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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 2003)
aprii 18,2003 Submissioas 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. ( is ) F riday Gay faves Pink Martini and Portland Taiko are part of just a ton of activities at the Oregon Conven tion Center's Big Bash through Apnl 19. (Noon- 10 pm. 777 NE Marlin Luther King Jr. B M Free.) Six dyke-infested bands do their thang at Noc- turnal's Rock V Roll Camp for Giris benefit. Go to Nocturnal on April 19 for anoth er benefit, and get both nights for one dis counted pnce (8 pm. 1800 E Burnside St. $10 or $15 for two nights from In Other Words.) New dance studio The Water St. Project presents Monster Squad, Rose Bond and Dawn Joella Jackson & Dancers through April 20. (8:30 pm Fnday and Saturday, 7 3 0 pm Sunday. 1010 SE Water Ave. $10- $13 from 503 984 0 96 1) (ia ) S aturday Join the Adventure Group for a walk along the riverfront. Meet under the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge. (9 am. 503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. org.) Celebrate Earth Day with Aurora Chorus during Earth Chant, a concert honoring the sacred web of life at St. Mary's Academy Auditorium. The two performances also fea ture Native American poet Gail Tremblay and Women's Spirit Drum. (4 and 8 pm. 1615 S W Fifth Ave. $13-$15 from 503 287-6721, In Other Words or at the door.) Classic jazzman Skip Elliott Brown returns to A Class Act- benefiting the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund—April 25 Wild gay Portland author David Oates discusses the interaction of nature and cul ture from his new book Paradise Wild: Fleimagining American Nature at the Orlo Exhibition Space. (6 pm. Building 9, 2516 N W 29th Ave. Free.) fas) T hursday The Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force sponsors a Legal Clinic in the Vanport Room of Portland State University's Smith Memorial See polka-dancing, Center. Presentations, refreshments mountain-climbing, Polish-English-Catholic. and free legal consultations. (6:30 pm. Room 338, 1825 SW soprano comedian Broadway. 503-471-1568 Terry Palasi on April 26 lgritfpdx@hotmail. com.) in the final show Eatz 'n' drinx @ Pekerdude’s! Log off the Net for one night and meet some R/T guyz @ AOL Rainbow Party Giris welcome, too. (6pm. 6013 SE48th Ave. 503-777-1987.) Dyke duo Terra kick it up at Touch stone Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.) of the Broadway Rose Cabaret series Show your mug during Queer Deaf and Hearing Coffee Night at 3 Friends Cof "Passion for Fashion" to Wilf's feehouse. (7-9 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. www. deafvision. net/dhor.) Restaurant & Piano Bar. Pokes fun at some of those ideas that drive us to the malls, beauty parlor and gym. Shows again Apnl 29. (7:30 pm. 800 N W Sixth Ave. $10 from 503-223-0070.) Traveling in a school bus bought on eBay, a bunch of women dubbed Chicks in Arms arrive in Portland for a performance at Noc turnal to benefit Drama Queens, a theater program for women who have survived sub- | stance abuse. Go to Nocturnal for another benefit April 18, and get both nights for one discounted price. (8 pm. 1800 E Burnside St. $10 o r $15 for two nights from In Other Words.) The Oregon Bears take over Gail's Dirty Duck for their monthly Bear Bust (8-11 pm. 429 N W Third Ave. $7-$9.) Eugene lesbian rockers Com plicated with power vocalist Amy Picard tear it up at Neighbors. 21 and over. (8-11 pm. 1417 Villard St. $5.) Crystal's Country Jam sidles into the I Portland Metro Club. Lessons and dancing. (8-9 pm lessons, 9 pm -1 am dancing. 618 SE \ Alder St. $5, $8 with lessons.) It's Open Mike Night at dyke- owned Haven. (8-10 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) 20 S unday Dykes of a feather flock together when Les bians Enjoying Nature and Science go birding on Oak Island. (7.30 am 503-238-3877.) Join Ski Out for skiing and snowboarding on Mount Hood. Meet outside the Holly wood Fred Meyer Starbucks. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. www.skiout.org.) Blackbird plays host to Queer Night with no cover. 21 and over. (9 pm-2.30 am. 3728 NE Sandy Blvd. 503-282 9949.) 23 W ednesday You want to put what where? Visit the primer class on anal sex at It's My Pleasure. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. $10. Register at 503-280-8080.) It's not strip poker, buf a gay/gay-friendly pinochle group plays cards every Sun day at Hobo’s. (6 pm. 120 N W Third Ave. Mike 503-203 8426.) Lesbian counselor Mariah Ureel's eight-week class Problem-Solving for Same-Gender Couples begins tonight, continuing Thursdays for eight weeks. (6:30-8 30 pm. 503-286-6816.) Against war? Open call for poets, dancers, musicians, actors and artists of all kinds for Pacific Switchboard’s weekly Peace Performance Series Thursdays through June. (7 pm. 4637 N Albina Ave. Free. 503-475 1981.) Catty media whore and Tinseltown junkie Dennis Hensley talks about his new hilari ous book, Screening Party, at the Lloyd Cen ter Barnes & Noble. (7 pm. 503-249-0800.) One person’s junk is another person's trea sure at the Dorky Dora/Darcelle Rags to Scholarships Auction, Show and All-City Awards benefiting the Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund. (8:30 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $5, with $5 o ff first purchase.) Bold style and surprising humor distinguish Echoes by Portland dance company BodyVox through April 26 at Newmark Theatre. This new and repertoire perform ance includes the crowd-pleasing “ Carmina Burana." (8 pm. 1111 S W Broadway. $23.50-$38.50 from box office, Music M il lennium o r Fastixx.) Fans of Kim Townsend will want to catch her show at Café Union Town in Astoria. See April 25-27 for Portland shows. (8:30-10:30 pm. 218 W Manne Drive. $3.) The Laydeez Hoedown rocks the Alberta Street Public House to benefit In Other Words Women's Books and Resources with an auction and live music featuring The Flat Mountain Girls, Myshkin, Pirate Jane and Tamara J. Brown. Kids welcome. (7-10 pm. 1036 NE Alberta St. $5-$1.000,000 sliding scale.) Happy birthday, April babes! Now head over to the Egyptian Club to a party just for you. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. 503 236-8689.) 25 F riday Queer Night every Sunday at Level. (8 pm. 13 N W Sixth Ave. $3.) 2 i M onday Give in to temptation while giving back to your community when you attend Wild Abandon's eighth anniversary party, which will benefit Our House of Portland. (5.30 pm 2411 SE Belmont St. 503-232-4458 ) Portland Polyamory Circle offers infor mal discussion of open relationships and com mitment. (7 pm. Call Laury at 503-285-4848 for location.) Have a grrr-eat time at the Rosetown Ram blers Beariy Spring Roller Skating night at Oaks Park The Oregon Bears will hold a raffle to benefit the Friends of People with AIDS Foundation (7:30-9 30 pm. East end o f the Sellwood Bridge $5.) T uesday Join queer workers and allies for Pride at Work s monthly meeting at the Communica tion Workers of America Local 7901. (6 30 pm. 2950 SE Stark St. #130 503-757-8907.) See the pretty girl— what girl, who? Susan Overcast brings her new one-woman cabaret The Magical Study Group at SisterSpirit discusses herb magic and healing. All women welcome. (7 pm. 3430 SE Belmont St. If 102. $3-$5donation. 503-736-3297.) Go Dutch to see the dynamic and inventive Portland debut of Netherlands Dance Theatre II presented by White Bird at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. (7:30 pm. 1037 SW Broadway $18-$39 from box office. Ticket Central or Ticketmaster.) Break out your marimba and join the North west Women's Music Celebration through April 27 at YMCA Camp Collins, just east of Portland Workshops, jamming and bonding with dyke band Motherlode Any instru ment and beginners welcome (3001 SE Oxbow Parkway. $165 Registration forms at Artichoke Music or www. motherlodemusic. com. ) Portland Bisexual Women discuss Manag ing Multiple Intimate Relationships in the Broadway Coffee Trader Living Room (7-9 pm. 2130 NE Broadway.)
