was always the Achilles' heel of the theater," said Kit Kesey, the operator of the McDonald, 1010 Willamette St. "We wanted a place where, no matter what kind of crowd was in it, people would feel comfortable." Kesey worked with Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. South Architecture to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. the room. Renovations proved to be more extensive than expected, and almost all of the existing Chez Ray's decor was scrapped. In addition to a live video feed of concerts happening in the theater, the new lounge offers a full bar and ample seating. The carpet, which was custom-made in Millkin, Ga., features an egg-and-dart pattern that mimics a design found on the outside of the theater building. The lounge will be open only when concerts are happening in the theater. "It makes you think of a classy class·y adj. class·i·er, class·i·est Informal Highly stylish; elegant. class  i·ness n. bar," said Daniel Hill Daniel Hill can refer to:
Vet's Club Before it closed its doors in November of 2000, the Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette St., was a local live-music mainstay. Now it's back up and running as a full-service restaurant, Mac's at the Vet's Club, and will host music once again. At least initially, you probably won't see the Cherry Poppin' Daddies show up at the club as they used to. Until the new restaurant gets off the ground, the plan is to have cover and dance bands play on Friday and Saturday nights, said owner Pat McCallum Pat McCallum (born September 6, 1969, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a curler. Record He was Alberta's Junior Runner-Up in 1988 losing out to Mike Sali, of Calgary. In 1989 he was NACA (Northern Alberta Curling Association) Bonspiel champion, with skip Randy Ferbey, third Don . "I would like to think that we're going to offer a variety of music," McCallum said. "We don't want to be pigeonholed as having only one variety of music." Christie & McCallum will perform at 10 p.m. today and Saturday at the Vet's Club. There is no cover. Blues is back After a brief hiatus hiatus /hi·a·tus/ (hi-a´tus) [L.] an opening, gap, or cleft.hia´tal aortic hiatus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. , the Westside Blues Jam is back. The weekly sessions will happen at 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Overtime Tavern, 770 Bertelsen Road. For more information, call 342-5028. CAPTION(S): Bill Doll (left) and Carl Powell Carl Demetris Powell (born January 4, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played two seasons as a starting DE for the University of Louisville after transferring from Grand Rapids Community try out the new lounge in the McDonald Theatre. |
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