The Hershee Bar, a mainstay on the Hampton Roads LGBTQ bar scene and one of the area’s original and surviving community ‘safe spaces,’ is celebrating its 35th anniversary this Spring with a series of events that kick off this weekend.
March 31 – The Deloreans
The anniversary party gets started on Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m., featuring Hampton Roads’ favorite 80’s cover band – The Deloreans. For advance sale tickets, click HERE.
April 21 – Suzanne Westenhofer
Suzanne was the was the first openly lesbian comedian with an HBO Special and the first openly lesbian comedian on “Late Night with David Letterman. Suzanne never does the same show twice. She can’t. She doesn’t write anything down. She charges boldly onto the stage and what happens is always a mystery and a delight. For advance sale tickets, click HERE.
Stay Tuned!
OutWire757 recently sat down with The Hershee’s owner and Norfolk native, Annette Stone to discuss how The Hershee Bar fulfilled one of her youthful prophecies, survived the early years and fostered a longstanding role as not only a bar, but a community center. Her interview and recollections will be featured in the June 2018 print edition of OutLife757.
