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a girt who wants God to change her into a
boy and get rid of her father (7 30 pm
1005 W Burnside St.)
Beyond the Veil: Faith and Civil Mar
riage Rights an open community forum at
It's Q ueer N ig h t at Out of the Fog Coffee
House in Eugene (8 30 pm 450 Willamette
First United Methodist Church organized by
queer groups to discuss the implications of same-
sex marriage (7-9 pm 1838 SW Jefferson St )
St 541 687 0709)
Bad Girls presents a K in ky Women's W el
com ing M unch at Dingo's. For all kinky or
questioning women 18 and older Beginners
welcome (7 9 pm 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503 972-2233 www pdxbadgirls.net)
D o n 't try th is at home:
C irq u e du S ole il brings
A le g ria to P ortla n d
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Go for a late-night cruise with S torm Large
& the Balls on the Portland Spirit (11 pm
1.30 am $15-$23 from 503-224 3900
www portlandspiht com)
is S aturday
Turn up the thermostat, because the clothes
are coming off during Nude Review N ig h t
at the Egyptian (8 pm 3701 SE Division St.)
Rainbow Recovery
Al-Anon Group hosts
Former Portland musician and composer
Naom i M orena performs excerpts from the
"comic rant” Let's Talk About Mexicans by
Elisha Martinez in the cafetena of Portland
Community College's Cascade Campus Pro
ceeds benefit Bradley-Angle House. (7.30 pm.
a roundup for queers in
12-step recovery pro
grams, at Trinity
United Methodist
Church. Potluck
lunch (8.30 am
705 N Killmgsworth St Donations )
4 30 pm 3915 SE
Steele St $10-$12 by
Oct 15. $15 after,
from 360 694-4163.)
B ridges in Recovery
Eugene's Gay/Lesbian 20s and 30s Social Club
sponsors Game N ight Taboo. Pictionary Set,
dominoes— the possibilities are endless
(730 pm Call 541-485-4784 for location )
Fndays are gay n ig h t at Heaven's all-ages
lounge with club, house and dance music all
night long. (10 pm-4 am. 421 SW 10th Ave.
www. heavenpdx. com.)
at Neighbors in Eugene. See Oct. 8 for Port
land show (9 pm. 1417 Villard St $8 from
541 338 0334)
12 S unday
SisterSpint welcomes men
and women with children
for Wee W ic c a n s in th e
Who knows you're queer? Tell
everybody who doesn't
because today is N ational
ish. For location, call
503-736 3297 or e-mail
weewiccans@hotmail. com
$3-$5 donation.)
Twenty years after Rock
Against Reagan comes the
political punk peace protest
Bands A g a in st Bush at
Liberty Hall. A slew of bands—
including Sarah Dougher, Spi
der Moccasin, Ross Beach,
BrewZerkus, Desert Rat and
Shed, Inc — join fellow activists
in Portland and around the
world to resist the right wing
through irresistible rhythms.
D inner at M y House fo r
O ur House a fund-raiser
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T hursday
P u m p k in P a tch (Noon
C om ing O u t Day'
(2-10 pm. 311 N Ivy St.
www babpdx.org.)
Queer-owned Blend Coffeehouse+Cafe
invites all loudmouths to its open mike
n ig h t <but without the mike, so speak up and
enunciate) every first and third Wednesday
Share poetry, spoken word or a deep, dark
secret (7-9 pm. 2327 E Burnside St )
Bump in the Road Theatre
kicks off its second season
with E lderfest which
includes a reading of Hannah
Free, Claudia Allen's play
about an elderly lesbian cou
ple facing old age and mor
tality, at the Fine Arts Build
ing of Concordia University.
Audience talk-back follows
performance (2 pm.
O nde A rte Latina
presents The O th e r
S eptem be r 11 th ro u g h
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series for Our House of Port
land, continues at the home of Allen Breiner
and Linda Krogstad, whose groovy gourmet
dinner comes with retro attitude, a game of
70s trivia and maybe even an eight-track or
two. (6 pm. $60. To make reservations or for a
brochure listing all
dinners, call
503 736 9276.)
2811 NE Holman St. $5 from
503-750 1439)
Hallelujah C hurch o f the
Poison M ind at Silverado
with free pizza and dollar shots. (3-9 pm
1217 SW Stark St.)
Fnendly folk into leather and kink meet up dur
ing the B eaverton Sunday M unch at
McMenamins Cedar Hills.
(4-7 pm. 2927 SW Cedar
Hills Blvd )
Q uasi Hella and The
Chase meet up at
Street Public House
to follow up the
recent release
(9 pm 291 W Eighth Ave.
$8 from 541 687-2746,
CD World or Face the
Music.)
and relatives of every sort, starts tonight Spon
sored by Deaf & Heanng OUT Reach
(dhor@deafvision net www deafvision net/dhor)
Get down at Breakdown a queer night host
ed by Puppet, with DJs spinning hip-hop. rock,
electrónica and,. ooh . the 80s1 every Thursday
at Cobalt Lounge (9 pm-2 am 32 NW Third
Ave $4. no one turned away )
17 F riday
Join gay Jewish group Keshet for
a social potluck dinner and short
Shabbat service. Sponsored by
Jewish Family & Child Service
(6 30 pm For location call
503-226-7079. ext 14
www gayjewish-
portland.com.)
Lesbian novelist
Dancin', dancin ,
dancin'! Hustle over
to D isco fo r
C hoice 20 0 3 an
all-ages fund-raiser
for Planned Parent
hood of the Colum-
bia/Willamette at
Melody Ballroom
Featunng DJ Gregar
ious. (8 pm 615 SE
Alder St. $12 from
503-775-4931.
ext 226, $15 at the
door)
her novel of
Ghsan S t)
Be a karaoke star any
Monday or Tuesday at
Tennessee Red s. (9 pm
Oregon artist Rick Bartow sees
Through Many Eyes during
October at Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center
Better than a Rockette is Edie, New York
City’s award-winning drag queen, performing
2:30 am 2133 SE 11th
Ave. 503-231-1710.)
Bonsoir et bienvenue a
Q ueer N ig h t every
Monday at Le Happy. Maybe there will even
be a French kiss. (9 pm-1 am 1011 NW
16th Ave.)
«
(6 pm 1417
Villard
S t)
Guitanst A llyn
R oberts brings her
damnright dirty blues to Touchstone Coffee
House. (7-9 pm 7631 NE Ghsan St.)
at Haven. (7 9 pm 3551 SE Division St
www deafvision net/dhor.)
Emergence Transgender S ocial G roup
meets in Eugene the third Saturday of every
month (7:30-11 pm. txe@efn.org or
emg977@yahoo com.)
Mosey on down to C ry s ta l’s C ountry
Jam at Portland Metro Club Lessons, danc
ing and plenty of country charm. (8 9 pm
lessons. 9 pm I am dancing 618 SE Alder St
$5. $8 with lessons.)
Bodging the gap between burlesque and
bad taste is the P o rtla n d Gay M en’s
C horus adults-only cabaret Last of the
Bathhouse Beauties, an evening of low-
level humor and raunchy song and dance at
Reed College's Kaul Auditonum. Special
guest is Just Out humor columnist and
former opera singer M arc A c ito
(8 pm 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd $20 $25 from
503 226 2588 or
www pdxgmc org.)
The Oregon Bears
hold their monthly
Bear B ust at Gail's
Dirty Duck. (8 11 pm
429 NW Third Ave
$8 $ 10 .)
19) S unday
The Lesbian Community Project hosts a
D e a f/H e a rin g S ocial N ig h t at Haven
Come find out about the Deaf Awareness
Program and share ideas for future events!
(5 7 pm. 3551 SE Division St 503 227 0606
lcp@xprt net)
It's not stnp poker, but a gay/gay-friendly
p inochle g ro u p plays cards every Sunday
at Hobo's. (6 pm 120 NW Third Ave Mike
503 203 8426)
G et ready, girls, it's going to be one
scream.fest to remember when Scream at
the Beach— Portland's award-winning
haunted house attraction— turns into
Q u e e n s a t th e B e a c h a special gay
night for Halloween fairies
(7-10 pm. Jantzen Beach
$3 $7 per attraction, cash only
w ww screamatthebeach.com/queens htm.)
Lesbian indie rockei M e lis s a F e rric k
brings her acoustic passion to Berbati's
Pan Anne M cCue joins her. (10 pm
231 SW Ankeny St $12 50 from
TicketsWest.)
Looking Ahead
jeer"
“Our Big Fat Gay Wedding" is the theme of
B asic R ights O regon's 2003 D inner
Gala fu n d -ra is e r Oct 24 in the new wing
of the Oregon Convention Center Lamie
Kazan (the mom from My Big Fat Greek Wed
ding ) hosts the 22nd annual event hononng
leaders who have worked to advance equality
13 M onday
Start your week off nght
wit! D yke N ig h t at*
Touchstone Coffee
House (6 9 pm. 7631 NE
together every
Saturday at
Neighbors
C arla T ru jillo
visits Powell's to
read from What
Eugene's WOW Hall.
Braille (8 pm
1036 NE Alberta
St. $6 $10 sliding
scale)
Women to
Women gets
Q ueer Deaf and H earing C offee N ight
Queer American Sign Language fo r
Families an eight-week class for parents, kids
Night Bnngs,
A n n e W eiss and
th e Feel T h is
B and play Alberta
PHOTO BY AL SEIB
15 W ednesday
Eugene
lesbian group
(6 pm 777 NE Martin Luther Kina Jr Blvd
$100 from 503-222 6151
www basicnghts org)
Get bitch-slapp ed by
The Women at Theater!
Theatre! th ro u g h O ct. 5
Join Rose Emperor XXIX Josef A Foxx and
Rose Empress XLV Chloe Stone for the
crowning of the new titleholders during
C o ro n a tio n 2 0 0 3 : On th e Town
Oct 25 at the Crystal Ballroom
(www rosecourt org.)
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