28 Just o u t * march 7.2003
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march
7 F riday
Gay author G.W. Hardin promotes his new
book, The Days o f Wonder, at Creation Gallery,
while Joey Klein, a 20-year-old adept, and Mary
Salomon, a career counselor for Indigos, lead
the panel discussion Awakening of the
Indigos. (7 pm. 8419 SE Clatsop Court.
Reservations encouraged at 503-771 9 0 0 9 )
Jump and jive with O ut Dancing every
Friday in March fo r beginning swing! Arrive
early to register Intermediate salsa lessons
follow. (7 pm. C om er o f Southeast Ninth
Avenue and Ankeny Street. $5.
503-236 5129 out_dancmg@yahoo.com.)
Queer singer/songwnter Kanzeon plays the
Egyptian Club.
(7 pm. 3701 SE
Division St. $5
donation.)
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National Book Award winner Andrea
B arrett shares a piece o f her scientific mind
as part of the Portland Arts & Lectures Series
at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. (7:30 pm.
1037 S W Broadway. $12-$23 from
503-227-2583 o r Fastixx.)
The one and only Ellen
DeGeneres appears
M arch 22 at A rlene
Schnitzer C oncert Hall
S aturday
Want to help out a summer camp for kids
affected by HIV/AIDS? Then bring your fine
self to Darcelle XV for the annual Camp
S tarlig h t C elebration (8 pm. 208 N W
Third Ave. $20 donation.)
It's the annual International Women's Day
celebration at Portland State University's Smith
Center Ballroom. This year’s Women at Work!
honors the accomplishments and value of
women's contributions with entertainment,
health exams, art exhibits, food and a wealth of
offenngs from women-owned businesses and
organizations. (10am -4pm . 1825S W
Broadway. $ 5 donation, no one turned away.)
M iddle Eastern music and belly
dancers in the Tomb, open mike with
Special K in the Room every Wednesday at the
Egyptian Club. (8 pm Tomb l$4), 9 pm Room
[free). 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.)
Bella Boys softball team fans will want to lace
up for Bella Bowling at Hollywood Bowl.
(4-6 pm. 4030 NE Halsey S t $10.)
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In Her Image Gallery plays host to an International
Women's Day art sale and raffle through
March 9. Proceeds benefit the national nonprofit
No Umits for
Women in the
Arts. (Noon-
5 pm . 3208 SE
Hawthorne Blvd.
503-247-5971.)
T hursday
The Gender Studies Symposium continues
at Lewis & Clark College’s Templeton Student
Center. Includes a panel discussion and audience-
participation workshop with the feminist, art-lov
ing, direct-action Guerrilla Girls One day you
might be this cool. (9 am-9 pm. 0615 SW Palatine
Hill Road. Free. For complete schedule call
503-768-7381 or visit www.lclark.edu/~gender.)
Lesbopalooza
Ayers Station
Wag and
singer/songwriter
Chris Pureka
(7.30 pm. 291 W
Eighth Ave. $6-$10 from University o f Oregon
box office.)
It’s Q ueer N ight at O ut of the Fog Coffee
House in Eugene. (8:30 pm. 450 Willamette
St. 541-687-0709.)
Men's Leather Night and Red Hanky
Social at Gail's Dirty Duck. (9 pm-midnight
439 N W Third Ave. 503-224-8446
pdxsaltydg@aol. com.)
Healing Path:
A Workshop
in Radical Healing Techniques at
Awakenings of the Heart. (9:30 am-4.30 pm.
1016 SE 12th Ave. $75 Register at
503-736-9635)
Kanzeon plays a Two-Spirit Benefit Concert
at Metropolitan Community Church of
Portland. Proceeds benefit Esther's Pantry and
the Brain Injury Association o f Oregon. (7 pm.
2400 NE Broadway. 503 281 8868.
www. mccportland. com.)
Lesbian comedian M ary C . M atthew s per
forms a benefit show at Ashland Community
Center, followed by a dance. Proceeds go to
the Abdill-Ellis Community Center. (8 pm. 56
Wmbum Way. $ 1 5 donation.)
Portland Gay Men's Chorus conductor Bob
Mensel leads the Portland Symphonic
Choir in Treasures from the Old World,
which includes Bruckner’s Mass in E Minor
and works by Stanford, Distler and more
through March 9 at Reed College's Kaul
Auditonum (8 pm Friday, 3 pm Sunday 3202 SE
Woodstock Blvd. $16$20 from wvwvpschoir.org.)
Confluence: The Willamette Valley Mixed
GALA Chorus presents the concert Home o f
the Brave at Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Salem. See March 9 for a Portland appear
ance. (8 pm 5090 Center St. NE. $10.)
Tuesday's Taken plays at Haven. (8 pm.
3551 SE Division S t.)
T h e h ila r io u s ,
in - y o u r - fa c e
G u e r illa G ir ls
v is it th e
G e n d e r S tu d ie s
S y m p o s iu m a t
L e w is & C la r k
C o lle g e
In Other Words Women's Books and
Resources invites you to its big annual fund
raiser A Literary Feast at the Melody
Ballroom. Dramatic readings and a gourmet
dinner honor Northwest women writers.
Guests include Marjorie Sandor, Ivan
Coyote. Chrystos and Ursula K. LeGuin.
(5:30 pm reception and silent auction, 6 30 pm
dinner and program. 615 SE A lder St. $50.)
G.W. Hardin,
gay best-selling
author of The
Messengers and
The Days o f
Wonder, along
with healing
practitioner Joey
Klein lead you
down The
hits Eugene's
W O W Hall
through March 8.
Includes (among
others) the kick-
ass Tribe 8
slam poet Aisha
Women's M usic in the Round at
Touchstone Coffee House in celebration of
International Women's Day. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE
Glisan St. www.touchstonecoffeehouse.com.)
Calling all C entral Oregon lesbians' Your
fun monthly potluck is today in Bend.
Newcomers welcome. (503-317-8457.)
9 S unday
Go take a hike with the Adventure Group
at Silver Falls. Easy seven-mile loop. No dogs
this time, please. (9 am 503-452 5680
www adventuregroup com.)
Friendly folk into leather and kink meet up dunrtg
the Beaverton Sunday Munch at
McMenamins Cedar Hills. (4-7 pm
2927 S W Cedar Hills Blvd.
phoentx@dearspnng.com.)
Confluence: The
W illam ette Valley M ixed
GALA Chorus presents
its concert Home o f the
Brave at the Community
Music Center. (4 pm
3350 SE Francis St. $10.)
Laurelhurst Theatre rolls out
the red carpet for actors and
audience alike during the
Screen A ctors Guild Awards
Party Movie music with jazzman
Robert Hicks and awards telecast
on the big screen (6 3 0 pm recep
tion, 8 pm awards 2735 E Burnside
St. $5 from 503-279 9600 or
lheuer@aftra com. 21 and over.)
East C oast cutie C h ris P u reka (who
you might rem em ber from the Alix Olson
C D ) and funky Portlander Tam ara J .
B row n (w ho you might rem em ber from
local gigs) play nice together at Burlingame
Pizza. (8 pm. 111 S W A sh S t $5.
50 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 )
Touchstone Coffee House hails the
singer/songwnter talents of Kim Townsend
(7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. 503-231-3899.)
il T uesday
Lesbian singer/song
w riter Jam ie
Anderson plays
Escape at Oregon
State University’s
Snell Hall in
Corvallis. See
March 14 for
Portland show and
March 15 for Eugene
show. (7 pm.
Southwest 15th
Street and Jefferson
Way. Free.)
Join the Portland
Frontrunners for a
three- to six-mile run.
Dinner after if you're so
inclined. (6.30 pm.
June 503-819 4626.
www.portlandfrontrun-
ners.org.)
It's sex and gender
open mike night at
the Back to Back Cafe.
All genders, sexualities
and ages welcome.
(7-9 pm. 614 E Burnside St.
emi@emmism.org.)
Bad Girls play host to a Kinky Women's
Welcoming Munch at Dingo's. For all kinky
or questioning women 18 and older. Beginners
welcome (7-9 pm 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
503 972-2233. w w w pdxbadgiris.net.)
Formerly in Portland with Jambay and Bonfire
Madigan, Shelley Doty returns with an
acoustic show at Lola’s Room, accompanied
■ by guitarist Paul Benoit. Dynamic queer duo
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12 W ednesday
Here begins three days of updating your mind
during the 22nd annual Gender Studies
Symposium at Lewis & Clark College's
Templeton Student Center Keynote speaker is
cultural critic and author M ark Anthony
Neal. See March 13 and 14 for more high
lights (9 am-9 pm. 0615 S W Palatine Hill Road.
Free For complete schedule call 503- 768 7381
o r visit www lclark.edu/~gender)
The Portland Area Business
Association holds its monthly luncheon
in the Greek Cusina's Minoan Room
M onthly dinner today, too, same place The
featured speaker is Roey Thorpe, executive
director of Basic Rights Oregon. (11 30 am
1 pm lunch, 5.30-7 pm dinner 404 S W
Washington St. For prices and reservations,
call 503241-2222 o r visit w w w paba.com.)
Gritty folk rocker Chris Pureka joins
a legion of lesbians filling Oregon
with music this month