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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 2001)
38 ¡une 15. 2QQ1 june ) a The Treatment Information Exchange plays host to a weekly dinner and meeting at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church. Tonight's topic is lactic aci dosis. (Dinner 6:30 pm, meeting 7 pm 1907 NE 45th Ave. RSVP to 503-736-0194.) /I . A Shine those dance shoes, and boogie through the decades. The Portland Gay Men's Chorus plays host to the second annual Rainbow Ball, the kickoff dance for Pride 2001 at Crystal Ballroom. (8 pm. 1332 W Bumside St. $10 at the door, $12 in advance from www.mcmenamins.com or any chorus member. 21 and older.) Celebrate sum mer! Join the Adventure Group for a Fun Run/Walk every Tuesday at Duniway Park. (6:30pm. Don 503-224-6747. www. adventuregroup. org.) Jump-start Pride Weekend with a Kickoff Dance at the Egyptian Club. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $5. 503-236-8689.) cd Kick off Pride Weekend with Gay and Lesbian Outreach at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. A special Mass on the theme of bridges welcomes peo ple of all denominations. (7:30 pm. 2408 SE 16th Ave. 503-231-4955.) Nakedly gay writer David Sedaris reads from his book Me Talk Pretty One Day at Twenty-Third Avenue Books. (7:30 pm. 1015 NW 23rd Ave. 503-224-6203.) Submissions should be sent to Just out Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257. www.justout.com Deadline is 15 days before issue date. Just out is published on the first and third Friday of each month. All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified. How do we give meaning to a moment? Go to Echo Theatre and find out when the Seattle dance company A Contemporary Movement Ensemble gives performances guided by this theme through June 16. (8 pm. $8-$12. 1515 SE 37th Ave. 503-256-5654.) You’d better not miss the Pride . Festival through June 17 at Waterfront Park. Activities and entertainment galore! (Noon-11 pm Saturday, 11 am-6 pm Sunday.) Express yourself at the annual Dyke March, subversively mounted by the Lesbian Avengers. The march begins in the North Park Blocks, winds its way up Broadway and finishes at the Pride 2001 fes tival site. (7 pm.) Don't even think of missing the biggest and best dyke party of the year, Pride lance 2001 at the Egyptian Club. There'll be hundreds of prizes, a free late-night buffet and wall-to- wall women! (9 pm-4 am. 3701 SE Division St. $8. 503-236-8689.) Come decked out in your sexi est crimson clothing for the Red Light District Party benefiting Pride Northwest. Scandals will be filled with go-go boys, fire Glammy dancers and red cocktails Award all night long. (8 pm. winning 1038 SW Stark St. Best Dance Artist Pick out your summer read 503-227-5887.) Edie returns to with a one-woman show ing. then hear June 20 at Pam & Weather permitting, Darcelle XV Maggie's come out and support the Rose City performance PHOTO BY NIGEL TEARE Softball at Borders in Beaverton. The duo play in Association, playing the annual styles ranging from folk to Grudge Match against the Portland rock. (7 pm. 2605 SW Police Bureau team at Lents Park. (Noon. Southeast Holgate Street at 92nd Cedar Hills Blvd. Avenue, www.portlandgaysoftball.com .) 503-644-6164.) Swing! Swing! Swing! Out Dancing teaches dance classes to same-sex couples every Friday at Sally Mack's School of Dance. This month, leam to swing. (7-8 pm. 532 SE Ankeny St. $5. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com .) Lavender Lounge, a gathering of Speak to Your Brothers, happens every Friday at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7-9 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907, ext. 233.) Beat the heat, suck in the fresh air, and start your weekend with some exercise. Join the Adventure Group every Saturday morning along Portland's water front, followed by a brunch. Meet at the former River Queen Restaurant parking lot for a two- to six-mile run or walk open to all skill levels. (9 am. Don 503-224-6747. www. adventuregroup. org.) Stand up and be counted! The Pride Parade steps off from Lincoln High School. 1600 SW Salmon St. See Page 2 for a map of the new route. (Noon.) Hear a classy mix of folk, pop, soul, rock and funk. Ajay's new band, Embra, plays on the rooftop at O'Connors. (6-8 pm. 110 SW Yamhill St. 503-227-3883.) Get connected. Women gather for the Lesbian Connection Brunch every Sunday at L & L Bakery in Eugene. (11 am. 1591 Willamette St. Bonnie 503-683-2793.) Rosetown Ramblers roll out the fun during their Gay Pride skating party at Oaks Park, with cash prizes for the best costumes. Please bring a donation of nonperishable food for Esther's Pantry. (7:30-9:30 pm. Foot of Southeast Spokane Street. $5. 503-234-9944.) Love Makes a Family plays host to a Vancouver Parents and Kids Group every third Monday at the Children’s Home Society. Join them for food, fun and support. (6-8 pm. 309 W 12th Ave. 503-228-3892.) The Portland Polyamory Circle meets to discuss “finding time." (Call Laury at 503-285-4848 for time and location.) The Lesbian Community Project presents the first event in Options for Elders, a forum at the YWCA offered by a panel of lesbian and gay seniors. This program is funded by a new grant from Equity Foundation. (6-8 pm. 1111 SW 10th Ave. 503-286-3575.) Beam me up! Voyager might have just ended, but the books continue. For Star Trek fans, the new Next Generation novel Section 31: Rogue by Just Out writer Andy Mangels features a homo sexual officer in a pivotal role. Come to the book signing at Gai-Pied. (6:30 pm. 2544 NE Broadway. 503-331-1125.) Author Arlene Stein reads from The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community's Battle Over Sex, Faith and Civil Rights, about the struggle against the Oregon Citizens Alliance, at Mother Kali's Books in Eugene. (7 pm. 720 E 13th Ave. 541-343-4864.) One night only—Glammy Award-winning Best Dance Artist Edie returns to her hometown with a one-woman show ben efiting the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund at Darcelle XV. A veteran performer, she's also the recipi ent of the HX Award for Best Drag Queen 2000. (8:30 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $8. 503-222-5338.) Dine for Basic Rights! Dozens of popular restaurants are giving at least 15 percent of your bill to Basic Rights Oregon, so today's the day to go out for breakfast, lunch and dinner—and don't forget to order dessert! Participants include Adobe Rose, Bogart's, Bridges. Byways, Chameleon Restaurant & Bar, Chez What? and Daydream. See the ad on Page 58 for a complete list. Tom Spanbauer will read from his long-awaited new novel, In the City of Shy Hunters, at Twenty-Third Avenue Books. (7:30 pm. 1015 NW 23rd Ave. 503-224-6203.) Let your inner dyke express herself at the annual Dyke March, subversively mounted by the Lesbian Avengers on June 16 photo by marty days Don your boots and head for Crystal's Queer Country Jam at Portland Metro Club. (8-9 pm lessons. 9 pm-1 am dancing. 618 SE Alder St. $5. $8 with lessons.) “Wing." by Wendy Yoder Holub will be on view June 28 to July 24 at ONDA Gallery Go take a hike. Join the Adventure Group for a walk to Warrior Rock. (9 am. 503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. com.) X
