ALL THIS AND HE DANCES TOO

NYC cop does the bump & grind with fellow party boy

21ST CENTURY GAY MAN

PRESENTS

21ST CENTURY GAY MAN

(artist~ gregory moon)

FEATURING~

KENT ART

MATT SPIKE

PETER SAVIERI
SEAN YANG
KAI TEICHERT
DONALD RIZZO

MANOLO YANES

GREGORY MOON

ROBERT PATRICK
RAYMOND SANDOVAL

NIK O NIK & RICK CASTRO

AND MORE!

OPENING RECEPTION~

JUNE 5TH

7PM TILL 9PM

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY
THINPINS

IN THE WINDOW DJ~ RENATO TEROY

$5 COVER

ADULTS ONLY

(artist~ kent art)

(artist~ donald rizzo)

~for immediate release~

gay male culture has come a long way.

 from "the love that dare not speak it's name," to straight boys asking gay boys to the prom, ~ it's been a long time coming.

curator rick castro has chosen a group of contemporary gay male artists presenting what they see as the signs of their time. this exhibit includes international gay male artists, local artists and a little bit of vintage gay to remind us what it was like back in the day.

on display thru june 30th

gallery hours

wednesday- 5pm till 7pm~ tea salon~ $5 cover

thursday thru saturday~ 1pm till 7pm

for more info~

antebellum@earthlink.net

(artist~ manolo yanes)

QUEER BIENNIAL RECEPTION

Check it out this Wed., June 4th, 6-9pm, at the QUEER BIENNIAL I at RIOT I/ RECEPTION AND OPEN HOUSE DURING PRIDE WEEK (also open during the Pride Festival, June 7&8 -- 12 to 7 pm) Right outside the West Hollywood Library. Admission is FREE.

-This is the preview showing of the QBI Exhibition at Coagula Curatorial June 28th - July 19th
www.queerbiennial.com

featuring ARTISTS:
Rick Castro, Ben Cuevas, Ruben Esparza, Connie Fleming, Chasen Igleheart, Bruce LaBruce, Scooter LaForge, Lili Lakich, Dave Naz, Mel Odom, Gio Black Peter, Miguel Angel Reyes, Robert W. Richards, AB Soto, SUPERM, Alonso Tapia, Austin Young + more.

I AM ONLY A RANDOM THOUGHT TODAY

DECEMBER 12TH~ 2013~ 5:14PM

THE DIRTY CARNIVAL IS COMING TO ANTEBELLUM

THIS IS A FUCKING TEASER~

JUST IN TIME FOR GAY PRIDE!

PRESENTS~

THE DIRTY CARNIVAL

CURATED BY AARON TILFORD & RICK CASTRO

(artwork by austin young)

STARRING ARTISTS~

AUSTIN YOUNG

MIGUEL REYES
BODYART713

ROB CLARKE

THEMEGOMAN
LEWD MONSTERBAIT

&
ROBERT DUCHAMPSTEVEN MCNICOLL

ROBERT FONTANELLI

KEITH HUNTER
REX
AXEL

RICK CASTRO

AND MORE!

OPENING NITE~ JUNE 6TH

7PM TILL 9PM

(PRE~GAY PRIDE WEEKEND!)

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY~
THEMEGOMAN

NO HOST BAR

KINKY ART

BEAUTIFUL PATIO

HOT GUYS 

ANTEBELLUM

1643 N LAS PALMAS AVE

HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028

323 856~0667

antebellum2013@att.net

antebellumgallery.blogspot.com

REMEMBER LOS ANGELES GAY HISTORY

THE BLACK CAT IN SILVERLAKE WAS THE ORIGINAL GAY UPRISING

to honor gay day LA~ 2012, i would like to point out that the first gay protest against police raids happened in  SILVERLAKE, LOS ANGELES- 2 YEARS BEFORE STONEWALL~

How it went down in 1967 in Los Angeles.

On june 16, 1967- Los Angeles citizens appeared in court (Div. 59) to enter pleas to charges resulting from a police mass arrest at a bar called THE BLACK CAT, (now LE BARCITO) located at 3909 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. The bar has been open approximately 2 months. The arrests took place New Year's eve (January 1, 1967) and were made by a large goup of police officers. About 12 vice-squad officers (plainclothesmen) started beating patrons to the floor about 5 minutes after midnight. They did not identify themselves except by their weapons. After beating the patrons, the 16 to be arrested were laid face down on the sidewalk outside the bar. 5 patrol cars, containing 2 uniformed officers each, were brought from a near-by side street where they had been parked for sometime and the individuals arrested were taken to the newly opened Rampart St. Police Station. 3 bartenders were among those arrested.

Officers then went to a second bar, at 4001 Sunset Blvd., attacked the lady bar owner and the bar's manager and bartender, who came to her aid. The owner and manager were not arrested, although the manager was left on the sidewalk bleeding. The bartender was so badly beaten that he is still in County General Hospital, where he has undergone an operation to remove his ruptured spleen. He had gone 2 hours before being sent to the hospital. He was finally booked on a felony charge of assaulting an officer.

as the story goes.. the police raided the black cat on new years eve, 1967. the entered the bar beating and arresting everyone in the place. the police  then went to a second  bar @ 4001 sunset blvd, (now circus of books) and demanding to know who the owner was. someone pointed out they were at the bar. the police thought it was a gay man in drag, but in face the owner was a woman dressed very festive for new years eve.

the police threw her to the ground and beat her so badly she had to go to emergency. 

Two months after the raid, hundreds protested in front of the bar, carrying signs that read "Peace in Silver Lake," "No More Abuse of Our Rights and Dignity" and "Abolish Arbitrary Arrests."

this all took place february  20th,1967
@ the black cat now Le Barcito, (and soon to close permanently)
3909 W. Sunset Boulevard
Silverlake, CA

don't forget the past.... happy gay day- june 10th, 2012.

posted by rick castro- editor- antebellumblog