{"id":2476652,"date":"2026-06-26T11:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2476652"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:24:59","slug":"earlybirds-club-dance-party-at-newport-music-hall-in-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/earlybirds-club-dance-party-at-newport-music-hall-in-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlybirds Club dance party at Newport Music Hall in Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90628395007\" title=\"At Columbus Pride 2026, Ginther and Hardin speak\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/20\/NCOD\/90627743007-img-6884.jpeg?crop=5711,3213,x0,y856\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>At Columbus Pride 2026, Ginther and Hardin speak<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the 2026 Stonewall Columbus Pride March is &#8220;Until We&#8217;re All Free.&#8221; Hear from Columbus leaders about what it means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An early evening dance party series called Earlybirds Club is coming to Columbus on June 27.<\/li>\n<li>The event provides a safe space for women and gender-expansive people to dance from 6-10 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>It will be held at Newport Music Hall for attendees 21 and older.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Earlybirds Club, the party that lasts four hours and still gets you home by bedtime, is coming to Columbus on June 27.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/early-birds.club\/\">This dance party series<\/a>, for women and gender-expansive people, presents a safe partying environment that starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m., still allowing for a full night of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>The event is at Newport Music Hall, 1722 High St. Attendees must be 21 and older.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"90627412007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Earlybirds Club is designed as a\u00a0safe space for women, trans and non-binary folks\u00a0to be their truest, fullest, weirdest selves, according to the event website. Here, people who love to dance and still value their sleep can get the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n<p>The DJs play nostalgic and well-known pop pieces from the &#8217;80s, &#8217;90s and 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>At each Earlybirds event, 10% of the proceeds go to the Susie Lee Legacy Fund, which supports nonprofits that uplift women, gender-expansive people and communities.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682511007-early-birds-1.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682511007-early-birds-1.jpg?crop=1330,997,x151,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682511007-early-birds-1.jpg?crop=748,997,x761,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682511007-early-birds-1.jpg?crop=1509,849,x0,y74 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Earlybirds Club\" caption=\"Earlybirds Club, an early evening dance party series, was created to be a safe space for women and gender-expansive people.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For the Columbus event, those proceeds will support <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zorashouse.com\/\">Zora\u2019s House<\/a>, a nonprofit organization supporting women and gender-expansive individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Baginski co-founded Earlybirds Club along with lifelong friend Susie Lee. They launched the early evening dance party series in 2024. In 2025, Lee passed from breast cancer. Now, Baginski aims to continue their shared mission: \u201cto give people \u2013 especially women and gender-expansive folks \u2013 an opportunity to dance the early evening away without the late-night drama, judgment, or creeps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682510007-early-birds-17.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682510007-early-birds-17.jpg?crop=1066,799,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682510007-early-birds-17.jpg?crop=600,799,x300,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/NCOD\/90682510007-early-birds-17.jpg?crop=1199,675,x0,y62 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Earlybirds Club\" caption=\"Earlybirds Club will have an event in Columbus from 6-10 p.m. on June 27.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Earlybirds Club has held events in 47 cities across the U.S. and Canada and has 200-plus events scheduled for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for all events can be purchased at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/early-birds.club\/earlybird-events\/\">early-birds.club\/earlybird-events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dispatch reporter Ella Diehl can be reached at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ediehl@dispatch.com\">ediehl@dispatch.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-26 10:01:30.18828961 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-26 10:01:30.18828961 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dispatch.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Columbus Pride 2026, Ginther and Hardin speak The theme of the 2026 Stonewall Columbus Pride March is &#8220;Until We&#8217;re All Free.&#8221; Hear from Columbus leaders about what it means. 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