Welcome to Shakespeare's Pub
Magic Hat's Odd Notion
Series
has come to Shakespeare's!
Come in and try an
Odd Notion Pint
for just
$2
all day, everyday!!!
Phone: 269-488-SPUB (7782)
Shakespeare's Pub
241 East Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Pub Hours*
Mon-Fri: 10:30am - 2:00am
Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am
Sunday: 12:00pm - 2:00am
* Doors close every night at 1:15am
Want to contact us??
email us at
Events
Thursday August 5th, Kalamazoo Noise presents Key to the Midway with Fishlips and Branden Mann and the Reprimand Cover $5 8pm. Doors Open at 7:30.
Friday August 6th, Megan McNeal $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Saturday August 7th, The Rogues. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Wednesday August 11th, Poetry Slam hosted by Tracy Smith. $3 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Thursday August 12th, Truthtone Records. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Friday August 13th, Full Circle Agency FCA Benefit Event. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Saturday August 14th, Lose Change. $3 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Wednesday August 18th, Extreme Karoake NO COVER!! Doors open 9pm.
Thursday August 19th, Megan McNeal. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30
Friday August 20th, The Avenues. $3 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Saturday August 21st, Too Smooth for Notes. Tickets $15 at the door 9pm. Doors open 8:30.
Wednedsay August 25th, Extreme Karoake NO COVER!!. Doors open at 9pm.
Thursday August 26th, Open Mic NO COVER! 9pm.
Friday August 27th, The Mulch Brothers. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
Saturday August 28th, Age of the New Comedy. $5 Cover 9pm. Doors open at 8:30.
About
In January of 2000, Scott and I talked of opening a pub of our own while closing up shop at another local watering hole we worked at. It was a Tuesday, a busy night for the bar, and a game of pool always followed the evening before going home.
I knew we could do this, but, it was 3AM, and as talk goes, it was just that to me, talk. We left for our homes after that game and at 9AM that morning, just hours after that pool game, Scott was knocking at my door ready to place plans into effect.
The original plan was to build a place in Novi, MI. A place close to our home towns. Novi is a nice city, and one where people can make a great living. I moved back to the Novi area as a Financial Consultant, looking for an area in my spare time where we could build the ultimate gathering place. Scott and I worked on our project mostly by phone at this point, because he was still living in Kalamazoo. Things were going well, but something didn't feel right. We figured out, Novi didn't feel like home to us. We wanted to be in Kalamazoo.
So our plans changed, and the search for a new home in Kalamazoo began. We knew we wanted to create a casual gathering place where everyone would feel welcome. A place where you could catch the big game, play pool, shuffleboard, darts, eat if you like, and have a great selection of beer to choose from. Downtown Kalamazoo seemed to be the most logical choice. A growing commercial area in our city, and one we were excited to be part of.
Scott found the Shakespeare's Company building. It was in pieces. The back of the building had been blown out in a fire. There was no staircase, or a window without a crack. My initial reaction was, "NO WAY!" to the idea that this was our place. Scott was relentless about building our pub here. I have always trusted him, so I agreed to follow him on this journey. I remember going home to Angela and telling her, I just put us into certain bankruptcy. After that initial thought, we researched the history of the Shakespeare's Company building and all that Shakespeare's Rod and Reel meant to our community. Suddenly, my hesitance turned to excitement and I began to think, "This can work". There could only be one name for our gathering place; Shakespeare's Pub.
Scott knew more people would associate the name with the playwrite rather than the Rod and Reel maker. So his idea to combine a fishing pole hooking into an ink well for our original logo was drawn by our bartender, Glenn. His rough draft is the logo we have on our menu, amd most of the swag we sell to this day. It remains our favorite logo.
On July 19th, 2003, Shakespeare's Pub opened its doors for the first time. We didn't announce our opening date, We didn't make a sign. We just opened the doors, and we were packed!
We are thankful to the community for helping us continue to live our dream. We still focus on making Shakespeare's better every year. Thank you Kalamazoo, Out of Town visitors, our Regulars, and First Timers for making Shakespeare's Pub a part of your life.
Sincerely,
Ted
Co-owner
Shakespeare's Pub
Map
We are located at 241 E. Kalamazoo Ave. in downtown Kalamazoo. If you need directions, click on Google Maps and enter your address for turn-by-turn directions to find us.
