Mercer dance hall to turn out the lights in May

An iconic downtown Dripping Springs dance and music venue will bring down its curtains for good next month.

On Monday, owners of the Mercer Street Dance Hall announced via a gofundme crowdfunding page plans to close the location, citing a lost battle against “exorbitant rent increases” by landlords who own the property.

But owners of the venue are now setting their sights on possibly starting a new dance hall on a parcel of property they own between Dripping Springs and Wimberley.