34 » oihf Ü && HAL JONES AUTOMOTIVE JOY ENTERPRISES Pride, parades and pomp Here’s a handy calendar of Portland, area pride events Ron Joy stnce We love our just out customers. See us for your automotive needs. June 6 b Pride Northwest holds a meeting for volunteers interested in helping with pride weekend safety. 4 p m. at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, 2400 N.E. Broadway. 295-9788. 288-1130 Meeting for general Northwest volunteers. 6:30 p.m. Call 295-9788 for 1< June 11 Celebrate Vancouver Pride at Terminal One at the Quay. (360) 992-1032. é>f . BEAUTIFUL HOME DECOR AROMATHERAPY JOURNALS JEWELRY CANDLES Fun & WonòespH Casòs & 1 Gay Pride Kickoff Dance at 9 p.m. at the Egyptian Club, 3701 S.E. Division St. $5. 236-8689. June 7 5111 NE Fremont Portland, OR 97213 FRAMES The Rainbow Warriors will be taking it off with pride. 10 p.m. at JOQ’s, 2512 N.E. Broadway. 287-4210. fOR you or Gifts a fRÍenó GIFT BOOKS STAT ION ERY TOYS FOR THE SLIGHTLY ECCENTRIC Clip this ad for 10% off! In the month of June 1998 5653 SE Haurthocne - 230-7740 - Open Euenyday June 13 In honor of National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, Barnes & Noble at 1231 N.E. Broadway (this location only) is donating 10 percent of all profits from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. to Cascade AIDS Project’s MenTalk Program. 335-0201. June 14 ____ OV annv] □ Poets Janice Gould and Walt Curtis are the scheduled artists for the Pride '98 Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 708 S.W. Third Ave. 220-5911. June 19 CHARGE BY PHONE! (503) 241-1802 or (503) 790-ARTS Tickets from $25 Groups of 10 or more SAVE up to 20% • Call (503) 241-1407 www.portlandopera.org ..... 1 w 1 □□!□□□□□□□ 1 1 1 : i k w ■ □»□e nrrnrrnnn June 18 Portland Civic Auditorium • 7:30 sharp! ■■ œ □:□□□□□□ ® Eat with pride at a benefit for Basic Rights Oregon. 5:30 to 11 p.m. at Wild Abandon, 2411 S.E. Belmont St. A la carte, with 50 percent of proceeds going to BRO. 232-4458 for reserva tions. lune 20, 22, 24,26 b 27, 1998 □□□□ □ □□□! I! : Pride Northwest holds a meeting for volunteers Q nUHTTlnn □□□□□$ □Tninimianh? „ I interested pride weekend safety. 6 p.m. 1 at Metropolitan Community Church of Port 1 1 land, 2400 N.E. Broadway. 295-9788. 1 □■□□□□ □□ □ ■ June 16 BoKimDOPEBô. Pride Weekend officially begins at 1 p.m. at Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park and runs through 10 p.m. The day’s events include read ings, music performances and an all-ages dance starting at 8 p.m. Dyke March ’98 hits the streets at 6:30 p.m., starting at Northwest Park Avenue and Davis Street. 452-5408. ■ Witness the Mr. Gay Pride Pageant, a benefit for the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund. 5 p.m. at the Brig, 1035 S.W. Stark St. Donations accepted. 226-4171. Delicious June 20 0:$ Phoenix Rising Foundation presents the fourth annual Jack Abele Award Dinner to kick off the pride festivities. Entertainment by Four in Hand. 6 p.m. at the Portland Hilton’s Grand Bailroom, 921 S.W. 6th Ave. $75 ($50 of which is tax deductible). 223-8299. Pride Northwest and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance of Portland State University sponsor The State of Our Family, featuring a bevy of pan elists (including the parade’s grand marshall, Donna Red Wing) discussing queer perspectives at the international, national and local levels. 8 p.m. at Silver Stage, Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. 295-9788. The Portland Bisexual Alliance is the host of a pre-parade poster making party. You provide the creativity and they’ll provide supplies. 7 p.m. at Laughing Horse Books, 3652 S.E. Division St. 775-9717. The official June 21 parade route through downtown Portland Crystal’s Country Jam holds a special pride dance. Two-step lessons from 8 to 9 p.m., open dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5 for the dance, $8 with a lesson. At PPAA, 618 S.E. Alder St. Full service bar, no smoking. 236-6942. Chocolate City offers its own taste of pride with go-go dancers, door prizes and more. $9, 9:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. at Kokopeli’s, 2845 S.E. Stark St. 289-5796. The Egyptian Club holds Pride Dance ’98 with a late-night buffet included in the cover. $7, 9 p.m. at the Egyptian Club, 3701 S.E. Division St. 236-8689. June 21 The Pride Weekend celebration continues at Waterfront Park from 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. ¡ai —* The parade steps off from the North Park Blocks at Northwest Eighth Avenue and Davis Street at 12:30 p.m. Sunday’s festival and rally starts where the parade stops—Waterfront Park. Roughly 1:45 p.m. For those who never can say goodbye, there’s an After the Parade Dance. $3, 9 p.m. at the Egyptian Club, 3701 S.E. Division St. 236-8689.