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A portion of the proceeds will go to Transform Cincy, a non-profit organization that provides a free closet to transgender and gender non-conforming youth.įor now, only the lower part of Bloom is expected to open this month, but Nurre says the bar plans to open the upper floor in two to three months. On June 26, the bar will host a trunk show from 2 p.m.
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It’s brand new – we are about to completely shape from the bottom up what is the culture that we cultivate in our space.”īloom is hosting a series of opening events starting with DJs on June 24, followed by an appearance in the Pride Parade on June 25 and a ticketed performance by RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall that night. We don’t adapt to a certain audience, we just adapt to the needs of the community, I think, and it’s a larger space. I’ve been saying this from the jump: lesbians I really want everyone to come out. “I feel like there are spaces that are considered gay bars in our community, but they’re less accepting of our queer family of color, our women, our lesbians. “My priority (is) to make sure our community feels safe,” says Nurre. These concepts of diversity and inclusion are buzzwords for Dimon and Nurre as they work to develop Bloom. “Wednesdays will be a burlesque type show, Thursdays will be like a RuPaul’s Drag Race competition-type show, and then Friday and Saturday we’ll have a huge (drag) show with different celebrity guests,” she says. “So it always feels like home.”Ĭurrently, Dimon has plans for Wednesday through Saturday shows, with a concept yet to be determined for Sunday. “We’re going to bring in some familiar faces so when you walk in, you feel like you’re in the same place, with a different name - like an upgraded model,” she says. CityBeat.ĭimon says customers will recognize many of the in-house cast members she put together. “We really want to be Cincinnati’s first show bar (and) dance club,” she said. Cultivated and sexy, that’s the vibe.įamous Cincinnati drag queen Jessica Dimon has been cast as show director for Bloom. We have a marble bar there’s a green wall in front. “I hate to use the word ‘woman’ or ‘feminine’ too much because the bar is all about everyone, and that’s what I hope to see represented, but on the design side, we’ve redone the floor – it’s all wood – (and) the back bar has this beautiful wooden backsplash. Where Below Zero offered weekend drag shows in the upstairs cabaret, Bloom renovated the first floor to open it up to host a slew of weekly performances, as well as the rest of the revelry that comes with a nightclub.Īnd, playing on Bloom’s name, Nurre says the interior decor now leans to “elegant” and is dotted with floral prints by international artist Frank Moth. The team behind Bloom OTR is renovating the space to make it “mature and sexy”, says COO Emma Nurre.īloom’s team flipped the space.