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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 2000)
3 T hursday PHOTO BY The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court pre sents the fifth annual Leather and Lace Show at Embers Avenue to bene fit Portland PFLAG. (Doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. 110 N W Broadway. No cover charge. ISRC@aol.com.) The Adventure Group takes an evening hike on the Leif Erikson Trail. (6 pm. 503-452-5680.) There's a new singing dyke in town: Christy Claxton and her Dirty Blondes play at the St. Johns Pub Aug. 13 o M your senses Aug. 19 at a fund-raiser for Portland's LGBT Film Festival with a showing of The Five Senses Every Thursday, the Forest Group takes an evening bike ride along Marine Drive. (5:45 pm. J ill 503-288-4892.) FilmTalk, a discus sion group for gay. bisexual and trans sexual men. rants and raves about Chuck and Buck, Gladiator and other recent films. (7-9 pm. Old W ives' Tales, 1300 E Burnside St. 503-223-5907. ext. 233.) onday üfe« ■ «M IR R M H I Join MenTalk of Vancouver for a social from 7 to 9 pm. (Peter 360-576-6595, Men TalkofVanc WA@webtv. net.) The Bisexual Community Forum plays host to a casual discussion on coming out at Mojo’s Coffee Den. (7.30 pm. 2853 SE Stark St. 503-285-4848.) Sip a latte with the Radical Faeries at the weekly KoffeeKlatch held at 3 Friends Coffeehouse from 9 am until whenever. (201 SE 12th Ave. 503-235-0826.) © T uesday Need some help making a match? Check out Get your weekend off to a rousing start— catch up with the Adventure Group every Saturday morning for the Fun Run/Walk along Portland’s waterfront, followed by a brunch. Meet at the former River Queen Restaurant parking lot at 9 am for a two-mile to six-mile run or walk open to all skill levels. (Don 503-224-6747.) o S Misha's Make-A-Date at Boxxes. (9 pm. Northeast Portland MenTalk gets going from 7 to 9 pm. (503-223-5907, ext. 233.) unday o F riday Leather Pnde Week kicks off with Leather, Feathers & Fur. A Fetish Ball at the Adnanna Hill Grand Ballroom. No-host bar and Italian buffet plus music by DJ Lauren. It all benefits Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital. (8 pm -1 am. 918 S W Yamhill St. $ 10 .) Grab your sailor suit or other official garb and sally on over to the Uniform Party at the Eagle PDX. (9 pm. 1300 W Burnside St $5.) The Forest Group plays host to a potluck and planning meeting at Sellwood Park, weath er permitting. (6 30 pm potluck, 7:30 pm m eet ing. 503-238-3877.) Lavender Lounge a gathering of Speak to Your Brothers, happens every Fnday from 7 to 9 pm at 3 Fnends Coffeehouse. (201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.) In the market for a new flail? Check out Leather Tastings, a demonstration by local S /M experts at the Eagle PDX. (1-4 pm. 1300 W Burnside St. $3 PLA members, $5 nonmembers, www.pdxleatheralliance. org.) Radical Women meets at the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center to discuss the Freedom Socialist Party ballot access case. (6:30 pm supper. $6. 7 pm meeting. Free. 1819 N W Everett St. Room 201. 503-228-3090.) 1035 SW Stark St. Free. 503-226-4171.) The Lesbian Community Project plays host to a Lesbian Social Group on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. (7-8:30 pm. LCP office, 1001 E Burnside St. 503-233-3913.) Exotic singer Irene Farrera plays a free concert in Eugene. (4.30 pm. Broadway Plaza, Willamette at East Broadway Street. 541-681-4108.) Young Men's CoffeeTalk meets Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.) North Portland MenTalk convenes from © W ednesday Leather fun continues at a Leather Family Barbecue (Contact BlackoutOR@aol.com for more information.) Watch 32 great women's softball teams compete when the Lesbian Community Project sponsors the 15th annual Oh come on, you know you want to go— try square dancing with the Rosetown Ramblers. No partner is needed for this free taste of square dancing at Trinity United Methodist Church's Fellowship Hall. (7-9:30. SE 39th Avenue at Steele Street. Call Bonnie, 503-228-3892.) 7 to 9 pm. (503-223-5907. ext. 233.) The HIV+ MenTalk group gets together every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. (Bob 503-236-1531.) PHOTO BY OARKLAOY Tournament of Choice in Prairie Fields, Wash., (about 30 minutes from Portland) through Aug. 13. (Call LCP for details: 503-233-3913.) The Lesbian Community Project plays host to a Women of Color Potluck on the second Friday of each month. (7 pm. LCP office, 1001 E Burnside St. 503-233-3913.) 0 S aturday They're hot and they're strutting their stuff at the Mr. and Ms. Oregon State Leather Contest at Embers Avenue. (Doors open at 6 pm. 110 N W Broadway. $8. BlackoutOR@aol. com) Experienced meditators are invited to join the Forest Group on an overnight meditation backpack trip to Mount St. Helens (Call Barbara by Aug. 7: 503-244-4446) Or how about ancient Native American rock art? The Forest Group treks to Horsethief State Park in the Columbia Gorge to view pic- tograph sites. (Call Paula. 541-298-5806.) Sail on with the SW Washington Socialites at Millennium Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit. (10:30pm . Board at Front and Salmon streets. $20 in advance, $25 day o f cruise 360-735-1901.) Those outdoorsy Lesbians Enjoying the Sciences take an easy hike to Teacup Falls to look for woodpeckers. (503-286-4387.) Beat the heat— bike on Sauvie Island with the Adventure Group (503 452-5680.) o S " Leather Pnde Week continues with a Kinky Auction at C.C. Slaughter's, hosted by Snickers LaBarr and Darklady. (5 pm viewing. 6 3 0 -8 pm auction 219 N W Davis St www pdxleatheralhance. org.) • - unday • •• Set your alarm and join the Adventure Group hiking at Cairn Basin. (8 am 503-452-5680) Christy Claxton and the Dirty Blondes Kick up your heels at gay country western dancing with the Rosetown Ramblers featur ing a live DJ and full-service bar. (10 p m -130 am at Portland M etro Club (PPAA). 618 SE A lder St., $5 503-234-9944 www rdrop com /users/ram blers.) hail from Austin, Texas, and are touring the country in their RV, nicknamed the Lavender Lounge Catch their folk sounds when they roll into Portland to play at the St. Johns Pub (8 pm. 8203 N Ivanhoe St. 503-283 8520.)
