Credit: Chris Lavado

After “several months of financial distress,” Avant Gardner, the operator of East Williamsburg music venue Brooklyn Mirage, filed for bankruptcy on Monday. In a statement posted on Instagram, the company said it filed for Chapter 11. While the Great Hall and Kings Hall venues are set to remain open throughout the process, the Brooklyn Mirage—whose grand May reopening was abruptly canceled just hours before its first show and remains closed—will not reopen this year.

According to the post, the company’s decision to file for Chapter 11 followed “several months of financial distress,” with the failed reopening of the newly constructed Brooklyn Mirage ultimately pushing it over the edge.

Avant Gardner said it plans to enter into a “stalking horse” purchase agreement i

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