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'Disappeared: Chicago's Lost Lesbian Bars' screening April 3
2021-03-16
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Gerber/Hart Library and Archives will present a virtual screening of the short documentary film Disappeared: Chicago's Lost Lesbian Bars, by Jacob Pieczynski.
The event will take place Saturday, April 3, at 1 p.m. The screening will be followed by a virtual panel discussion about the lesbian bar scene in Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s with Pat McCombs, Carla Harrigan and Pieczynski. Ruby Western—curator of the 2017 exhibit "Lost & Found: An Exhibit Exploring Chicago's Dyke Spaces of the '70s and '80s," will moderate the discussion.
This event is associated with Gerber/Hart's exhibit "Lavender Women & Killer Dykes: Lesbians, Feminism, and Community in Chicago," which is co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's History Center.
Registration is required to attend. Visit us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd—tqTgsGNBVZPLE0P7yxR-TlyAVIDEB to register. |
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