Local History Meeting - Manny Dias

Manny Dias, a local dancer and entertainer, was beloved in Lowell. He took to entertaining at a young age and first performed his famous drag act during a Lincoln School performance in 1924. The rest is history. He performed around the country until he returned to start his own dance studio in Lowell at the age of 22 and continued performing locally for the rest of his life. Come to this presentation to learn more about the joyful but tumultuous life of Manny Dias, the Blonde Bombshell!

Presenter: Nikki Tantum (she/her) is currently the Digital Initiatives Archivist for the Center for Lowell History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her career has focused on community and digital archives, including both of her previous positions as the Archivist for the Greater Boston Portuguese American Digital Archive and Archivist for the Digital Transgender Archive. She is passionate about queer history, immigrant storytelling, and the idea that archives should always be accessible to everyone.

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