January 7. 2000 * ja m t M tf.2 9 0 T hursday J 0 S unday Get Intim ate— an evening of Portland women's pop music, stamng Lift those pinkies! Go cross co un try ski­ ing with The Adventure Group at Teacup Lake. (9 am, 15031542-5680.) Katy Davidson, B attle ca t and Speak To Your Brothers hosts Couples M enTalk from 3-6 pm. (15031223-5907 ext. 233.) guests at In Other Words. (3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 7:30 pm, (5031 232-6003.) Women in toolbelts gather for a meeting of the O regon Tradeswom en N etw ork at 6 pm at the State Office Building. (800 NE Oregon St., room 120, free. (5031943-2228.) o F riday The AIDS Prevention Team host the third annual benefit Fine D ining w ith Elwin and Gary. Performance by P ortland Gay M en's Chorus. (7-10 pm at Buccini Hall, 165 S. 14th St., in St. Helens. Oregon $25 individual, $40 couple. (5031366-2839.) 0 S aturday All you earthy, scientific gals gather round for the 10th A nniversary P arty and P otluck of Lesbians Enjoying the Sciences. (6-9 pm, call Karen for more information (5031 289-3605.) 0 W ednesday F.R.I.E.N.D.S— B ro th e r to B rother meets at 5 pm. ((5031417-7991.) The Metropolitan Human Rights Center holds is annual Human Rights A w ard D inner 6:30-9 pm at the Parkrose Community Center, which is located inside Parkrose High School. Entertainment will feature the P ortland gay M en's C horus (12003 NE Shaver St. $15 from MHRC; call David Bond fo r more infor­ mation (5031823-5136.) 0 S aturday Enjoy A M arvelous Party, an evening of music by Noel Coward and Kurt Weill, to benefit Our House of Portland and H.E.A.L. Portland. The show goes on at the Isom White House at 311 NE 20th Ave. from 5-8 pm. ($35 by reservation o r at the door, (5031497-2252.) Get moving— join The Adventure Group on a cross co u n try ski trip at Pocket Creek. (9 am. 15031542-5680) The M a rion b erry Salon meets in Salem at 6:30 pm for a potluck to discuss The Persian Boy by Mary Renault. (For more information call Cary (5031 363-6036) 0 M onday Join Sisters of The Road Café for the M arch fo r the Dream through Old Town in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Meet from 5:30-6 pm at 133 NW 6th Ave (15031 222 5 6 9 4 ) Join MenTalk o f V ancouver for a discus­ sion group from 7-9 pm. (Call Peter, 13601 576-6595.) Feeling kooky? Check out Songs I c a n 't Play on the Dr. Dem ento Show, starring Dr D himself (a Reed alumnus, no less). This show is x-rated and seriously politically incor­ rect. At the Vollum Lecture Hall at Reed College (3203 SE W oodstock B lv d , 7 pm. $5 at the door, 15031 788-6692 ) 0 T uesday The Focus G roup on Fam ily Rights, a project of Love Makes A Family, meets at 5:30 pm to discuss the recent Vermont Supreme s Court ruling and its local impli­ cations. (Union Station, 800 NW 6th. room 256; h r more information call (5031228-3892 ) 0 W ednesday The Oregon Bears take over the lanes at their Paws-n-Balls outing at Grand Central Bowl (808 SE Momson St., 7 pm, 15031255-7508) Play hooky and schuss the day away dow n­ h ill skiing at Mt Hood Meadows with The Adventure Group. (7.30 am, (5031542 5 6 8 0 ) F.R.I.E.N.D.S— B ro th e r to B rother meets at 5 pm. (15031417-7991.) Speak To Your Brothers hosts a Dad's G roup from 7-9 pm. (15031223-5907 ext 233) It s My Pleasure offers a class on SM 101 taught by Desta. (7 pm 3106 NE 64th Ave. Free Pre-register: (5031280-8080 ) Lynn Frances Anderson sings her bluesy sounds at St John's Pub on J a n .14 The H IV * MenTalk group gets together from 7-9 pm. (Call Bob at (5031236 1531.) Young M en's C offee Talk happens from 7-9 pm at 3 Friends Coffee House (201 SE 12th Ave , (5031223-5907 ext 233 ) The P ortland Bisexual A llia n ce dis­ cussion group meets at Laughing Horse Books Open to all (3652 SE Division St., i pm. (5031 775-9717.) The Lesbian Community Project and the PlayHers Club have rescheduled their New Year's Eve dance for tonight; they're calling it a Post M illennium P arty (Call LCP for details. (5031233-3913.) See On View and Onstage listings on Page 31.