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The Club Paradise was a nightclub at 645 E. Georgia Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," a selection of venues considered safe and acceptable for African-American entertainers in the era of racial segregation in the United States. [1] The Club Paradise was owned and operated by Sunbeam Mitchell from
Club Paradise is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Robin Williams, Twiggy, Peter O'Toole and Jimmy Cliff.Set in a fictional Caribbean banana republic, it follows a group of vacationers' attempts to create a luxury resort from a seedy nightclub, and the series of events that take place.
The Paradise Club is a BBC television crime drama series, broadcast between 19 September 1989 and 27 November 1990. The series starred Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank and Danny Kane, siblings who inherit a nightclub from their mother, Ma Kane, a matriarch of a criminal South London gang, after she tragically dies.
From May 24 to September 22, 2019, the New York Historical Society's Stonewall 50 Exhibition displayed the original Paradise Garage metal sign from the disco's original building, which was a parking garage. Credits also on display read: "Paradise Garage (1976-1987) Dennis Wunderlin (b. 1943), designer. Exterior sign, ca. 1977. Metal, paint.
The club is also home to Miss Paradise, an annual drag pageant whose winner is awarded a yearlong in-house show. [8] [9] [10] The competition was founded in 2000, and the first performer to take the crown was Lady Marisa. [11] Miss Paradise 2018, Honey Davenport, later appeared on the 11th season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
The Paradise Club or Club Paradise was a nightclub and jazz club at 220 North Illinois Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was one of two major black jazz clubs in Atlantic City during its heyday from the 1920s through 1950s, the other being Club Harlem .
The Club Paradise Tour was the second headlining tour by the Canadian recording artist Drake. The tour came following the release of Drake's second studio album, Take Care . The tour's name spins off from the 2011 song " Club Paradise ", a promotional single released ahead of the release of Take Care, which, in turn, borrowed its name from a ...
Paradise Club may refer to: Paradise Rock Club, Boston; Smalls Paradise, New York City; Paradise Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey) The Paradise Club, a BBC TV programme;