Event Date

Saturday, July 26 2008 : 9:00pm

Location

The Center

Description

This summer, GMHC and Dance:208 join forces to pay tribute to Mel Cheren and celebrate DJ Larry Levan’s birthday with a great Garage celebration in the Dance:208 Garage Classics tradition! Opening its doors in February 1978, Paradise Garage was home of revered DJ Larry Levan whose birthday in July is always a celebration of the man, the music and the club that inspired and continues to inf uence generations of dance lovers the world over. The Garage was one of the most famous and influential clubs the dance world has known, where the likes of Diana Ross, Keith Haring, Grace Jones and Madonna might be seen on any given night dancing to the music of revered mixmaster DJ Larry Levan. “Heartbeat”, ”Is It All Over My Face?”, “Hot Shot”, “Don’t Make Me Wait”, “Instant Replay”, are just some of the songs made famous at the Garage. So get your body into it and dance! Expect an amazing evening of classic garage beats and a lot of baby powder!

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center and Gay Men’s Health
Crisis remember the important contributions Mel Cheren (1933-2007) made to our
community.

Price

$10

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