I'm reposting this e-mail from Jeff here....

Hello!

Today we received an e-mail from the Liquor Control Board informing us that
we must not allow guests to consume any alcohol at our events including that
which they bring of their own accord and that which we may give away. The
reason is that our events are open to the public.

Therefore, our Jungle Fever Party will be dry. Please do not bring alcohol
as we will not be able to allow you to consume it.

Instead, we will offer lots of free non-alcoholic beverages to help keep us
cool and lubricated for what promises to be a fantastic party.

This might seem like a problem for many organizations, but I hope you will
join me in seeing this as a potentially very positive development for Little
Red Studio. Here is why:

1. Little Red Studio has never depended on the sale of wine as an income
source so there is nothing lost there.

2. While we certainly enjoy good wine as a sensual delight, we are getting
high on the exchange of energy which we call erotic. And moreover, we
implicitly and explicitly at times, ask our guests to make a conscious
choice about what all of this means. And while all of our guests have been
very responsible with themselves, the absence of alcohol will only make this
more emphatically so.

3. Little Red Studio is about to grow in a very big way. Your attendance
and revelry at this party will cap off what has been an incredible season.
On the strength of our numbers of attendees, we are planning a very busy
Fall schedule. Because of this, we are going to advertise a lot more and we
will therefore be more fully exposed to every last branch of governance and
bureaucracy. And we are very close to being ready in every way. We have
worked hard to prepare. The last piece, was a growing debate here at LRS
headquarters about how to position ourselves regarding alcohol.

I believe that having the opportunity to have a glass of wine or two over
the course of an evening of artistic performances and art of various kinds
is an elegant and refined expression of living well. However, I believe
even more strongly, that we don't need it. If the costs of acquiring a
liquor license or whatever other arrangements required are too costly and or
complicated, then I believe that we will continue to grow and flourish
without Bacchus and his wonderful spirit in our presence.

We will be exploring our options regarding this subject as well as many
others during our up-coming summer hiatus.

For now, I am confident you will join all of us in the Little Red Studio
troupe, (even those who love wine) by coming out to Jungle Fever on
Saturday, helping to cap our season with great success and fantastic fun.

Yours,
Jeff