The Elks Lodge, for those of you who have been living under a rock and/or don’t own at least one scarf and a pair of vintage or vintage-esque sneakers, has become the place to throw down.

Considering the super-sweet 60s interior complete with orange plastic booths, the bar with a liquor price list framed on the wall like a movie marquis, and the wall of photos of Elks members enjoying Lodge functions, the local chapter of the Benevolent and Fraternal Order of Elks of the USA is actually the perfect hipster venue.

There are dance parties (sometimes with bonfires in the summer!) with locals like Dykehouse, Noah C., Josh D, Charles Trees, etc. There’s also a jazz night on Mondays that I haven’t been to, but I heard it’s cool. If this all seems nebulous, it’s because it is, and word of the events is generally spread through myspace bulletins or by someone saying, “Hey, are you going to the Elks Lodge tonight?”

And, although I have yet to validate this claim, Josh D excitedly reports that they serve lunch several days a week.

There’s a party tonight, (click HERE for a map) DJ’d by Ann Arbor’s own Charles Trees (with whom I attended Varsity Day Camp for several years). Sometimes there’s a $5 cover that goes to the Elks, sometimes there isn’t, so come prepared. And bring cash for the bar, too. Better yet, bring it in a money clip. ‘Cause money clips are cool.