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Portlander Laura Ross Paul's beautiful
series Simple Geometry is at Froelick
Gallery through June 29
Portland Bisexual Women invite you
to their Pride Party to make T-shirts,
Schutzer reads from her novel Undertow.
presents the fourth annual Queer
S crib b les Open Mike Open to writ- * and Caro l G u ess reads from Switch,
hats and signs for the Pride parade. (Call
Buff at 503 331-1268 for location.)
ers of any genre. (7 pm. 503-249-0845.)
Author and empathic medium Ren
Matney is now offering her services
Wednesday evenings at Touchstone
Coffee House along with astrologer
Dena D eCastro (6-8.30 pm.
7631 N E Glisan S t. $ 20 Ren, $ 15 Dena.
www. touchstonecoffeehouse. com .)
Lesbian artist icon Tee Corinne pre
sents a slide show on her newest
release, Intimacies, at Mother Kali’s
Books in Eugene. (7 pm. 720 E 13th Ave.
541-343-4864)
S aturday
You can squeeze this in before Portland
Pride: Take your kid to the Jantzen Beach
Barnes & Noble for a reading of Harvey
Fierstein’s The Sissy Duckling, a
story that celebrates diversity and real
family values. (11 am. 503-283-2800.)
They called the cops, and they’re coming!
The Rose City Softball Association
All Star team plays its annual fund-rais
er match against the Portland Police
Bureau at Delta Park's Championship Field.
Proceeds go to Camp Starlight. (Noon.
North Denver Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. $5. www.portlandgaysoftball.com.)
Attention all lesbian, trans and bi women and
their supporters! If you miss the Lesbian
Avengers' Dyke March, which starts at the
North Park Blocks and winds down to
Waterfront Park, you’ll just have to listen to
your friends tell you about it all year long.
(6 pm. 503-309-5777.)
is at Ankeny Street Studio. Practice pat
terns you know, leam ones you don't.
Lesson and refreshment included.
(7-10 pm. C orner o f Sou th east Ninth
Avenue and Ankeny S treet. $8.
503-236-5129. out_dancmg@yahoo.com.)
© T hursday
Come shake with your sisters during the
A great reason not to cook: Basic
Rights Oregon sponsors B ites for
Rights Dine at a number of designat
ed eateries around the state anytime
today, and 15 percent of your bill will go
to the political action group. (Visit
www. basicrights. o rg/even ts htmltibites
for a com plete list.)
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Did you meet a well-educated cutie at the
Pride parade? Perhaps you’ll see her again
when Lesbians with Degrees meets at
Crush. (6 pm. 1412 S E M orrison S t
lesbianswdegrees@ aol. com .)
Darcelle XV and Co. take their rollicking
good time show to the Lucky Fortune
Restaurant in Salem. (8 pm. 1401 Lancaster
Dhve NE. 503-399-9189.)
SisterSpirit plays host to an Isis
Solstice Celebration in Michelle’s
Meadow. All women welcome. (6 pm.
Call 503-736-3297 for directions.)
M onday
G ay author William Storandt reads from
his novel The Sum m er They Cam e at
Twenty-Third Avenue Books. (7:30 pm.
1015 N W 23rd A ve. 503-224-5097.)
For folks into alternative sexuality and those
who love them: Eugene
Monday Munch gathers at
McMenamins North Bank.
(6-9 pm. 22 Club Road.
conradh@efn. org.)
Every Monday is a new gay-
themed flick at Embers. No
Folk duo Terra shows their pride at
Borders in Salem. (7 pm. 2235
Lancaster Drive NE. 503-375-9588.)
cover and free popcorn. (8 pm.
110 N W Broadway.
503-222-3082.)
DJ Crystal has hooked up with
Bella Casa Realty to present a Pride
Dance at the Melody Ballroom.
© T uesday
Dance hits from the past and present.
(8pm-1 am. 615 S E Alder St. $10
from It's M y Pleasure. Touchstone
Coffee House and Bella Casa Realty.)
Every Tuesday is the Nude
Revue at that dykest of bars,
the Egyptian Club. (7 pm.
3701 S E Division S t.
503-236-8689.)
© S unday
Don’t even consider doing anything eh
Portland Pride 2002 Parade begins at
Lincoln High School and winds down to
Waterfront Park. (12:30 pm. 503-295-9788
www.pridenw.org.)
The Adventure Group s going on a night
hike to Silver Star Mountain. Bring a flash
light for the hike back. Meet at 5 pm at the
Hollywood Fred Meyer Starbucks.
(503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. org.)
Out Dancing s monthly Dance So cial
We know you thought all gay nights
were heaven, but this one is actually at
Heaven. D J Tronic spins. (9-11 pm.
421 S W 10th Ave. 503-757-6984.)
Portland Pride 2002 spills over the
edges of Waterfront Park through
June 16. Booths, two stages of entertain
ment, drag kings and queens, political
action, a beer garden, half-naked queers
and religious fanatics. All in one place.
(1-8 pm Saturday, 1 -5 pm Sunday. $3.
503-295-9788. www.pridenw.org.)
winner of the American Library
Association's G ay/Lesbian Fiction Award.
(3 pm. 108 10th S t .)
fresh from his guest-starring role on Will & Grace.
bnngs his queer brand of stand-up comedy to
Klub Z. (8 pm. 333 S W Park Ave. $10 in advance
from Klub Z o r $14 at the door. 503-417-7991.)
W ednesday
The Lloyd C enter Barnes & Noble's monthly
discussion group Because It’s Time!
Captain Rock, starring kick-ass queer Beth
Kelly, plays McMenamins White Eagle.
(9:30 pm. 836 N Russell St. $6.
503-282 6810.)
Meesha plays host to Latino Night at
Silverado. (1217 S W Stark St.
503-224-4493.)
© S unday
Bike along the Spnng Water Corridor with
the Forest Group any Thursday in June.
(6-8 pm. 503-659-2782.)
Get in some distance training or a trail run with
Portland Frontrunners (9 am. June
503-819-4626. wwwportlandfrontrunners. org.)
Support your favorite W N B A team and
Pride Northwest at the sam e time during
the Portland Fire's P rid e Group
Night at the R o se G arden. Partial pro
ceed s benefit Pride, and the Portland
G ay Men's C h o ru s sings the national
anthem. Betcha won't se e that at a Blazers
game. (7 pm. O ne C e n te r Court.
$8-$30 from 503-797 9 6 4 9 o r
kelly. clary@ripcity. com . )
The Forest Group invites you to hike the
10.6-mile Ape Canyon trail in the Mount St.
Helens National Volcanic Monument area.
(503-659-2782.)
Lesbian
authors
Amy
Schut
© F riday
Lesbian Celtic sensation Rene Corbin
offers a wide selec
tion of Scottish,
English and Irish
songs at Borders in
Beaverton. (7 pm.
2605 S W C edar Hills
Blvd. 503-644-6164.)
Bi singer/songwriter
Anne Weiss brings
her powerhouse blues
and folk to the
Mississippi Pizza Pub.
Cindy Lou Banks
opens. (8 pm. 3552 N
M ississippi Ave. $6
$10 sliding scale.
503-2883231.)
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As if you need a reason to go to the Oregon
Coast in the summer. Lesbians Enjoying
Nature and Science give you
a good one: a day trip to
Oswald West State Park for
a hike on the Cape Falcon trail
Meet 10 am in front of the World
F vestry Center 1 503 254 3382 >
The Alberta Urban Faire, a
new carnival and market at
Northeast 24th Avenue and
Alberta Street, runs every
Saturday through August.
Show cases the diverse arena of
artisans, organic alchemists,
musicians, performance artists
and other service providers of
the Northeast Portland commu
nity. ( 11 am-5 pm.
503 493 1 10 0 )
The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus tends to go a little nuts this time of year—
what with its Voices o f Pride concert June 12 and the Rainbow Ball June 14
Solstice Soul Women's Dance Party at
Full Circle Temple. (8 pm. 3125 E Burnside
St. $5-$15 sliding scale. 503-238-0675.)
Two Northwest lesbian authors
present their work at Common
Grounds Café in Astona Amy
Mt the Oregon
Akamai Axe
fravi to rcao
zer and
Carol G uess
read from their
novels at
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Newport
Public Library.
(3 pm. 35 N W N y e S t.)
Poison Waters kicks off Empress
Week with Her Empress Show at
Darcelle XV. Proceeds benefit Camp
Starlight and Peacock in the Park.
(8 pm. 208 NW Third Ave 503-222-5338
www.poisonwaters. com. )
See On View and Onstage listings on
Page 32.
As if she has to point it out to us—see
queer babe Beth Kelly and Captain Rock
on June 22 at McMenamins White Eagle