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October 1 fl, 20Q2 » Just out 45 DIVERSIONS Annie Dawid leads a discussion of Allan Barnett at the Beaverton City Library Portland bisex ual author and Lewis & Clark English professor Annie Dawid will facili tate a discussion of The Body and Its Dangers by Allan Barnett as part of the library’s M O SAIC Reading Group series. “This is one of the best short story collections on AIDS,” Dawid asserts. Barnett’s book about the modem condition of gay men was the recipient of a 1991 Lambda Liter ary Award. The young author died of A ID S in 1995, and the disease is a constant presence in all the stories, which are mostly about men (although one involves a les bian sleeping with the same woman as the story’s young, gay protagonist). Dawid advises that “the discussion will be most useful to those who have read the book ahead of time.. .but others who are interested in the litera ture of AIDS will also find it stimulating.” Fall in love with Tegan and Sara on Oct. 3 0 at the Roseland Tegan and Sara are really, really cute T here’s so much to love about Tegan and Sara. Sluts against rape ith the tag line “Because safety is more than just not being assaulted,” the per formance art show Sluts Against R ape: An Evening of Performances to Reclaim Celebrate Our Bodies and Sexualities explodes Nov. 1 onto the stage of Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Produced by Portland intersex activist Emi Koyama, who also brought you Intercourse: A Sex and Gender Spoken Word Recipe for Revolu tion last May, Sluts Against Rape will offer poetry, spoken word and dance performances by artists who are also survivors of violence and abuse. The provocative title is “meant to suggest that being pro-sex does not mean we aren’t concerned about sexual violence and that being anti-rape doesn’t mean we are anti-sex,” explains Koyama, who will perform along with other Northwestemers, including Colin Dono van, Diana Cohen, billie rain and Lamya Amir el-Chidiac, who will be co-MCing as hir drag persona Omar the International Playboy. The event is also somewhat of a protest, states Koyama, against “rape prevention efforts that rely on restricting women’s— and oth ers’— behaviors, such as not wearing short skirts, to avoid being assaulted.... When sluts are safe from rape, everyone will be.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and organizers suggest you dress gorgeous but refrain from wearing perfumes or other scents. It’s A SL interpreted, and tickets are $8 from In Other Words or $10-$50 sliding scale at the door. W Allan Barnett book discussion here’s nothing better than sinking your teeth into a great book except then having a lively discussion about it with other enthu siastic readers. That’s what will be happening 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Beaverton City Library, 12375 S.W. Fifth St. A NO f T % DANGERS AW ) CTTHUI STQMU9 w •*Qn UN B A K N t t Î with fire, don’t run with scissors. Many of us grow up afraid of taking any risks.... Life isn’t always safe; you have to take some risks! I felt this premise was perfect for my one-man show because it’s what I feel passionately about.” Numbers include “Out There” by Menkin and Schwartz, “Yard Sale” and “You Should Know” by Tom Andersen and “My Barbie Was the Tramp of the Neighborhood” by Scott Warrender, among several others. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. It’s $10 at the door, and reservations are required at 503-223-0070. Your eight-minute date is here Jury awards announced S O n Oct. 7 Sensory Perceptions announced hallow and silly or a boatload of fun? the Jury Awards for the sixth annual Port SminuteDating for Gay Men is back in land Lesbian G ay Bi Trans Film Festival. Portland Oct. 29 and 30 at Hobo’s, Winner of the New Directors Showcase, 120 N.W. Third Ave. The first evening will be which honors the best film by a first- or for men ages 35 to 55, and the second for men second-time director, went to Happy Birthday, ages 21 to 35. “Our first event at Hobo’s was a a quietly engaging film about five people in cri huge success,” exclaims event organizer Jennifer sis on their shared birthday. “I was really drawn Kent, “so now we’re back for more great dating!” into the lives of the characters,” says juror and Essentially a singles party with a gimmick, filmmaker Byrd McDonald. “The writing was here’s how it works: Registered participants are funny and believable.” confirmed to meet at Hobo’s. (It’s a limited Jury winner of Best Short Film went to number, so make sure to sign up early.) People “ The Parlor,” which played as part of Boys arrive, mingle,"have a few drinks and are then and Shorts I. One of the festival’s most memorable given table assignments. Armed with a dating shorts, “The Parlor” introduces several eclectic card, you’ll go from table to table spending eight characters having a rather strange conversation minutes each with different guys in the room. If until two break out into their own personal you like him, mark it down on your card. space with revelatory results. After eight rounds of “dating,” you’ll enter The winning feature will receive $500 and your results into a computer. If the same hot the winning short $250. Jury members included dates you chose also chose you, their contact Rorida-based Mike Broder, president of Small information will be sent to you, and you take it Planet Pictures, and three Portlanders: from there. You can also choose to mark down McDonald; Roger Paulson, who programs art people you meet during the pre-mingling ses film screenings for Regal Cinemas and inde sion and “intermission.” pendent movie houses; and Lisa Bradshaw, Arts It’s a whirlwind way to meet people, but at & Culture Editor at Just Out. J H $28.88 (or $32.88 if you don’t register five days before the event), you might be better off just Compiled by L isa B radshaw and S arah L eimert spending that on drinks and picking up way more than eight guys. But who knows? The love of your life may Steven Nash runs with scissors be waiting patiently at Table 3. at Wilf’s Restaurant For more information and to and Piano Bar register, go to www.8minutedat- ing.com. (You can also use the Internet site to suggest they do this thing for lesbians.) PHOTO BY OWEN CAREY Super-cute twin sisters armed with guitars, they write and play contagious pop songs with a stage presence that has fans swooning. Think swagger (they unabashedly revere the Boss), style (more like Liz Phair than Alanis or Ani) and a down-to-earth love of music and their fans. It’s an intoxicating mix. And to think that both girls are queer (and out)— rock ’n’ roll may never be the same again. And what better slot for the girls-on-the- verge than opening for alt-country boy wonder Ryan (“I’m down with Willie Nelson” ) Adams? Be prepared to fall hard for the pair Oct. 30 at the Roseland Theater. But don’t get carried away. The next leg of their tour (kicking off Nov. 1 in Victoria, British Columbia) is aptly titled “Bom in the Eight ies”— yep, they’re just barely of legal drinking age. But, although they may be too young for you to date, Tegan and Sara’s pop-punk swirl of double vocals and guitars is sweet and invigorat ing without being petulant or immature. With catchy songs and an independent streak that should make their mama proud, the musicians are defiantly self-managing their business, making a few good decisions early on— signing to N eil Young’s label-with- integrity Vapor Records and choosing older and wiser producers John Collins and Dave Carswell (both of The New Pomographers with Ms. Neko Case) for their recently released second album, If It Was You (which kicks a little harder than their debut, This Business of Art). Collins and Carswell no doubt turned the girls on to their indie diet of influences— like The Shins and T. Rex— and it seems to have paid off. Yes, there’s a lot of buzz here, but in Tegan and Sara’s case it seems well deserved. They’re smart, they love music, they’re hardworking, and, lucky for us, they’re nice to look at to boot. The Roseland Theater is at 8 N.W. Sixth Ave. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $20 from the Roseland Grill or Fastixx. — Con Tar atoo t THE BODY Nash bash P ortland gay boy Steven Nash returns his popular cabaret show Running with Scissors to Wilf’s Restaurant & Piano Bar, 800 N.W. Sixth Ave., one night only Oct. 29. Nash, who will be accompanied by pianist Richard Bower (also gay!), is a fre quent actor of musical theater and per forms with the Oregon Symphony Pops and the Norman Leyden singers. The show is a mix of songs that reflects N ash’s take on life. “We all grow up hearing adults say don’t play
