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Phase 1 40th Anniversary Party [video]

Ebone Bell takes you inside the celebration

Phase 1 celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of events. Washington’s longest-running lesbian bar is located in the popular 8th Street section of Capitol Hill. Ebone Bell hosts this video, speaking with some of the entertainers, and then takes you inside to witness a bit of the party held on Saturday night, February 27.

Read more about this event, the Phase, its current offerings and the history of its development, here at MetroWeekly. For hundreds of photos, a schedule of events, and more of the latest information about Phase 1, please visit our Nightlife section.

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