Just over the ol’ myspace bulletin wire comes this message from Acme:

saying goodbye the acme way (tonight!) Body: so, most of you know that acme’s being sold, but, unlike a tall drink, we’re not going down easy

tonight (monday)

come dance with us, it’s our official bye-bye party with the extended acme family, 7-ish

thursday is booty
it’s the one year anniversary of booty at acme, and you know what that means… i’m definitely mooning someone

saturday is our last day as-is
we’re glad to be sharing it with DJ Sharon Needles, won’t you join us?

c’mon, you know you wanna
pass it on
mel

As Amy noted a couple of weeks ago, their site has been down for a while—I guess now we know why.

I put in a call to the club; the sale was confirmed, but I couldn’t get any more information, as “it’s not a good time.” Hopefully, I’ll have more details for you later—and maybe some information about what the future holds for that space.

In the meantime, it sounds like there’s going to be a bitchin’ party tonight at Acme, 1305 SE 8th, so you should go wish the bar as you’ve come to know and love it farewell. Then again, maybe the new owners will keep it functioning as is, so the transition may be smooth. As long as they still have the BBQ tempeh sandwiches, I’ll be okay.

On a side note, it’s a little sad. The Mercury has held two kick-ass forums there with the Bus Project, but we’ve decided to move our events to rontoms since the space is more conducive to the large turnouts we’ve gotten.

Update: Spoke with Mel at Acme, who says that if all goes according to plan, Acme will change hands on the first of the month. Whatever change comes will be gradual, and she and other staffers may stay on. Any events currently on the calendar are still happening. No word on the BBQ tempeh sandwich though.

Also also, I’ll have details about the new owners shortly.