It's a little bittersweet that this weekend's Lose Yr Mind festival—which spans four venues and over 30 performances—won't fill out a freshly renovated Lollipop Shoppe. However the festival's longtime organizers Elizabeth Elder and Bryan Wollen (both Lollipop Shoppe co-owners) had already expanded this year's programming to multiple venues. So, when it became apparent Lollipop (which is a new lease on life for nightlife mainstay Dig A Pony) wouldn't finish renovations in time, Lose Yr Mind.
A bittersweet announcement came earlier this week: After being a mainstay of Portland nightlife for the last 11 years, dance club/burger bar Dig A Pony will close its doors this June. The bright side of this development is that Dig A Pony's co-owners, Aaron Hall and Nicholas Musso, are passing the torch to their good friends and known figures in the city: Elizabeth Elder and Bryan Wollen, the force behind Lose Yr Mind Fest, and.