Nightlife Near You: Stay and Play in the City

Lakewood has a handful of places that collectively handle any urges for shaking your money maker, getting your drink on, head bobbing, karaoke and the occasional air-guitar solo in front of a juke box.

Last Call sports bar

Tucked inside a strip mall at 74th Street and Lakewood Drive, Last Call sports bar boasts 18 draft beers and another 30 in a bottle, as well as cocktails and wine. DJ’s spin dance hits, slow jams, R&B and Top 40 on Friday and Saturday nights.

A wall separates the dance floor and main bar area allowing comfortable conversation. Cover charge is $5. Last Call also offers pool tables, darts, karaoke and a bar menu.

(Visit our busienss listing of Last Call ).

The Fan Club Sports Bar

As the sun sets, The Fan Club Sports Bar morphs into a nightclub on the weekends as the DJ cranks out pop, R&B, danceable rock and Top 40 hits. It offers pizzas, burgers, hot wings, and other simple but filling bar food. The Fan Club features a large outdoor patio with a covered seating area, making it a great place to take a break from tearing it up on the dance floor.

Other amenities include TVs, pool table and dartsand a wall of Pull Tabs if you're feeling lucky. There is no cover chage.

(Click for the business listing of The Fan Club Sports Bar).

Lakebridge Forza

In the live music department, Lakebridge Forza is taking it up a notch by featuring local talent on Friday and Saturday nights. Music goes from 7-9 p.m. There is no cover charge.

Local talent is where it’s at. Just look at how Tacoma’s Vicci Martinez nabbed the spotlight. Catch the likes of acoustic-based, soulful singer/songwriter Kim Archer, alternative-country performer Kari Ehli, pop/rock strummer Nick Sandy and more.

(Click for a business listing of Lakebridge Forza).