Craze Night Club says goodbye


By Anthony J. Gressley

On March 23, 2014 at 2am, Craze Night Club closed its doors for the final time.


For six years, Craze provided a fun and safe place for all of the LGBT community. We provided the only true college night in the area, allowing all adult members of the LGBT community a safe place to freely express themselves without fear of persecution or judgment.


Craze has been a part of the LGBT community and the greater Erie area as a whole since our inception. We have hosted and sponsored events throughout Erie, including Marriage Equality for Pennsylvania and the Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and co-sponsoring Dramashop's staged reading of Dustin Lance Black's 8.


Over these six years, the Craze Stage has seen performers from New York City, Chicago, Orlando, Seattle, San Francisco, as well as the Erie triangle (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo). Our stage was where a lot of performers got their start. Lola LeCroix, Cammy Seoul, Sasha Alexander, Akirah Hurricane, and Lovin Heart were all born on our stage. 


Within our walls, new and lasting friendships were formed and relationships were born. Several couples met here and are now engaged or married. I, personally, have friendships that wouldn't exist without Craze, and for that I couldn't be more thankful.


Thank you goes to all of our staff, performers, and patrons. It is because of you we've been here as long as we have.


As our closing of college night goes, "We love you, Erie, but unfortunately it's time to go."


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