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  Artists in Video: Donna Albright, Gary Hill, Lila Marcus

  Arts & Culture, CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  A conversation between three young artists – Gary Hill, LIla Marcus, and Donna Albright – in anticipation of their group show at the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery.

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  Artists TV Lab Sampler for NY State Council on the Arts

  Arts & Culture, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Image Processing

  A compilation of video synthesizer works and documentary footage, including a reading by poet Ed Sanders, produced at the Artists TV Lab.

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  [Club LaRay Talent Show (December 9, 1986)]

  Arts & Culture, LGBTQIA, Performance

  A drag competition at Chicago music and performance venue Club LaRay, followed by a DJ set featuring early House music with footage of club patrons dancing.

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  [Club LaRay Talent Show (February 24, 1987)]

  Arts & Culture, LGBTQIA, Performance

  A talent show and drag competition at Chicago music and performance venue Club LaRay, followed by a DJ set featuring early House music with footage of club patrons dancing. Significant distortion throughout the tape.

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  [Club LaRay Talent Show (June 30, 1987)]

  Arts & Culture, LGBTQIA, Performance

  A talent show and drag competition at Chicago music and performance venue Club LaRay, followed by a DJ set featuring early House music with footage of club patrons dancing.

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  [Club LaRay Talent Show (June 30, 1987)]

  Arts & Culture, Chicago, LGBTQIA, Performance

  A talent show and drag competition at Chicago music and performance venue Club LaRay.

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  [Club LaRay Talent Show (December 30, 1986)]

  Arts & Culture, Chicago, LGBTQIA, Performance

  A talent show and drag competition at Chicago gay club Club LaRay, as well as footage of the dance floor.

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  [Club LaRay Presents: The Anita Baker Show (February 2, 1987)]

  Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, LGBTQIA, Performance

  Club LaRay presents a “Battle of the Stars” with host Anita Baker (impersonator) and co-host Tasha Thomas. This video documents the performances throughout the night by queen impersonators of popular soul and r&b singers and groups such as Gladys Knight, Grace Jones, and The [male] Emotions.
  Club LaRay was a Black, gay club in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The club was owned by Ray “LaRay” Hill. The club was housed in a former theatre consisting of two bars, a dancefloor, and a staircase that went from the floor to the ceiling, dubbed the “Stairs to Nowhere”.