Join the Friends of the North Carolina Room, Blue Ridge Pride, ButchOUT, and others as they display archival material from Pack Memorial Library’s North Carolina Collection at Banks Ave Bar from Oct. 17 through Oct. 20.
These rare archival materials, including photos, newspapers, and more, tell the story of Asheville’s Queer Community from about 1972-2002.
Organizations like the Southern Appalachian Lesbian and Gay Alliance (SALGA) and “C.L.O.S.E.R” (community liaison organization for support education and reform) have a storied history of bringing LGBT+ people living in Asheville and surrounding areas together for political action and community togetherness at the height of the AIDS crisis.
There will be a special reception on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 2-5 pm! Banks Ave. will donate some delicious small bites and the Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus will be there to perform!
The pop-up will be a great opportunity to meet the organizers and talk about how *YOU* can contribute to archiving LGBT+ history in Asheville and Buncombe County.
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