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Jun 8, 2021 · June 7, 2021 / 11:06 PM CDT / CBS Chicago. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Art Johnston and José "Pepe" Peña were just two guys who met at a bar and fell in love. The problem was that society had a...
Jun 7, 2023 · Dylan Reber. June 07 2023 2:00 PM EST. The two men who founded the historic Chicago gay bar Sidetrack, Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, are the subjects of a new documentary documentary that...
Dec 15, 2021 · Meet the 50-Year Couple Whose Iconic Bar Pulled Chicago's Gay Community Together. Art Johnston and José "Pep" Peña fell in love in 1973. A decade later, they opened Sidetrack, the video bar that's been a hub of The Windy City's LGBTQ scene ever since. Tim Murphy. Dec 15, 2021.
CHICAGO (February 2021) -- A teaser and website for the new film ART AND PEP was just released, giving a first glimpse into the documentary that will feature the life and love of LGBTQ+ civil rights leaders, Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, owners of the iconic Sidetrack bar in Chicago.
Jun 8, 2021 · José Pepe Peña: For me, it’s been the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my life. On how bars helped connect Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community. Peña: Bars were always the center for people to meet ...
Jun 1, 2023 · CHICAGO-- ART AND PEP, a feature documentary about LGBTQ+ civil rights leaders Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, owners of the iconic Sidetrack bar in Chicago, will be available publicly beginning on June 1, 2023, to kick off Pride Month.
Jun 1, 2023 · With Greg Harris, Arthur Johnston, Cleve Jones, Lori Lightfoot. Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer enclave.
