![]() ![]() And with a capacity of 49, the bar is so small that owner Roxzann De Marco said it didn’t make sense to reopen until she could do it at full capacity. The Rumpus Room was in a particularly difficult spot: It can’t serve food, so couldn’t offer takeout cocktails or open for in-person service until recently. During the past year and a half, dozens of bars and restaurants in San Francisco have permanently shuttered, unable to withstand the financial strain of temporarily closing. That the Rumpus Room would eventually see this day was not a given. Being back now, sitting at the bar among his friends, felt like a relief. “I kind of assumed everything would close forever,” he said. Roxzann De Marco, owner The Rumpus Room, talks about the re-opening of The Rumpus Room, which had been closed since March 16,2020, on it’s first day back open on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. When he moved to Las Vegas, Amaral had worried that some of his favorite San Francisco establishments might not make it. “We may not have all worked in the same industry or had much in common, but we all loved it here.” “We all became involuntarily connected,” he said of the community that had formed within the bar. He’d flown back to San Francisco just for the Rumpus Room’s reopening day. Mike Amaral, a longtime regular, moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas in May. Tuesday was his first time being inside a bar without a mask since the pandemic began. It was his after-work drinking spot about four times a week, he said. He’d started coming to this bar when it was under its previous ownership, known as the Showdown, since his office was just around the corner. “It’s my home away from home,” said Erik Parra, who had ordered a beer and a mezcal shot. Beyond the bar, a spinning disco ball was providing sparkly flashes inside the dim, red-lit room, a dark oasis from the bright afternoon sun outside. Outside, on Sixth Street in SoMa, it might have looked like a regular Tuesday afternoon, but inside the Rumpus Room, it was a full-on celebration - marking the first time this beloved dive bar was reopening since the original COVID-19 shutdown on March 16, 2020.īy 3:30 p.m., a dozen or so people had populated bar seats. They raised their pints of West Coast IPAs to toast the occasion. Old friends embraced, seeing each other for the first time in almost 16 months. Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle Show More Show Less Rumpus Room owner Roxzann De Marco updates the sign at the bar on its reopening day in S.F. Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of3 ![]() Mike Amaral (right) of Las Vegas and friend Owen Cadigan of Oakland share a welcoming hug at the Rumpus Room reopening in S.F. Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of3 ![]() Race For the Kinetic Cup Series Awards – Each athlete placing in the top 5 of each age group or category (with 5 races) will receive a special award.Roxzann De Marco (center), owner of The Rumpus Room, watches as regulars Chris Harrison (right) of San Francisco and Peter Smith (left) of San Francisco share a toast as they sit at the bar on its reopening day. Pictured is the 2022 Q10 Jacket, this jacket is different each year. Stage 3 Qualifier: Q10 Any athlete who participates in a minimum of 10 Kinetic Multisports events will receive a custom Kinetic Multisports Qualifier Jacket! (Your custom jacket will be mailed to you after the season). Stage 2 Qualifier: Q5 Any athlete who participates in a minimum of 5 Kinetic Multisports events will eligible for Kinetic Cup Series awards and will receive a Race For the Kinetic Cup Special Beach Towel! Stage 1 Qualifier: Q3 Any athlete who participates in a minimum of 3 Kinetic Multisports events will receive a Race for the Kinetic Cup Silicone Swim Cap at Packet Pick Up! The tiered qualifier system will work as follows: ![]() Please visit for a complete list of USA Triathlon Rules.Īny athlete who participates in a minimum of five (5) 2023 Kinetic Multisports events will qualify for Kinetic Cup Series scoring and qualifier rewards. The safety of race equipment is the sole responsibility of each and every participant. Examinations or inspections of equipment at sanctioned events are undertaken solely to monitor compliance with the Competitive Rules and do not guarantee or ensure safety from personal injury or property damage. USA Triathlon makes no express or implied warranty, guarantee, or representation regarding the degree of safety, which may or may not result from compliance with the Competitive Rules. Every participant, official, volunteer and spectator should consider all safety issues and make related decisions prudently without reliance upon the Competitive Rules. The Competitive Rules are intended to provide for the orderly and consistent administration of events sanctioned by USA Triathlon and are not designed to establish standards of care for the safety of participants or other persons. ![]()
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