Final verse Thursday. It’s the end of the line and the end of the rhyme for the Mercury Cafe, which is closing after 50 years of leading Denver’s creative scene-making, from comedy to music to poetry to food. The venue, founded by Marilyn Megenity, will become The Pearl, a bar catering to LGBT w omen and nonbinary individuals — but open to everyone. The owners have said they plan to keep some of the Merc’s programming.) The Mercury Cafe Farewell Party & Ballroom Open Mic starts at 7 p.m. on March 27, at 2199 California St. There will be cheap drinks and guest performances. Bierock ‘n’ Roll Barquentine Brewing in Edgewater has added wine, spirits, and food to its menu, including a 75-year-old recipe for bierock, a savory pastry pocket sandwich that originated in Eastern Europe. (Barquentine Brewing) Saturday. Barquentine Brewing, located inside the Edgewater Public Market, 5505 W. 20th Ave., celebrates its fifth anniversary Saturday with a big party, live music, bouncy castles and a surprise announcement: the brewery has added food, wine and cocktails. The food menu will be anchored by bierstock, savory potato-based pocket sandwiches from Eastern Europe, the brewery said. The recipe comes from brewery co-owner Ed Knudson’s family; Knudson has been making them himself for 35 years. Classic bierock is made with seasoned ground beef, fresh sauerkraut and mozzarella. Other varieties will include an Italian bierock, a Cuban bierock, a pesto chicken bierock and a vegetarian bierock. Need more beer? Of course you do. One-year-old Wanderment Brewing, 800 E. 64th Ave. in Denver, hosts its first Kölsch release on Saturday. Inspired by co-owner John Flaherty’s trip to Cologne, Germany, the beer was brewed using traditional methods, Wanderment said. It will be served poured either directly from the tank “for a naturally carbonated, unfiltered experience” or filtered from the taps. Flaherty will be on hand to chat and lead tours of the brewhouse. Amyl & The Sniffers will play the Mission Ballroom in Denver on March 31, 2025. (John Angus Stewart 2024 @phcfilms for all) Sniffing success Monday. An excellent and furious rock band, Amyl & The Sniffers blew the lid off The Underground Music Showcase in Denver in 2024, resulting in one of the most talked-about sets at the annual festival on Broadway. Now the Australian band — formed in Melbourne in 2016 — returns to play the much larger Mission Ballroom, a testament to their popularity locally. Led by lead singer Amy Taylor, the pub rock/punk foursome performs a different high-energy set list every night on its North American Tour, including older favorites and new material from “Cartoon Darkness,” an album released in 2024. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show start at $59. Mission Ballroom is located at 4242 Wynkoop St. Get more information at axs.com. Roll into NOLA Chef Jeremy Wolgamott plans to open a Southern-style restaurant in Colorado called Restaurant Argot. But in the meantime, he is hosting a pop-up dinner on April 1 at Create Kitchen and Bar inside the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. (Provided by Jeremy Wolgamott) Tuesday. After leaving his job as executive chef at Bistro Vendome last fall, Jeremy Wolgamott has been working to open a new restaurant that reflects his upbringing in both Denver and Louisiana (where he spent 13 years cooking): Colorado ingredients to create family-style Southern meals, as he calls it. Since Restaurant Argot doesn’t have an address yet, though, he’s hosting a pop-up dinner on April 1 at Create Kitchen and Bar inside the Stanley Marketplace. Tickets are $60 each and will likely include dishes like hushpuppies with butter and smoked trout roe, white barbecue chicken, field pea salad, pimento mac and cheese, cornbread and lemon icebox pie. Drinker purchases are separate. The three-course family-style dinner runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Stanley, 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora. Get tickets and information at restaurantargot.com. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox. ...read more read less