The Moose Lounge (Allentown Gay Piano Bar and Lounge above Stonewall Gay Club/70's to 2010's) grace jones Cyndi Lauper

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The Moose Lounge (Allentown Gay Piano Bar and Lounge above Stonewall Gay Club/70's to 2010's) grace jones Cyndi LauperThe Moose Lounge Allentown, PA Upstairs from Stonewall Gay Club, The Moose Lounge was where the night softened without losing its edge. If Stonewall was movementlights, bodies, musicThe Moose was the counterpoint: a piano, a drink in hand, and a room close enough to hear yourself sing. Stonewall anchored the Lehigh Valley scene for decades, opening in 1972 and becoming one of Pennsylvanias longest running LGBTQ barsa place that carried generations