MONDAY,AUGUST 18,2003 OFFTHEHILL THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 9D The Pink House, once a local music venue, no longer hosts any shows. Landlords prohibited any bands from playing in the house after learning about the concerts in an article that ran in the Lawrence Journal-World. LIVE MUSIC Landlords black out on Pink House 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, they 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, 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. - Edited by Ehren Meditz 785-843-5444 3514 Clinton Parkway (by HyVee) Cards for all occasions! Buy 1 greeting card, get 1 Free equal or lesser value. limit 5 Expires 9/30/03 Receive a 10% discount everyday by showing your student ID or KU employee ID. CORK BARREL WINE AND SPIRITS AUGUST SPECIALS Malibu Rum 750 ml $8.99 McCormick Vodka 1.75 L $17.99 Dewars Scotch 750 ml $17.99 Jim Bean Burbon 1.75 L $17.99 Bombay Sapphire Gin Liters $23.99 Bailey's 750 ml $15.99 Welcome Back Students! Mike's Hard Lemonade 12 pk. $9.99 Keystone Light 30 pk. cans $13.99 Coors & Coors Light 18 pk. 12 oz. cans $9.99 $11.99 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 12 pk. bottles Miller Genuine Draft 12 pk. 24 oz. cans Clos Du Bois Chardonnay 750 ml $13.99 Michelob Ultra Light & Regular 20 pk. $13.99 $9.99 Penfolds Pentoids Thomas Highland Chardonnay 750 ml $9.99 Raymond Amber Hill Merlot 750 ml 2000 W 23rd 901 Mississippi $6.99 331-4242 842-4450 ( )