Comments (0) Best New Venue - 2008
The Falcon
When he bought the nearby Sport Bowl Lanes & Billiards, Gothic Theatre owner Steve Schalk wanted to turn the spot into a live music/bowling center with a sci-fi theme, and even thought about having the Millennium Falcon crashing into the front of the place. While he didn't end up going quite that far, the iconic Star Wars spacecraft became the inspiration for this spot, and space-themed murals lining one of the walls do give it the look of a spaceship. The venue itself is out of this world: One side is a live-music club that brings in local and national acts and features a state-of-the-art sound system (it had to live up to the Gothic's standards, after all), while the other side houses the bowling alley, pinball machines and pool tables.
