Sappho’s Salon: A Provocative Night of Lesbian Diversions

Saturday, August 21, 2010, 7:30 PM  |  view details and directions

Popular salon night for lesbians and friends includes humorist Fay Jacobs, author of the lesbian memoir As I Lay Frying, and the sequel, Fried and True: Tales from Rehoboth Beach; and local favorite Ellen Rosner who's voice Windy City Times music writer David Byrne describes as “a young Chrissie Hynde, Chris Issak or Melissa Etheridge,” with influences of Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples, and who has opened for artists such as Joan Armatrading, Sophie B. Hawkins and Nelly Furtado. DJ SpinNikki will play us in and out of sets with her eclectic playlist of pop, soul, electronica and world music. $7-10 sliding fee includes food and wine. Benefits the artists and the Women’s Voices Fund.

Getting there

5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

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