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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

Come early, leave early: a gen X dance party that ends at 10pm is taking off across the US

A crowd of people wearing Christmas-themed headbands pack into a bar, as one person in the center waves a bubble gun into the air
An Earlybirds Club holiday party in Chicago, Illinois, in December. ‘Everyone is smiling and screaming lyrics at the top of their lungs,’ co-founder Laura Baginski said of the events. Photograph: Meagan Shuptar

The signature tequila cocktail is called a Hot Flash. The playlist skews towards nostalgic hits from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Cis men are politely asked to just stay away.

Founded in Chicago by two friends in their 40s, the Earlybirds Club is a party designed for women and trans and non-binary people who have jobs and responsibilities that start early in the morning – but who still want a chance to dance crazily with their friends.

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