Festivities included live music, food and drink specials
Huntsville, Ala. (March 15, 2021) – The Von Braun Center’s (VBC) full-service restaurant and rooftop bar, Rhythm on Monroe, celebrated its one year birthday on Friday, March 12, 2021.
Rhythm, aptly named for the different types of musical performances hosted at the VBC on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street, opened just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning in the U.S.
“It was important to me to open on March 12th, and avoid opening on Friday the 13th,” remarked Rhythm on Monroe General Manager Stephen Ryberg. “Who knows how the year would’ve unfolded if we had waited another day!”
The official opening of the restaurant and rooftop bar came just days before Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered all indoor dining establishments to close their doors.
“It hasn’t been the year we had planned,” Ryberg continued. “But our team and the awesome community we serve rallied, and here we are – twelve months later – able to say our first year was a success!”
From adjusting the already new menu to include family-style meals available for curbside pickup, to limiting the capacity for indoor seating, and even adding the option to fill growlers with craft beer – the Rhythm on Monroe crew quickly masked-up and adapted to the continuously changing mandates as the year progressed.
In one short year, Rhythm on Monroe has become the popular place to be in downtown Huntsville, Ala. Whether guests are looking for a delicious dining experience, or cocktails on the rooftop bar overlooking Big Spring Park, Rhythm on Monroe can easily accommodate all needs.
For the one-year celebration, local talented musician and “America’s Got Talent” performer, Jordan Lamont Landers, gave a live performance on the rooftop bar. Special cocktails were created and a birthday cake – created by Rhythm’s own Chef Becky – was served.
“Thank you to all who have found and fed your rhythm at Rhythm on Monroe. We look forward to serving you for many years to come!”
To view the menu, order online, or make reservations, visit rhythmonmonroe.com or call 256.551.2311.
About Rhythm on Monroe
Rhythm on Monroe opened in March 2020 and is a full-service restaurant and rooftop bar, located in the Von Braun Center at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street in Downtown Huntsville. The facility includes a large and open dining room downstairs with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a covered patio adjacent to Clinton Avenue. Upstairs, guests can enjoy an uncovered rooftop bar with tables, lounge seating around firepits, and cantilever umbrellas. Whether someone is looking for dinner and drinks before a show or an evening cocktail overlooking Downtown Huntsville’s unique cityscape and Big Spring Park, Rhythm on Monroe satisfies all needs.
About Von Braun Center
The Von Braun Center is a multi-purpose facility located in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. The VBC offers multiple venues for presenting cultural, educational, entertainment, sporting and social events. Venue spaces include the Propst Arena, Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, Mars Music Hall, North Hall, South Hall, and East Hall. Additionally, the VBC has an on-site full-service restaurant and rooftop bar – Rhythm on Monroe. With over 170,000 square feet of flexible meeting space the VBC is able to accommodate events of all types and sizes.
