Want to go?
WHAT: Foam Party
WHEN: 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, June 9
WHERE: The Underground COST: Ladies free; $5/guys 18-20, $3/guys 21 and up INFO: 419-609-9463 Suds and parties typically go hand in hand, but the suds usually stay in the glass. A party coming up at the Underground challenges that convention. The Underground will host its first of five foam parties this summer on Saturday, June 9. If you don’t know what this means, the title is pretty straightforward: invite people to a bar, serve drinks to those of age, crank up the dance music and just when the scene looks right, pour copious amounts of bubbly bath foam onto the dance floor. Let the chaos ensue. “[Foam parties] used to be really popular back in the ‘90s, but then they kind of went away. A few bars started doing them again, but we’ve been doing them every year for 15 years,” Underground owner Nick Woodruff said. “They’re just something different you don’t usually see at a bar.” As strange as these parties sound, they really can be a pretty good time. The concept is so off-the-wall ridiculous you can’t help but grin while dancing in a mass of wet, soapy suds. But don’t grin with your mouth open too wide – foam is fun to dance in, but it’s not exactly a palatable substance. On that note, I’ve been to a few of these in the past, and as fun as they are, if things get crowded and you get caught under the foam machine without a clear way to get out, it can cause a bit of panic. The foam may seem thick, but in spite of your strongest efforts, you won’t be able to swim up. My advice: try to keep your dome above the foam. Did I mention there will be bikini and wet T-shirt contests?
WHERE: The Underground COST: Ladies free; $5/guys 18-20, $3/guys 21 and up INFO: 419-609-9463 Suds and parties typically go hand in hand, but the suds usually stay in the glass. A party coming up at the Underground challenges that convention. The Underground will host its first of five foam parties this summer on Saturday, June 9. If you don’t know what this means, the title is pretty straightforward: invite people to a bar, serve drinks to those of age, crank up the dance music and just when the scene looks right, pour copious amounts of bubbly bath foam onto the dance floor. Let the chaos ensue. “[Foam parties] used to be really popular back in the ‘90s, but then they kind of went away. A few bars started doing them again, but we’ve been doing them every year for 15 years,” Underground owner Nick Woodruff said. “They’re just something different you don’t usually see at a bar.” As strange as these parties sound, they really can be a pretty good time. The concept is so off-the-wall ridiculous you can’t help but grin while dancing in a mass of wet, soapy suds. But don’t grin with your mouth open too wide – foam is fun to dance in, but it’s not exactly a palatable substance. On that note, I’ve been to a few of these in the past, and as fun as they are, if things get crowded and you get caught under the foam machine without a clear way to get out, it can cause a bit of panic. The foam may seem thick, but in spite of your strongest efforts, you won’t be able to swim up. My advice: try to keep your dome above the foam. Did I mention there will be bikini and wet T-shirt contests?
