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aprii 19,2002
The Washington County
It’s always a good day to shop at the
queer-friendly Buffalo Exchange, but
today they’ll donate all proceeds from
the Dollar Day Sale to the Buffalo
Field Campaign a nonprofit that
works to protect the last free-roaming
buffalo in the country. (10 am-8 pm.
1420 SE 37th Ave. 503-234-1302.)
Portland's Bodyvox. presents its latest
dance w ork, ZAPPED, through A pril 21 at
Newm ark Theatre. The show is a collaboration
w ith D ark Horse Com ics, Dweezil Zappa and
film m aker M itchell Rose. (8 pm Friday and
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 1111 S W Broadway.
$22.50-$31.50 from Portland C enter fo r the
P erform ing A rts box office, Ticket Central,
M usic M illennium o r w w w .bodyvox.com .)
S atirist Michael Moore speaks at Lewis &
C lark C ollege's Pamplin S ports Center. The
irreverent political analyst w ill talk about his
new book, S tupid W hite Men, answ er ques
tions and sign books. (7.30 pm. 0615 S W
Palatine H ill Road. $ 5 from college bookstore,
from Fastixx o r a t the door.)
DJ Crystal spins country western for your
cowboy-clad feet every Friday at C.C. Slaughters.
(9pm -2 am. 219 N W Davis St. 503-248-9135.)
It's Drag Open Mike at O ut o f the Fog
C offee House's monthly queer night in Eugene.
Come genderflung if you w ant to perform .
(8:30 pm. 450 W illam ette St. 5 4 1 6 8 7-0709.)
Rural Organizing P roject holds its annual
Rural Caucus and Strategy Session at
U nited M ethodist Church in S tayton. The all
day w orkshop. Advancing Democracy,
Celebrating Leadership: 10 Years and
Counting, focuses on team and individual
leadership. (8.30 am -5 pm. 1450 Fem Ridge
Road SE. $20 members, $25 nonmembers.
R egister a t 503-543-8417 o r office@ rop.org.)
Parents and Kids Group meets
fo r dinner, support and fun at
C om m unity C hurch o f C edar Hills.
(6 pm. 11695 S W Parkway Ave.
503-228-3892.)
Crush introduces Cabernet
Cabaret, a comedy show and wine
tasting musical featuring Rhea Neati,
resident wine tasting/swilling goddess
Includes wine and bread fo r you, too,
and runs the next three Tuesdays.
(7.30 pm. 1412 SE M orrison St. $35.
Reservations at 503-235-8150.)
BiNet Oregon sponsors a 12-hour
Q ueer as Folk marathon. A fterw ard
you act out the parts. (Just kidding.)
(Noon-m idnight. Eric 503-680-5252.)
Affirmation, a gay and lesbian
M orm on group, would love to see you
at its potluck social. (6 pm. Jason
503-672-7787 oralyson@ saw .net.)
The Rose City Gay Freedom
Band serves up tunes o f fa vo rite
and fam ous dance styles at its spring
concert at Piedm ont P resbyterian
C hurch. (7 :3 0 pm . 5760 NE
C leveland Ave. $5. 503-790-2170.
w w w .rcgfb.org.)
Viva La Word! Poetry Society
has assem bled a delicious mix o f
poets and perform ers fo r Famllla,
Food and Fiesta at M iracle
Theatre. (7 pm. 525 SE S tark St.
$10 from 503-236-7253.)
H oot and holler during Crystal's
Queer Country Jam at Portland
G ather w ith Portland Men's Talk
at First Congregational Church for
this m onth's topic, “ Relationships:
Forming, Maintaining, Ending." (7 pm.
1126 S W Park Ave. 503-247-7139.
pdxgaymen@ aol.com.)
M etro Club. (8-9 pm lessons, 9 pm-
1 am dancing. 618 SE A ld e r St. $5,
$ 8 w ith lessons.)
It's tim e fo r the m onthly Bear Bust at G ail's
D irty Duck. (8-11 pm 439 N W Third Ave. $7
members, $ 9 nonmembers. 503-240-2813.
www. Oregon bears, org.)
It's a new Vivian's Keeper, as tw o o f its
mem bers join forces w ith queer cutie Leila
Chieko. W itness the prem iere o f the incarna
tion at Red & Black Café. (8 pm. 2138 SE
D ivision St. 503-231-3899.)
Dyke Night Portland targets DV8 fo r its
w eekly takeover o f a local bar. (9 pm. 5021 SE
Powell Blvd. dykenightportland@ yahoo.com .)
Dyke Night Portland becomes a dyke day
at C afé D estino. (3 pm. 1339 NE Frem ont St.
dykenightportland@ yahoo. com .)
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Portland S tate U niversity Queers and Allies
sponsor Queer Aw areness Week through
A pril 27. It starts w ith a history lecture (what
you didn’t leam in high school) and ends w ith
a gay prom (what you d id n 't have in high
school). (See Page 8 fo r schedule.)
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It's Portland Taiko Unplugged! This very hip
(and pretty queer) dynamic Japanese drumming
group gets close and personal in the intimate
space above the Bridgeport Brewhouse through
April 28. (7:30 pm plus 2 pm Saturday and
Sunday. 1300 N W Northrup St. $15-17 from
Fastixx. www.portlandtaiko.org.)
The Rainbow Health Resource C enter sponsors
a free showing o f Hedwlg and the Angry
Inch at Corvallis Public Library. (7.30 pm.
645 N W M onroe Ave. 541-766-6835.)
WYMPROV! lurks around Café Paradiso in
Lesbian golfers are invited to attend a net
w orking and planning session fo r the new
Gay Women's Golf Group at
Eastmoreland G o lf C ourse's Eastmoreiand
G rill. (10 am. 2425 SE Bybee Blvd.
pgwgg@ yahoo.com.)
Eugene allegedly looking fo r audience sugges
tions and creating shady characters, supposedly
fo r some kind o f entertaining amusement. (9 pm.
115 W Broadway. $10 from 503-485-3088.)
“Problem Solving for Same-
Gender Couples” class by
Manah Ureel, MA, begins tonight
at Central Interstate Medical
Office and runs Thursdays
through June 13. Covers
essential skills for maintaining
satisfying, long-term relation
ships. (6:30-8:30 pm.
3600 N Interstate Ave. $110
a couple, $90 a couple for
Kaiser members. Register at
503-286-6816.)
Portland joins International Day of
Action Against the War w ith a Holladay
Park rally preceded by a Buddhist Peace
Fellowship m editation and follow ed by a march
dow ntown. (12:30 pm m editation, 1 pm rally,
2 pm march. N ortheast 11 th Avenue and
Holladay S treet, smulryan@ nwiink.com.)
The Portland Frontrunners w ill
either be running some lovely nature
trail o r long-distance training. Call
them to find out which, then get your
butt out there. (9 am. 503-239-7705.
www. portlandfrontm nners. org.)
Lesbians Enjoying Nature and
Science embark on an Oak Island
Seattle w riter David
Schm ader brings his one-
man show Straight back to
Portland April 25-27 and
May 2-4 at CoHo Theatre. This
w itty and intelligent play
explores queer “ conversion"
therapy. (8 pm. 2257 N W
Raleigh St. $12 from
503-274-1373.)
Birdwatch and W alk on Sauvie Island.
M eet in the parking tot just below the
bridge (10 am. Susan 503-232-6738.)
It's a great day fo r dykes at Sauvie. If
your thing is bikes, not birds, hook up
w ith Cycling Lesbians in Portland
fo r a ride around the island. (10 am.
gwatnick@ hotmail. com .)
The Imperial Sovereign
Rose Court presents the Dorky Dora
Rags to Scholarships Auction &
Show at D arcelle XV. It’s a drag perform
Portland slam poet champ Aisha Ayers
appears live at M usic M illennium , w here you
can also buy her new C D , Letters to M y
Soul. (1 pm. 801 N W 23rd A ve.)
ance and buyers' m arket o f male and female
drag memorabilia, all to benefit the Pride o f
the Rose Scholarship Fund. (8.30 pm.
208 N W Third Ave. $5. w w w .rosecourt.org.)
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
presents Sparks o f G lory: Chamber
M usic from Terezin at the Old Church.
The program pays tribute to the mas
terpieces created at the Nazi camp.
(2 pm. 1422 SW 11th Ave. $15-$20
from 503-228-1353 o r at the door,
www. thirdangle. org.)
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House of Portland, a residential
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T hird Angle New
M usic Ensemble
plays cham ber
m usic o f Terezin
on A p ril 21
care facility fo r those living with and
dying from AIDS. Features a live
auction and performance by noted
jazz singer Julianne Johnson and
pianist Michael Allen Harrison
(5 pm. 4033 S W Canyon Road.
$100 o r $1,000 fo r a table o f eight
from 503 736-9276.)
U n ive rsity o f O regon plays host to
InterSEXtions 2002 through A p ril 27.
Focusing on The Queer Body:
Exploring Identity, Politica and
Culture, th e annual sym posium includes a
va rie ty o f speakers and entertainm ent. C hild
care available fo r evening program s
(S ee Page 9 fo r schedule.)
S iste rS p irit offers a Women's Writers
Group (7:30 pm. 3430 SE Belm ont St.
#102. $3-$5donation. 503-736-3297.)
M inneapolis queer acoustic a rtist Ellis brings
her g ritty fo lk to In O ther W ords. (7 pm.
373 ‘ i SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-232-6003.)
Portland gay author Nora Beck reads from
her new book, Fiammetta, at Touchstone
C offee House (7 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.
503-262 7613.)
Lovely Los Angeles lesbian rocker Tamaras
lights up the Medicine Hat Galery. (10 pm.
1834 NE Alberta St. Call 503-282-4083 for cover.)