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Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

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Strip clubs open in Salt Lake City!

Industry News May 15, 2020

Though some parts of the country can't even open restaurants at 25% capacity, let alone bars, it seems like things truly are wild out west. Two weeks ago, Utah...

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No entertainers allowed at Club Onyx in Houston?

Industry News May 13, 2020

Readers of this website will surely recall the recent articles on the ongoing saga of Club Onyx in Houston. Club Onyx has become the most high-profile club reopening since...

Read more

COVID creates an industry celebrity with Lucky Devil’s Shon Boulden

Profile On May 4, 2020

For Shon Boulden, what started as a joke turned into an overnight sensation. Originally dubbed “Boober Eats,” his food delivery service “Lucky Devil Eats” brings the strip club experience...

Read more

Club Onyx opens in Houston, gains restraining order to remain open

Industry News May 1, 2020

story by ACE National Executive Director, Angelina Spencer Club Onyx in Houston, TX was granted a temporary restraining court order to reopen for business as a restaurant after a...

Read more

RCI announces reopening of Bombshells’ TX locations

Industry News April 29, 2020

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) today announced subsidiaries plan to open all 10 Bombshells restaurant locations in Texas this week and next in line with the Governor’s most...

Read more

ED Webcon 4/23: Important SBA/PPP updates!

Industry News April 22, 2020

With Congress set to authorize another $300-plus billion dollars toward the Payment Protection Program (PPP), the SBA loans and PPP remain a critical topic for the adult industry today....

Read more

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

Countdown EXPO 2019 | Aug. 11-14

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

Latest Articles From Dave Manack

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Dave Manack

Strip clubs open in Salt Lake City!

Industry News May 15, 2020

Though some parts of the country can't even open restaurants at 25% capacity, let alone bars, it seems like things truly are wild out west. Two weeks ago, Utah...

Read more

No entertainers allowed at Club Onyx in Houston?

Industry News May 13, 2020

Readers of this website will surely recall the recent articles on the ongoing saga of Club Onyx in Houston. Club Onyx has become the most high-profile club reopening since...

Read more

COVID creates an industry celebrity with Lucky Devil’s Shon Boulden

Profile On May 4, 2020

For Shon Boulden, what started as a joke turned into an overnight sensation. Originally dubbed “Boober Eats,” his food delivery service “Lucky Devil Eats” brings the strip club experience...

Read more

Club Onyx opens in Houston, gains restraining order to remain open

Industry News May 1, 2020

story by ACE National Executive Director, Angelina Spencer Club Onyx in Houston, TX was granted a temporary restraining court order to reopen for business as a restaurant after a...

Read more

RCI announces reopening of Bombshells’ TX locations

Industry News April 29, 2020

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) today announced subsidiaries plan to open all 10 Bombshells restaurant locations in Texas this week and next in line with the Governor’s most...

Read more

ED Webcon 4/23: Important SBA/PPP updates!

Industry News April 22, 2020

With Congress set to authorize another $300-plus billion dollars toward the Payment Protection Program (PPP), the SBA loans and PPP remain a critical topic for the adult industry today....

Read more

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

Countdown EXPO 2019 | Aug. 11-14

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