By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Home in Hays has had many lives.
It was a furniture store, a bar and, most recently, a Crossfit fitness center. It will reopen this spring as the Home Event Center.
"Everyone out there knows of that building as the Home," said Chace Malone, owner. "Our hope is to bring in more memories with the Home tied to it."
Malone, a Denver developer, was looking for an investment property in Hays, and his real estate agent suggested the Home property, 229 W. 10th.
The building is being renovated and will include a new dance floor and two updated wet bars. The building is about 8,000 square feet. The new dance floor will be about 1,400 square feet.
When the space is set up with tables, it has a capacity for about 250 people. Without tables, it has a capacity for about 500.
The center will have a DJ booth and a state-of-the-art sound system. The facility also will have a projector and TVs that could be used for slide shows or for meetings.
The center is scheduled to open as soon as April and is booking weddings and other events now for the summer.
Renters will be able to bring in their own catering and alcohol for events. The center will not initially have a liquor license, Malone said.
Malone said he is open for events large and small, including dart tournaments, dance recitals, comedy shows and club meetings.
"You name it, we want to be able to be flexible so we can bring in any sort of activities into the facility," he said.
Pricing ranges from $90 per hour for weeknight events to $1,500 for weekend weddings. You can learn more about pricing on the event center's webpage.
"I think the big thing I want to try to communicate to people is to utilize the space," he said. "If people have any cool, creative ideas they think would be exciting and bring people together, that would be really great."
You can book events through the center's website, email [email protected] or call 785-222-0086. You can also follow the center and its ongoing renovations on Facebook.