If you see mermaids rising from the pool while partying at a Canton fitness/nightclub, don't automatically assume you've had too much to drink.
It's probably just a hologram.
A group that is opening a full-service restaurant in Merritt's Downtown Athletic Club, plus a concession stand in the club's Canton location, has some unusual plans for Aqua, the seasonal poolside nightclub at the Canton club.
"We own the rights to do Aqua this year," said Ricardo Espinosa, chief operating officer for Camden View Inc., which operates Luna del Sea downtown and the newly opened Tony's Diner. "We're looking to do something out of the blue and create a different concept with a modern look to it."
How different? Hologram different.
They'd project holograms on the ceiling and water, Espinosa said.
Run that by me again?
"Have mermaids come out of the pool -- something cool, something different, out of the ordinary," he said.
The hologram-club thing is big in Europe, Espinosa said. Maybe they'll take euros.
The club will be open May 22 until Sept. 10.
As for the restaurant, Camden View plans to open a full-service restaurant with a liquor license and seating for 55 to 65 in the downtown club by June 1, Espinosa said.
The restaurant will be open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch and early dinner. The menu will offer "a lot of healthy food" that should appeal to fitness club-goers, Espinosa said. "Steaks, pastas, a little bit of everything," is how he described the fare.
They will also operate a concession stand at Merritt's Canton location, offering protein shakes, healthful sandwiches and vegetable platters.
Aqua already had lights. Just wait 'till the holograms hit. Sun file photo