Lowry’s Dirty Dove music venue has canceled all reveals on its calendar amid court docket proceedings between proprietor Frank Schultz and his mom Terry Papay.
“Presently, it’s crucial to tell you that The Dirty Dove Underground goes via a serious restructuring section,” Schultz wrote to Dirty Dove’s mailing checklist. “On account of this re-organization it’s essential to make vital modifications to our present and future line-up of reveals.”
These modifications quantity to wiping the venue at 7401 E. 1st Ave.’s whole calendar, which had been stuffed via Could of this 12 months. Schultz in March 2023 was sued by Papay, who accused him of draining tons of of hundreds of {dollars} from firm financial institution accounts, according to Business Den.
That included holding her out of actual property offers and never repaying $3.7 million in promissory notes, in response to the swimsuit. The very subsequent month, Schultz countersued Papay.
“For the following a number of months particularly February via July 2024 we’ll assume an official ‘maintain’ standing till additional discover. Sadly, this may imply that each one of our reveals on our web site via Could 2024 will must be canceled,” Schultz wrote this week.
Schultz adopted that passage with an all-caps discover about ticket refunds, promising them by way of the Eventbrite.com platform or, if bought in-person with money, by way of refunds on the Tavern-Lowry restaurant. Purchasers should carry their tickets to get the refund, he mentioned.
Schultz in January mentioned from the witness stand that Tavern eating places in Littleton and Lowry “are dropping some huge cash,” as Enterprise Den’s Justin Wingerter reported. Former Tavern areas in Uptown, the Denver Tech Heart, Washington Park, downtown Denver and Platt Park have all closed.
“We’re speaking straight with all our artists, companies and promoters concerning the present reveals being marketed on our web site www.soileddove.com and our ticketing platform,” Schultz wrote. “Moreover, via no fault of her personal, our Expertise Purchaser Michelle Bishop won’t be able to schedule any future reveals till litigation is full across the firm restructure.”
Schultz didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. The Dirty Dove Underground at Lowery has been open since 1997.
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