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        Posted on Thu, Jul. 07, 2005

Organizers cancel Whorehouse Days

Organizers of Whorehouse Days, scheduled for this weekend in Gilbert, Minn., have canceled the controversial festival because the City Council refused to rent any city buildings for the event.

Festival organizers decided on the catchy name earlier this year to
capitalize on certain aspects of the history of Gilbert, an Iron Range town of 1,800 people about 180 miles north of St. Paul. The city got quite a reputation during the years of Prohibition as a place where booze and other vices could be had for money, festival organizers have said.

The Gilbert City Council, however, was not amused and voted against renting city buildings for the festival. Many business owners and city leaders protested the idea of such a festival, despite assurances from organizers events would be G-rated.

In announcing the cancellation of the event on the Whorehouse Days Web site, www.whorehousedays.com, organizers said they believe they are being discriminated against and noted that the City Council rents the buildings to many other groups, including some that aren't even from Gilbert.

The festival Web site indicated organizers hope to hold the event next year.

— Pioneer Press

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