Santa Ana’s gay bar, the Velvet Lounge, to open on Friday, Oct. 7

Santa Ana’s gay bar, the Velvet Lounge, is finally opening up this weekend, with festivities that start on Friday, Oct. 7 and run through Monday, Oct. 10.

According to their website:

“Velvet Lounge will open as Orange County’s newest, gay owned and operated, restaurant and nightclub! Our beautiful location, in the historic downtown arts disctict of Santa Ana, will be open 7 days a week. Join us for lunch, dinner, happy hour, and nightly entertainment, featuring the areas best performers, hosts, and DJs. Relax on our large patio, or explore our inside lounges, and newly built Velvet underground, in our exclusive lower level. Be sure to join us for our weekend long Grand Opening celebration, coming soon; watch this website for more details and dates!”

Click here to check them out on Facebook.

416 W 4th Street ▪ Santa Ana ▪ Historic Arts District

Information Line: 714-232-8727

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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