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^ Come sing karaoke for a good cause during a fund-raiser for Project Quest at C .C . Slaughters. (8 pm-midnight. 219 N W Davis St.) Indigo Girl Amy Ray and the Butchies rev up the Crystal Ballroom. Portland's own Sarah Dougher gets things going. (8:30 pm. 1332 W Burnside St. $10. 503-225-0047. www.danceonair.com.) So what's a Squeer Dance, you ask? You'll find out when Love Makes a Family, the Lesbian Community Project, YouthNet, KIDZ and Rainbow Youth put on a dance for youth and the young at heart of all ages. Don your cowgirl/boy apparel and do-si-do your dearie at Portland State University's Shattuck Hall. (5:30-7:30pm. Room 212. Free. 503-228-3892.) Coastal A ID S Network Out Dancing teaches dance classes to as your charity of choice. (541-994-5597.) same-sex couples every Friday at Sally Mack’s School of Dance. This month it's country two- step. (7-8 pm. 532 SE Ankeny St $5. 503-236-5129. outdancing@juno. com.) Enjoy Middle Eastern M usic and Dance Night featuring Arabesque every Wednesday night at the Egyptian Club. Get up and join in the dancing to live music. (8-11 pm. 3701 SE Division St $4. 503-236-8689.) o Tonight is your only chance to see Fixed Celebrate spring with the Adventure Group, which gathers for a Fun Run/Walk every Tuesday at Duniway Park. (6:30 pm. Don 503-224-6747. www.adventuregroup.org.) m W ednesday Indigo Girl Amy Ray and the Butchies move on to Eugene to play the Community Center for the Performing Arts. Sarah Dougher opens here, too. (8 pm. $12 at the door, $10 in advance. 541 -687-2746.) PHOTO BY MARTY DAVIS DJ Lauren spins the tunes for the dance after the Portland Lesbian Q S aturday and Confused: Social Work in Animal Shelters, or Dairy Farming in a Lactose Intolerant World, and with a Bring your poetry and stories to Open Mike Night every Thursday at Touchstone Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. 503-262-7613.) The Treatment Information Exchange plays host to a weekly dinner and meeting at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church. Tonight's topic is cooking with herbs. (Dinner 6:30 pm, meeting 7 pm. 1907 NE 45th Ave. RSVP to 503-736-0194.) Fans of Leonard Bernstein should check out the Oregon Symphony’s Nerve Endings concert From Lenny to Maestro at the Schnitz. More than music, this program also will explore his personal life and conflicts. (7:30 pm. 1037 SW Broadway. $15-$50. 503-228-1353. www.orsymphony.org.) T hursday Check out Dingo's, the new lesbian-owned restaurant and bar, which plays host to G irls Night Out every Thursday. (4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233-3996.) Here's an offer you can’t refuse: a free dinner seminar on Health Care and Estate Planning for gay, lesbian and nontraditional couples presented by Floreid Walker and Richard Schneider. Tonight they meet at Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. On April 26 they gather at Beaverton’s Greenwood Inn, 10700 SW Allen Blvd. (6:30 pm. Free. Call 503-241-1215 to make reservations.) F riday The Forest Group holds a potluck and plan ning meeting. (6.30 pm potluck. 7:30 pm meeting. 503-491-5147.) If you find yourself on the coast today, eat at any M o’s restaurant and designate name like that it's gotta be funny! Bill Bradley's one-man show directed by Stephanie Mulligan plays at the Red & Black Cafe. (8 pm. 2138 SE Division St. $5 $20.) The Viento Ensem ble is the main attraction April 27 during “A C la ss Act," benefiting the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund o Young Men's Coffee Talk happens every Wednesday at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7-9 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.) o jOye! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Rose City Gay Freedom Band doing Spanish-themed band music in concert at Piedmont Presbyterian Church. (7 pm. 5760 NE Cleveland Ave. $5 at the door. 503-790-2170.) -, Don't try this at home: Eric Skinner and Daniel Kirk perform new works with Bodyvox through FRIDAY Vanguard Youth Services (formerly Phoenix Rising) holds an open house at its new digs. Its programs include the Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center. Roots & Branches and Bridge 13. All supporters are welcome to drop by for a tour or the carnival, which will feature Dunk the Drag Queen. (Noon-3 pm tours, 3 -7 pm carnival. 2100 SE Belmont St. 503-872-9664.) The Viento Ensemble is the main attraction at A C la ss Act. the seventh annual classical music and decadent dessert revue benefiting the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund. An elaborate reception featuring delights from some of Portland's finest sweeteries will follow at the Old Church. (8 pm. 1422 SW 11 th Ave. $30 at the door, $25 in advance from Gai-Pied and Balloons on Broadway. 503-286-1752.) The Forest Group remains seated for a Game Night. (7 pm. 503-285-5765 after 10 am.) Find out everything you ever wanted to know about harnesses during a free Strap-on C lass at It’s My Pleasure (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Preregister at 503-280-8080.) Join Portland Bisexual Women in brain storming How Does One Write an Effective Personal A d? (7-9 pm. Lori 503-768-4293.) o S aturday The Forest Group visits the new Oregon Garden. (503-238-3877.) may o T uesday Celebrate the fecundity of the earth with a Beltane Ritual. Meet at Full C ircle Temple, then proceed to Laurelhurst Park. (6.30 pm. 3125 E Burnside St. 503-238-0675.) The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Willamette Empire meets the first and The Aurora Chorus under the direction of Joan Szymko presents Singing for Our Lives, a benefit concert for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at the Schnitz. Guest artists include Diane Syrcle and Nancy King. (7:30 pm. 1037 SW Broadway. $16-$20, spon sor seating $50 from Portland Center for the Performing Arts box office. Fastixx or 503-721 -0262.) Kick up your heels for gay country w est ern dancing with the Rosetown Ramblers at Portland Metro Club (formerly PPAA). (10 pm- 1:30 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5. 503-234-9944 www. rdrop. com/users/ramblers.) o S unday Join the Lesbian Community Project for its Annual Meeting and Potluck at Metropolitan Community Church. The future of LCP hangs in the balance. (Gather 3 pm, Sponsored by the Feminist Conspiracy, Queer D esires and Feminist Perversions is a writing workshop at Portland State University's Smith Memorial Center with the goal of expressing our deepest desires. (3-6 pm. Room 290. conspireQ trans feminism, org. ) Dawn Joella Jackson ft Dancers present ft ehe arrivée late... from May 3 to 6 The Lesbian Social Club gathers for a plan ning meeting at the Lesbian Community Project office. (7 pm. 1001 E Burnside St. 503-233-3913.) The Lesbian Community Project plays host to Deaf Culture Night presented by Pagan Thomsen and members of Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf. Here's a chance to learn about Deaf PHOTO BY MARTY OAVIS Q T uesday aprii 20, 2001 ». Ju st oaat 3 i •• • r * ' culture and make new friends through stories, games and socializing. (7:30 pm. Call 503-233-3913 for location.) The price is right for Act Naturally, a free natural health lifestyle celebration featunng workshops, demonstrations plus an herb and plant sale at the main campus of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (10 am-6 pm through April 29 049 SW Porter St. 503-499-4343. ext 1600 www ncnm.edu.) o S unday Here's the dish: The Adventure Group holds its Annual Picnic at Hoyt Arboretum (503-452-5680 www adventuregroup org.) The Forest Group stays close to home with bike riding along Manne Drive. (Call 503-285-5765 after 10 am.) third Tuesday of each month at the 300 Club in Salem. (7:30 pm. 300 Liberty St SE Contact Star Empress 23 Lydia Octavia Snapp at 503-463-8585 or iscwe&qwest net for more information) o T hursday Dawn Joella Jackson ft Dancers pre sent ft she arrives late... through May 6 at the North Star Ballroom This performance investigates the concepts of time, including a multicultural perspective (8 pm 635 N Kilhngsworth Court $12-$14 503-282-6887.) meeting 3:30 pm. potluck 5 pm. 2400 NE Broadway 503-233-3913.) See On View and Onstage listings on Page 32. | L O O K IN G AKKAD If you're a fan of Margaret Cho, then save the evening of May 9 to hang out with her at Borders Books & Music She'll read frou I ’m the One That I Want, an expanded version of her stage show She even might do a little Q & A, then she'll sign books— no doubt with plenty of tude! (7 pm 708 SW Third Ave Free 503-221-9814.)
