Merlins Rest Pub

Hide the silver! Lock up the china! Bedlam is coming!
Indeed. Those marauding Celtic cats known as Bedlam will descend upon Merlins Rest tonight to provide some rollicking Irish and Scottish folk and their own finely honed sense of jamming. It’s a truly spirited night. Great fun.
So fill up the belly with a pie and a [...]

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The Open Mic is tonight! Join Harrison Matthews as he leads the Merlins Rest Open Mic night. Bring your guitar, your singing voice, your accordian; your poems, your stories, your novel chapters; etc. It’s your mic! Say it, sing it, share it, friends. We’ll see you there.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS
In addition to our regular fun this [...]

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It’s the weekend! We’ve got two regular events to keep you relax and smart.
Saturday: The Hot Club is in house! Come enjoy some of the finest jazz in the Cities as you grab a bite and a pint. It’s a beautiful part of a Saturday night. Music starts around 9 pm.
Sunday: The Sunday Pub Quiz [...]

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Ah, what’s 50 degrees? Nothing. Not anymore. Autumn has settled in and the Minnesota blood has warmed to the chill. It also helps to have a cottage pie or pasty and a couple pints of Guinness!
So, hey: It’s Friday. To that we say: AWESOME.
Tonight we continue one of the oldest of Irish traditions: the session. [...]

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Yeah, it’s a bit chilly these days, and the first damp blast of fall may leave you a little shellshocked, but it’s good to have the blues. We’ve got ‘em! Tonight Dino & the Dinosaurs will provide their brand of blues for the pub’s enjoyment. Music starts around 9 PM.
Get yourself a pasty and a [...]

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