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august 16. 2002 » J m t OMt25 urtl.ind Taiko s fa ll concert: you've never been, shame on you. Sept. 6 and 7 at N ew m ark Theatre festival through Sept. 2 in the North Park Blocks. Music, theater, food, hands-on activi ties and all kinds o f art to admire and buy. (10 am-6 pm Saturday and Sunday, 10 am- 5 pm Monday Northwest Eighth Avenue between Burnside and Glisan streets, www. art in thepearl. com.) The Alberta Urban Faire carnival and mar ket runs every Saturday through August. (11 am-5 pm. Northeast 24th Avenue and Alberta Street. 503-493-1100.) Submit to S /M 101 at It's My Pleasure. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Register at 503-280-8080.) September living with HIV/AIDS, invites you to its 2002 fund-raiser at the new gay-owned Creation Gallery. Enjoy refreshments, con tribute to a good cause, and purchase original art at an inexpensive price. (1-5 pm. 8419 SE Clatsop Court. 503-786-4829.) Wipe that barbecue sauce off your chin with the Oregon Bears during their BearBQ at Northbank Tavern in Vancouver, Wash. (6-9pm. 106 W Sixth Ave. www.oregonbears.org.) Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social at Ankeny Street Studio allows you to practice pat terns you know and to learn ones you don't. Lesson and refreshments included. (7-10 pm. Comer o f Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $8. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com.) paintings depicting gay and lesbian relation ships at In Other Words. (6:30 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-232-6003.) The Last Word open mike night at In Other Words invites women to read their own poetry, prose or whatever. (7-9 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-232-6003.) Members of Rogue Valley Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays invite other southern Oregon chapters to join them for a big potluck picnic at Bear The Washington County Parents and Kids Group meets for dinner, support and fun at Community Church of Cedar Hills. (6 pm. 11695 S W Parkway Ave. 503-228-3892.) Creek Park in Medford. You bnng the food, they'll give you something to eat it off and wash it down. (6.30 pm. 625 Highland Drive. 541-488-1142.) She finally came out—as straight—last year. But don't hold that against her. Dar Williams brings her sweet sound to Aladdin Theatre. (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $27.50 from box office or Ticketmaster.) Sensory Perceptions, Portland's Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Film Festival, presents Girls Night Out at Unleash Yourself. The festival is right around the corner, and^this benefit features performances by Angie G olleher and M aria W ebster plus drinks, prizes and a preview of films. (7 pm- midnight. 1211 NE Alberta St. $5-$10 dona tion. www.sensoryperceptions.org.) Come say goodbye to Miss Gay Portland XXX Destiny Lynn and Ms. Gay Portland XII The Lovely Kierstie Illusion as they step down and introduce the new titleholders during the annual M r./M s./M iss Gay Portland Pageant at Embers. This year's summer time theme: “ Hawaiian Leis & Luaus." (7 pm. 110NW Broadway. $10 at the door. www. rosecourt. org.) If your birthday is in August, feel free to take advantage of the Egyptian's guest-of-honor sta tus at its monthly Birthday Bash. Bring friends for games, dancing, karaoke. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689 ) Portland band No. 2 celebrates its second album What Does Good Luck Bring? with a CD release party at Blackbird. Opening are The Minders and Shadow Mortons, a garage and girl group cover band featuring Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney. (10 pm. 3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Call 503-778-7700 for cover.) Ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey erupts with sexu ally ambiguous, literate and biting punk pop at the Roseland. (8 pm. 8 N W Sixth Ave. $29.50 from www.hob.com or Fastixx.) In Uniform plays host to a Rubber & Sports Party at Run about with the Portland Frontrunners for three to six miles before sitting down to brunch. (9 am. June 503-819-4626. www.portlandfrontmnners. org.) the Eagle PDX and Club XES in celebration of the NAGAAA World Series! (9 pm. 1300 W Burnside St. Call 503-241-0105 for cover, www.inunifonm.net.) Support your Oregon gay and lesbian artists, o f which there are several scattered throughout A rt in the Pearl, a charming The Adventure Group hikes to Lookout Mountain and Oval Lake in the Cascades. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Meet at Starbucks in the Hollywood Fred Meyer store. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. 503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. org. ) Start your Sunday with a nice Bear Brunch with the Oregon Bears at Village Inn. (11 am- 1 pm. 1621 NE 10th Ave. www.oregonbears.org.) Let the cool Pink Martini chill you out at the Oregon Zoo. With special guest samba band the Lions of Batucada (7 pm. 4001 SW Canyon Road. $14 from www oregonzoo org o r Fastixx ) for prizes in your panties while DJs Zanne, Puppet and Bang spin you 'round the nng with hip-hop, ska and buttrock. (10 pm-2 am. 2216 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. www. dejanvier. org/skervy.) Galactic Groove does a very queer salute to Hee Haw at Portland Cable Access for its live dance show. (8 pm. 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. www. geocities, com/galacticgroovepdx.) Portland Taiko presents its 2002 fall per formance T a ik o K in e s is ! through Sept. 7 at Newmark Theatre. This Japanese drum ming group's full-length concerts must be seen (heard) to be believed. Featuring spe cial guest artist Minh Tran. Children's mati nee Sept. 7, too. (8 pm. 1111 SW Broadway. $16.50-$24 from Fastixx. www.portlandtaiko. org.) The Meow Meow presents Strombolli's Island of Donkeys and Dolls queer performance cabaret. Featuring Marty Diamond's hip-hop duo The End of the World, a tranny clown, butch poets and Michelle Tea (9 pm. 527 SE Pine St. $5.) Enjoy a leisurely Sunday brunch with Eugene's Gay/Lesbian 20s and 30s Social Club ;. * < ( v i T f - 'é i T f ■ f t ' at Brail’s Restaurant. (11 am. 1689 Willamette St. Mick 541-485-4784.) You've listened to the latest album, you’ve read the autobiography, you've cursed the ex girlfriend... now see the real thing. Melissa Etheridge rocks Keller Auditorium. (7.30 pm. 222 S W Third Ave. $63.50-$85 from box office, Ticket Central or Ticketmaster.) Serena Blossom Appel plays host to Portland Taiko presents the children's matinee T a ik o T ale s at Newmark Theatre. Features audience participation, storytelling, laughter and music. (2 pm. 1111 SW Broadway. $8.50 $ 13 from Fastixx. www.portlandtaiko. org.) The Noah Peterson Quartet featuring gay jazz bassist Rick Crittenden plays the Monteaux Public House in Beaverton, which celebrates its two-year anniversary tonight. (9 pm. 16165 SW Regatta Lane. 503-439-9942.) Savium Open Circle at Coffee Time. A weekly event open to poets, rappers, acoustic musicians, storytellers and enthusi astic audience members. (8-10 pm. 712 N W 21st Ave. 503-497-1090.) It's Girls Night Out at Dingo's with food and drink specials until midnight. (4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233-3996 ) Partners Eric Skinner and Daniel Kirk present new dance works through Sept. 7 at Portland State University's Uncoln Hall. The two collaborate with other pretty, buff boys in a multimedia production blending aenal dance and video projections. (8 pm. 1620 S W Park Ave. $18 from 503-725-3307 o r Ticketmaster.) Skervy—Queer to the Bone presents Gay Underpants Wrestling at Billy Ray's! Compete Central Oregon queer communities mark your calendars for the Human Dignity Coalition's “Family” Celebration II—Reunion! at the infamous Funny Farm between Redmond and Bend. You bnng some food, they'll bnng “ more fun than ought to be legal." (64990 Deschutes Market Road. 541-385-3320. renee@humandignitycoalition.org.) Looking Ahead Mark those calendars: Sensory Perceptions presents Portland's sixth annual Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Film Festival Sept. 19-29 at Cinema 21. Don’t miss the Sept. 6 issue of Just Out for reviews, interviews and a com plete schedule, (www.sensoryperceptions.org.) See On View and Onstage listings on Page 24.- SisterSpririt plays host to a magical study group for women. This month: Your Astrology Birthchart. (7 pm. 3430 SE Belmont St. It 102. $3-$5 donation. 503-736-3297.) Young Men's Coffee Talk meets every Wednesday at 3 Fnends Coffeehouse. (8-10 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907.) I T hursday Join No. 2, fron te d by P ortland gay boy Neil Gust Cleft), fo r the band's second CD release party Aug. 30 at B la ckbird Is your partner un-Amencan? Wait, too broad. Is your partner not an American citizen? Maybe you need to attend the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force Legal Clinic m Room 236 at Portland State University's Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises — SHARE—invites you to come Smith Memorial Center. Free presentation and | free consultations with queer immigration lawyers. 3 And free pizza. (6.30 pm. 1825 SW Broadway. z 503^471-1568 www.lgirtforg/portland.) 2 discuss and plan future gay and lesbian hous ing options in Portland. (6-8 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave 503-286-3575.) Artist Julia Waco leads a slide show presen- 2 tation and discussion of her two series of z & )
