i novemhfif 1,2002
november
Eugene's Gay/Lesbian 20s and 30s
Social Club sponsors Game
Night Taboo, Pictionary, Set,
dominoes— the possibilities are
endless. (7.30 pm. Call
541 -485-4784 for location.)
i F riday
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Gay author and sex advice columnist
Dan Savage makes an appearance at
Powell's in support of his new book,
Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven
Deadly Sins and the Pursuit o f Happiness
in Amenca. (7.30 pm. 1005 W Burnside St.
www. skippingtowardsgomorrah. com.)
The fifth annual Creating
Change conference runs through
Nov. 10 at the DoubleTree
Jantzen Beach. The theme is
“ Building an Anti-Racist
Movement: Working for Social
and Economic Justice." N etwork
with queer movers and shakers
from around the country in panels
and workshops. If you volunteer,
your day is free. See Nov. 8
and 9 for stellar evening
entertainment listings.
(909 N Hayden Island Drive.
$250. www.creatingchange.org.)
Learn to swing with Out Dancing every
Friday in November beginning tonight!
Intermediate class follows. (7-8 pm. Comer o f
Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street.
$5. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com.)
You've seen Secretary, now find out more at
It's My Pleasure's S /M 101. (7 pm. $10.
3106 NE 64th Ave. Register at 503-280-8080.)
Sluts Against Rape is an evening of per
formance by survivors of violence and abuse
to reclaim and celebrate our bodies, our sexu
alities and our lives. Join the nearly all-queer
cast at Hollywood Theatre for this unique
event (7.30-10:30 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Btvd.
$8 from In Other Words, $10 $50 sliding scale
at the door.)
It's BYOB (Bring Your Own Ballot) at
Panorama for the queer Get Out the Vote
Party. Misha Rockafeller plays hostess, DJ
Amber spins. (9 pm-midnight. 341 S W 10th
Ave. Free admission until 11 pm.
503-234-5365.)
Young Men's Coffee Talk
meets every Wednesday at
3 Friends Coffeehouse. (8-10 pm.
201 SE 12th Ave. 503-223-5907.)
service bar at Portland
Metro Club. (9.30 pm-
1 am. 618 SE Alder
St. $5. www.rosetownramblers.com.)
Salem queer book group Marionberry Salon
discusses The Martian Child over a potluck dinner.
Newcomers welcome. (6:30 pm. Cary
503-363-6036. manonberrysabn@aol.com.)
Poison Waters joins
Diva of the Willamette
Empire's Emerald
Court for Island
Paradise, a fund
raiser for the Capitol
Forum. Show, raffle
and auction at the
300 Club in Salem.
(8 pm. 300 Liberty St.
SE $5.)
Vote for
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Submissions should be sent to just 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 just out is
published on the first and third Friday of
each month. All addresses are in Portland
unless otherwise specified.
everyone wins The
uproarious group
returns its act to Café
Paradiso in Eugene.
(8 pm. 115 W
Broadway. $6.)
It's the queer gallery event o f the season when
three gay a rtis ts show at S oundvision th is month
Lincoln City's
Acoustic god
Filthy Lapdog
dess Tamaras plays at the Crow's Nest in
invites you to its second annual
Gold Beach. (10 pm. 29850 Ellensburg Ave.
Halloweenie Ball at Eden Hall in Gleneden
541-247-6900.)
Beach. Live music and costume contest.
Proceeds go to the Coastal AIDS Network.
(6645 Gleneden Beach Loop Road. $12.
541-996-2390.)
2 S aturday
Amazon Arts presents A Sale for the
Season at a private home in Ladd's Addition.
Women artists will be on hand to show,
demonstrate and sell their work. (10 am-5 pm.
1646 SE Elliot Ave. 503-235-3145.)
Former Ani DiFranco band drummer Andy
Stochansky celebrates the release of his
third album, Five Star Hotel, with a free show
at Music Millennium. (3 pm. 801 N W 23rd
Ave. 503-248 0163.)
3
) S unday
The Forest Group hikes a moderate eight-
mile trail at Bayocean Spit on the Oregon
Coast. (360-883-1060.)
Got a little Halloween candy to work off?
The Portland Frontrunners alternate
trail running and long-distance training every
Sunday. (9 am. June 503-819-4626
www. portlandfrontrunners. org.)
Come celebrate love and death at
Darklady's Polyween/Day of the
Dead Party Main floor play and socializ
ing, basement conversation space, perform
ance stage Costumes strongly encouraged
and feel free to bring food to share.
(6 pm -2 am. $ 10 donation. E mail
darklady@darklady com for location.)
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Want to attend the Creating Change confer
ence for free? Then you must first attend the
volunteer orientation at the Jantzen Beach
DoubleTree. Trainings start every hour between
noon and 6 pm. (909 N Hayden Island Drive.
To sign up visit www.creatingchange.org.)
melodies at the Community Music Center.
(7:30 pm. 3350 SE Francis St. $10 in advance
from In Other Words or Annie Blooms Books,
$12 at the door.)
Don't be shy.. learn the fox trot with the
friendly instructors of Out Dancing
every Sunday in November beginning
tonight! (7-8 pm Comer o f Southeast
Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $5.
503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo com.)
The Rosetown Ramblers and DJ Crystal invite
you to a country western dance with full-
The very queer-friendly Theatre Vertigo
presents its annual Season Benefit
Terri and Gwen perform their beautiful
W ednesday
7 T hursday
Fundraiser at La Cruda. Silent auction,
performance highlights, food, wine and
beer. (7-9 pm. 2500 SE Clinton St. $20-$40
sliding scale. 503-701-8299.)
4 j M onday
The Lesbian Community Project spon
sors Coffee Conversation at Touchstone
Coffee House the first Monday of every
month. (6:30-8:30 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.
503-227-0605.)
Melissa Etheridge Live and Alone
DVD Pre-Release Party at the Egyptian
Club! See the concert movie before it’s
released to the public. Raffle, too, and no
cover. (7 pm. 3701 SE Division St.
503-236-8689.)
5 T uesday
D on't miss gay and lesbian
audience night with
Portland Center Stage in its
production of Sam
Shepard's True West. Join
hostess Poison Waters for
nibblies and wine afterward
while chatting with the cast
and crew. (7 pm. 1111 SW
Broadway. $12-$47 from
503-274 6588.)
Portland Arts & Lectures
welcomes acclaimed
novelist Tim
O’Brien to First
Congregational
Church. (7:30 pm.
1037 SW
Broadway.
$33 from
503-227-2583,
Annie Bloom's
Books,
Broadway
Books or
Looking Glass
Books.)
Ingenious Portland dance troupe Bodyvox
presents First Impressions Vol. 2 An Homage
to the Restless Creative Spiht through Nov. 9
in the company's intimate Pearl District studio.
Look for gay boys Eric Skinner and Gregg
Bielemeier (8 pm. 1300 N W Northrup St.
$21.50 from Music Millennium or Fastixx.)
s F riday
Feast your soul on goumiet food, wine, music
and visual delights at Oregon College of Art
and Crafts as part of Dinner at My House
for Our House, a fund-raiser series for Our
House of Portland. Gallery open to guests
before dinner; be the first to shop the holiday
show! (5:30pm. $100. Fora brochure listing
all the dinners or to make reservations, call
503-736-9276.)
Portland Baroque Orchestra, led by
lesbian artistic director and violinist Monica
Huggett. presents Genius
Undiscovered through Nov. 9 at First
Baptist Church. Performance moves
Nov. 10 to Reed College's Kaul
Auditorium. (Friday and Saturday:
8 pm. 909 S W 11 th Ave. Sunday:
3 pm. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
$15-$39 from 503-222 6000 or
www pbo.org.)
Creating Change presents the
Columbia River Cabaret at
the DoubleTree Jantzen
Beach. Misha
Rockafeller plays host
to a star-studded
evening of song,
poetry and humor.
Featuring Wilson
Cruz, Magdalen
Hsu-Li, Doria
Roberts, Alec
Mapa and Portland
poet/chanteuse
Diana Cohen.
(10 pm. 909 N Hayden
Island Drive. $15 from
Broadway Books,
In Other Words or
www. creatingchange o rg )
The Rubyfruit
Marimba
Ensemble performs
a benefit concert for
All W omen’s Health
Services at the
Community Music
Center. (7 pm.
3350 SE Francis St
$15 donation.)