Saturday, July 28, 2007

82 Club in NYC





Boys and the Band

Most people believe that gay life pre-Stonewall was hidden and full of shame. Thankfully an upcoming event by Drag historian and NYU professor Joe E. Jeffreys will shed a light on the joy and exuberance some gay men were able to find during the 1950s. Starting in that decade through to the 70s the East Village nightspot, the 82 Club, offered lavish drag shows three times a night. Later the 82 became a rock and roll club where bands like the New York Dolls and the Mumps played. The club also served as a gay male cruising ground.

Professor Jeffreys, who recently screened a mockumentary about the history of drag queens in NYC, will host this multi-media talk incoporating hundreds of photographs that span the history of the space, as well as rare audio and video clips of this legendary club.

For more on this interesting phenomenon, and to see some wonderful photos from that forgotten era, please visit the link at the bottom of this post. More on this club to come...





A NIGHT AT THE 82 CLUB
Monday, August 6th, 2007
6pm @ The Bijou, formerly the 82 Club
82 E. Fourth St. at Second Ave.
8pm @ Dixon Place
258 Bowery @ Stanton St.
212-219-0736
www.dixonplace.org
$12/$10 for students/seniors


82 Club
http://www.queermusicheritage.us/fem-cl82a.html
http://streetsyoucrossed.blogspot.com/2005/09/what-drag-too-many-snags.html
http://www.vickirene.net/intterry.htm
http://www.sohoblues.com/Clubs&Discos/index.htm
http://gridskipper.com/travel/new-york/top-picks-historic-gay-east-village-272791.php
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/16899/

Gay New York
http://www.amazon.com/Gay-New-York-Culture-1890-1940/dp/0465026214

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