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• - -T ’ -»< Play with players Sunday, August 18 There’s a whole lot more than softball going on during World Series 2002 Registration Players register and get their passes. Anyone can buy a World Senes pass for $50. Some events require the pass. Registration is also Monday— same time, same place. (8 am-10 pm. Hilton Hotel Mezzanine, 921 SW Sixth Ave.) A Monday, August 19 Miss Gay Softball World Series Pageant Tuesday, August 20 Round Robin Seeding Tournament Games Play ball! (8 am-5 pm. Delta Park's William V. Owens Complex, 10737 N Union Court, and Hillsboro's Gordon Faber Recreational Complex, 4450 N W 229th Ave.) you'll be captive for at least thtee. Don’t save all your good luck charms for the field. (7.30 pm. Shuttle departs from Hilton Hotel.) Opening Ceremonies Wednesday, August 21 Round Robin Seeding Tournament Games Ray ball! (8 am-5 pm. William V. Owens Complex and Gordon Faber Recreational Complex.) Tournament Seeding Selection Show Where do you stand? When will you play? Who will you play? Will you continue to play? (7-8.30 pm at Hilton Hotel Pavilion Room.) S pirit Mountain Casino Trip Portland Spirit River Cruise Athletes and groupies can dance together to the tunes of Panorama DJ Rmen on the top level, be entertained by New York comedian Eddy Sarfaty on the middle level and meet-and-greet on the main level. (8 pm-midnight. Board at Southwest Salmon Street and Naito Parkway. $25 at reg istration or at www.portlandgaysoftball.com.) Twisted Talent Show Rayers show off their nonsoftball talents. Activities direc tor Tim Bias says, “ It is truly amazing what these boys and girls can do.' (8-11 pm. Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom. $5.) Girls Night Out Dingo's is moving its popular Girls Night to Panorama for the World Senes. Spread the news among Portland lezzies so they're not all at Dingo's tjoing, "Where are all those mythical out-of-town softball players?" ( 9 pm-mid night. $5.) Thursday, August 22 Friday, August 23 Double Elimination Tournament Games Ray ball! (8 am-5 pm. William V. Owens Complex and Gordon Faber Recreational Complex.) SMlRNOfF Championship Games If you haven't been to any games yet, these are the ones to see. (8 am-4 pm. William V. Owens Complex.) Closing Ceremonies Double Elimination Tournament Games Ray ball! (8 am-10 pm at William V. Owens Complex and Gordon Faber Recreational Complex.) Embers Avenue Party You need to have a World Series pass and register in advance for this one at www.portlandgaysoftball.com. It takes more than an hour to get to Grand Ronde, and Saturday, August 24 Free with World Senes pass, and only passholders are allowed. Award presentations, dinner and a disco dance until the Oregon Zoo kicks you out. (7:30-10:30 pm. 4001 SW Canyon Road.) Title IX Celebration Celebrate the 1975 federal amendment that forced all schools to provide equal sports options for women. (8:30-11 pm. Panorama, 341 SW 10th Ave. Call 503-221-7262 for cover.) P H O TO BY M ARTY DAVIS T h e Series 2002 Com m ittee has made a special point to give queer Portland the sense they’re at the W orld Series— from days packed with games, to bunting on the outfield fences, to an Olympics-like opening ceremony to party nights. Some events require a W orld Series pass, which can be had for $50. You don’t have to be a player to buy one— just go to registration Aug. 18 or 19 (details below). W ith the pass, you’ll get specials around town at gay-owned businesses and clubs. “ For anyone who has not been around the gay softball league, this is really the event to see,” says player Randy Wampler o f the Portland Storm. “ It will show you how much fun gay sporting events can be.... There will be many events that accompany the tournament itself that will allow members o f the community to meet and interact with softball players from all over the country.” Portland, get ready to interact. Players can sign up at www.portlandgaysoftball.com to be a contestant. There's no cover to watch them be judged on tal ent, gowns and Q & A. Coupled with Bid-a-Bachetor (or ette)— buy yourself a dinner date with a World Series player during the pageant. (9 pm. Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St.) Free of charge and open to the public, this spectacle pays homage to the athletes who make the World Series a real ity. And there’s beer. (6 pm food and beverages, 7:45 pm ceremony. Washington Park Amphitheater.) lthough the Rose C ity Softball Association has dubbed the 26th annual Gay Softball W orld Series an athlete-driven event, it will be a great time for everyone to join the players in a host o f social activities, as well as its five full days o f games. Embers throws its own World Series bash for jocks and jock supporters. (9 pm-midnight. 110 N W Broadway. $5.) i Runs & Roses Block Party The final event of the week! C.C. Slaughters ropes off the street and throws the block party of the year. Rub shoul ders and more with the winners. Console lovingly the losers, er, those who didn't win. (10:30 pm until you pass out o r are arrested for debauchery. 219 N W Davis St. Call 503-248-9135 for cover.) SMIRNOFF SMlRNOFt
