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Brenda Dickey performs. (8-10 pm at
Borders Books and Music. 16920 S W 72nd
Ave, Tigard. 968-7576.
www. brendadickey. com)
The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court presents
The Mr., M iss and Ms. Gay Portland
Pageant 1998 Proceeds benefit Esther s
Pantry and the Sisters of Providence Breast
Cancer Research Foundation. (5 pm doors, 6
pm pageant at Embers, 110 N W Broadway.
$10 donation. 306-0700.
www. geocities. com /W estH ollyw ood/H eights/
7887.)
Cascade Festival of M usic runs today
through September 5 in Drake Park, Bend.
This year's theme is A Celebration of the
Am erican Spirit and includes musical per
formances of Porgy and Bess, W est Side
Story and a concert by Pink M artini.
(Schedule and tickets: Cascade Festival o f
Music. 842 N W W all St.. Suite 6. Bend, OR
97701.1541)383-2202.)
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The third annual Women in Theatre
Festival wraps up with Sunday on the
Fringe, a unique blend of dance, music and
personal expression. (Schedule and tickets
from: Festival Central. Tsunami Books, 2528
W illamette St., Eugene. 15411345-8986.)
Los Rebeldes, Machete and Vagabundo per
form at the Latino M usic Festival spon
sored by METRO and Friends of Cathedral
Park Neighborhood Association. (Noon-5 pm
at Cathedral Park, under the St. John 's
Bridge, North Portland. Free. 823-2223.)
Diaspora at the Nlghthawk Cafa, part of the Allen Schmertzler show at the Feinlein Gallery, puts sex, smoke and 'spresso in a whole new light
Oregon B ears go to the beach to cook, eat
and "bear-it-all." (11 am at Sauvie's Island.
240-2813.)
Seattle hosts Powersurge ‘98. a women's
B /D /S /M conference. Through Monday.
($120 registration on the day o f conference.
(2061 233-8429. www.geocities.com /westhol-
lyw ood/village/3429.)
The Adventure Group goes hiking—W est
Zig Zag. (8 am. 452-5680 )
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Speak to Your Brothers ' Neighborhood
MenTalks hosts a discussion group in
Northeast Portland. (G eoffrey 223-5907, ext.
145.)
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Neighborhood M enTalks hosts a discus
sion group in Southeast Portland. Sponsored
by Speak to Your Brothers and CAP.
(G eoffrey 223-5907, ext. 145.)
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Speak to Your Brothers’ Neighborhood
M enTalks hosts a discussion group for gay
dads. (G eoffrey 223-5907, ext. 145.)
Pink Martini returns from the Cannes Film
Festival to perform with China Forbes and
Morcheeba. (6 pm at Rose Garden
Amphitheater, Washington Park. $15 [Aladdin
Theater. Fastixx). www.monqui.com.)
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The Portland Bisexual A lliance discus
sion group meets to discuss * My first same-
sex date." Open to all. ( 7 pm a t The Habit
coffeehouse, 3862 SE Hawthorne Btvd Bi-
Line 7759717.)
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Southw est Washington Gay and
Lesbian So cialites hosts a cruise on the
Portland Spirit. No host bar, free hors
d'oeuvres, door prizes and dance music. Must
be 21 years old. O f pm-2 am. Boarding starts
10:30 pm near Salmon St. Springs on Front
St. and Salmon St. $20 [It 's
M y Pleasure. Gai-Pied, A Gentle Strength).
Mike. 1360) 735-1901,1360)992-1032.)
Mad hatter members
of The Really Big
Dance Company ask
that audiences
please wear hats
during their show,
Menagerie i Trols
The FO R EST Group hikes to Thomas Lake
and Blue Lake on Mount Adams.
((541)296-5806.)
Corbin performs. (7 pm in Sacred
Grounds C offee House. 3106 NE 64th Ave.
Donation suggested. 280-8080.)
Join the Rosetown Ramblers for three
hours of square dancing with a live caller
then stay for a two-step and line-dancing
Country-Western dance (7 pm square
dance. $6. 10 pm -1:30 am country-western
dance. $5. PPAA, 618 SE Alder. 234-9944.)
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Get hot and bothered at Between the
Sheets: Erotic Readings from a
Q ueer Perspective, a kick o ff event for
the ACLU's annual Uncensored Celebration.
(7:30 pm at In O ther Words, 3734 SE
Hawthorne Blvd. 232 60 03 .)
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Darcelle XV presents the 17th annual La
Femme Magnifique International
Pageant to crown the most glamorous female
impersonator in the world. (7 pm doors, 8 pm
pageant at Montgomery Park, 2701 NW
Vaughn St. $25. 222-5338.)
Join other gay men as they chronicle their
lives and times w ith the Keep Track of
Yourself and World journal-writing group.
(Call Fred, 3312531, fo r time and loca tion )
It's the third annual Belmont Street Fair,
a street fair and carnival featuring music, the
ater performances and the human-powered
vehicle parade (10 am-6 pm on SE Belmont
St. between 30th and 38th Ave. 788-4992.)
North River A rtists, a diverse group including
painters, book makers, textile artists and fur
niture designers, presents Wrong Side of
the Tracks Open Studio Art Rant Tour
the studios dunng the day and watch music,
dance and performance art in the evening
(A rt show: noon-8 pm. A rt rant: 8 pm-mid-
night. 3 locations: The O ld Electric Building.
2126 N Lewis St.. The Seed Company. River
Street Studios. 822 N River Rd 493-9389 )
Choose from 25 different classes taught by
Jewish scholars, professionals and educators
at the Jew ish Educational Shuk (8-11
pm at M ittlem an Jewish Community Center,
6651 S W C apitol Hwy. $7 advance. $10 at
the door 244-0111.)
WIN Foundation (Women in Need) pre
sents the Cinderella Bad. an evening of
magic and fairy tales w ith the Oregon
Symphony Proceeds benefit WIN, a non
profit foundation offering crisis outreach,
counseling, and educational programs to
physically and emotionally abused women
(7 30 pm-midnight at Adnanna H ill Grand
Ballroom, 918 SW Yamhill St. $150, $125
youth 224-9163.)
See the Theater and Gallery listings
in Out About Town.