Club 57 was a nightclub located on 57 St.Marks streets. It opened around late 1970s and closed down in 1983 because many artists moved to more expensive venues and AIDS came along. It was the hangout place for performers, artists, and musicians such as Madonna, Keith Haring, Cyndi Lauper, Charles Busch, Klaus Nomi, The B-52s, RuPaul, Futura 2000, Kenny Scharf, Frank Holliday, Staceyjoy Elkin, John Sex, Wendy Wild, The Fleshtones, Joey Arias, Lypsinka, Michael Musto, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Fab Five Freddy, Jacek Tylicki, and so on. It was in the basement of the Holy Cross Polish National Church on St. Mark's. Ann Magnuson was the manager and the one who hosted events. Many artists felt that it was their home and also their relationships with each other were like a family. There were resident DJ -Dany Johnson- and also several guest DJs.
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