"It is with a mixture of sadness and relief that we are announcing that we will be shutting the doors of Lefty’s forever after tonight’s show with Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes," owners Karen and John Graham said.
(SALEM, Ore. ) - A popular downtown Salem pizzeria and music hot spot abruptly closed it's doors Saturday night.
The owners of Lefty's on State Street annouced the closure on their website. Karen and John Graham opened the pizza parlor and music venue, popular with blues and jazz musicians, in 2003.
Here is the annoucement posted on the website:
It is with a mixture of sadness and relief that we are announcing that we will be shutting the doors of Lefty’s forever after tonight’s show with Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. If you are free tonight, we’d love the chance to say goodbye in person. If you can’t make it just know that we appreciated your support in the past.
It isn’t without a lot of forethought and reluctance that we came to this decision. Lefty’s has been a labour of love; a love of music, culture, people, and a desire to bring something fresh and fun to Salem. We have had many “magical” musical moments at Lefty’s that will never be forgotten!
To our patrons and loyal music fans, we most gratefully want to tell you how much your love of Lefty’s and appreciation of the music gave us constant encouragement to keep it going. Your seats will forever have your names on it.
Finally, tonight is meant to be more of a wake than a funeral. Come ready to have one last celebration.
Cheers,
Karen and John Graham
The Lefty's pizza parlor on Commercial Street, owned by Travis Lewin, will remain open.
You can send your thoughts or comments to kjustg@aol.com
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