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Make deals at the Lesbian Garden
Club's Fall Plant Exchange. We'll let you
in on a secret: The ladies will let you in
even if you don’t have any plants.
(1 pm. Call 503-909-2002 or e-mail
lgcoregon@aol.com for location.)
October
18 F riday
The Oregon Bears sponsor
their firs t m onthly XX Dance
at C .C . Slaughters, where
people o f all sizes are invited
to get down, get down.
(4-7 pm. 219 N W Davis St.)
Skervy—Queer to the Bone pre
sents the Uniform Party1 Get in
your gear (any, your choice) and
get down at Billy Ray's. DJs
Zanne and Puppet set the pace
with hip-hop, ska and punkrawk.
(10 pm-2 am. 2216 NE Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd.
www de/anvter. org/skervy.)
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The gay and lesbian Mormon
group Affirmation goes to
Jantzen Beach to “Scream at
the Beach"— fun frights and a
pizza party. (5.30 pm. Call
503-672-7787 or e-mail
alyson@saw.net for location.)
19A S aturday
Is sex really all in the brain?
Find out with Lesbians
with Degrees, who
meet up every first and
third Sunday at Crush.
(6 pm. 1412 SE
Momson St. lesbians-
wdegrees@aot com.)
Understanding Men: Beyond
the Myths & Stereotypes is a
! workshop for men and women at
Ainsworth United Church of Christ
addressing how narrow definitions of
masculinity affect us and how we can
take action to be allies fo r men and
boys. (8:30 am-5 pm. 2941 NE
Ainsworth St. $30-$75. Call
503-234-1012 to register.)
The Eugene/
Springfield chapter
of Parents,
Families and
Friends of
Lesbians and
Gays invites
everyone to
Being Out
Rocks!, its
annual dinner
Georgena's Journey: A Community
Confronts M ultiple Sclerosis has
stocked up Trinity United M ethodist Church
for the biggest rummage sale ever to hit
the east side. Find some great stuff while
helping raise money for a life-saving surgery.
(9 am-5 pm. 3915 SE Steele St.
503-471-1555. www. georgenasjoumey. org.)
and silent auc
tion at St. Paul
The Afncan American Health Coalition's annual
Wellness Village is at the Blazer Boys & Girls
Club. "A Healthy Community Starts with You”
offers a wealth of information and free tests.
(9 am-4 pm. 5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. 503-413-1850. www.aahc-portland.org.)
Catholic Church.
Includes entertain
ment by
The Jantzen Beach Barnes & Noble plays
host to a Close the Book on Hate
Storytime You’ll hear tales that cele
brate diversity as well as find refresh
ments and activities for your kids ages 4
to 9. (11 am 503-283-2800.)
Spend Halloween
with Ani DiFranco
(and Toshi Reagon)
The Portland Gay and Lesbian Community
Bowling Association transforms its boxer
bowl to a Halloween Costume Boo
Bowl at Hollywood Lanes. Show up in a full
costume or simply flashy boxers (7 pm.
4030 NE Halsey St. E-mail bowlpdx@aol.com
for cost.)
Submissions should be sent to ju s t out
Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR
97293-0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257;
or submitted at www.justout.com. Deadline
is 15 days before issue date, ju s t O U t is
published on the first and third Friday of
each month. All addresses are in Portland
unless otherwise specified.
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Multnomah Arts Center Auditorium. World dance
music and an exhibit from the Zimbabwe Artists
Project. All ages welcome. (7 pm. 7688 SW
Capitol Highway. $3-$6. www.kukuva.com.)
Socializing and dancing at Potter's
House M inistries. (7 pm. 3830 SE 62nd Ave.
503-775-5024)
Visit old friends or make new ones during
Queer Deaf Coffee Night at 3 Friends
Coffeehouse. Sponsored by Deaf & Hearing
Out Reach. (7-9 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.
503-231-0923 TTY. dhor@deafvision.net.)
Emergence Transgender Social Group
meets at the Koinonia Center in Eugene.
(7:30-11 pm. 1414 Kincaid St.
emg977@yahoo.com.)
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The Portland Gay Men's Chorus kicks
o ff its new season with simply bad taste at
Reed College's Kaul Auditorium. The
Adult's Only Cabaret is an evening of
low-level humor and raunchy song and dance
(8 pm 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd $15 from
503-226-2588)
It's a Bear Bust when the Oregon Bears
take over Gail's D irty Duck. (8-11 pm.
429 N W Third Ave. $7-$9. 503-224 8446 )
C rystal's Country Jam is back at the
Portland M etro Club (8-9 pm lessons.
9 p m -1 am dancing 618 SE Alder St. $5.
$ 8 with lessons.)
3 W ednesday
Cozy up with the warm and mellow tunes of
Pink M artini at Aladdin Theater. Tomorrow,
too. (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $16 from
box office or Ticketmaster.)
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Lesbian acoustic rock singer Tamaras plays
Conan’s Pub. (10 pm. 3862 SE Hawthorne
Blvd. $5.)
J T hursday
Eight-week Problem-Solving for Same-
Gender Couples class begins tonight at
Kaiser Permanente's Interstate Medical Office
Central. (6:30-8.30pm. 3600 N Interstate Ave.
$90 for Kaiser member couples. $110 for non
member couples. Call 503-28&6816 to register.)
Socialize, network and nibble appetizers dur
ing the Portland Area Business
Association's Evening Connection at
Brian Marki Fine Art. (5:30-7:30 pm. 2236 NE
Broadway, www.paba.com.)
Portland Goes Hollywood Karaoke
Contest at the Egyptian Club. $1,000 top
prize. (3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.)
I(25Ì F riday
The Lesbian and Gay Immigration
Rights Task Force plays host to a social at
3 Friends Coffeehouse. (5 pm. 503-471-1568.
www. Igirtf. org/portland. )
Soromundi
Lesbian Chorus
of Eugene
Jewish Family & Child Service sponsors a
vegetarian/kosher potluck (6.30 pm.
Call 503-226-7079. ext. 14. for location.)
(5.30 pm.
1201 Satre St..
Eugene. $13 or two
for $25 from
541-988-1383.
Mother Kali's Books
or Ring o f Fire.)
Get into a facilitated G ay/Straight/B i
Women Dialogue organized by Portland
Bisexual Women in the Broadway Coffee
Trader Living Room. (7-9 pm. 2130 NE
Broadway. 503-283-6433.)
Northwest writers, including lesbian author
T uesday
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Kukuva presents cosmic marimba in the
dyke-owned coffee shop Haven. All musicians,
poets and performance artists of any kind are
welcome. (8-10 pm. 3551 SE Division St.)
Join Mother Tongue Ink in celebrating the
release of We'Moon '03 at M other Kali’s
Books in Eugene. Oregon authors
will read from their works published
in the latest lunar and astrological
calendar (7 pm. 720 E 13th Ave.
541-343-4864)
The Washington County Parents and
Kids Group meets for dinner, support and
fun at Community Church of Cedar Hills. (6 pm.
11695 SW Parkway Ave. 503-228-3892.)
Tuesdays are open mike night at the new
the new anthology Scent o f Cedars at the Lloyd
Center Barnes & Noble. (7 pm. 503-249-0845 )
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
opens its new season at the Old Church with
Hits and Myths II. revisiting offbeat works and
including an outrageous performance of "Four
Seasons of Futurist Cuisine" featuring a spe
cial “ chef narrator.” Performance repeats
Oct. 27. (7:30 pm, 3 pm Sunday.
1422 SW 11th Ave. $15-$22 from
Ticket Central or Fastixx.)
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The Imperial Sovereign Rose
C ourt kicks o ff Coronation
weekend with an Out-of-Town
Show at the airport Holiday Inn.
Followed by an all-city bar tour.
(8 pm. 8439 NE Columbia Blvd.
The Klamath Area Lambda
Association throws a Halloween
bash at the Shasta Grange Hall.
(9 pm. 5831 Shasta Way. $2 dona
tion. www.mycgiservercom/~kala.)
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Portland bi-queer Ashleigh
Flynn's Chokecherry CD release
party at Aladdin Theater. Live feed
as part of KINK-FM’s Local Music
Spotlight. (Call 503-234-9694 for
time. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave.
$1.02 from box office or Music
Millennium.)
Hike in S ilver Falls S tate Park
under a canopy o f co lo r w ith
the Adventure Group
M eet at Starbucks in the
H ollyw ood Fred M eyer store
(9 am. 3030 NE W eidler St.
503-452 5680.
www. adventuregroup. org.)
The women of the Forest
Group are planning a great
time at Wauna Point complete
with hiking and sunset picnic. A
longtime Gorge resident will fill
you full of facts about mush
rooms and Native
American legends
(503-659-2782)
Judith Barrington, read their own work from
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The Forest Group hikes the
7.6-mile Siouxon Creek loop near
Amboy, Wash. (360-883 1060.)
CityWalk with the Adventure
Group and follow it up with
brunch (9 am. 503-452 5680
www. adventuregroup org.)