Eye on the Scene: Opening Night at Doma Bar in Burlington

Opening Night at Doma Bar, Burlington, Friday, November 7

The South End Arts District feels more alive on Friday nights than it has in quite some time. Not only are more studios opening their doors and embracing the “First Friday” of the month as the night to showcase new works, but also previous mainstays along Pine Street that have sat dormant are now home to new endeavors. One of them, Doma Bar, celebrated its official opening earlier this month with a marathon dance party featuring a different DJ on the hour, every hour, including local selectors DillanwithAQ, DJ Fernetic, DJ Liv, Disco Phantom, Jubilee, four-d and DJ Cre8. Doma Bar, in the former Paradiso Hi-Fi space, is the new iteration of the vinyl lounge concept at 388 Pine Street. The addition of a disco ball and red lighting, and the subtraction of Paradiso’s fine-dining focus, immediately give the room a much more comfortable after-party atmosphere. I look forward to Doma Bar becoming the late-night hang spot in our once again bustling South End.