Aunt Charlies Lounge

03/05/2021

Hey, Y'all! Just wanted to pass along this message from Bill & Marie via their most recent Aunt Charlie's GoFundMe update: "Here’s hoping for a happy 2021 and Year of the Ox, Friends of Aunt Charlies! Know you have our continued gratitude and best wishes for the future. Thanks to you, we still have hope that we may be able to reopen in our same venue later this year. Stay safe and well, and hopefully we will see you in the summer or the fall. With much appreciation, all the team at Aunt Charlies." XOX DJ Bus Station John

06/19/2020

From Bill and Marie Erkelens:
"Dear Supporters of Aunt Charlie's,
We are immeasurably thankful for the outpouring of your hearts and wallets. Now Aunt Charlie's Lounge can open as soon as the City of San Francisco allows. Even if we can only serve a few customers at a time, and operate at a loss, these funds will enable us to keep our caring staff paid and the unique energy alive. We don't know when we will be able to resume entertainment or the cozy feeling of a full house, but we do hope you will come enjoy the welcoming community space you have made possible. We will do some kind of 'Thank You' event when we can. Until then, know that all of us at Aunt Charlie's say THANK YOU for giving us hope and lifting our spirits.
Happy Pride from Bill, Joe and everyone at Aunt Charlie's Lounge"

06/09/2020

Let's give HUGE props & warm fuzzies to the kids (+ Darwin ;) ) who set the love wheels in motion, yer Save Aunt Charlie's core fundraising team--- Myles Cooper, Darwin Bell, Katie Conry, Silk Worm, Brittany Newell, Kyle DeMedio, & Marissa Patrice Leitman ---and to all of you who've given from the heart, helped spread the word, & given yer ol' Auntie a new lease on LIFE! XOX DJ Bus Station John & The Aunt Charlie's Staff

06/08/2020

Hey, Y'all---What gorgeous news to wake up to! As of this morning---and in just one week's time(!)---the Save Aunt Charlie's Fundraiser has met---and surpassed---its goal of 100k, hitting the mark with help of over 1500 friends, fans & family! Your loving donations have ranged from $5 to $10,000 (from one of our favorite people...an angel named "anonymous!"), and ALL of them are appreciated beyond words. The takeaway? There are tons of good people in this world & good things do happen!

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06/02/2020

In a neighborhood once filled with LGBTQ+ bars and spaces, our beloved Aunt Charlie's Lounge is now "The Last Queen Standing" in the San Francisco Tenderloin, holding court at the historic corner of Vicki Mar Lane & Compton's Cafeteria Way aka Turk & Taylor since 1987---that's 33 years of providing community, camaraderie and cocktails for a truly diverse "family" whose members come from every walk of life; it is a place especially welcoming of our honored LGBTQ+ elders, trans and low-income residents. Help her "Keep Calm & Carry On---Drinking, Dragging & Dancing" into the future. Donations of any size are most deeply appreciated

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03/23/2020