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august
1 F riday
challenging routes of diffenng lengths along the
Historic Columbia Highway Trail (8-10 am
21 -and-over crêpene restau
rant and bar (9 pm -1 am
Senator Mark 0 Hatfield West Trailhead $25
503 283 8535 www fnendspwa org/nde.)
1011 NW 16th Ave.)
So that's how it's done1 Portland Leather
Alliance continues Oregon Leather Pnde
Week with demonstrations by local S/M
experts dunny Leather Tastings at Panora
ma (Noon 4 pm. 341 SW 10th Ave $3-$5)
Break out your Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and
flip-flops for Red Cap Garage's Back Yard
BBQ G iveaw ay every Sunday through
Aug 24 Picnic food, summer cocktails, com
plimentary mug and ticket for an end-of-month
raffle (Noon 6 pm 1025 SW Stark St $10)
Anything goes on Sundays w ith Sheila
throughout August at NorthBank Tavern in
Vancouver, Wash. (4 9 pm 106 W Sixth Ave.)
Fire up the photocopier for the annual P o rt
land Zine S ym posium through Aug 3 at
Portland State University. “ It Takes All Kinds”
is the theme of this year's free conference
and social exploring facets (including queer
ones) of underground publishing through
workshops, tabling, film screenings and panel
discussions, (www pdxzmes com.)
Sex and the City creator C andace Bush-
nell reads from Trading Up, her latest con
temporary comedy o f manners, at Powell's.
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4 M onday
M ust be A ugust: The Lesbian C om m unity P ro je ct's 18th annual W omen's
S o ftb a ll Tournam ent spends the w eekend at P ra irie Fields
Comer o f Southeast Ninth Avenue and
Ankeny Street. $5 503 236-5129.)
(6 30 pm. 1005 W Burnside St.)
Out Dancing's b eginn ing c o u n try tw o-
step class starts tonight and continues
every Fnday in August. Intermediate swing fol
lows. (7 8 pm two-step, 8 9:15 pm swing
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SisterSpirit celebrates the beginning of harvest
with a women's Lammas Campout & Cele
bration through Aug 3 at Ffynnon Rhiannon
($30 for weekend. Call 503 736-3297 for details.)
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All the way from Vallejo. Calif., gay
country/rock/pop singer M ark W eigle cele-
brates Leather Pride Week in Portland with a
concert at Embers. Ms. Oregon State Leather
M aria W ebster opens. (7 pm. 110 NW
Broadway $15 www markweigle com.)
Tamaras brings her strong-brewed acoustic
music to the Beanery in Corvallis. (8 pm.
500 SW Second St.)
Got your chaps7 Boots7 Corsets? Watch for
O regon Leather P ride Week through
Aug. 10. This annual event sponsored by Port
land Leather Alliance and Blackout Leather
Productions begins with the fourth annual
Leathers, Feathers & Fur, a 21 -and-over
fetish ball at Fez Ballroom. (8 pm 316 SW
try w estern dance at Portland M etro Club.
Bay Area musician Mark Weigle puts in an
appearance. (9 30 pm 130 am 618 SE Alder
St $5. www rosetownramblers.com.)
3 S unday
Good things happen when the Lesbian
C om m unity P ro je c t meets the first M on
day of every month at Haven. (7 pm. 3551 SE
Division St )
M other Kali's Books in Eugene. Bring three
poems to read and compete, or just come to
hangout. (7:30pm. 720E 13thAve.
Squeeze your hot buns into those cool biker
shorts for a nde to benefit the Friends o f Peo
ple w ith AIDS Foundation Choose easy to
Oui, oui, mon chene . it’s Q ueer N ig h t
every Monday at Le Happy, the ultra-cool,
Whip it up dunng the Leather Fam ily B a r
becue at Pavilion D of the Washington Park
Rose Garden Bring something to grill and a
side dish to share. Sponsored by Blackout
Leather Productions. (6 9 pm 400 SW
Kingston Ave info@blackoutleather.org.)
Queer-owned Blend Coffeehouse+Cafe
invites all loudmouths to its first open m ike
(but w ithout the mike, so speak up and enun
ciate). Share poetry, spoken word or a deep,
dark secret. (7 9 pm. 2327 E Burnside St )
Good to the last drop Young Men's C o f
fee Talk meets every Wednesday at 3 Friends
Coffeehouse. (8-10 pm 201 SE 12th Ave.)
7 T hursday
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F riday
Batter up! Through Aug 10, the Lesbian
Community Project offers its 18th annual
W om en's S o ftb a ll Tournam ent with 32
teams and more than 400 players competing
at Praine Fields in Brush Prairie, Wash Camp
ing, concessions and booths but, sadly, no
dogs allowed (6 9 pm Fnday, 8 am 8 30 pm
N ature and S cience (Judy 360-833 2545
or Anne 360 699 3014 )
Oregon Leather Pride Week continues with a
K in ky A u c tio n at Fez Ballroom Dancing,
entertainment and the chance to pick up that
| little special something for the person who
usually does your bidding. (5-6 pm viewing,
6 8 30 pm auction 316 SW 11th Ave
www pdxleatheralliance. org. )
Saturday, 8 am-5 pm Sunday Call
503-227 0605 for directions Call
360-254 4263 for camping info )
Check out the competition dunng the M r. &
M s. O regon S tate Leather C o n te sta n t
M eet t G reet at Embers, sponsored by
Eugene's Lesbian Social Group gathers at
McMenamms North Bank (5 pm. 22 Club Road )
Blackout Leather Productions Then stay for
the E rotica S how that's accompanied by a
traveling display from Chicago's Leather
Archives & Museum (5 6 pm meet and greet,
Dnnk in the cool and delicious Pink M artini
at Town Center Park during Wilsonvtlle Celebra
tion Days See Aug 16 for a Bend perform
ance (630 pm 29600 SW Park Place Free )
7-9 pm show 110 NW Broadway $5.)
The Lesbian C onnectio n meets every
second Fnday for dinner at the food court of
Eugene's Fifth Street Public M arket (5.30 pm
Viki Parker appears at Haven (830-10 30 pm
3551 SE Division St $3 donation )
296 E Fifth St. Bonnie 541683 2793 )
Lesbians Enjoying Y a u meet at Crush
(9 pm 1412 SE Momson St Kaity
503 257 1325)
P o rtla n d Bisexual Women discuss
“Coming out to myself How did I, do I. or will
I know7 “ in the Broadway Coffee Trader Liv
ing Room (7 9 pm. 2130 NE Broadway $3
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Sir, yes, sir! I will go to the U n ifo rm &
B u zzC u ts party with InUmform net at the
Eagle Haircuts by Seattle's Patrick Bear,
‘boots by BootBlack Deb. music by Mark
Weigle It's part of Oregon Leather Pnde
Week, and proceeds benefit Outside In.
(9 pm 2 am 1300 W Burnside St $4.)
The Rosetown Ramblers and DJ Crystal
stomp up some action at their monthly coun-
[ 6 W ednesday
Hawthorne Btvd. $15 from TicketsWest.)
Go kayaking with Lesbians Enjoying
Chuck S ites' co lo rfu l landscapes jo in
Jim Newm an's playful graphics at
Brian M arki Fine A rt through Aug. 30
Pass notes to cute guys at M isha's M ake
A -D ate every Tuesday at Boxxes. (9 pm
1035 SW Stark St )
Australian abonginal singer/songwriters (and
lesbians) K e rria n n e Cox and L o rra e C o f
fin perform at Artichoke Music Backgate
Stage through Aug 8 (8 pm. 3130 SE
2 S aturday
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title and location Free )
Sovereign Rose Court as part of Oregon Leather
Pnde Week. (8 pm. 110 NW Broadway $5.)
Tighten up your harness for the Leather Social
at Gail's Dirty Duck, part of Oregon Leather Pnde
Week. (9 pm-midnight 429 NW Third Ave.)
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Oregon Leather Pnde Week continues with
Portland Leather Alliance’s m ovie n ig h t
(7-10 pm. Visit www pdxleatheralhance.org for
Ray drag dominatnx dunng the Leather & Lace
Show at Embers. Sponsored by the Impenal
(9 pm-2 am 32 NW Third Ave. $6 donation.)
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7631 NEGIisan St $10.)
541 343 4864)
Tape up your glasses and dig out your pocket
protector when Skervy— Queer to the Bone! pre
sents Nerd Night to benefit TechnoDyke.com.
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If you're at Touchstone Coffee House tonight,
seek out Manah Redwood for a ta ro t re a d
ing It's all in the cards. (630-8 30 pm.
Slam p o e try p a rty every first Monday at
11th Ave. $15 www.pdxleatheralhance.org.)
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5. T uesday
donation portlandbiwomen@comcast. net.)
Get the dirt when The G ossip plays N octur
nal Sleetmute Nightmute and Paradise Island
open (8 pm 1800 E Burnside St $8 from
TicketsWest or at the door )
C heer up, A m erica! Have some C hicken S oup fo r the H ole th ro u g h A ug. 23 at
S ta rk Raving Theatre.
Performance W orks NorthW est holds a
Richard Foreman Mini-Festival through
Aug 9 showcasing more than tw o dozen per