Wanda Acosta is a stalwart icon in lesbian nightlife and an LGBTQ+ advocate in downtown New York. The creator and co-host of Sundays at Cafe Tabac, she has been creating and producing events in NYC for over 23 years. She was an owner of WonderBar, Starlight, and Clubhouse in Manhattan’s East Village. She was the music director and dj for CUBA!, a rotating dance/live music weekly event in NYC. Her events have been featured and tweeted in New York Magazine, New Yorker Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Out, New York Post, New York Observer, Out Magazine, The Advocate, ourscenetv.com, l-word.com, and throughout the blogosphere.

Karen is a film/video Director & Producer, she is currently the content producer for Tonal, she’s directed various music videos, narrative shorts, documentaries, and worked with the advertising industry’s top agencies in commercials, branded content, radio ads & live events media (ie. American Express, Verizon Wireless, Mini-Cooper/BMW, VICE). She has recently completed a music video & documentary short for Meshell Ndegeocello’s latest album release, “Comet, Come to Me” and has narrative feature film and TV projects under various stages of production & development. Some of her work can be found at www.singasongproductions.com