The
last two monthly ACE Oregon meetings have been
jam-packed with information and new developments;
Some of which can be forwarded here, some that
cannot.
In
July the ACE Oregon board decided to appoint
new officers: Claude Dacorsi from Cleopatra's
Viewpoint will be staying on as President. Everett
from The Magic Gardens was selected as Vice
President. Frank Faillace from Exotic
magazine was selected as Secretary. Randy Kaiser
from Stars Cabaret was selected as Treasurer.
Attorney
Brad Woodworth updated all of us on the Oregon
Supreme Court cases and the state's amicus brief
filing. The Supreme Court hearing will take
place at Linfield College in McMinnville on
Monday, November 3.
Also
discussed was the ACLU's argument with the OLCC
regarding the new minor regulations and their
case on behalf of under-21 musicians, dancers
and other performers.
In
August the ACE Oregon board decided to hire
Tom Cox as a consultant to raise money and pursue
and support political candidates with common
political views on both a citywide and statewide
level.
Secretary
Frank Faillace took over the formation of the
ACE Oregon website, www.aceoregon.org, which
is now
functioning.
The
ACE National meeting taking place Tuesday, August
26 at the Gentlemen's Club Expo in Las Vegas
was discussed and all ACE members present were
encouraged to attend. ACE Oregon President Claude
Dacorsi had plans to be there and will report
back next month.
ACE
Oregon finances, fundraising and alliances were
discussed as well as the need to stress to potential
members that the upcoming Nyssa Supreme Court
hearing (November 3 in McMinnville), which could
very well change the face of adult entertainment
and businesses in Oregon, would never have happened
had ACE Oregon existed at the time.
The
next ACE Oregon meeting will take place Tuesday,
September 9 at 4pm at Dante's in downtown Portland
(SW 3rd & Burnside). Attendance is expected
to be high for this very important meeting,
it being the second-to-last get together before
the Supreme Court hearing. All ACE Oregon members
and potential members are urged to attend. There
is free food and drink available during the
meeting as well as a cocktail social immediately
following.
For
further information please visit the ACE Oregon
website at www.aceoregon.org, or call Tom Cox
at 971-570-4933.
