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From the NYU Gender Studies discussion list (posted by Joe E. Jeffreys):
Discover and relive the history of the 82 Club in the very room it took place.
An East Village night spot, starting the 1950s the 82 Club offered lavish drag shows three times nightly for 20 plus years before becoming a rock and roll club (where Wayne County, the New York Dolls and the Mumps played among others) and today serves as a gay male cruising ground.
Incorporating hundreds of photos spanning the history of the space as well as rare audio and video clips Joe E. Jeffreys multi-media talk stirs up tales and ghosts of the fabled club.
This special event is part of HOT! Dixon Places 16th Annual NYC Celebration of Queer Culture.
From the Dixon Place calendar page:
"A multi-media talk by noted drag historian and NYU Tisch School of the Arts professor Joe E. Jeffreys exploring the history and cultural significance of the famed 1950’s East Village nightclub that offered lavish drag shows to a largely straight audience."
A Night at the 82 Club
A multi-media site-specific talk with Joe E. Jeffreys
Monday, August 6, 2007
2 shows:
6pm at The Bijou (formerly the 82 Club)
82 East 4th Street (see above for map)
8pm at Dixon Place
258 Bowery (click here for map )
$12 general/$10 students/seniors
Reservations: (212) 219-0736
www.dixonplace.org
The folks at Dixon Place call it:
"A multi-media talk by noted drag historian and NYU Tisch School of the Arts professor Joe E. Jeffreys exploring the history and cultural significance of the famed 1950’s East Village nightclub that offered lavish drag shows to a largely straight audience."
