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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 2003)
aprii 18.2003 * j u s t o u t 3 ^ Slam poet A lix O lson celebrates the release o f her new CD, Independence M eal, w ith Pamela Means (rig h t) on May 1 in P ortland and May 5 in Eugene Brow n at Nocturnal. (8 pm. 1800 E Burnside S t $10 from In O ther W ords.) Out Dancing's beginning cha- cha class starts tonight and con tinues every Friday in May. Interme diate rumba follows beginning class Arrive early to register. (7-8 pm cha-cha, 8-9.15 pm rumba. C om er o f S outheast N inth Avenue and A nkeny S treet. $5. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@ yahoo. com .) Kim Townsend plays the Egyptian Club. (7-9 pm. 3701 SE D ivision St. $ 3 .) Put on your dancing shoes for Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social at Ankeny Street Stu dio Lessons and refreshments included! (7-10 pm. Com er o f Southeast Ninth Ave. and Ankeny St. $8. 503-236-5129 ) Laugh it up with lesbian comic Suzanne West- enhoefer at the Hult Center in Eugene. (8 pm. Vibrators and lube, dildos and more at It's M y Pleasure's Sex Toys 101. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Free. R egister a t 503-280-8080.) If Church Slavonic language and Tchaikovsky music sound romantic, don't miss Capella Romana s performance o f A ll-N ight Vigil, Op. 52 at St. Mary's Cathedral. (8 pm. 110 N W 17th A ve $15-$18 from 5 0 3 -2 3 6 -8 2 0 2 ) The Rosetown Ramblers and DJ Crystal stomp up some action at their monthly country western dance, including a full-service bar, at Portland Metro Club. (9.30 p m -1.30 am 618 SE A lder St. $5 www.rosetownramblers.com.) 1 Eugene Center. $25 from box office, 541 -682-5000 o r www.ci.eugene.or.us/hult.) Dust off your medals and steam those gowns for Impenal Sovereign Rose Court's Spring Ball 2003— A M ilitary A ffair: Stomping at the Savoy at the Portland Metro Club, including a 4 S unday buffet and live music by Rose City Swing. (8 pm 618 SE A lder St. $20 from The Roxy, Balloons on Broadway o r missanel@rosecourt.org.) Last Friday music night at In Other Words features Texas-born and raised singer/songwriter Kim Townsend (7 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Curious? Perplexed? Take the Strap-on Class at It’s M y Pleasure. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. $10. R egister a t 503-280-8080.) Designed for people o f larger stature, the Ore gon Bears present the XX Dance at C.C. Slaughters. (9 pm-midnight. 219 N W Davis S t.) The W ater St. Project presents a weekend of dance by Daniel A ddy and Tracy Broyles and Co. through April 27. (8:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday. 1010 SE W ater Ave. $10-$13 from 503-984-0961.) Killer lesbian comic Suzanne W estenhoe- fe r tickles your funny bone at Aladdin The ater. Also in Eugene on April 26. (8 pm. 3017 SE M ilw aukie Ave. $25 from box office. It's M y Pleasure o r Ticketm aster.) G uerrilla G irls' famed performance and pre sentation at Chemeketa Community College's Auditorium calls attention to A bias in the art world. (8 pm. ok 4000 Lancaster D rive Wk NE, Salem. $8.50 « d td m from Chemeketa H Bookstore www. guenillagiriscom .) Oh, Mary, don't be contrary! Join Lesbians Enjoying N ature and Science and see how the Oregon Garden has grown. Coffee first; then silver bells, cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row. (9:30 am. 503-238-3877.) reunion for students o f the Sexual Assault Support Services at Eugene's Hilyard Commu nity Center. Brush-up sessions for women and girls, discussion group for men, entertainment and networking. (1-6 pm. 2580 H ilyard St. $5- $50. 541 343-5513.) Terry Palasz, a riotous, opera-trained, polka dancing Polish Diva from M ilwaukee (Wisconsin, that is), presents an unusual evening of cabaret featunng songs such as “ W ho Stole the Keeshka Polka" at Tigard Community Friends Church. (5 pm. 15800S W Hall Blvd. $12 from 503-620-5262.) Salem's M arionberry Salon discusses Michael Cunningham’s The Hours over a potluck meal. (6 :3 0 pm. C ary 503-363-6036 mahonberrysalon@ aol. com .) Get more than a good cup o' joe when les bian Arlene Hale sings * at Touchstone Coffee A spartan landscape, a mannequin, spiral body shapes and a red velvet box inspire five new works in the Dance Cartel's 2003 Choreographers' Showcase at Echo The atre through April 27. (8 pm Friday and Satur day. 7 pm Sunday 1515 SE 37th Ave $10-$12 from Ticket Central o r a t the door.) Celebrate the Village People's 25th anniversary m costume at Eagle PDX and Club XES. (9 pm. 1300 W Burnside St. www. inuniform, net.) The D ance C artel's 1 annual Choreogr aphers' Show case Is A pril ¿5 27 The Forest Group hikes the Central Deschutes Dogs and kids welcome along the 7.4-mile route (5 0 3 -6 59 2 7 8 2 .) Lesbians w ith Degrees meets at Crush. (6 pm . 1412 SE M o rriso n St. lesbiansw degrees-subscribe@ yahoo. com to su b scrib e to lis ts e rv .) House. (7 9 pm 7631 NE Gksan Step out with the A dventure G roup for a hike to Hamilton Mountain. Spectacular views of the gorge! (9 am. 503-452 5680. w w w .adventuregroup.org.) Start fluffing your feathers now for The C ockatoo C o tillio n : A B ird B all 2003 Leave your house for Our House of Portland and attend For Love & Money at the World Forestry Center— an auction, dinner and musi cal performance to benefit the organization that cares for men and women coping with advanced AIDS. (4:30 pm. 4033 SkV Canyon Road. $100 from 503-736-9276.) Singer/songwriter Kim Townsend plays the Rabbit Hole and Mad Hatter Lounge. (8-10 pm. 203 SE G rand A ve.) M ay 15 at the Crystal Ballroom to benefit the W hite Bird/Tiffany & Co. New W orks Fund This hot ticket includes El Vez, BodyVox and ^ Pink Martini's Thomas A Lauderdale (6 3 0 pm dm- W p a ner, 8 pm perform ances. S 1332 W Burnside S t. $18 Jm m m perform ances only, i $125 includes dm ner box office or 3 S aturday ox! 29 T uesday Join the Portland Frontrunners for a three- to six-mile run. (6:30 pm. June 503-8 1 9 4 6 2 6 w ww .portlandfrontrunners. org.) Lace up those skates for RollerSetty a benefit at Oaks Park for Rose City Softball Association's Team Betty. (7-9 pm East end o f the SeUwood Bridge $5$10. includes skate rental.) 2 Gyriz Performative Arts presents Perpetu ating Response IV. which assembles a mix o f visual, aural and performative artists at B-Annex to rebel against the limits of genre and media. (8 30 p m -1 am. 1834 NE A lber P ta S t. Free 21 and over.) In Other W ords invites women and their friends to read/perform their own work at The Last W ord open mike night. (7-9 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne B lvd 503-232-6003 ) G et down and dirty at the Women in Trades F a ir featuring hands-on w orkshops at Local 290 Plumbers & S team fitters Training Center. Learn about opportunities fo r women in construction, mechanical, technical and utility trades. (9 am -4 pm. 20220 SkV Teton A ve., Tualatin 503-335 8200 w w w tra d e sw o m e n .n e t.) .„»***, iV See On W View and V Onstage listin g s on Page 32. B igger is be tte r at Fat- G irl Speaks, a celebra tion o f size, self and sexuality at H ollywood Theatre. W orkshops, fashion show and evening perform ances (4 -1 0 pm. 4 1 2 2 NE S andy B lvd $ 3 -$ 6 sliding scale from In O th e r W ords, H ollyw ood Theatre o r w w w fatgir1speaks.com ) J Pole dancing (Maypole, that is) and more Do the Time Warp once again during the first-ever NW Rockypalooza through April 26 at Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St. $8-$25 Find complete schedule at www nwrockypaboza com.) S aturday The Forest G roup takes on Dog Mountain's difficult 6.9-mile hike. (503-460-9165.) C ircle s o f S trength is a self-defense It's time for the ninth annu- w ^ < A al jazz concert and decadent dessert revue A Class A ct to benefit the Bill and Ann Shep- herd Legal Scholarship Fund at The Old Church. (8pm . 1422 S W 11th Ave. $25 in advance from Gai-Pied o r Balloons on Broadway, $30 a t the door.) 26 Lesbians Enjoying Yazz (LEY) get togeth er at Crush. (9 pm. 1412 SE M orrison St. K aity 503-257-1325.) - Sr,tf>rS(m-' , % . M Beltaine in Michelle' s K f f i g § All 1 T hursday Beloved dyke slam poet A lix O lson cele brates the release o f her new C D with lesbian musicians Pam ela M eans and Tamara J . women welcome (6 pm C all 503-7363297 fo r directions $5-$10 donation) Dyke duo G allow ay A Lucke tt perform at McMenamms Hotel Oregon in McMinnville (7-10 pm 310 NE Evans S t) Check out more listings at www.justout.com'
