Last Call at Maud’s: An Immersive Screening Experience

Step into history and spend an evening that lingers long after the lights come up.

Last Call at Maud’s:  An Immersive Screening Experience transforms Jo Ann Block’s exhibition into the final night inside San Francisco’s oldest and most beloved lesbian bar.  As the documentary unfolds, the gallery becomes Maud’s itself—alive with atmosphere, memory, and community—dissolving the distance between then and now.

You will not simply watch the story.  You will stand inside it.

Surrounded by textures of the space, the echoes of conversation, and the quiet gravity of what once was, you are invited into a turning point in LGBTQ+ history.

This is a tribute to the women who built sanctuary, forged connection, and shaped a cultural legacy that still resonates.

Part film.  Part installation. Part living history.

Attendance is free; RSVP required.

Doors open 1 hour prior to event start time for mingling with drinks and small bites.

We’re not just watching a film—we’re stepping into a moment in time. The gallery will be transformed into Maud’s, and we invite you to help bring that space to life.

Come as if you’re walking into Maud’s.

While we’ll be evoking the feeling of the bar’s closing night in 1989, we encourage you to draw from any era during which Maud’s was open (1960s–1980s). Butch, femme, somewhere in between—lean into what feels authentic and fun for you. Vintage looks, leather, flannel, denim, button-downs, boots, softball jerseys, soft layers, shoulder pads, big hair… it’s all welcome.

More than anything, it’s about the energy:

Come ready to be present, to connect, and to feel like you are part of the room—not just watching it.