The Stork Membership in Oakland, which closed in Might 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, is getting a brand new lease on life.
The favored hangout, which is reportedly one of many oldest dive bars within the Bay Space, is ready to reopen below new possession and with a (barely) totally different identify.
So, prepare for Thee Stork Membership — sure, with an additional “e.” The bar/music venue opens on July 1.
Famed director John Waters will seem on the opening occasion, together with Shannon Shaw, singer for the Oakland band Shannon and the Clams, and DJ Chris Owen. Tickets are $35; www.seetickets.us (seek for “Stork Membership”)
“Thee Stork Membership will function a full bar, separate from the primary stage space, with a cocktail menu that celebrates the cheesy drinks of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, and a design motif that harkens again to 1972,” in line with a information launch. “Thee Stork’s previously uncared for outside house will get the remedy it deserves, too. Full with a custom-designed sound system, Thee Stork provides its predecessor a welcomed refresh, however maintains the power of a blue-collar, family-run, native operation that even John Waters himself would go to.”
The brand new homeowners of the membership are native producers Marc Ribak, Amy Carver, Billy Agan and Matt Patane.
Ribak and Carver are identified for producing Oakland’s standard Mosswood Meltdown music pageant (previously the Burger Boogaloo); which has featured such acts as Devo and Iggy Pop through the years. The 2022 Meltdown is ready for July 2 and three at Oakland’s Mosswood Park with a lineup that features Bikini Kill, Kim Gordon, the Dirtbombs, Bleached and extra.
Agan and Patane have expertise with historic Oakland venues, having revamped Eli’s Mile Excessive Membership 2015.
The Stork Membership, lengthy identified for its full of life environment, sturdy drinks, and internet hosting a variety of often-local rock, punk and roots bands, has been an Oakland fixture for many years, although there may be some query as to when it opened. Some accounts say it dates way back to 1918.