Despite the name, Bennett’s isn’t a country club. It’s a bar down the street from a couple of auto body shops and an HVAC repair company. But on a Sunday afternoon in late January, before the coronavirus madness, Bennett’s hosted what it described as “an all-female revue,” but some attendees described as “a sex show with strippers.” At the time, the bar manager said that it was legal for the bar to host the live show because it had a burlesque license. But the city says that kind of license doesn’t exist in Madison, so the stunt could cost Bennett’s ability to serve booze, screen its porn flicks, or both.

The City Council has to approve license renewals at their meeting this week and the city’s attorneys are worried that they don’t have time to schedule a non-renewal hearing between now and then, The only other option would be to hold a hearing later this year to revoke Bennett’s license. In the meantime, Bennett’s did have “Smut and Eggs” this past weekend and says they have no plans to stop.

Source:  VICE