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3, F riday
Skervy—Queer to the Bone dance party
every first and third Friday at Billy Ray's.
Bring in a CD to rap to dunng open mike
10:30-11 pm. Then Zanne, Puppet,
Ubiquitous Kristy and a special guest DJ spin
punk, buttrock, hip-hop and international.
(10 pm-2 am. 2216 NE Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. www.dejanvier.org/skervy.)
White Bird presents Canada’s Compagnie
Marie Chouinard through Jan. 11 at
Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall The
imaginative troupe makes its Portland debut
with hugely expressive pieces celebrating the
dancers’ flesh, bones and muscles and the
vitality of the human body. (8 pm. 1620 SW
Park Ave. $12-$24 from Ticketmaster.
www. whitebird. org.)
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Fridays are gay night at Heaven's new all
ages lounge with club house and dance music
all night long. (10 pm 4 am. 421 SW 10th
Ave. www heavenpdx.com.)
Girls Night Out at Dingo’s every Thursday.
(4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233-3996.)
S aturday
Find the Portland Radical Faeries at
3 Friends Coffeehouse every Saturday.
(9 30 am. 201 SE 12th
Ave. 503-235-0826
otter@pcez.com.)
WHS*
It's not too late to make a
reservation for one of the
fabulous meals that make up
Dinner at My House for Our
House, a fund-raiser series
for Our House of Portland
The Oregon Bears take
over the Dirty Duck for
the wildly popular
UnderBear Party
6, M onday
(9 pm-midmght. 429 NW
Third Ave. $5 clothing
check.)
Coffee Time open to poets, rappers, acoustic
musicians, storytellers and enthusiastic audi
ence members. (8-10 pm. 712 N W 21st Ave.
503-497-1090.)
The Lesbian
The Rosetown
Ramblers celebrate with a 20th anniver
sary square and country western
dance, including a full-service bar, at
Portland Metro Club. Includes a “ rusty
squares" hour for those out of practice.
(6 p m -1.30 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5-$8.
www.rosetownramblers.com.)
Myshkin's Ruby Warblers play Alberta
Street Pub. Lara Micheli opens. (9 pm.
1036 NE Alberta St $6.)
5
,
Slam poetry party at Mother Kali's Books
in Eugene. Bring three poems to read and
compete, or just come to hear it.
(7:30 pm. 720 E 13th Ave. 541-343-4864.
www. motherkalis. com.)
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T uesday
S unday
Get in some distance training or a trail run with
the Portland Frontrunners (9 am. June
503-819-4626 www.portlandfrontmnners. org.)
The Portland Gay and Lesbian
Community Bowling Association enters
its 25th year with a new season at Hollywood
Lanes. You don't have to be good, just friend
ly. (2:30 pm registration, 3:30 pm bowling.
4030 NE Halsey St. bowlpdx@aol.com.
www.pdxbowl.com.)
Submissions should be sent ti > 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, ju st OUt is
published on the first and third Friday of
each month. All addresses are in Portland
unless otherwise specified.
Community Project
sponsors Coffee Conversation at Touchstone
Coffee House. (6:30-8 30 pm. 7631 NE Glisan
St. 503-227-0605.)
Lesbians with
Degrees get together
at Crush. (6 pm.
1412 SE Momson St.
Iesbanswdegrees@
Portland Center Stage and Profile Theatre
Project present a symposium on the
work of Edward Albee in Brunish Hall at
Portland Center for the Performing Arts. The
gay playwright’s work is on both companies’
stages this month, and the free event includes
a wide-ranging discussion with actors and
directors about the plays, what it’s like to pre
sent them and the current national revival.
(5:30-630 pm. 1111 SW Broadway.)
Intermediate level queer American Sign
Language classes begin tonight.
Continues Tuesdays for 10 weeks
Sponsored by Deaf and Hearing Outreach.
(7-9 pm 2100 SE Belmont S t Sliding scale
fees. Call 503-235 0840 o r e-mail
queerasl@yahoo.com to register.)
Open mike night at dyke-owned coffee
Drop by Hobo's any
xr
Sunday for a gay and
gay-friendly Pinochle Group (6 pm.
120 N W Third Ave. George 503-760 1248.)
shop Haven All musicians, poets and
performance artists of any kind are welcome.
(8-10 pm. 3551 SE Division St.)
8 , W ednesday
The Portland Area Business
Association holds its monthly dinner in
the Greek Cusina’s Minoan Room. Featured
speaker is Joe Jefferson, Our House of
Portland development director. (6.30-8 pm.
404 SW Washington St $21 $27, $7 coffee
only. For reservations call 503-241 -2222 or
visit www paba.com.)
Advanced and conversational queer
American Sign Language classes begin
tonight Continues Wednesdays for 10 weeks.
Sponsored by Deaf and Heanng Outreach
(7-9 pm. 2100 SE Belmont St. Sliding-scale
fees Call 503-235-0840 or e-mail
queerasl@yahoo com to register )
Savium Open Circle is a weekly event at
Relocated Nashville dyke Cynthia Williams
croons at the Red and Black Café every
Wednesday with Portland queer Juli Roxx on
guitar. (6-7:30 pm. 2138 SE Division St.)
9 ", T hursday
Beginning queer American Sign Language
classes begin tonight. Continues Thursdays for
10 weeks. Sponsored by Deaf and Hearing
Outreach. (7-9pm. 2100 SE Belmont St.
Sliding-scale fees. Call 503-235-0840 or e-mail
queerasl@yahoo.com to register.)
io, F riday
You can still make reservations for
Dinner at My House for Our
House, a fund-raiser series con
tinuing through February. Tonight’s
meal is provided by Brian Light of
Jake's Grill for you and a few local authors
in the soaring heights of the KOIN Tower.
See Jan. 17 fo r another dinner. (6.30 pm.
$150. For a brochure listing all the dinners
o r to make reservations, call
503 736-9276.)
All spiritual traditions are invited to the Gay
Men's Labyrinth Walk at Fnendly
House. The Interfaith Spiritual Center leads
this program, which includes an introduc
tion, sharing and social time. (7 pm.
1737 N W 26th Ave. 503-233-2026.
www. interfaithspintualcenter. com.)
Leam the nightclub two-step with Out
Dancing every Friday in January beginning
tonight. Arrive early to register. (7-8 pm.
Comer o f Southeast Ninth Avenue and
Ankeny Street. $5. 503-236-5129.
out_dancing@yahoo. com.)