In Spring 2019, 3 Dollar Bill’s owner, Brenda Breathnach opened her doors to Brooklyn for the official grand opening event. With her Irish upbringing and background, she was inspired to bring in Panti Bliss, aka Irelands ‘National Treasure’, drag icon, and outspoken LGBTQ rights activist in to perform. We filmed her ‘HBO Comedy Special’ as we struggled to keep the camera steady from laughing so hard.
3 Dollar Bill is a beautiful and welcoming home to all. Brenda has created a community center for all the right reasons, and has been attracting artists and creators from all walks of life ever since. She was the first donor to the Humans of Pride Documentary Film Project and one of the exemplar community leaders we had the chance to interview for the film. Future productions to come from the xLab and 3 Dollar Bill collaboration.
For some human inspiration, here’s a piece the New York Times did on Brenda and her Brooklyn work of art.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/style/3-dollar-bill-brooklyn-lgbt-club.html
