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A persistent winter slowed some construction projects, and one of them was the new building that will house Ernie Williamson Music, 925 S.Range Line Road.The store was to have opened March 1; it looks like the opening is going to be closer to April 1.The new store is nearing completion directly behind the existing store, which will be torn down to create a much larger parking area. The original property had previous lives as a service station, auto parts store and a mattress shop.That Range Line corner has been occupied for a long, long time.I talked with James Parks, a longtime employee, about the building’s attractive exterior.“You should see the inside, which is 95 percent complete. This is a really nice music store,” he said. “Someone gave some thought to the design.”The old store had six private rooms for lessons; the new store will have 11.A bigger parking lot was needed because the existing one would become full when teachers and students were in those rooms.design hitsnotee j £kmWALLYKENNEDYColumnistThere was not much space left for employees and customers.The music store will occupy 6,000 square feet of the 10,000-square-foot building. The building has three lease spaces. Those have been taken. Details on that to come.Ernie Williamson Music is part of the Springfield Music family of music stores. Other stores are located in Kansas City and St. Louis.Ernie Williamson was a local musician who started the store in 1937 in Pittsburg,Kan.SIDELINESSidelines Sports Bar is now in its third week of operation at 1802 S. Main St.The storefront, which for decades was home to the 18th Street Bar, has been doing quite well since its opening, said Lindsey Hoke, an owner who has worked at JB’s, J-Town and Sportsman's Park. The other owners are her husband, Travis, and Sagan Vree-land and James Doubledee.The bar has a casual atmosphere with lots of big screens to watch games. Buzztime trivia and’poker are available. Thursday is karaoke night. The bar will eventually offerstadium-style food.Happy hour is from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The bar will stay open as late as 1:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.SAY WHAT?1 would like to meet the person who came up with this idea: Learn how to paint, and drink wine or beer while you do it. I would need an extra-ex tra-large apron to do that, and so would evejryone around me. This sounds like so much fun I can hardly contain myself.It’s called RSVPaint — for relax, sip, visit and paint. It will occupy the north half of the Columbia Traders building at 420 S. Main St. You can learn all about it at Third Thursday on March 20.Open painting will be going on that night, and there will be a gallery featuring local and area artists.The first class will be offered the next night. Classesare offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. They’ll take reservations during Third Thursday.If you can’t wait that long, visit rsvpaint.com. The website has a section for frequently asked questions that explains everything, including studio policies with regard to the age of participants and how instructors can get involved.A two-hour class couldrange in price from $35 to $45. There are discounts for couples who might want the class for a date night.There are classes in which the whole family can participate.Topics range from introduction to watercolor to painting pets. You can bring your own wine or beer. They provide allthe materials.John Coleman, general manager of RSVPaint in Springfield, now in its second year, said, “You can have an enjoyable evening and a beautiful painting at the end.”IF YOU HAVE NEWS about something happening on Range Line Road or Main Street, call 417-623-3480, ext. 7250; orsend an email to wkennedy@joplin globe.com; or send a fax to Wally Kennedy at 417-623-8598.
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Joplin Sunday Globe
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Sun, Mar 09, 2014
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