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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 2003)
30 September 5 . 2003 Submissions should he sent to j u s t o u t Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or taxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at www.justout.com. Deadline is 14 days before issue date j u s t OUt is published on the first and third Friday of each month. All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified. Hot-rockin' guitanst (and we do mean hot ) D Js and, of course, more picture-taking and video-documenting of women and their cool cars and bitchin' bikes (2-10 pm I S E Spokane St Garrin Benfield heats up the Burlingame Acoustic Room (9 30 pm 111 SW Ash St.) $5 wwwfivedollarsoapyhandiobcom) 5} F riday Rosetown Ramblers and D J C rystal's monthly country western dance at Portland Metro This weekend is the 30th and final Women- source Gathering through Sept 7 at Camp Low Echo on the east shore of Lake of the Woods in southern Oregon (Olivia Club (930 pm 130 am 618 S E Alder St $5 www rosetownramblers.com.) The Jantzen Beach Barnes & Noble opens its doors to an Up Close in Pink reading/open mike night for survivors, family, fnends and others affected by breast cancer (7 pm 1720 N Jantzen Beach) It's easy as 1-2-3 when Out Dancing s begin M tk ues every Friday in September at Ankeny Street Studio Intermediate country two-step follows (7 8 pm waltz. 8 9 pm two step. Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street $20 a person 503 236 5129 out dancmg@yahoo c.om ) Performance Works NorthWest pre sents the 21 st edition of Holy Goats1 Sunday afternoon improvisations, including dancers and movement artists. (2 pm. 4625 S E 67th £ % fk i Twin sexy genderfuckers Eva Ning and Max Voltage (San Francisco Drag King of the Year) bnng their cheesy sensuality to all ages in Homos Go Yo-Yo at Nocturnal. (11 pm. 0 1800 E Burnside St. $4.) 12 ) F riday Halsey St 503 722 0438. www pdxbowl co m ) , r Scotland has Edinburgh, Seattle has Bumber- shoot—and now the Portland Institute for Con temporary Art blurs the lines between theater, video, media, dance and music in the Time Based Art Festival throughout the city for the next 10 days. (Call 503 248-4335 or visit Im w S ftw l Drop everything and go to the Fox & Hounds to play bingo f l o n the first Sunday of every month Why? Because pro- ceeds go to chanty (3 30 pm 217 SW Second Ave.) www pica.org for a complete schedule.) ( Stop to smell the roses dur ing Evening in the Gar den. a benefit for Coastal A ID S Network at the Connie Hanson Garden in Lincoln City Silent and live auctions, music, food and wine. ; A w ^ Erika Lopez a graphic artist in more ways than one, bnngs to The Church her one-woman show Nothing Left But the (11 pm-130 am $15 $23 from 503 224 3900 www portlandspint.com.) 6 ) S aturday “ Local Locomotion" is the theme of this year's Belmont Street Fair between Southeast 20th and 48th avenues (W arn 5 pm. 503 2319118 ) The Five Dollar Soapy Hand Job car wash and Women and Their Kick-Ass Cars show are back' Babes, bnng your wheels (bikes, cycles and scooters welcome, too) to Oaks Park for washing, food, raffles, live music and (5:30 pm. 296 E Fifth S t 541 683-2793.) Think outside the box dunng the Gay Men’s Labyrinth Walk at Friendly House. (7 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave. 503-233 2026. ext 3. www gaylabynnth.org.) Portland Bisexual Women share favorite bi and lesbian literature, music and movies in the Broadway Coffee Trader Living Room. (7 9 pm. 2130 NE Broadway $3 donation portlandbiwomen@comcast. net.) (6 30 pm. 3145 S E Hawthorne Blvd. 503-330-6963 ) If you think you can't do couples dancing, think M W again. Free round dancing K d M ff lessons Sept. 9 and 16. Portland Spirit for 21 and over sailing. If you can't make it tonight, they’ll be back Sept. 19. second Friday for dinner at the food court of Eugene's Fifth Street Public Market. i You’ll make the grade when | you hang out with Lesbians with Degrees first and third ' Sundays at The Dive. m ■ JD 3 B I The Lesbian Connection meets every (6-9 pm 1745 NW 33rd St. $25 a person or $45 a couple from 541 994 5597.) Smell A Republican on Welfare through Sept. 6 (No. she's not a Republican; she just § claims the rabid self-entitle- ° ment of o n e ) (8 pm 602 NE § Prescott St. $10 to benefit * Storm Large A the Balls take the stage of the Hawthorne Blvd $5 $8 sliding scale.) The Portland Gay and Lesbian Bowl ing Association meets at Hollywood Lanes for the start of its 26th season "" a New players welcome to join a team now' (3:30 pm 4030 NE matinee from Tickets W e st) Late-night cruising never sounded so hot as when While you await the next election . Bands Against Bush (scheduled for Oct 11 at Laurelhurst Park; stay tuned for details) holds a benefit show at Conan's Pub that includes Saw yer Family, Ross and the Hell Pets, Bizer- cus and Shed, Inc. (9 pm 3862 S E Ave. $7 www.performanceworksnw.org.) ning waltz starts tonight and contin Portland Taiko's thundering drums highlight the Big Bang CD release concert at Newmark Theatre through Sept 6 Saturday also includes the children's mati nee Little Bang (8 pm. 2 pm matinee 1111 S W Broadway $ 17 50 $25 or $4 50 $ 13 for 32 NW Third Ave $4. but no one turned away ) 7 ) S unday 541-773 2928 ohvia¡oanQmsn com ) In Other Words and K B O O FM ) Get down at Breakdown Portland's newest queer night hosted by Puppet, with D Js spinning hip-hop. rock, electrónica and . ooh. the '80s' every Thursday at Cobalt Lounge (9 pm-2 am Get all dolled up and join Empress XLV Chloe Stone for Empress Weekend through Sept 14 Tonight is the “Cosmopolitan Kick- Off Party" in C .C . Slaughters’ Martini Lounge W rite on! Authors Judith Barrington and Judith Amana .............. . thnr work at the Mountain Writers Center (7 pm 3624 S E (8 pm 219 NW Davis St. www.rosecourt.org.) Milwaukie Ave. $3. www mountamwnters. org.) Singer/songwriter Kim Townsend visits Cafe Uniontown in Astoria to celebrate her new CD (830-1030 pm. 218 W Manne Dnve $3.) Kick off the 25th year of the Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund and meet this year's recipi ents dunng the annual Turnabout show at Darcelle XV (8 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $5 ) 9 ) T uesday CityW alk with the Adventure Group and follow it up with dinner. (6 30 pm. 503 452 5680 www adventuregroup org.) Central Library's W nters Talking series fea tures Nora Beck author of Fiametta (7 pm 801 SW 10th Ave.) Sigrid Weidenweber visits In Other Words to talk about her book Escaping the Twilight, a coming-of-age story about a Sudanese girl who undergoes circumcision. Don't wait another 10 years before you attend The Reunion^ a musical act with a twist you'll appreciate— at W ilf's Restaurant & Piano Bar. (7:30 pm 800 NW Sixth Ave. $10 from (7 pm. 3734 S E Hawthorne Blvd) 503 223-0070.) Get yourself a Taste of Round Dancing at Oak Grove Community Center This free intro class might get you to come around to regular lessons. See Sept. 16 for another free class Tuesdays are open mike night at dyke owned coffee shop Haven (8 10 pm. (730-9 30 pm 14496 S E Cedar Ave Patty 503-234 6878 pattyfrench57@hotmail.com.) 3551 S E Division St.) 10 ) W ednesday Venus energies and corresponding herbs are the topics of the Women's Healing Circle at SisterSpirit (7 pm 3430 S E Belmont St. 4102 $5-$10 donation. 503 736 3297 ) Cascade Zydeco plays host to queer- fnendly zydeco dance lessons W ednes Pull an ovemighter with the women of the Forest Group in Indian Heaven W ilderness Beginner-level hiking and camping at 4,900 feet; dogs welcome. (Call 503 659 2782 as eady as possible to sign up.) Who is your type, anyway? Find out from gay spiritual director Dale Rhodes when he leads a Personality Type Workshop with therapist Cathy Hitchcock at Interfaith Spiritual Center. (9 am-1 pm. 1133 S E Cen ter St $35 503 233-2026. ext 3 www interfaithspintualcenter.com.) Get your fill of Bad G irls when they play host to an All You Can Beat Brunch at C .C Slaughters. Everyone welcome! (10 am 2 pm 219 NW Davis St $8 members. $10 non members >vww pdxbadgirls.net.) day nights at the Alberta Street Public House (7 15 pm lesson. 8-10 pm dance 1036 NE Alberta St $2 www cascade zydeco com.) Cher Rose Garden. Tonight. (7 30pm One it ) T hursday Calling all dykes to GiHs Night Out at Dingo's! Food and drink specials until mid night (7 pm 4612 S E Hawthorne Blvd Honey, I just wonder what you do there in the back...Women and Their Kick Ass Cars returns Sept. 6 503-2333996) PHOTO BY PHOTO BY ELLE MCKAY Center Court $54 75-$79 75 from ficketmaster )