We’ll always love her

Rhinestones, big hair, and plenty of Dolly Parton tunes took over the Downtown Mall September 25 (9-2-5) for Dolly Day, a themed bar crawl co-hosted by Jason Elliott and Out and About. The 21-and-up crowd kicked things off with martinis at Bang! before making its way through five more downtown watering holes, raising glasses to the recently passed country-music icon—and presumably keeping an eye out for Jolene.

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