juna 6.2003
cxxJ grief, it’s June again and Portland
Pride 2003 is upon us. With or without
the approval of the weather gods, hordes
of us will make our annual migratory
flight to the Waterfront Park festival site
June 14 and 15. Here we will he presented with
a superb opportunity to view the best our com
munity has to offer. There will he representa
tives from community organizations, health
service agencies and providers, government
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services and many
others who cannot
and should not he
squeezed into a spe
cific category.
Also anxiously
by
and eagerly waiting
M a rty Davis
for you to view their
PBiPE EDITION SPECIAL wares will be a
plethora of booth
vendors with retail items for sale. Shopping!
What a great opportunity for you to celebrate
Pride, exercise in the fresh air and stimulate
the economy while supporting members of your
own community.
Wear comfortable shoes, drink lots of water
and come visit Kith days. Saturday is the calm,
comfortable day with lots of time and space to
visit, browse and enjoy meeting new people.
Sunday is mayhem— glorious, packed, Ktister-
ous and crowded mayhem. As a preview for
your visit— he it Saturday, Sunday or Kith—
The Queer Profit introduces a few of the ven
dors who are Itxiking forward to meeting you.
Gender-bender vendors
Burly girls and bejeweled boys
welcome you to their booths
THE QUEER
PROFIT
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Photographer Barb Reiber specializes in landscapes and intimate floral close-up shots
arb Reiber is a Portland photographer
hit with the crowds because of her combina
who specializes in landscapes and inti
tion of quality artistry and reasonable prices.
mate floral close-up shots. Her work
Her dragonflies can be found on jewelry, mag
reflects her love for the mountains and the
nets, hair clips and even hats and more. Prices
are in the very affordable range of $ 1 to $40.
unique quality of light and air that is found
only at sunrise. Mountain heights bring an
And if glimmering insects aren’t your
array o f alpine wildflowers to the photogra
favorite Kx>th, # B 1 1 also will have a tradi
pher’s lens, and Reiber is skilled at capturing
tional display of ankle bracelets, wrist
tiny details.
bracelets and necklaces, all
priced under $10— and all
Portland Pride 2003 will
in proud rainKiw colors.
he the artist’s first year as a
vendor. Her images will he
Now if you can’t go there—
if you can’t buy one more
available for you to take
rainKnv item— then ask
home on greeting cards,
aKiut the specialty wooden
magnets and matted and
heads created by Williams
framed pictures. If you own
and
a few other elfish head
just aKiut every last rain
— Linda Williams
makers. These are very spe
bow dcxxJad you need,
cial items, and again the pricing is more than
here’s a chance to take home a souvenir of
reasonable.
nature— and further the efforts o f a local les
“My prices are affordable because 1 believe
bian artist.
in supporting the queer community,”
Williams says. “Loving hands and imagina
Iso from Portland is lesbian artist Linda
tions have and will continue to make I>ag-
Williams, designer and chief of staff at
onfly Creations as unique and special as my
Dragonfly Creations. She has displayed
queer family.”
her wares at several Portland Prides and is a
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"My prices are affordable
because I believe in
supporting the queer
community"
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you have difficulty telling the difference
between woolen clothing products and fine
jewelry? It all seems rather odd to me. That
aside, Pendleton Jewellers will have for sale an
array of Pride-themed jewelry and will be
happy to share with you their knowledge of
commitment rings and keepsakes.
Here’s another reason to stop by their
Kxtth. A s a special benefit for Basic Rights
Oregon, the jewelers will be selling raffle
tickets at the very reasonable cost of $ 1
apiece. A lucky ticket will be drawn June 17,
and the winner will receive a $500 gift cer
tificate to Pendleton Jewellers. Tickets are
also available at three other booth locations:
BRO, the Portland A rea Business A ssocia
tion and the official Pride Northwest staff
booth.
inishing up our quartet of profiles are
southern Oregon business and life partners
Colleen Callan and Cassie (K C ) Trujillo.
Finding themselves jobless thanks to Oregon’s
poor economy and deep cuts in the social
service and education fields, the couple set
aKxit to explore nontraditional employment
and revenue-raising endeavors. An initial
foray into the landscaping business gave birth
to the Burly Girl concept, and that’s where we
now join our heroines.
Now called Burly Girl Gear, our intrepid
entrepreneurs provide high-quality casual
clothing for women, girls and babies. Callan
and Trujillo embroider and screen-print
their unique logo and specially created defi
nition on pigment-dyed clothing and other
accessories.
In defining their concept, the creators say:
"A Burly Girl is a person who is intelligent,
courageous, determined, independent, strong
and inspiring.. .with the addition of any other
quality deemed important to their sense of self.”
If you see yourself, a friend, a partner or a loved
one as a Burly Girl, then these burly gals have
just the Pride memento for you. For a preview
visit WWW.
burlygirlgear.com.
This is merely a
sampling o f the
vendors you’ll have
a chance to meet
at Portland Pride.
Enjoy them all,
and have a great
weekend!
etting up shop at their first Portland Pride
this year are Aaron Hall and Edmund
Gaines of Portland’s Pendleton Jewellers.
Note that Gaines’ full name is Edmund
Pendleton Gaines and that he recently relo
cated his 12-year-old business to Oregon from
Georgia.
Keep this in mind if you happen by their
Kxtth and notice the fellas shaking their
heads in consternation. This might be
because o f a recent
letter they received
from venerable
Oregon corpora
tion Pendleton
Woolen Mills.
Seems that the
blanket folks feel
our intrepid jewel
ers are infringing
on the Pendleton
name and causing
confusion for their
customers.
Are you feeling
Burly Girl Gear offers high-quality casual clothing
confused? Would
for women, girls and babies
in
Business news with
a queer bent should
be repented to
M a r t y D a v is at
marty@justout. com.
Michael Paduano
As a native Seattle resident.
I have a full understanding
of your Sunshine needs.
Allow me the opportunity
to reveal the beauty, warmth
and value of Palm Springs
arid the entire Coachella Valley.
View my listings at
www.michaelpaduano.com.
Email
mpaduano@winderemere.com
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