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El Rio focuses on accommodating everyone to help facilitate the process of organizing a fundraiser for people that have never done so before. Malcolm and Robert had weekly benefit parties that were extended once Dawn Huston became owner. The bar prioritizes local organizations in the
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communities. El Rio is “the longest-running multigender, multicultural, multigenerational live Latino music dance party in the city that attracts queers, straights, and others.” El Rio is organized as a profit sharing business and community benefits are a fundamental element of their business model.
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El Rio was founded by
Malcolm Thornley and Robert Nett. The bar was inspired by their “leather motorcycle riding lifestyle and their love for Brazil.” Malcolm and Robert owned the bar from 1978 to 1997, until they retired. Dawn Huston took over the bar in 1997. However, Malcolm and Robert stayed in
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El Rio is frequently described as a very inclusive space. They “have always been a mixed space, and our community also encompasses a broad range of public school teachers, service workers, construction workers and trades people, musicians, dancers, artists, politicians and activists.”
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