Club Carousel: Named After a Brand of Paint

Picture it: 1968. A small group of folks, members of Calgary’s underground gay community who call themselves the Scarth Street Society, are cleaning up an empty space downtown with the plan of opening the city’s first gay dance club. According to the late Jack Loenen, an original member of the Scarth Street Society, “As we were working, we discovered an old can of Carousel brand paint, with a drawing of a carousel horse on the label. And that was it! The Club Carousel was born.”Featuring Top 40 hits from the late 1960s and early 1970s, including favorites such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog)” and “Lean on Me”, OVC’s upcoming Club Carousel concert is a homage to Club Carousel and its pioneering founders.Tickets are selling fast – be sure to get yours soon!Club CarouselSaturday, March 28, 2015Two shows! 2:30 pm & 7:30 pmUnitarian Church of Calgary1703 - 1 Street NW, Calgary