HOLLAND — On the subject of vacation leisure, Phil Huffman is not messing round.
Huffman, proprietor of Bam Leisure Middle in Holland, has made it his life’s mission to introduce new and thrilling leisure concepts to the lakeshore. Up to now yr alone, he is added an grownup lounge, mountain climbing partitions, axe throwing and “Lit Lanes” to the listing of choices at Bam.
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And he is again at it once more — this time with a vacation flare.
“We’re creating what’s referred to as a Pop-Up Bar,” Huffman stated. “You’re taking a bar and also you adorn it. And then you definitely adorn it once more — and then you definitely add extra. It turns into essentially the most embellished bar you’ve ever seen.”
He calls it the “Blitzen Bar.” And it is not simply in regards to the ornament explosion. Huffman additionally plans to host family-friendly and adults-only vacation occasions, feeding off the power.
The leisure heart will host meals and toy drives with visits from Santa Claus, the Grinch, Unhealthy Santa and extra — plus faculty nights and trivia nights.
The occasions start this weekend and run via the vacations and into January.
“If there’s going to be a possibility for a brand new household custom, that is going to be it,” Huffman stated. “That is going to be large.”
Huffman stated he began planning “Blitzen Bar” in 2019, however needed to maintain off through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
He received the concept from a go to to Wrigleyville in Chicago. Huffman stated, exterior the baseball season, the world is often quiet — however pop-up bars modified that.
“They adorn these bars a lot that it turns into a vacation spot,” Huffman stated. “They’ve ready strains and canopy costs.”
Huffman stated Bam will serve vacation drinks and use Christmas-themed plates and cups.
The enterprise held a gentle opening Friday, Nov. 18, and a grand opening Saturday, Nov. 19. Be taught extra at gobamgo.com/bam-blitzen-bar.
— Contact freelancer Austin Metz at [email protected].