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For those of you who aren’t high-tailing it out of Atlanta at the crack of 5pm, consider coming to the Flesh and Fetish Ball at 1763 the night after Sex 2.0. Swinging Atlanta is offering discounted admission to Sex 2.0 participants: $35 for single guys, $25 for couples, and single ladies free as usual.
Check out this article to learn more about our new venue and the Flesh and Fetish Ball.
We’ve updated the podcast promos to reflect the change of venue to 1763. They’re identical otherwise:
15-second meat-and-potatoes
http://sex20con.com/promos/sex-2.0-promo-2.0-15sec.mp3
30-second with-a-flourish
http://sex20con.com/promos/sex-2.0-promo-2.0-30sec.mp3
Thanks to everyone who has been using the promos in your podcasts! Please be sure to download these updates.
Article in Southern Voice today:
The owners of Spring4th — which has hosted gay leather parties and events produced by Atlanta’s queer Femme Mafia — encountered the parking requirements when the venue expanded in summer 2006, with the number of required parking spaces tied to a location’s size. The expansion also attracted the attention of various neighborhood groups, who attempted to close down the venue.
Before going to the official city committee, the Spring4th parking and liquor license applications were required to wind through groups like the Midtown Neighbors’ Association and the area Neighborhood Planning Unit. An MNA committee originally indicated it would not oppose Spring4th’s applications, but MNA members began making allegations about illegal activities taking place at Spring4th, according to owner Rick Day.
The accusations ranged from charges that the expansion included construction work without a permit, to an anonymous e-mail that alleged Spring4th was secretly a sex club. Midtown neighbors also allegedly doctored an advertisement for an event at Spring4th so that it advertised “BYOB — All ages” and “Underage girls welcome,” according to before-and-after images posted on Spring4th’s website.
In April 2007, the MNA board voted to oppose Spring4th’s liquor license application and parking waiver.
According to the minutes from the MNA’s April 26 meeting, a board member allegedly received an e-mail that stated, “If you want to know what goes on in the building with the red door — sex.”
The MNA board rejected the Spring4th applications, “as it is not appropriate for the neighborhood,” according to the meeting minutes.
Read the whole thing, and leave a comment or write a letter!
Sex 2.0 has lost its venue. Spring4th has been forced to close its doors due to the meddling of the Midtown Neighborhood Association (the same people responsible for the appalling harassment of street prostitutes) and the arcane hoops through which the City of Atlanta has forced them to jump. We are currently seeking a new venue. We need all the help we can get - time, energy, MONEY, resources, everything.
If you can help, please join the Google group ASAP.
More details to come soon.
