The Hat Factory

[burt]

WOW! That party they have at The Hat Factory called RVAlution every Tuesday must be something else. Click on the website and hit RVAlution at the top of the home page and see the "teaser" video. Then go back to home page and scroll down to open the club's facebook and check the RVAlution pictures on that page at the lower left.

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

ATTENTION: Local Musicians:

Hanson and Rooney will be auditioning local bands to open for them at The Hat Factory Wednesday, July 28th.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/entertainment/music/article/W-RIFF10_20100609-192809/350120/

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[calwinston]

The Smashing Pumpkins will be performing at the Hat Factory, July 13!

http://www2.timesdis...-193003/350126/

[burt]

The Smashing Pumpkins will be performing at the Hat Factory, July 13!

http://www2.timesdis...-193003/350126/

No, you've got that wrong, cal.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will be at The National on July 13th. See the National thread:

http://www.thenationalva.com

[burt]

Comedian Andy Dick was in town Tuesday, June 29th to watch his son, Lucas, perform at GIBSON's GRILL in The National Theatre building at 7th and Broad Streets.

After that performance, he and a group numbering about 15 moved on to THE HAT FACTORY at the canal basin near The Slip for the weekly Tuesday night RVAlution party. And then on to an after hours club in midtown.

From the current Style Weekly:

http://styleweekly.c...06AD40F4F138127

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

The group known as Hanson packed the Hat Factory Wednesday night. They were hugely popular as teeny-bopper musicians back in the '90's.

From one of the pictures accompanying this review, the audience appeared to be mostly of the feminine gender.

From Jennie Araujo at Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...-review-hanson/

[burt]

I just checked the Hat Factory site and they seem to have a busy schedule down there. Lots of pre-Halloween spook-night attractions and their incredibly popular RVALUTION party every Tuesday.

Also, several nights of comics appearing on their stage.

The biggest name (at least to my limited knowledge of young entertainers) is TREY SONGZ this coming Sunday, September 19th.

THE HAT FACTORY is on the canal at Virginia Street a block off of Shockoe Slip.

Check out the club's website: http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

John M at RiverDistrict News says that a hot group called "Depressed Buttons" will head up a big new dance party on February 17th at The Hat Factory.

http://riverdistrictnews.com/2011/01/21/depressed-buttons-set-to-open-new-dance-night-at-hat-factory/

So, while the new destination restaurant/bar called OFF THE HOOKAH is taking up about half the commercial space in The Lady Bird Building, the HAT FACTORY continues to provide practically non-stop entertainment.

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

Leon Russell comes into THE HAT FACTORY next Tuesday, March 1st at 7PM.

Tickets (if still available) are $20-$30.

From the current Style Weekly.

http://www.styleweek...24CEBD9F2833297

Verify:

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

P.S. If you go to the Leon Russell concert at The Hat Factory (or any other event), why not stop in at OFF THE HOOKAH and find out what all the fuss is about.

Both clubs are in the same building.

http://offthehookahva.ning.com/

[burt]

In its first season, RVALUTION attracted 20,000 to the Hat Factory over about a dozen weeks.

The 2011 edition begins Tuesday, June 7th and continues for eleven more Tuesdays.

The Hat Factory is on the canal at the foot of Virginia Street in Shockoe Slip and shares the building with Off The Hookah.

http://www.hatfactoryva.com

[burt]

I also posted the above info about RVALUTION in a 3-part series about nightlife in Richmond Dining-out. thread.

[burt]

The Lady Bird Hat Factory building began its entertainment phase several years ago as Toads Place which was a spin off of New Haven's club of the same name. Subsequently, it became The Hat Factory and changed its format to more of a partying venue while still booking in semi-name entertainers.

An adjacent restaurant called CURRENT and a swinging club called OFF THE HOOKAH share the building with a few business tenants.

But The Hat Factory has once again changed its name. Henceforth, it will be known as THE EPIC THEATRE.

More infiormation as it becomes available.

Its website is: http://www.epicva.com

[540_804]

I like "The Hat Factory" better.

I liked that it paid homage to its history.

Epic Theatre sounds a bit cheesy.

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

Well, the website is really flashy and modern (love contemporary ) and neat, but I kinda agree "Epic" is a bit too much.....

[burt]

Coupe, do you think we should change the title of this thread to Clubs in Lady Bird Hat Building in order to keep up with new tenants and name changes?

Here is a story from today"s Richmond Biz Sense about the switch from Hat Factory to EPIC THEATRE. The photo accompanying the story shows the canal-side facade of the building. The EpicTheatre entrance is thru the double doors on the ground level. A restaurant called CURRENT is also on that level. A very popular club called OFF THE HOOKAH is on two or three levels and it also has a seasonal patio.

From today's Richmond biz sense:

http://www.richmondb...ic-proportions/

I'm going to post another story about EPIC below.

[burt]

Richard Hayes has posted more about EPIC THEATRE, If you click highlighted items in the story you can see before and after pictures of the venue. The white and magenta swags are a bit too chi-chi (read "cheezy") IMO.

From today's Shockoe News via RVANews:

http://shockoenews.com/2012/01/30/changing-more-than-a-name-at-hat-factoryepic/

[burt]

THE HAT FACTORY is also known as The Epic theater and still offers entertainment of one type or another most nights.

A recent Twitter notice on its website (see below) advises that "THE HAT FACTORY will be closed every Friday until further notice."

Fridays was the club's "Fight Night on The Canal" event.

Apparently, the place is active other nights of the week with dance parties, occasional concerts, etc.

http://www.epicva.co.../weekly-events/