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let's play more!
join us for a rotation of play Opportunities
at hvc's next door lounge in hadley

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(it's next door to the theater!)

events are open to the public & Free

DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM

trivia, standup, & music open mic start at 7pm

​Events are PG-13 (though no promises - it's a bar after all)
​except for standup night which is 18+

the next door lounge is accessible to people of all physical abilities
what's playing this week?
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RECOMMENDED

for a whole night of fun
order OR BRING in dinner

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Click here for a list of local pick up and delivery restaurants!
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PB&D

this month's
first friday:

More Improv, More better
improv showcase & Jam

First Friday features a different special event every month. Each one is a unique opportunity to connect, play, and get happier together.
Thank goodness it's Fri-YAY!

The next First Friday:
More Improv, More Better
featuring Playdate, We Made a Thing, PB& D ... and YOU*!
"More Improv, More Better" provides time, space and applause for improvisers at all levels to spread their comedy wings. See new stuff, try out something for yourself, and maybe jump up to play in our
FREE community-powered improv showcase and improv jam!

We Made a Thing is Pam Victor and Scott Braidman
who step into the shoes of characters and live their lives until the show is over.

Playdate is a long-form improv trio. Two of them are engaged to each other.
The other one is not to either.

PB&D which to some may mean peanut butter and deli, but in this case it is a coded reference to three familiar long time HVC denizens Peggy (Gruen), Brian (Lynn), and Dave (Ruderman) who will perform a long form monoscene.

And ... 
*YOU! If you'd like to join in the improv games,
we'd love to get silly with you in the jam!  

Come watch. Come play. Come laugh. 
Proof of full initial vaccination(s) required to enter The Next Door Lounge.
​Click here for current masking status. (Updates will be noted on the door.)
​Full COVID & Health Safety policies here.

2ND Fridays
TRIVIA NIGHT
Put your useless knowledge (or knowledge-less use) to work! ​Come with a team or by yourself to prove what you know (or don't) about music, science, sports, literature, current events, movies, TV, and more.
It's even fun if you don't know diddly-squat about trivia!
Teams of 1-6 players
Sign up at the door starting at 5:30
​Trivia play begins at 7:00 pm
Proof of full initial vaccination(s) required to enter.
​Click here for current masking status. (Updates may be noted on the door.)
​Full COVID & Health Safety policies here.
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Performers must be "Hello You" graduates

3rd Fridays
storytelling standup
Watch HVC talent try out their latest material,  laugh together, raise a glass, and support up-and-coming standup comedians! 
And if you've completed at least one level of our "Hello You" Storytelling Standup classes, you can throw your name in the hat for a chance to get up and do your thing. 
SHOWCASE STARTS AT 7PM
​(Sign ups start when doors open at 5:30)
This show often contain adult language and themes. Must be 18+ to attend.
Full details here.
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Standup MC Kelsey Flynn
Proof of full initial vaccination(s) required to enter the Next Door Lounge.
​Click here for current masking status. (Updates may be noted on the door.)
​Full COVID & Health Safety policies here.

4th Fridays
Music
​open Mic
Calling local musicians! Come show off your talent at a monthly music open mic.
Rock, folk, classical, pop, weird stuff - All welcome!
Open to one and all.
Sign up night of at the bar to play 2-3 songs on your own instruments.
​Mics and amps provided. (We have 2 mics.)
Sign ups start when doors open at 5:30.
First act starts at 7:00
Proof of full initial vaccination(s) required to enter the Next Door Lounge.
​Click here for current masking status. (Updates may be noted on the door.)
​Full COVID & Health Safety policies here.