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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 2002)
fßbruary 15,2002 » J u s t o u t 29 W hite Bird presents the electrifying Hubbard S treet Dance Chicago after an eight-year absence from the Portland scene. The critically acclaimed company brings to A rlene Schnitzer C oncert Hall a program o f great versatility and depth, par tially choreographed by P ortland’s own Trey Special appearances by the Masked Bitch and other guests Don’t miss the only event in P-Town where divas fight onstage instead of backstage. (Midnight. 333 SW Park Ave $8 503-241-1153.) M cIntyre. (7.30 pm. 1037 S W Broadway $15.50-$39 from Ticketmaster) 0 W ednesday The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force annu al conference Creating Change is coming to Portland this November! Interested community members and allies are invited to join organizer Sue Hyde for an informational meeting at First Unitarian Church. (7-9 pm. 1011 S W 12th Ave. www. creatingchange. org.) o f forbidden love between tw o young Guinea men, plays at noon. The documentaries Out in Africa and Woubi Cheri, both about queer life in Africa, begin at 7:30 pm and are followed by a discussion. Dakan repeats at 7:30 pm Feb. 22. All films are free o f charge and open to the public. (Room 122, Terrell Hall, 705 N It's Lesbopallooza tim e at the Lorax C o-op in Eugene. Am ericunt and The Culottes. am ong o th e r no doubt cooly title d dyke bands, will ro ck your w orld. (10 pm-2 am. 1648 Alder St. S3 $4,000 sliding scale. 541-346-3360.) voice alone w ill blow you away. (8 pm. 291 W Eighth Ave. $15.50-$18 from 541-687-2746 or 541-346-4363.) ET«** m Í .M Killingsworth St. 503-244-6111, ext. 3630. www.cfaf.net.) It's Drag King a Go-Go at the Egyptian Club. Not only do you get to see a great con test but there’s no cover charge to do it. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.) Attention all queer and questioning Sapphos: Feel free to join the Women Discussion and Support Group any Thursday in Suite 34 of Erb Memorial Union at University of Oregon in Eugene. (5-6pm. 1222 E 13th Ave. 541 -34&3360.) The Portland Gay M en's Chorus o ffe rs Classical Voices at the Old Church. The popular group's fourth annual classical co n c e rt features the m usic o f Italian com posers Gabrieli, C herubini, Rossini and . Verdi, w hich should w h e t your appetite fo r the p o stco n ce rt reception catered by 3 D oors Down. (2 pm. 1422 S W 11th Ave. Blues vocalist and bandleader Margo Tufo returns to Portland a fte r her six-year stay in San Francisco. The firs t recipient o f the M uddy W aters Award fo r Outstanding Female Blues V ocalist will play the C andlelight C afe every M onday night. (9 p m -1 am. 2032 S W Fifth Ave. 503-222-3378.) Yamhill St. $12 from 503-221-5857.) gamebearor@aol.com fo r location.) Northern Decadence—A Leather Mardi Gras Weekend kicks o ff with Boots The Egyptian C lub invites you to a Cure the W inter Blues M usic Bash There w ill be to n s o f cool grrrl bands and plenty o f raffle prizes— all to b e n e fit this sum m er's Rock 'n ' Roll Cam p fo r G irls & Beads at Eagle PDX. Rash your naughty bits for beads and other prizes! The cover tonight goes to the residential AIDS facility Our House o f Portland. (9 pm. 1300 W Burnside. $4. oregonbuilt@aol.com.) (6-11 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $5 $ 10 sliding scale, www.girlsrockcam p.org.) Lesbian singer, w riter, a ctivist and all- around icon A lix Dobkin reads from her m em oir Driving M y Red Blood (A Radical Gid Grows Up) at M o th e r Kali's B ooks in Eugene. (7 pm. 720 E Learn the art o f knot tying at It's M y Pleasure during this Intro to Bondage class. Also covered will be flogging and the ground rules of S /M . Everyone is welcome, and there's no charge. (6 pm. 3106 NE 64th 13th St. 541-343-4864.) It's multimedia o f the multitalented variety: Portland bi filmmaker, actor and recording artist Miranda July presents her performance art piece How I Learned to Draw at Reed College s Student Union as part o f Reed Arts Week Her w ork is both energetic and consistently innovative. (7 pm. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. $5 advance only from 503-777-7758 or www.bookstore.reed.edu.) The Last Word open mike invites all women Hawthorne Blvd. 503-232-6003 ) fourth Tuesday at the Community Church of Cedar Hills for dinner, sup port and fun. (6 pm. 11695 S W Parkway Ave. 503-228-3892.) Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises (SHARE) needs your voice! Go to the meeting at Fnendly House to become part of the orga nizing effort around future gay and lesbian senior housing Leather Mardi Gras Weekend continues with Red ft Black—A Leather Dance at C.C. Slaughters. The cover charge benefits the Pride o f the Rose Scholarship Fund. (9 pm 219 N W Davis (6-8 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave 503-286-3575.) City College of New York's writer in resi dence Cornelius Eady reads from his seventh collection of poetry, Brutal Imagination, at the Wieden & Kennedy Atrium as part St. $4. oregonbuilt@aol.com.) They’re probably very messy when they eat, but don't let that stop you from join ing the Oregon Bears at Gail's D irty Duck for an all-you-can-eat Chili Feed (6 pm. 429 N W Third Ave $5. www. oregonbears org.) G allow ay and Luckett play th e ir e c le c tic blend o f jazz and blues at Bertha's S tation (8-11 pm. 6446 S W Capitol Highway. $3.) You gotta love her: The Laura Love Band brings its mix o f M iddle Eastern m elody and A fro -p o p groove to Eugene's W O W Hall. C om pared w ith Sarah MacLachlan and Alanis M o risse tte , her march to read their own poetry, short fiction and musings on the last Tuesday of every month at In O ther Words. (7 pm. 3734 SE Washington County Parents and Kids Group meets every 503-238-3877 for complete information.) Every Thursday, Silverado does Latino Night nght. Featuring free chips and salsa, $1 shots of tequila, music and Misha! (1217 SW Stark Glisan St. $5 $ 10 sliding scale. 503-262-7613.) Ave. Register at 503-280-8080.) The Forest Group Fish ft Chips Trip: Go whale watching at the coast (fish), then stop at Chinook Winds Gasino (chips). (Call Bi standup comic Dylan Cooper Phoenix offers a free performance o f her “ one-and-a- half-woman show ” Running with Scissors at Central Library. It's an interactive, spiritual and often hysterical journey through metaphysics, quantum physics, illness and healing. (7.30 pm. 801 S W 10th Ave.) Lesbian fave Jamie Anderson performs cuts from her new release Listen at Touchstone C offee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE It's an afternoon o f Bear Games w ith the Oregon Bears. Bring a favorite board game, snack o r donation fo r meal order. (2 pm. E-mail pdxgaymen@aol. com.) St. 503-224-4493.) $15 at the door o r from 503 226-2588 or www. pdxgmc. org.) Portland choreographer M ike Barber should delight enthusiasts again w ith his new w ork Red Hat and Other Dances through Feb. 24 at Conduit Studio Joined by several o th e r very queer dancers, his piece blends an expressive athleticism and fluid technique w ith passion and rever ence fo r a quirky hum or and poignancy found in human grow th and interaction. (8 pm nightly plus 2 pm Sunday. 918 S W Men's Talk meets at First Congregational United Church for discussion and activities for gay Portlanders on the topic o f intimacy. (7 pm. 1137 S W Broadway. 503-247-7139. of the Portland Arts ft Lectures Poetry Downtown series. This newest book deals with the plight of the black man in white America (7:30 pm. 224 NW 13th Ave. $14 from 503-227-2583.) The night you've all been waiting for Drag Queen Wrestling at Klub Z! Reigning champion Psychotika Shock is ready to whoop ass in defense of her title Mean while. Poison Waters compete for the heavy weight championship. Folk songstress Jamie Anderson performs at Eugene's Paradiso Cafe. (8 30 pm. 115 W Broadway St. 541-485-3088.) The bookworms of Salem’s Marionberry Salon will discuss this month's selection, Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvaduri, over a potluck meal. Set in British Colonial Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the book tells the story of an upper-class teacher facing an arranged mar riage and of her uncle, who must suppress the secret desires that threaten to throw his life into chaos. (6:30 pm. Cary 503-363-6036. mahonberrysalon@aol. com.) 0 S unday Lesbian folk singer Jamie Anderson per forms at a house concert in Newport. (6:30 pm. 654 N W Nye St. 541-574-4493. otterweiler@hotmail.com.) * You're invited to the Portland premiere of Hope A lo n g the W ind: The L ife o f H a rry H ay at Hollywood Theatre. Join Portland director Eric Slade for his documentary about the man who started the Mattachine Society, only to be oust ed from it because of his ties to the Communist Party. A reception will follow (2 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $8-$10 movie, $20-$25 with recep tion from In Other Words or Gai-Pied.) See On View and Onstage listings on Page 30.
