Students looking for a place to dance, drink and listen toclassic party music this weekend have a new scene to check out.Baron's Place, a new night club, will open at 8 p.m. today in theVillage.
The club is for students over 21 years old, and the only alcoholavailable will be beer and wine. Baron's will also have asimplistic food menu with food prices ranging from $2 to $15.
The club is located at 505 N. Dill Street, where Speakeasy usedto be, next to Greek's Pizzeria and will be open Tuesday throughSaturday from 4 p.m. until 3 a.m.
"I think the atmosphere and the night club scene will be thedriving force behind this place," owner Baron Labosco said. "I willhave the most friendly and courteous staff in the state, and ourgoal is to provide the best experience a person can get in a nightclub."
Hanging on the walls inside the club are pictures of MarilynMonroe, Elvis Presley and other famous American photos such as oneof America soldiers coming home from war titled "Kissing the WarGoodbye."
"I'm playing on the Americana theme as far as the decor is,"Labosco said. "We're not interested in being trendy or cool. Wewant the people that want to come and have a good time without allthe aggression and hype."
Baron's will also have some theme nights including local bandsplaying acoustic music on Tuesday nights and a Throw Back Thursdaynight where they will play music from the '80s and '90s.
Labosco said he decided to open Baron's Place because he feltthere was a need for an alternative dance spot in Muncie,especially considering the effect of Ball State in the community.Senior Pam Becher agreed a new club on campus would be a niceaddition.
"I think it's kind of in a hidden location," Becher said,"but ifthey advertise and get their name out, I think they'll befine."
Greek's Pizzeria owner is a friend of Labosco so Greek's hasbeen helping Baron's Place advertise their grand opening today.
"We've been advertising for them by putting fliers in ourdelivery boxes," Greek's waitress Ashley Matejka said.
Becher saw one downfall, however, in Baron's serving only beerand wine.
"I think not having hard alcohol will deter girls because manyof them don't like to drink beer," Becher said.
Other students didn't think that the club should be only 21years old and up.
"I think that it should be for 18 and older because for thefirst three years of college life, you're not that old," Matejkasaid.
Ball State has such a major problem with underage drinking athouse parties because students under 21 years old have no where togo party, student Kaci Cunningham said.
Labosco said Indiana has fairly strict laws regarding alcohol,and it is absolutely critical to obey these laws to the letter.
"Everybody's here to have a good time, and we're not going totry to eliminate anybody's fun, but I'm not going to make itdangerous for anyone either," Labosco said. "We'll buy them a ridehome if they need it, and we'll cut them off long before they losethe ability to maintain their composure."
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