Stephen's...after all

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1. October 1981 Stephen's...after all opens as a cafe and supper club in Village Plaza Stephen Barefoot opened Stephen's...after all, a cafe and supper club in Village Plaza, the former Kroger Plaza on Elliott Road, which booked singers such as Barbara Cook, Mark Murphy and Joe Williams in its first year with Carol Sloane as artist-in-residence. Lambda (Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association, UNC), October 1982, p. 7
2. Summer 1982 The Carolina Gay Association and Stephen's...after all start Monday-night parties The Carolina Gay Association and Stephen's...after all, a cafe and supper club in Village Plaza on Elliott Road, began co-sponsoring a party every Monday night for gay people and their friends that drew 40 to 100 people. Lambda called Stephen's the only bar in Chapel Hill then catering to a gay clientele. Lambda (Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association, UNC), October 1982, p. 7
3. by April 29, 1982 Carmen McRae plays four sold-out nights at Stephen's...after all Jazz singer Carmen McRae, a protegee of Billie Holiday, sang to sell-out audiences for four nights at the Chapel Hill supper club Stephen's...after all. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), April 29, 1982, p. 5
4. by November 1982 Stephen's...after all cancels its Monday nights for gay patrons The management of Stephen's...after all, the Village Plaza supper club, cancelled the Monday-night parties it had held with the Carolina Gay Association since July, saying they did not bring in enough to cover their costs. Lambda (Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association, UNC), November 1982, p. 4

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