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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 2002)
tune 7.2002 • Pride - noun, (prid) 1) A sense o f one’s own dignity or value 2) Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement or association 3) A flamboyant or impressive group 4) A company o f lions how tie and shine up those Docs ’cause Van guard Youth Services presents W hen Hell Freezes Over: A Q ueer Prom 8 p.m. to mid night June 22 at the Mississippi Ballroom, 833 N. Shaver St. This haby is free and offers dancing, door prizes, food and anonymous HIV testing for all queers 23 and younger. (Those of you over 23 who missed the prom should see the “Rainbow Ball” above.) Speaking of balls, Corvallis launches a new tradition with its first-ever Stonewall Ball from 7 to 11 p.m. June 28 at the Adair Clubhouse. No politics, no speeches— only a party to cele brate community. For $25 those 18 and older partake in appetizers, dancing and a no-host bar. Suggested “funky formal" attire ranges, reportedly, from black tie to black Levis. 541-752-6416 or lorettarobinson@attbi.com. June 29 Embers plays host to the annual Mr./Ms./Miss Gay Oregon 2002 Pageant. The club, at 110 N.W. Broadway, opens its doors 5 p.m.; the cover is $10. Also June 29 is the benefit dance George- na’s Journey: A Com m unity C onfronts M ul tiple Sclerosis to help raise money for lesbian Circle all that apply T im m M cB rid e the Realty Trust Group 503-416-2025 * tmcbride@realtytrust.com Isn't she lovely? Poison Waters throws a weeklong celebration of..h.er See the Sonja de Vries film Qay Cuba June 12 at the Bread and Roses C enter Georgena M oran’s medical fund. Everyone is welcome at this fun event with DJ Lauren. G o to Trinity United Methodist C hurch, 3915 S.E. Steele St., anytime after 7 p.m. and take $10. For 16 years, Peacock in the Park has spread its feathers of many colors. G ather once again June 30 for this annual extravaganza at Washington Park A m phitheater in tribute to Lady Elaine Peacock and to raise money for the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund, which awarded more than $15,000 last year. Music begins at noon; the show takes the stage at 2:30 p.m. Free shuttles run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Embers, 110 N.W. Broadway, or Red Cap Garage, 1035 S.W. Stark St. T he event is free and nonalcoholic, but Embers follows it up with a Beer Bust, at which $5 gets you all the Miller you can legally he served until 10 p.m. wwto.peacockinthepark.com. JH Gay comic Jason Stuart tickles your funny bone June 16 at Klub Z JMK M*jPl 1 ecent e-mail from the Sterling Rose Empress XLIV of the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, Poison Marie Waters: “I wanted to give you a heads-up about Empress Week 2002. Instead of the usual Empress Show that the reigning Empress holds once a year, I thought I’d have an entire week dedicated to. ..ME!” You’ve gotta love that kind of honesty, so here’s what you can do to give thanks at the altar of Poison. June 23 is the Empress Show at Darcelle XV, 208 N.W. Third Ave. Starts at 8 p.m., and your $10 admission goes to Camp Starlight, a summer camp for kids whose lives have been affected by HIV. In a graceful show of munificence, Poison has invited past Rose C ourt Empresses and reigning Queens from around the Northwest to perform, too. June 25 she plays host to an all-ages drag show at Darcelle’s. Starts at 8 p.m., and your $5 admission goes to the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund, administered annually to queer undergrads or collegiate kids of queers. June 26 Poison plays host to karaoke night at Boxxes, 1035 S.W. Stark St. Starts at 9 p.m.; no cover. June 27 she ventures into Portland’s lesbian bar, the Egyptian, 3701 S.E Division S t, for the drag extravaganza Queens on the Nile. Starts at 10 p.m., and your $5 goes to Bradley-Angle House, which works to end domestic violence. June 28 is the Friends and Family show 7 p.m. at Embers, 110 N.W. Broadway. This event showcases Mr./Ms./Miss Gay Oregon titleholders and their friends. N o cover. June 29 brings a very special episode of her weekly Church of the Poison Mind 2 p.m. at Silverado, 1217 S.W. Stark St. N o cover, yet you’ll find food, dancers and dollar shots. After ward, Poison heads to Embers for the 7 p.m. Mr7Ms*/Miss Gay Oregon 2002 Pageant. Your $10 goes to the Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund, awarded to Port land-area queers and kids of queers for post-secondary education. June 30 finds Poison at the biggest drag show o f the year, Peacock in the Park at Washington Park Amphitheater. A picnic at noon precedes the show at 2:30 p.m. For more Poison info than you ever thought you’d find in one place, visit www.poisonwaters.ccwn. 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