Also as time allows I plan to add Berkey & Gay furniture for sale classified ads. Today I am in the process of adding additional content incuding photos and soon product info from vintage Berkey & Gay Furniture Company magazine ads. I decided to purchase to hightlight the Berkey & Gay furniture which I bought in the Northern United States and hauled to Metro Atlanta to sell at auction. Having sold quite few pieces of Berkey & Gay furniture over the years. I searched for his antiques related website and found that the domain had expired. Some time after receiving the above email from Christian Berkey. I just wanted to drop you a note to compliment you on the Berkey & Gay pieces you have - they are exquisite! My name is Christian Berkey and I am Julius Berkey's great great grandson. Which I sold at a January 2003 antique auction located in Metro Atlanta. I received the following email of interest concerning the 1920's era Berkey & Gay bedroom furniture pictured below. As the domain name implies this website features antique furniture manufactured by the Berkey & Gay Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. If you’d like to support or learn more about Joule’s Molly House, visit or. Preferred vendors will be Black, indigenous and other people of color, female, lesbian, gay, queer, bi-sexual, transgender, intersex, asexual and other non-cisgender individuals, and/or Michigan-owned businesses focused on sustainability. There will be a variety of non-alcoholic drinks, including espresso, coffee, tea, mocktails, bottled drinks, and pop, along with some snack foods. After 9 p.m., the dry bar and nightclub will be open to ages 18 and older and feature a variety of entertainment and DJ dancing. Before 9 p.m., the space would function as a coffee house environment where queer youth can study or play games and recovery groups can meet. Joule’s would operate Tuesday through Sunday from 3 p.m. So it really is a community-based project,” Dhyne said.
“I really want this to be something that’s for the community and happens because of the community, so I’m asking for donations and holding fundraisers. 2, Dhyne will be working to raise $35,000 in donations that will be used to secure a lease agreement and location for the bar.
The plan is to open Joule’s Molly House 2022 with the help of the community. You have someplace that you can perform that’s a safe space that you don’t have those pressures with,” Dhyne said. I think having a spot where if you’re in recovery and you’re a drag queen, you don’t have to be with the alcohol (is needed). “ we have a higher rate of homelessness, we have a higher rate of alcoholism, and a lot of that is just the way that the world has treated us and what’s happened in our community.
“I noticed there was a gap kind of in our needs for a performance space and just kind of a queer-friendly space that doesn’t serve alcohol.”ĭhyne added that while there are a few great gay establishments in the city, there’s a need for more diverse spaces as the community grows. “There’s a lot of people – not just in the LGBTQ community, but in the community overall – that struggle with addiction or alcoholism,” Dhyne said. The intent is to provide a sober space where the LGBTQ community – including youth and those in substance recovery – can partake in nightlife, dancing, performances, game nights, and open mic nights, all without alcohol. (WOOD) - A local artist and performer is working to bring what’s believed to be the first dry bar and nightclub for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people to Grand Rapids.īux Dhyne, the person behind the effort, says the bar will be called Joule’s Molly House.