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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 2002)
CULTURE ...............▼............. V PHOTOS BY MCCrPórtl^nd in Decémber Christmas Concert Sun. December 22 T h e Portland Pride 2 0 0 2 parade filled downtown w ith 5 0 ,0 0 0 m archers and spectators 7:30pm -Featuring MCC's Sanctuary Choir Continued from Page 41 June Christmas Eve Services Oft a Queer Bey» Tues. December 24 5:30pm -Kids and their families Blow-out B-day party for Jesus! 6:30pm Potluck Dinner a\G u e sfc 8pm Christmas Eve Service 9:30pm Concert o f Carols 11 pm Christmas Eve Service • Blayne Bell ONE NIGHT ONLY!! New Years Eve • December 31,2002 Doors 7pm • Concert 7:30pm FREE WILL Donation Metropolitan Community Church of Portland 2400 ME Broadway Portland, OR 97232 503/281 -8868 www. mccportland. com We know what June is all about, and this year was no different. Pride Northwest estimated that 20,000 attended the Portland Pride 2002 festival June 15 and 16 and that 50,000 enjoyed the parade, which was led by lesbian cop Katie Potter. For some inane reason, the Rose City Softball Association allowed the police to win the two teams’ annual grudge match, but other than that everything (Dyke March, beer garden, stage performances) came off without a hitch. And there was a distinct lack of interference from the religious right, which relieved some participants but made others more nervous. July T h e summer also brought the circus to town, and we managed to ferret out a couple of queer Cirque du Soleil boys who were kind enough to share their charming story about how a dancer falls in love with a clown on the road. Dampening spirits o f the boys and the good people of Portland was the theft of valu able and irreplaceable outfits from the costume tent, which Cirquers unofficially accused queers of stealing to wear at Pride. (T h e cos tumes, which were indeed fabulous, were not seen in the parade and were never recovered.) August Playing ball with Bush ¿«0* V « c ^ W o m e n in th e W in t e r % S n o z v s fio e in q 101 S e m in a r s Jan 24-26 & Feb 21-23 & Mar 14-16 'Experience the snows (toeing adventure in SeautifuC Centred Oregon $185 pp (2 person private lodging) • $185 PP (4/5 persons shared lodging) Price includes 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 2 nights lodging * on private 300 acre resort close to Sunriver & M t. Bachelor, snowshoe rental, “how-to" snowshoe/ winter seminar, guided day treks, great fun, good company! • Additional lodging days can be arranged The Rose City Softball Association played host to the 26th annual Gay Softball World Series, which welcomed more than 2,000 players and their families from throughout the country to Portland— just in time for President Bush’s visit and accompanying protest. The players were extremely patient waiting in line to he searched before checking into the Hilton Hotel, where Dubya was also staying. Almost unbelievably (yet true) the Bush administration asked to have the hundreds of gay softballers moved to another hotel during the president’s stay, to which the Hilton answered with a resounding “No.” September Lights! Camtra! Bay Bctlanl i ft w i m t ls ai C all Cee: 1-866-752-9822 email: cee@playtimevacations.com Sensory Perceptions introduced its most ambi tious queer film festival program to date with 32 screenings, the wine-tasting benefit In Vino We Trust and the annual gala party. Highlights included in-person appearances by Helen Lesnick, director of A Family A ffair, and Steve Guttenberg, who made his directorial debut with P.S. Your C at Is Dead. Guttenberg also attended the gala, schmoozing with the queer audience and sharing his room number with hostess Poison Waters. T h e Rose City Softball Association brought more than 2 ,0 0 0 queers to town for World Series 2 0 0 2 October Fun and Gay Gamas Team Oregon headed off to Gay Games VI Sport & Cultural Festival in Sydney, Australia, packed with physical talent and high expecta tions. They came back with five gold medals in bowling, powerlifting, golf, sprint triathlon and cycling. Notably, Sue Gill, who battled breast cancer and won between the ’98 Games and Syd ney, secured her third gold medal in weightlifting. T he euphoria the Games provided, though, proved more valuable than gold. “1 never knew how oppressed I was until I spent a week without being oppressed,” basketball player Bee Williams said. “It was a life-chapging experience.” November m is Is Tsdd Baynes Just Out's Nov. 15 cover story on Todd Haynes was just what the doctor ordered after he received a queer whitewashing from T he O re gonian. T he Portland gay director of Far from H eaven talked about reaction to his past films, how much he loves the Rose City and what he thinks a gay film is (and isn’t, in no uncertain terms). As for the new movie, it has so far gar nered five awards from the New York Film C rit ics Circle, while Los Angeles film critics bestowed their Best Actress nod to Julianne Moore, who won the same honor in the Venice Film Festival. Far from H eaven also was named best film of the year by Entertainment W eekly and nominated for four Golden Globes as well as Outstanding Film in Wide Release by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. JT1
