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Good cause N o . 1
roject Quest, a Portland nonprofit organi
zation for people affected by chronic and
life-changing illnesses, announces the cre
ation of the Mardiningsih Arquette Breast
Cancer Program. The Night o f l ,000 Days will
honor Arquette and raise money for the new
program.
Before her own death from breast cancer,
Arquette was a mentor
and source of inspiration
for hundreds of other
women battling the dis
ease. Her children,
which include the actors
Alexis, David, Patricia
and Rosanna Arquette,
will perform at the April
29 benefit at the World
Forestry Center, 4033
S.W. Canyon Road in
Portland.
The evening begins
at 6 p.m. with a silent
auction preceding dinner
and entertainment. Tick
ets are $100 and can he
purchased from Project
Quest. For more info,
call (503) 493-0288.
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Good c a u s e
No. 2
frica AIDS Response presents a benefit at
the Crystal Ballroom for Portland’s sister
city Mutare, Zimbabwe.
More than 22 million people in Africa are
HIV-positive, including one in four adults in
Zimbabwe.
Performers at this benefit include Obo
Addy and the Northwest Afrikan American
Ballet.
The ballroom is located at 1332 W. Bum-
side St. in Portland, and the event kicks off at
7 p.m. Tickets for this all-ages performance and
dance are $18 from (503) 233-5484.
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Good c a u s e N o . 3
weet sounds and sweet treats are featured at
A Class Act, an evening of great jazz and
sumptuous treats April 28, which benefits
the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship
Fund. The desserts will he provided by some of
Portland’s finest purveyors o f culinary deca
dence. A quartet fronted by Skip Elliot Bow
man will perform at the Old Church,
1422 S.W. 11th Ave. in Portland.
Recipients of the scholarships are third-year
law students dedicated to passing the Oregon
State Bar and donating part of their practice to
helping keep Oregon a hate-ffee state by fight
ing discrimination against sexual minorities.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show
starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in
advance from Gai-Pied and
Balloons on Broadway, or
$30 at the door. For
more information, call
(503) 244-3225.
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Slap and
tickle
rab your flogger and
join the Portland
Leather Alliance in a
Pansexual celebration of
diversity at Port
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from April 28 through 30 at the Ace of Hearts,
3533 S.E. 39th Ave. in Portland.
Workshops will be conducted on a wide
variety of topics including: caning, high femme
topping, SM spirituality, and corsetry. Many
vendors will also be there offering everything
your heart could desire— and then some.
Registration must be postmarked by April
21. Admission is $70 for PLA members, $90
for nonmembers. For more information, call
(503) 727-3148 o re-
mail pla@pdxleatheral-
liance.org.
Is n ’ t sh e
lo v e ly
maldo, a drag
chanteuse who
really sings, sashays
into Portland for a gig
at the thoroughly gay
Chameleon Restaurant
& Bar, 2000 N.E. 40th
Ave.
Amaldo says he
doesn’t imitate any par
ticular singer, but he
does “a lot of standards,
show tunes, torch and
camp.” He also promis
es some backup
dancers.
Arnaldo
Dinner seating starts
at 7 p.m., and there is a
$10 cover charge. For reservations, call
(503) 460-2682.
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F o r som e r e a lly fin e
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ead on over to the Oregon Potters Associa
tion’s Ceramic Showcase 2000 May 5
through 7 at the Oregon Convention
Center.
Among the hundreds of potters displaying
their wares will be queer-identified artists Tony
Hackenbruck, Victoria Shaw and Natalie War
rens. Throughout the weekend various potters
will demonstrate their craft.
Admission is free to this event, which is
open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until
9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
For more information, see the event’s Internet
site www.ceramicshowcase.com.
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hemes of sanity, mental health and gender
issues are evident in the artwork of activist
Daphne Scholinski, on view through April
29 at Galeria Artistas.
Among the paintings is the cover art for her
1997 autobiography, The Last Time 1 Wore a
Dress, a heart-wrenching chronicle of her early
battles with gender identity and four
years of incarceration in mental
institutions intended to
change her into an “accept
able female.”
The artist will he in
Portland on April 27 to
talk about her art and
her book at 8 p.m. in
the gallery, located at
512 N.W. Ninth Ave.
Please RSVP to
(503) 221-0907.
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