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Sunshine, dogs and lesbians:
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What happens when a drag queen takes over a
lesbian bar? It’s anyone’s guess at the Egyptian
Club when Poison Waters plays host to
Queens on the Nile an Empress Week drag
show to benefit Bradley-Angle House. (10 pm.
3701 SE Division St. $5. 503-236-8689 )
all
5 4 1 -296-5806 fo r meeting
time and place.)
3915 SE Steele St.
$10. 503-471-1555.
www.georgenasjoumey.org.)
Poison W aters winds down
Empress W eek with Church
Poison Mind at
Silverado before heading to
Embers fo r the M r./M iss/M s.
Gay Oregon Pageant (2 pm
Silverado. 1217 S W Stark St.,
no cover; 7 pm Embers,
110 N W Broadway, $10.)
Give a holler to the Adventure Group to
join the white-water rafting excursion on
the W hite Salmon River. (503-452-5680.
www.adventuregroup.org.)
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Find out everything you wanted to know but were
afraid to ask at It’s My Pleasure's
Sex Toys 101, a free, fun get-
together that covers all the basics.
ceeds go to lesbian
Georgena Moran's
medical fund. (7 pm.
Coolest mom on earth Ariel Gore leads a week
end creative writing workshop at It's My
Pleasure. The founder of Hip Mama magazine will
help you fashion cohesive stories from life experi-
Enjoy an urban sanctuary
accented by original artw ork
w hen the Portland Lesbian
Garden Club visits a m em
ber's S t. Johns garden. P ottery
wheel dem on
strations, too.
(11 am.
503-909-2002.)
(7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Call
503-280-8080 to register.)
The Oregon
Bears chow down
during Bear
Brunch at the
Monarch Hotel in
Clackamas.
Renowned lesbian photogra
pher Tee Corinne presents
Intimacies, a free slide show trac
ing the development o f her erotic
art, in Room 327 o f Portland
State University's Smith Memorial
Center. (7:30 pm. 724 SW
(11 am-1 pm.
12566 SE 93rd Ave.
www. Oregon bears, org.)
Harrison St. 503-227-0605.)
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Poison Waters celebrates with
M r./M iss/M s. Gay Oregon title-
holders and their cohorts during the
free Friends and Family drag
show at Embers. (7 pm. 110 NW
The most colorful party of the
year convenes at Washington
Park when drag queens take
over for Peacock in the
Park. A picnic precedes the
show, and all tips to performers
benefit the Audria M. Edwards
Scholarship Fund. Shuttle buses
available from downtown. See
Page 45 for complete details.
Broadway. 503-222-3082.)
Corvallis launches the first-ever
Stonewall Ball at the Adair
Clubhouse. No politics, no speech
es— only a party to celebrate com
munity. Those 18 and older partake
in appetizers, dancing and a no-host bar. Black tie
to black Levis. (7-11 pm. 6097 NE Ebony Lane.
$25 from Grass Roots Book Store or reserve at
541 - 752-6416 or lorettarobinson@attbi.com.)
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Straighten that bow tie and shine up those
Docs 'cause Vanguard Youth Services and
KBO O-FM present When Hell Freezes
Over: A Q ueer Prom at the M ississippi
Ballroom. It's free o f charge and offers danc
ing, door pnzes, food and anonymous HIV
testing fo r all queers 23 and younger. (8 pm-
midmght. 833 N Shaver St. 503-872-9664.)
(Noon picnic, 2.30 pm show.
www.peacockinthepark.com.)
ence using tools of literary fiction for memoir, por
trait and spiritual journey (10 am-3 pm Saturday
and Sunday. 3106 NE 64th Ave $75 Register at
503-235-5005 or ariel@hpmama.com.)
A gay/gay-friendly pinochle group plays
every Sunday at Hobo's. (6 pm. 120 N W
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Wednesday. (8-10 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.
It's Latino Night at C.C. Slaughters with
DJ Sam. (8 pm-midnight. 219 N W Davis St.
503-223-5907.)
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503-248-9135.)
Out Dancing teaches you the country two-
step every Sunday in July beginning tonight.
It's Girls Night Out at Dingo's with food and
dnnk specials until midnight. (4612 SE
Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233-3996.)
Enter the goth/industrial Unterzone any
Thursday night at Panorama. No cover.
(9.30 pm-2.30 am. 341 S W 10th Ave.
503-221-7262.)
Third Ave. George 503-760-1248.)
American Friends Service Committee sponsors
Queer Film s...in Color! at Hollywood
Theatre. Includes four short films focused on
gay, lesbian, bi and trans communities o f color.
Swing lessons by Out Dancing every Friday
in July beginning tonight! (7-8 pm. Comer o f
(6 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $2 donation.
503-230-9430.)
Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street.
$5. 503-236-5129 out_dancing@yahoo.com.)
Party down with Georgena's Journey: A
Community Confronts Multiple
Sclerosis and DJ Lauren at Trinity United
(7-8 pm. Comer o f Southeast Ninth Avenue
and Ankeny Street. $5. 503-236-5129
out_dancing@yahoo. com.)
Queer firearms enthusiasts: Now there's a
group for you. Hook up with the Portland
Pink Pistols during its monthly munch at
M cM enam ins Pub 205, followed by outdoor
range time. (4-5 pm. 9710 SE Washington St
www. portland.pinkpistols. org.)
Looking Ahead
Sure, it's got hot tubs and old growth, but
July 12-14 Breitenbush Hot Springs
near Detroit also has Healing the
Emotional Wounds of Homophobia, a
workshop that explores how w e view our
selves and relate to others. ($275-$475 slid
Methodist Church. Everyone welcome, and pro-
Matthew Kern is on the piano at Hobo's.
(7 pm. -120 N W Third Ave. 503-224-3285.)
Get out o f that office and into the sunshine
with the Portland Frontrunners for a
three- to six-mile run. Always followed by an
optional dinner. (6.30 pm. Call 503-819-4626
Chat with the Portland Radical Faeries
any Saturday morning at 3 Fnends
Coffeehouse. (9:30 am. 201 SE 12th Ave.
503-235-0826 otter@pcez com.)
ing scale includes lodging and meals. Register
at 503- 781-6542 o r larryr@teleport.com.)
See On View and Onstage listings on
Page 34.
for location, www.portlandfrontmnners.org.)
Talk with like-minded kinky folk during the
Every Wednesday Munch at
McMenamins Tavern. (5-8 pm. 1716 NW 23rd
Ave. dykedadi@aracnet com.)
Eugene's Rainbow Wranglers whoop it up
every Wednesday in Hall B of the Emerald
Square Dance Center in Springfield
(7 9 3 0 pm 2095 Yolanda Ave 541-912-4932 )
Room and tomb: The Egyptian Club offers live
Middle Eastern music and belly dancers
in the Tomb and open mike with Special K
in the Room. (8 pm Tomb l$41. 9 pm Room
(free!. 3701 SE Division St. 503 236-8689 )
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