New Eagle Creek Saloon
May 27 - July 8
Just in time for DC Black Pride and Pride Month, Oakland-based artist Sadie Barnette brings her interactive installation and performance series The New Eagle Creek Saloon (2019) to D.C. The project reimagines San Francisco’s first Black-owned gay bar, which Barnette’s father, Rodney, operated from 1990 to 1993. The New Eagle Creek Saloon served as a safe gathering space for the multiracial queer community. Barnette’s art honors the legacy of the saloon that supported activist groups, celebrated Black heroes, and honored the many community members who died of AIDS during the height of the epidemic.
Hours: Friday and Saturday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.