WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18,2003 NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 15 Zach Straus/Kansan The Pink House, once a local music venue, no longer hosts any shows. Property owners disallowed any bands from playing in the residence after learning about the situation in an article run about the house in the Lawrence Journal-World. MUSIC Pink House shut down as live concert venue By Annie Bernethy aberneth@kansan.com Kansan staff writer The Pink House concerts are no more. A group of friends who worked to promote local bands, the Pink House usually held concerts once or twice a month in their house for more than a year. However, when the property owners saw an article in the Lawrence Journal-World on venues last month,the promptly put the Pink House out of the concert business. The tenants at 1131 Tennessee St. were not evicted, but Property Management Services asked them not to hold shows at the house, said Peter Berard, a Pink House resident. "Somehow, the city got involved because we can't have a commercial venture in a residential area," Berard said. Luke Wetzel, Westwood senior and Lawrence.com writer, wrote the article that caused the shutdown and said he regretted the outcome. "I wouldn't have written it," he said. "I think there was a false assumption that everyone already knew about it." "I'm sure those guys will continue to be involved," he said. "They have a lot of talent and a lot of enthusiasm for what they do and we would all like to see them continue." If they do continue, they will need a new place to do so. Wetzel's article was not the first to recognize the Pink House. References to the house were made in both Spin magazine and in The Pitch Weekly, which published its article last June. Rich Barr, Lawrence fire marshal, said the concerts held at the house were a public safety concern. "The use of the house goes beyond residential," he said. "It becomes a true public assembly use." The fire department can shut down events at the house if the exits are found to be inadequate. Because it is a residence, the Pink House does not have an official capacity load, but events can be stopped if the exits are blocked, Barr said. City codes can also be problematic for residents of the house. When the building is used as a place of public assembly, noise, trash, parking, zoning, environmental and building codes could all be potential problems said Barry Walthall, manager of the code enforcement division of Lawrence. For now, local music fans will have to find other venues where they can hear their favorite bands. People interested in the local music scene can visit lawrencerock.com for a list of venues and local bands. —Edited by Ehren Meditz CORK BARREL WINE AND SPIRITS Summer Specials! 2000 W 23rd 331-4242 3514 Clinton Pkwy. 841-8778 6-01-03 thru 7-30-03 LIQUOR SPECIALS Jose Cuervo Liters $18.99 Knobb Creek Burbon 750 ml $16.99 Scoresby Scotch 1.75 L $17.99 Bacardi Rum Silver & Gold 1.75 L $19.99 Beefeater Gin 1.75 L $25.99 Smirnoff 80 Proof 1.75 L $15.99 Crown Royal 750 ml $19.99 Captain Morgan ORIGINAL SPICEDRUM 1.75 L $17.99 BEER SPECIALS Pabst Blue Ribbon 12 pk. cans $5.49 Miller Light 30 pk. cans $15.99 Odell Brewery 6pk. $4.99 Smirnoff Ice 12pk. $10.99 Boulevard Pale Ale & Unfiltered Wheat 12pk. $9.99 Bass Ale 12pk. $9.99 WINE SPECIALS SUTTER HOME WINERY 750ml All Flavors $3.99 Kendall Jackson Chardonnay KENDALL JACKSON $9.99 WOODBRIDGE 15L All Flavors $9.99