I GREW UP IN A DIVE BAR NOT JUST ANY DIVE BAR THOUGH. IT’S THE SMALLEST BAR IN THE WORLD PUTTING ON MAJOR NATIONAL ACTS. OVER 65 MEMBERS OF THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME HAVE PLAYED HERE AND A HOST OF FAMOUS ATHLETES, MOVIE STARS, AND POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN HERE. BUT YOU’D NEVER KNOW IT. IT'S A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE IS EQUAL AND ACCEPTED. A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SHOW UP IN BOARD SHORTS OR A TUXEDO AND IT'S ALL THE SAME. I’VE SEEN EX-BOYFRIENDS’ LOCAL BANDS FILL THE ROOM AND COLDPLAY DO THE SAME. IT’S A SANCTUARY THAT HAS COMFORTED SO MANY THROUGH GOOD TIMES, HEARTBREAKS, AND ALL THE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN. THE STAFF HAS BECOME FAMILY... IT’S A MOTLEY GROUP WHERE MOST HAVE WORKED THERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING COMMUNITY, THE TALKHOUSE HAS BEEN A FAMILIAR FAMILY AND WATERING-HOLE FOR GENERATIONS. THE TALKHOUSE IS AN ALWAYS EVOLVING, EVER-CHANGING CONFLUENCE OF MUSICIANS AND PATRONS AND YET IT FEELS COMFORTABLY FROZEN IN TIME. THE STAFF IS EVER THE SAME, THE VIBE IS LAID BACK AND UNPRETENTIOUS AND YOU CAN ALWAYS SPOT LOTS OF FOLKS FROM THE LAST TIME YOU WERE THERE. I GREW UP AT THE TALKHOUSE. I GREW UP WITH THE STAFF PROTECTING ME. I GREW UP WITH BANDS CRASHING ON OUR COUCH BEFORE WE COULD AFFORD TO PUT THEM UP AT HOTELS. I GREW UP ENJOYING THE DRINKS , THE MUSIC , AND EVERYTHING THE BAR HAS TO OFFER. IN 2020, ALONG WITH SO MANY, THE TALKHOUSE WAS ROCKED WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT. THE DOORS WERE CLOSED AND THE SODA STREAMS WERE TURNED OFF. IT WAS SCARY AND LONELY BUT IT GAVE ME AN ENTIRELY NEW PERSPECTIVE. HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THIS ENDLESS PARTY - HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THIS COMMUNITY EVEN WHEN OUR DOORS ARE CLOSED AND THE STAGE LIGHTS ARE OFF? HOW DO WE BOTTLE UP THIS ENERGY, THIS FAMILIARITY, THE MUSIC, THE INTIMACY, AND THIS …. OH, WE DO JUST THAT. WE BOTTLE IT UP... OR RATHER CAN IT UP. IN OCTOBER 2020, I FOUNDED TALKHOUSE ENCORE WITH THE HOPE TO MAINTAIN (ALL WHILE EXPANDING THE REACH OF) MY FAMILY'S LEGACY. TALKHOUSE ENCORE IS A READY-TO-DRINK CANNED COCKTAIL THAT CAPTURES THE TALKHOUSE SPIRIT IN BEVERAGE FORM. MY HOPE IS THAT IT WILL TURN THE MUSIC UP , KEEP THE DOORS OPEN AND LIGHTS ON, AND ENSURE THE DANCING NEVER STOPS , NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHERE, NO MATTER THE SEASON. TALKHOUSE ENCORE WILL BE A STAGE FOR MUSICIANS, A DANCE FLOOR FOR ALL, AND A FAMILIAR DRINK NO MATTER THE WHERE.