Thank You for Supporting the Arts

Directors W Alexander Jones and Carolann Stoney turn their cameras on Liv Osthus one of the bestknown artists working in Portlands adult entertainment industry She also happens to be a published author musician breast cancer survivor mother and daughter of a preacher Better known as Viva Las Vegas Osthus grew to wide notoriety when along with a handful of other strippers she faced down Portland city council for greater protections for sex workers In a city with the highest number of strip clubs per capita in the country and probably strippers this unique woman not only revels in the glorious grit of the profession but also manages to raise social perceptions with her creative successes bravery and artistry