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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 2002)
march ^ F riday You can enjoy the Leather Night and Red Hanky Social first and third Fndays at Gail's Dirty Duck. (9 pm-midnight. 439 NW Third Ave. 503-224-8446. pdxsaltydg@aol.com.) Folk duo Terra plays Touchstone Coffee House. (7-9pm. 7631 NEGIisanSt. 503-262-7613. www. touchstonecoffeehouse. com.) Texan singer/guitarist Kim Townsend puts her cute accent on display March 20 in Astoria It's the last day of Lewis & Clark College's Gender Studies Symposium Today's schedule includes a combination panel and dance lesson titled “The Politics of Passion: Sex and Gender in Partner Dance" and a drag performance and discussion. All events are free and open to the public. (0615 SkV Palatine Hill Road. For a program guide call 503-768-7381 or visit www.lclark.edu.) The Interfaith Spiritual Center sponsors the Gay Men's Labyrinth Walk at Portland State University's Great Hall. A centenng prac tice that is accessible to seekers from many traditions, the evening includes an introduction, walking the labyrinth and shanng experiences. No need to register; just bring your spirit. (7-9 pm. 633 SW Montgomery St. Donations accepted, www.spiritone.com/~isc.) The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art presents Dumb Type performing its latest multimedia extravaganza, Memorandum, through March 16 at Newmark Theatre. From Kyoto, Japan, the company explores memory and technology through audiovisual architectonics. (8 pm. 1111 SkV Broadway. $20-$23 from 503-242-1419.) We suggest you hang out at Out of the Fog Coffee House & Morning Glory Cafe in Eugene 'cause it's Queer Night. (450 Willamette St. 541-687-0709.) Trystan Dykeman and the Back Door Butches bring their drag king revue to Klub Z. Come celebrate the formation of the Federation of Up and Coming Kings It's also a benefit for Reflection Congruence Fund, a foundation that socially and financially supports female-to- male trans people, so don't forget the $1 bills to tip. (Midnight. 333 SkV Park Ave. $8. fuk- gender@yahoo.com.) Asian t Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays invite you to go bowling with them at Hollywood Biowl and maybe catch a bite to eat afterward. (2 pm. 4030 NE Halsey St. aplg_pdx@yahoo.com.) Submissions should be sent to ju st Out Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at 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. Radical Women and the Women's International League f a Peace and Freedom are sponsor ing an International Women's Day Forum at the Bread and Roses Center fea turing music and poetry of rebellion, a panel pre sentation on the role of women in ending Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and a Middle Eastern buffet. (5:30 pm buffet, 7 pm panel. 819 N Killingsworth St. $2 donation, $7 buffet. 503-240-4462.) Potter's House Ministries offers dancing every third Saturday of the month. (7 pm. 3830 SE 62nd Ave. 503- 775-5024.) Cris Williamson and Holly Near bring their pioneering women's music to Aladdin Theatre. Partial proceeds go to the Hambleton Project, a nonprofit organiza tion providing resources for lesbians facing cancer. Special reserved-seating tickets include a post-show reception with the artists. (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $20 show, $50 with reception from box office, It's My Pleasure or Ticketmaster.) Don the Stetson and head to 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.) Get out your greens and swing with the Coastal AIDS Network during its second annual St. Patrick's Day Dance and Silent Auction at the Lakeside Golf Club Ballroom in Lincoln City. Or don't wear green and get pinched—that might be more fun. (8pm-midnight. 3245 NE 50th St. $9 suggested donation. 541 -994-5597 or 866-422-2636.) © S unday Don't know what to do with all of that sunshine? (We re thinking positively here.) Meet up with CUPS— Cycling Lesbians in Portland— at Shari’s restaurant for a ride along Mar ine Drive's bike path. (10 am. 11335 NE Airport Way. gwatnick@ hotmail.com.) And she's smart, too! Queer sexpert Tristan Taormino reads and offers a workshop March 20 and 21 at It's My Pleasure Or perhaps you prefer bird watching? Check on the nesters at Oaks Bottom with Lesbians Enjoying Nature and Science (9:30 am. Karen 503-289-3605.) Or perhaps, if it's raining, you'd like to visit Wy'east Unitarian Universalist Congregation f a Season o f Peace. Children and youth will inspire with words, dance, music and visual displays. Explae several dimensions of peace—in our world, in our community and in our own minds—within a safe and welcoming environ ment. (4 pm. 3915 SE Steele St. 503-777-3704.) £ ) W ednesday The bold and energetic Third Angle New Music Ensemble performs “classic" 20th cen tury works in Chamber Music on Tap at Bridge- Port Brewpub. (6-8 pm. 1313 NW Marshall St. $6-$10 from Ticketmaster or box office, 923 SkV Washington St. www.orsymphony.org.) Sexpert Tristan Taormino reads from her new book Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex at It's My Pleasure. This editor at large of On Put on your best green eye shadow for this month's St. Patrick's Day Galactic Groove! Join Alexandra Paris and friends for this Portland Cable Access queer dance show. Everyone is welcome, and there's no cover. (6 pm. 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr. B!vd. www. geocities, com/galacticgroovepdx.) Study up on attractive women when Lesbians with Degrees meet at Crush. (6 pm. 1412 SE Momson St. lesbianswdegrees@aol.com.) If it's free fun you're looking for, the Egyptian Club will not charge you a cover to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy prizes, dancing and the obligatory green beer (that's not free). (8 pm-midnight. 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.) Cris Williamson and Holly Near play the Soreng Theater in Eugene's Hult Center. (7 pm. 1 Eugene Center. $25 from 541-682-5000 or www. tickets, com.) & M onday It’s time once more for the Rosetown Ramblers Roller Skating Party at Oaks Park! Feel free to bring nonpenshable food items for Esther’s Pantry. (7.30-9.30 pm. East end of the Sellwood Bridge. $5 503-287-7653) The super-energetic Iffy tears it up at Blackbird with its infectious mix of hip-hop, electrónica and pop. You might know them from their popular song "Double Dutch," which was featured recently on Dawson's Creek, ooh. (10 pm. 3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Call 503 282-9949 for cover.) d T uesday It's a Goddess Nude Review at the Egyptian Club. A night of art and creative energy. A night to celebrate the goddess. A night to welcome spring. (7 pm. 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.) Palestinian American poet, essayist and chil dren's author Naomi Shihab Nye reads from her humanistic poetry at the Wieden + Kennedy Atrium as part of the Literary Arts Poetry Downtown series (7 30 pm. 224 N W 13th Ave. $14 from 503 227-2583 ) the stae March 21. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Call 503-280-8080 to register.) Musician John Trudell brings his band Bad Dog to Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Center. Named Best Artist of 2000 by the Native American Music Awards, he will alternate poetry and other spoken word with tracks from his latest release, Bone Days. Poetry by Turiya Autry and Luke Warm Water opens the show. (7.15 pm. 724 SkV Harrison St. $10-$12 from 503-725-2965 or PSU box office.) Singer/guitarist/Texan Kim Townsend plays Café Uniontown in Astoria. (8:30-10:30 pm 218 W Manne Drive. $3. 503-325-8708) © T hursday Thursday is Latino night at Silverado. Hosted by the fabulous Meesha Peru, you get tequila specials, Latin music and free chips and salsa (1217 SW Stark St. 503-224 4493.)
