Content: Exploring 1970’s Teen Social Scenes and House Music Culture in Chicago Chicago Black Social Cultural Map: Community Curators Exhibition & Programming This exhibition documents the pre-house era influence and innovation of a 1970’s dance crew based in Chicago's Roseland community. These young Black men from Mendel Catholic High School elevated the school’s parties to new prominence, creating significant social cultural contributions to the teen scene and party culture in Chicago. This exhibition emerges from the Chicago Black Social Culture Map’s Community Curators Program which examines the personal archives of The Doctors in collaboration with curatorial writer, DaJona Butler. Schedule: 6-7pm - The Doctors - Interview Screening + CBSCM: A Look into Archiving 7-8pm - Panel discussion with the Doctors 8-8:45-pm - Community Curators' Talk + Exhibition Walkthrough 8:45 - Sounds by DJ Craig Loftis
Date/Time: May 29, 2026, 6 p.m.
Location: First Church of the Bretheren, 425 S. Central Park Ave, Chicago
Sponsoring Organization: Honey Pot Chicago
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