[Club LaRay Talent Show (December 9, 1986)]
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)]
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)]
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)]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1702669994-ff1625544915de6e0017aa3d44296a555c8abb5ebf684b6d593c357286349a16-d_295x166-228x160.png)
[Club LaRay Talent Show (June 30, 1987)]
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)]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-3.14.51-PM-228x160.jpeg)
[Club LaRay Talent Show (December 30, 1986)]
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)]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-26-at-3.51.13-PM-228x160.jpeg)
[Club LaRay Presents: The Anita Baker Show (February 2, 1987)]
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”. -
Sons of Sappho 1995 Reunion
The Sons of Sappho (later known as the Sappho Socialites), founded by Yvonne Hudson and Ernestine Medley in 1965, was a group of black lesbians in the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to celebrating their identities and forming community. This video features footage from a 1995 reunion of the Sons of Sappho, including video of the event and interviews with its members.
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Ball with the House of Avant Garde
This video contains footage from the runway of a voguing ball in the tradition of the Ballroom Scene, hosted by the House of Avant Garde, a Chicago-based space highlighting Black and queer performers.