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The post expressed thanks to all the thousands of fans as well as the many artists from many different fields: music, drag, cabaret, theater, dance, burlesque who all were part of the fantastic community who called Re-bar an artistic home over the last 3 decades.Īnd, then they dropped the bombshell: Re-bar would not reopen at the Howell Street location (once the state begins allowing clubs/theaters to reopen) but will instead take an 18 month break with plans to reopen at a new location “on the South Side” in the fall of 2021. Re-bar then followed up this evening with a post on their Facebook page that acknowledged the 30 year legacy of the club, located at 1114 Howell Street in an area sandwiched between downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill, Seattle’s predominant LGBTQ center and home to much of the city’s arts and entertainment options.
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The announcement was originally made early Saturday morning, May 9th when owners, employees and artists associated with Re-bar were interviewed on radio station KEXP on the Sound & Vision podcast with host Emily Fox as part of a segment on how the pandemic has effected local nightlife venues. In news that is sure to depress many of its fans in the LGBTQ community, iconic Seattle dance club and cabaret space Re-bar announced today that they would shut down all operations at the club which has been closed for the last two months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has shut down most public venues.
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A day dreaded by many in Seattle has finally happened.