Free Beer Tomorrow
Documenting the history of Jack's/Summit Station, Ohio's longest running
lesbian owned and operated bar.
Coming March 2026.
ABOUT
Free Beer Tomorrow is a documentary film project that tells the story of Jack's/Summit Station, Ohio's longest running lesbian bar. With interviews from Peter Brown — a classically trained musician turned bar owner — to pioneering LGBTQ+ lawyer and legal scholar, Rhonda R. Rivera, and former patrons running the gamut of tap dancers, professional women's football players, feminist activists, bartenders and drag kings, the film explores lesbian culture in an era where bars were one of the few safe-havens from an oppressive and homophobic world.
SUPPORT THE PROJECT
There are a number of ways you can support the project - donating, attending our upcoming events, purchasing a shirt, hat, or keychain, or just following us on social media!
IN THE NEWS
Marker honoring Columbus' first lesbian bar is broken a month after installation
JULY 15, 2023
A marker to recognize Columbus' first lesbian bar has broken roughly a month after it was unveiled.
BY ARIANNA SMITH
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Celebrating Pride by Marking Diverse Ohio
Longest-running lesbian bar in Ohio history gets historical marker recognizing rich LGBTQ+ history
Longest-running lesbian bar in Ohio history gets historical marker recognizing rich LGBTQ+ history
World Premiere!
After nearly four years of criss-crossing the country, digging through countless boxes of photos and interviewing 55 patrons and friends of Jack's/Summit Station, we are ready to share the film with the world! We are honored to permiere the film in our hometown at The Wexner Center for the Arts. Hope you will join us!