The Collective Closes

by Ryan

The Collective, 3148 E. 11th St. in Tulsa has closed its doors.

The cafe / coffeehouse / bar opened in September 2008 and has hosted live music, art shows, swap meets, DIY workshops and video and board gaming. Among the musical acts that played there are Stevedore, Le Panther Happens, Scales of Motion, Mason Remel, Fiawna Forte and Ghosts.

Here’s a farewell message from owners Rusty Rowe and Colleen McCarty:

We must inform you that as of Monday, April 6th, The Collective is closing indefinitely. We have been struggling against the downturn in the economy for a few months now. With expenses escalating, and an extremely high rent payment, we were unable to continue serving you. After extended negotiations with our Landlord in an attempt to purchase the building, we could not come to an amenable agreement that benefited both parties. We hope you enjoyed your patronage here, and we hope that we were able to bring some comfort and happiness into your lives. We will continue to try to serve Tulsa in the capacities that we can in the future. Comments and concerns can be sent to thecollectivetulsa@gmail.com. As always we will try to respond promptly and honestly.

It is important to say that our closing is not due to a lack of support from this community. Word of mouth, news outlets and return customers helped us to be more successful than most businesses starting out. We thank you for your continued patronage. Everyone would like to think that they made a positive change on their environment. We would like to think that The Collective created a community atmosphere and arts-based business that hadn’t previously existed in this location. Thank you for making this possible for us, and thank you for the opportunity to serve you. We are deeply saddened by this turn of events, and if nothing else, please continue to support locally owned, Tulsa friendly businesses for they are the lifeblood of our community.

The Collective Team

Thanks to Jennifer Chancellor at Barrelhouse Beat for the heads-up. 

from Oklahomarock.com