By day, Leaping Lizards in Rincon was filled with children bouncing about the many games and inflatables. But April 22, after the children were long gone, the building was filled with hundreds of bouncing…teenagers?

Sally Mitchell and her family have begun opening their facility to local young musicians as a rock and roll venue for teens and young people in the area.

“They can come here and listen to music, hang out with their friends and socialize, which I think is what they like to do the most,” Mitchell said. “We’ve got video games and we’ve got a snack bar and we’re open to any suggestion.

“Parents are welcome any time they want.”

Teens are given wrist bands to upon entry and Mitchell, her husband David, some of their regular employees and their two children keep an eye on the happenings as best they can.

There is a mosh pit roped off where folks can go to be extra aggressive and push themselves other into one another, which is closely monitored as well.

“We want to kind of train the clientele that we have that this is what we expect and if anything should happen, fights break out or anything, they’re gonna be gone,” Mitchell said.

The concerts are not on school nights, and Mitchell tells all the bands up front that if they use any profane language during their set, they can’t play.

“We just want to keep it nice and clean for kids so that parents can feel safe sending their kids out here,” said Mitchell.