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September 1. 2QÛQ
The Dance Cartel
prepares
Infrastructure
for performance
Sept. 9 at
PSU's Lincoln Hall
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register as domestic partners is $60,
and you must register by Sept. 3 to
participate in this event. Reception and
dancing to follow. (3 pm. 1221 SW
Fourth Ave. RSVP to 503-236-8710 or
www. angel fire. com/or2/ogalla.)
riday
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the
Willamette Empire invites you to polish
up your tiara and join them for the
M r., M iss and M s. Gay Salem
P ageant at the 300 Club Rightside
Showbar. (8 pm. 300 Liberty St. SE in
Salem. $10.)
Tracy C hapm an brings her unique
brand of socially relevant songs to a
concert at the Showplace at Portland
Meadows. (7 pm. 1001 N Schmeer.
Tickets start at $28 from Fastixx.)
The Forest G roup plays host to a
potluck and planning meeting. (6:30 pm
potluck. 7:30 pm meeting.
503-249-8327.)
Grants Pass plays host to an A ID S
W alk to raise funds for various com
munity programs. You can help by
being a sponsor, pledging money or
walking. (541-471-7890.)
O u t Dancing teaches swing classes
to same-sex couples at Sally Mack's
School of Dance. (7-8 pm every Friday.
532 SE Ankeny St. $5. 503-236-5129.)
Lavender Lounge, a gathering of
Speak to Your Brothers, happens
every Friday from 7 to 9 pm at
3 Friends Coffeehouse. (201 SE 12th
Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.)
Hit the sands with other southern Ore
gon and northwestern California queers
as the First Friday C lub enjoys a
potluck and campout at Brent and
Scott's farm in Gold Beach. (2 pm-
sunset. 541-247-5027 ore-mail
brentCL@attglobal. net.)
The Portland Bisexual A lliance
discussion group asks, “ Is there a
bisexual movement?" (.7-9pm at
Laughing Horse Books, 3652 SE Divi
sion St. Bi-Line 503-775-9717.)
Join the freethinkers of SisterSpirit for
Drum Song. a musical gathering for
women and children, at the group's
office. (4 pm. 3430 SE Belmont St.
503-736-3297.)
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Ajay, lesbian singer-songwriter, per
forms her toe-tappin’ music at Touch
stone Coffee House. (7 pm. 7631 NE
Glisan St. Donations. 503-262-7613.)
aturday
Get cultured at A rt in the Pearl, a
festival that fills Portland’s North Park
Blocks through Sept. 4 with art, the
ater and music by many popular
singers including Michael Allen Harri
son, Theresa Demarest and Lynn
Frances Anderson. (10 am-6 pm. Free.
Between VJ Burnside and N W Glisan.)
Calling all card sharks and Scrabble
whizzes: Check out Gam e and A rt
Night, presented by the Lesbian Com
munity Project at its office. (7 pm.
1001 E Burnside St. 503-233-3913.)
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Kick up your heels at gay country
w estern dancing with the Rose-
town Ramblers featuring a live DJ and
full-service bar. (10 pm -1:30 am at
Portland Metro Club (PPAA). 618 SE
Alder St., $5. 503-234-9944
www. rdrop. com/users/ramblers.)
Sip a latte with the R adical Faeries
at the weekly KoffeeKlatch held at
3 Friends Coffeehouse from 9 am until
whenever. (201 SE 12th Ave.
503-235-0826.)
Get outta bed—and catch up with the
A dventure 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- to six-mile run or walk open
to all skill levels. (Don 503-224-6747.)
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Sing out Louise, Carol and Alice.
Here’s your chance to join the Portland
Lesbian Choir for its S in g O u t at Trini
ty United Methodist Church’s Fellow
ship Hall. (6 pm. SE 39th Avenue at
Steele Street. 503-241-8994.)
(9 pm. 1035 SIA/ Stark St. Free.
503-226-4171.)
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ednesday
Julia S w eeney talks about her per
sonal journey with health and performs
excerpts from God Said, ‘Ha!’ as a
benefit for All Women's Health Serv
ices at the PSU Smith Memonal Ball
room. (7:30 pm. 1825 SW Broadway.
unday
Darcelle XV presents the 19th annual
La Femme M agnifique In tern a
tional Pageant at the Doubletree
Hotel, Jantzen Beach, to crown the
most glam female impersonator in
the world. She gets a really big
tiara, and the Audria M. Edwards
Scholarship Fund gets a nice cut
of the till. (8 pm. 909 N Hayden
Island Drive. $25 from
503-222-5338.)
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uesday
$30 from Ticketmaster. 503-233-0808.)
(7-9 pm at 3 Friends Coffeehouse,
201 SE 12th Ave. 503-775-9717.)
Swing your partner and try square
dancing with the Rosetown Ram
blers as they offer lessons at Trinity
United Methodist Church's Fellowship
Hall. (7-9:30 pm. SE 39th Avenue at
Steele Street.)
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The H IV+ M enTalk group gets
together every Wednesday from
7 to 9 pm. (Philip 503-234-1811.)
The Long Yang Club, a social group
for Asian gays and lesbians and their
friends, meets on the first Wednesday
and third Sunday of each month at
3 Friends Coffeehouse. (8 pm. 201 SE
12th Ave. 503-963-1841.)
Young M en's C offeeTalk meets
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm at
3 Friends Coffeehouse. (201 SE 12th
Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.)
Calling all cow girls and boys:
DJ Crystal spins the country western
tunes every Wednesday for dancin’
up a storm at C.C. Slaughter's. She
also gives lessons for the dancing
impaired. (8 pm-midnight. 219 NW
Davis St. 503-248-9135.)
The A dventure G roup gets
together every Tuesday for a Fun
Run/Walk at Duniway Park.
(6:30pm. Don 503-224-6747.)
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Speak to Your Brothers plays
host to a Dad's Group
from 7 to 9 pm. (Sam
503-223-5907. ext. 233.)
Every Thursday, the Forest Group
takes an evening bike ride along
Marine Drive. (5.45 pm. Jill
503-288-4892.)
Need some help making a
match? Check out M isha's
M a k e -A -D a te at Boxxes
S unday
Stark Raving
Theatre offers
Suburban Motel
Part 1 through
Sept. 30
hursday
The Portland Bisexual Alliance invites
you to the Bi M unch Hang out,
snack and chat with other bisexuals in
an informal setting. Open to everyone.
The P ortland C om m unity B ow l
ing A ssociation begins its 23rd sea
son with team sign-ups at Hollywood
Lanes and welcomes participants of all
skill levels. Besides, you get to wear
those nifty shirts! (3:30 pm. 4030 NE
Halsey. 503-293-0438.
www.pdxbowl.com.)
riday
The Women's Health N etw o rk
presents a lecture series on women's
health in the context of family and soci
ety in the ballroom at the Kaiser Per-
manente Town Hall Building.
(9-11:30 am. 3704 N Interstate Ave.
503-731-4018.)
Summer will be gone before you know
it—get some fresh air! Join the
A dventure G roup on a hike at
McNeil Point and Cairn Basin. (8 am.
503-452-5680.)
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Lesbian singer Rene C orbin returns
to Touchstone Coffee House with her
original Celtic songs. (7 pm. 7631 NE
Glisan St. Donations. 503-262-7613.)
In Other Words plays host to Amazon
Salon, a gathering of women in their
20s and 30s hoping to form a commu
nity of third-wave feminists. They meet
on the second and fourth Mondays of
every month. (7-8:30 pm. 3734 SE
Hawthorne Blvd. 503-234-1123.)
They've got the beat! Check out the
fall concert of Portland Taiko, an
Asian American drumming group, with
guest artists Obo Addy and Jeffrey
Peyton through Sept. 9 at PCPA’s
Newmark Theater. (8 pm. 1111 SW
Broadway. $12-$20 from the PCPA
box office or Fastixx. 503-224-8499.)
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uesday
The Lesbian Community Project plays
host to a Lesbian S ocial Group on
the second and fourth Tuesday of
every month at its office.
(7-8.30 pm. 1001 E Burnside St
503-233-3913.)
S aturday
Make it legal! The
Oregon Gay and
Lesbian Law Associ
ation plays host to a
1 ,0 0 0 Years of
Com m itm ent
C elebration at
Portland City Hall
featuring remarks by
Mayor Vera Katz
and Multnomah
County Chair Bever-
ly Stein. The fee to
onday
N ortheast P ortland MenTalk
gets going from 7 to 9 pm.
(503-223-5907, ext. 233.)
3 W ednesday
Mayor- Vera Katz
,
Radical Women meets at the
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural