aprii 18,2003
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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.)