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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 2002)
(une 7.2002 * More June queer events than you can shake a stick at by T imothy K rai sk and L isa B radshaw _ Zoo or join the clan at the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. A new Mr. Oregon Bear and Mr. Oregon Cub will be crowned later that evening, while June 9 activities include brunch followed by a visit to Saturday Market. Join the fun— and receive a yearlong membership— for $80. Bear in mind, this cub club’s activities support the chari table work of the Friends of People with AIDS Foundation. 503-240-2813 or beardsandroses@oregonbears.org. Eat, drink and dance for a good cause at the first-ever Q-Ball, a fund-raiser June 8 at Am e- gards Ballroom, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave. Carous ing begins at 7 p.m., including food and drink by Dingos and dancing to music by DJ Gregari ous. Proceeds from a silent auction benefit Basic Rights Oregon, as do a portion of the $40 tickets, which you get from Dingos, 4612 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., or www.dingosonline.com. If you appreciate a girl who speaks her mind, hold court with Misha Rock- afeller during her 13th annual Grand Floral Parade party June 8 at the com er of Southwest 10th Avenue and Stark Street. The Brig opens a bloody mary bar at 9 a.m., fol lowed by a full Imperial Sovereign Rose Court show Psst, don’t miss the Dyke March on June 15 AM ISH FURNITURE GALLERY First Congregational United Church of Christ tT P an d-agfîed .‘T Pcii/oom i f i t &om ouow LAURELHURST DENTISTRY 1126 SW PARK AVENUE Across from the Art Museum C l a r ic e & J o h n s t o n 228-7219 dm d A S S O C I A T E S M arching in Pride since 1 9 9 2 ! 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Sixth St. Sug out all over! Queer folk from all Cub for 2002? gested donation is $2. www. I directions are just bursting with Pride, and not just in Portland, either. If Beards & Roses is saturdayinthepark.net/index2.ivnu. Later this year, look for Capitol you’re out cruising on the highways this June 7 to 9 Pride in Salem. Revelry begins with a kickoff din month, you have family in all directions. ner Sept. 13 followed by a festival day Sept. 14. A queer visibility picnic with public commitment Statewide Pride ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 15. 503-831-3278. eginning at 11 a.m. June 9, check out the Coos County G ay Pride get-together at Before, after and during the orange shelter o f Bastendorff County ride celebrations aren’t the only places Park near Charleston. A $5 donation serves up you’ll find like-minded folk kicking up some good food and good company. 541-267-6508. summer fun this month. Jot these events in The annual Eugene Pride Day Festival cele your calendar, and your dance card is full. brating Lane County’s queer community converges June 7 to 9 is the annual Oregon Bears June 22 at Alton Baker Park, with live entertain Beards & Roses weekend, which includes an ment from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. www.eugenepride.org. Underbear Party June 7 at Gail’s Dirty Duck, Olympia, Wash., also shows its Pride 439 N.W. Third Ave. On June 8, bears and cubs June 22, with a parade from the Capitol opt for either a touristy outing such as the Oregon grounds at noon, heading toward a festival in on the Panorama ledge beginning at 11. A t noon, Misha opines on the parade. More dark comedy and brutal reality await June 9 when Theatre Vertigo presents a free staged reading of Ripen O ur Darkness, a play by Sarah Daniels that promises to examine families, religion, alcoholism and lesbianism from an uncompromising female point of view. Begins 7:30 p.m. at Russell Street Theatre, 116 N.E. Russell St. 503-306-0870 or reservation@theatrevertigo.org. A lso onstage June 9 is Portland’s annual Pride Pageant, in which Scott Weimer and Amy Tyrell, Mr. and Miss Pride 2001, crown new royalty. Doors open at 6 p.m. Your $5 (to benefit Pride Northwest) gets you into the Brig, 1035 S.W. Stark St., to watch contestants strut their stuff in categories such as formal wear, creative club attire and swim wear. Heck, which pageant to choose? Darcelle XV, 208 N.W. Third Ave., presents the Portland Regional Miss Gay Latino Pageant 8 p.m. June 9 with contestants from all areas of South and Latin American back grounds. $10 at the door. Corporate-owned chain bookstores get into the Pride act, too: Borders, 708 S.W. Third I
