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out
Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, O R 97293-
0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at
www.justout.com. Deadline is 15 days before issue
date. Just OUt is published on the first and
third Friday o f each month. A ll addresses are in
September
Portland unless otherwise specified.
Leam to waltz with Out Dancing every
Friday in September beginning tonight!
(7-8 pm. Com er o f Southeast Ninth Avenue
and Ankeny Street. $5. 503-236-5129.
out_dancing@yahoo. com.)
entertainment. (Visit www.celebrateourcom-
munity.org fo ra complete schedule.)
Partners Eric Skinner and Daniel Kirk
present new dance works through Sept. 7 at
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall. The
two collaborate with other pretty, buff boys in a
multimedia production blending aenal dance
and video projections. (8 pm. 1620 SW Park
Ave. $18 from 503-725-3307 or Ticketmaster.)
Portland Art Museum welcomes renowned
glass artist William Morris, who will dis
cuss his latest series, Cinerary Urns, a
"requiem in glass” dedicated to the personal
losses and events of Sept. 11 . (7 pm.
1219 SW Park Ave. $6-$13 from box office.)
Cutie-cute dyke Michelle Malone headlines
a benefit for M etro Council president candi
date David Bragdon at Aladdin Theater. (8 pm.
3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $20 in advance or
$25 at the door. 503-228-8150.)
Hawthorne Books presents its new anthology
Septem ber 11: West Coast Writers
Approach Ground Zero with a reading
featuring several Oregon contnbutors, includ
ing Tom Spanbauer and Primus St. John at
First Congregational Church. (7:30 pm.
1126 S W Park Ave. $10.).
Skervy— Queer to the Bone presents
Homo Smackdown! It's Gay Underpants
Wrestling at Billy Ray's. Compete for pnzes in
your panties while DJs Zanne. Puppet and Bang
spin you 'round the ring with hip-hop, ska and
buttrock. (10 pm-2 am. 2216 NE Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. www.dejanvier.org/skervy.)
Radical Women holds a Sept. 11
Commemoration at the Bread and Roses
Center. The evening includes thought-provoking
commentary, poetry and music to celebrate the
international resistance of women and workers
to the new war order. Soup and salad buffet,
too. (7 pm buffet ($61, 7:30 pm commemora
tion. 819 N Killingsworth St. 503-240-4462.)
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.)
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Portland Taiko presents TaikoKinesis!
through Sept 7 at Newmark Theatre. This
Japanese drumming group's full-length concerts
must be seen (heard) to be believed. Featuring
special guest artist Minh Tran. Children's matinee
Sept. 7. too. (8 pm. 1111 SW Broadway.
$16.50-$24 from Fastixx. www.portlandtaiko.org.)
And w h a t's m ore
th e y 're p a rtn e rs:
E ric S kin n e r and
D aniel K irk p re se n t
new dance w o rks
S ept 6 and 7
The Meow Meow plays host to Strombolli's
Island of Donkeys and Dolls queer per
formance cabaret. Featuring hip-hop trio The
End of the World, tranny clown M orty
Diamond, butch poets and Michelle Tea
(9 pm. 527 SE Pine St. $5.)
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Pride at Work Oregon presents a discus
sion led by Christa Orth called Revealing the
Connections: The LGBT Movement and
Workers' Rights in the Northwest at SEIU
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Hall. (6:30 pm. 3536 SE 26th Ave.
503- 757-8907. pndeatworkoregon@yahoo.com.)
Go to Oaks Park for Live Music on the
River, a benefit for Bradley-Angle House. Music
of the '70s, '80s and '90s by Bad Jr. (2-7 pm.
East end o f the Sellwood Bhdge. 503-703-2038.)
Run around with the Portland
Frontrunners for three to six miles before
sitting down to brunch. (9 am. June
503-819-4626. www.portlandfrontrunners. org.)
The annual Belm ont S treet Fair engulfs
Southeast Belmont between 12th and 60th
avenues. Let the "Magical Trolley" shuttle you
up and down the street, where you’ll find col
orful crafts, food, beer and live music. (Jesus
Presley headlines.) At 38th Avenue is Blue
Catfish Studio's C ultu ra l A rts Festival
(11 am-6pm. 503-231-9118.)
P o rtla n d T aiko presents the children's
m atinee Taiko Tales at
Newmark Theatre. Features
audience participation, sto ry
telling, laughter and music.
(2 pm. 1111 S W Broadway.
$ 8 .5 0 $ 13 from Fastixx.
w w w .portlandtaiko. org. )
The Noah P eterson Q uartet.
featuring gay jazz bassist R ick
C ritte n d e n , plays the
Monteaux Public House in
Beaverton, which celebrates its
tw o-year anniversary tonight.
(9 pm. 16165 S W Regatta Lane.
503-439-9942.)
The Rosetown Ramblers and DJ
C rystal invite you to a co u n try
w e stern dance with full-service
bar at Portland M etro Club.
(9.30 p m -1 am. 618 SE Alder St.
$5 www.rosetownram blers.com .)
James DePreist leads the Oregon
Symphony in a free memorial concert at
Ariene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The program
honors the memory of those who lost their
lives on Sept. 11. Tickets are first-com e, first-
served beginning 9:30 am at the box office.
The concert will be piped outside to the South
Park Blocks. (8-9 pm. 1037 SW Broadway,
www. oregonsymphony. org.)
You and/or your dog can walk, socialize and
generally play around with the women o f the
Forest Group any Thursday in August at
Mount Tabor. (7-9 pm. 503-659-2782.)
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The queer-led New Orleans band M yshkin’s
Ruby W arblers gives a free performance at
Music Millennium. (1 pm. 801 N W 23rd Ave.
503-231-8943.)
Drop everything and go to Fox and Hounds to
play bingo this afternoon. Why? Because the
proceeds go to the AIDS S ervices
A cco u n ta b ility C oalition, a grassroots
organization dedicated to fair treatment for all
people living HIV and AIDS. (2-5 pm. 217 SW
Second Ave 503-288-6582.)
O ut Dancing teaches you how to swing
every Sunday in September beginning tonight.
(7-8 pm. Com er o f Southeast Ninth Avenue
and Ankeny Street. $5. 503-236-5129.
out_ dancing@yahoo. com.)
The Portland Gay and Lesbian Bowling
Association rolls out its 25th anniversary sea
son startina today at Hollywood Lanes. Show up
to join a team, regardless
of your skill level.
(2.30 pm registration,
3:30-6 pm games.
4030 NE Halsey St. $10 a
week. 503-293-0438
wwwpdxbowl. com.)
The Portland Center for
Spiritual Growth plays
host to the discussion
group Rescuing the
B ible from RWCF
(Right-Wing Christian
Fundamentalist Fanatics)
every Sunday.
(4-4 40 pm. 4525 SE
Stark St. 503-777-0727.)
Central Oregon queer
communities mark your
calendars for the
Human Dignity
C oalition's “ F a m ily" C e le b ra tio n II—
R eunion! at the infamous Funny Farm
between Redmond and Bend. You bring
some food, they'll bring “ more fun than
ought to be legal." (4-8 pm. 64990
Deschutes M arket Road. 541-385-3320.
office@ hum andignitycoalition.org.)
Salem kicks o ff C apitol P ride 2002, which
continues through Sept. 15, with a din ne r at
the 300 Club honoring Mayor Mike Swaim
and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and featuring
keynote speaker Marcy W esterling of the
Rural Organizing Project. (7 pm. 300 Liberty
St. S E $ 1 5. 503-831 -3278.)
The Portland Center for Spiritual Growth plays
host to a S p iritu a l P rin cip le Gab G roup
every Monday downstairs in the sofa room.
(7:30-9pm. 4525 SE Stark St. 503-777-0727.)
The Portland Area Business Association
holds its monthly luncheon at the Lloyd Center
DoubleTree Inn. (11.30 am-1 pm. 1000 NE
Multnomah Blvd. $18 members, $22 nonmem
bers in advance from 503-241-2222 or $27 at
the door. $5 coffee only.)
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C elebrate O ur C om m unity is an opportu
nity to volunteer at a variety of Portland orga
nizations while coming together in remem
brance o f Sept. 11 . Begins with an early-
moming Moment of Impact ceremony, fol
lowed by a multidenommational and cross-cul
tural worship service at Pioneer Courthouse
Square. Volunteer registration all day. then an
evening remembrance with speakers and
All aboard the Basic Rights O regon
Annual D inner "Setting Sail" in the Hilton
Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Cruisewear is encour
aged at this festive fund raiser celebrating a
ballot-measure-free year. Enjoy the comedy
stylings of Bob S m ith and meet special
guests the Lofton-C roteau fam ily (6 pm
cocktails, 7 pm dinner, 9 pm roving after-party.
921 SW Sixth Ave. $100 from 503-222-6151.)
All spiritual traditions are invited to the Gay
Men's Labyrinth Walk at Friendly House. The
Interfaith Spiritual Center leads this program,
which includes ah introduction, sharing and social
time. (7 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave. 503-233-2026,
ext. 3. www.interfaithspintualcenter.com.)
Tie one on at It's My Pleasure's Strap-on
Class (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. $ 10.
Register at 503-280-8080.)
Portland Bi Women hook up in the confer
ence room of Broadway Coffee Trader for a dis
cussion on M eeting and Dating Women
(7-9 pm. 2130 NE Broadway 503-283-6433.)