Reports of 3 Legged Cowboy's closure quickly spread Sunday afternoon and the gay country and western bar has since created a Facebook event, Final Week of Dancing, to invite the public to come to the bar before it shuts its doors April 30.

The bars owners took to Facebook again today to post a more thorough farewell and offered hope of a new gay country bar popping up somewhere down the road:

I am so sorry to be telling you [we] will be closing as of May 1, 2011. And we want to thank you for all your support and help over the years. We tried up to the end to keep our bar.

As you know, we came back to give you a full time country bar, which I felt we needed at the time for our people. A place to call home and have good, clean fun, to bring your families, parents. I will miss you all. And yes, I hold you in my heart, each and everyone of you.

We are looking into another place to move into.

Never fear as you know "You can't keep a Good Hoe-Down.” I wrote it and believe it!! So until we meet again, my thoughts and prayers go to each and everyone of you.

God Bless,

Deana, Shelia, & the staff of the 3 Legged Cowboy.

Stay tuned for updates on the next opening.