"The Boardwalk" in Orangevale to reopen as hybrid restaurant/live music venue
ORANGEVALE – Less than a year after seemingly closing its doors for good, a live music staple in Orangevale is now set to return.
The Boardwalk closed back in January after 35 years of hosting bands.
It had been put up for sale in April 2021 after part-owner Mark Earl passed away. The venue had also been hit hard by the pandemic.
Derek Clark and Sara Green, who also own Palm Tree Brewing Company in Orangevale, have since bought the property – and the intellectual rights to the Boardwalk name.
Now, on Monday, the new owners have announced that the Boardwalk will be reborn as a hybrid eatery and live music venue. Daytime hours will see the place run as Palm Tree at the Boardwalk, a Polynesian/American food joint.
Thursday through Saturday nights will see the return of live music to the Boardwalk. The new owners say they are aiming to get established acts as well as up-and-coming artists booked.
A ribbon cutting for the reborn Boardwalk is scheduled for Oct. 13.
Alternative rock veterans The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are also already scheduled for an Oct. 14 gig at the new Boardwalk, according to the venue's website.
