Dream Cafe to re-open

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A popular Penticton live music venue is set to reopen in February.

The Dream Cafe Co-op made the announcement this week.

"It will still be the same, just tweaked behind the scenes to be more efficient," said general manager Meghan Westfall.

The long-running venue was operated for years by Pierre Couture, with the co-op playing more of a role in recent years.

However, a perfect financial storm caused its sudden closure in October, leading to an outpouring of support. Local musicians held six benefit concerts to re-launch the Dream. A number of dinner and show nights were also held, with the last pair still to come, Dec. 26 and 27 with Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars.

The Dream team has been hard at work creating a sustainable future for the venue.

"Thanks to the different concerts and revisions to our business plan we are now able to re-open," said Westfall.

In the new year, there will be four nights with Ben Waters, Feb. 1-4.

Kobotown will perform, Feb. 8, Eric Bibb, Feb. 15 and 16, The Screen Doors, Feb. 18,  Dave Sinclair & Keith Bennett, Feb. 25, Devon Coyote,  March 3, and The Silver Screen Scoundrels, March 4.

The venue will be open for show nights only.