Step 1: Check a calendar and a clock. Is it between 5 and 9 pm on Monday, March 24? It is? Then move to step 2.

Step 2: Get yourself all gussied up… Done? Move to step 3.

Step 3: Go to Grumpy’s downtown (located at 1111 Washingon Ave. in Minneapolis). Move to step 4.

Step 4: Look for these guys:

Congratulations! You are now enjoying Art Happy Hour!

Welp, the polls have closed, and we have a winner in the AHH!2 poll.

Capturing 62% of the vote, Grumpy’s downtown (on Monday, March 24, 5 to 9 pm) is the locale for Art Happy Hour 2.

Thanks to all who voted. More details about the event will follow in a few days.

Fais chier! See you soon at the Art Happy Hour!

With just under 10 days remaining in the Art Happy Hour! 2 poll, it appears that one choice, Grumpy’s, has a rather insurmountable lead–with 67% of the cast vote (compared to the only 25% of its closest rival).

But, do you know what? They counted out John McCain in 2007, and they wrote off Richard Nixon in 1960. They thought Eli Manning was only half the player of his brother Peyton, and he’d never win it all. They even, after 1992, thought the Bush family was doomed for the political dustheap.

And look where this sort of thinking got them!

So I guess the point is, don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. When it seems like all the chips are against you, and your favorite venue will never be chosen for an Art Happy Hour! — d o n ‘ t    g i v e    u p ! ! ! !

There is still plenty of time to rally your hombres, go to every available library internet connection, pad the polls, game the system, and win the day!

Vote for the venue. Vote for the fun. Vote Art Happy Hour! (Polls close at midnight on March 17.)