January 23. 2QÛ4 •
Deal with the gay/gay-
friendly pinochle
group every Sunday at
m m*
Hobo s. (6 pm. 120 N W
Third Ave. Mike
503-203 8426.)
OK, smarty-pants. Les
bians with Degrees
meets every first and third
Sunday. (6:30 pm. Call
503-233-3557 for location.)
The 2004 Miss Inter
state Bridge Pageant
W hat great P ortland icon w ill the Portland Lesbian
C hoir bring to its concert this tim e? Jan. 31 at
B ridgeport U nited C hurch of Christ.
tebnuany
graces the stage at
Embers. Proceeds to ben
efit the Pride of the Rose
Scholarship Fund. (7 pm.
110 N W Broadway.
$ 5 donation.)
Deaf and hard-of-hearing queers and allies—
Deaf and Hearing OUT Reach wants you
to attend a meeting at Wild Oats and share
ideas on new events, services and community
needs! (11.30 am-2 pm. 3535 NE 15th Ave.
dhor@deafvision. net. www. deafvision. net/dhor.)
The Portland Baroque Orchestra pre
sents A ll in the (Bach) Family at Reed C ol
lege's Kaul Auditorium. (3 pm. 3203 SE
W oodstock Blvd. $13-$33 from
503-222-6000 o r www.pbo.org.)
Monthly charity bingo at the Fox &
Hounds. (3:30 pm. 217 S W Second Ave.)
Q ueer Love A ction N etw o rk and
D irecto ry (Q -LA N D ), a new H IV /S T D
prevention and queer men's w ellness
a ctivist organization, m eets to plan venues
fo r fun, intim acy and health. (7-9 pm.
503-281 -2076. bart@ stonew allschool.org.
w w w .qland.org.)
For a walk on the wild side, head to Breakdown
every Tuesday at Cobalt Lounge with four queer
DJs and impromptu art and drama. (9 pm. 32 NW
Third Ave. Donations, e jxjppet@yahoo.com.)
Leave it to fate at Misha's Make-A-Date
free every Tuesday at Boxxes. (9 pm.
1035 S W Stark S t.)
4 W ednesday
stone Coffee House. (6-9 pm. 7631 NE
Glisan St.)
Do lunch with the Portland Area
Business Association dunng its monthly
midday get-together at the Embassy Suites.
( 11.30 am -1 pm. 319 S W Pine St.
$23-$27 from www.paba.com.)
DinnerGrrls.org, dedicated to the
career development and advancement
of all women across industries, hosts
an evening with labor leader and
District 42 state Rep. Diane Rosen
baum at Tartine. (7-9 pm. 1621 SE
Bybee Blvd. $5 plus cost of dinner.
RSVP at www.evite.com/portland
@dinnergrris.org/febguest.)
The Lesbian Community Project
hosts Coffee Night every first
Monday at Haven. (7 pm. 3551 SE
Division St.)
Let them eat crepes! Queer
Night every Monday at Le Happy.
(9 p m -1 am. 1011 N W 16th Ave.)
5 Calling all budding scribes and well-
| versed versifiers! Queer-owned Blend
z coffeehouse invites all to its open
o mike every first and third Wednes
day. (7-9 pm. 2327 E Burnside St.)
Cascade Zydeco plays host to
i m * « !
Get a free
sam pler CD
during
Sky C ooper's
Jan. 2 4 gig
at Haven
Rock out with the original hipster indie band The
Shins at Roseland Theatre. Special guests The
Magic Magicians and All Night Radio. (8 pm.
8 N W Sixth Ave. $15 from TicketsWest.)
queer-friendly zydeco dance
lessons Wednesday nights at
Alberta Street Public House.
(7:15 pm lesson, 8-10 pm dance.
1036 NE Alberta St. $2.)
What's brewin' with the boyz? Find out
dunng Young Men's Coffee Talk
every Wednesday at 3 Friends Coffee
house. (8-10 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.)
Kick up those heels when DJ Crystal spins
your country faves at C.C. Slaughters.
Line-dance lessons start it off. (8 pm-
midnight. 219 N W Davis St.)
Go Ipso Facto at p:ear gallery during the Feb. 5 opening
Dance Theatre of Harlem appears at the
Terri and Gwen celebrate the release of their
Hult Center in Eugene. The only Oregon
appearance in 2004 of this globetrotting, neo
classic dance company that blends ballet with
works inspired by the African Diaspora. (8 pm.
1 Eugene Center. $18-$42 from box office.
541 -682-5000 or www.ci.eugene.or. us/hult.)
second CD, Road Trip, with a concert at the
Community Music Center. Special guests include
Nan Collie and Mona Wagner. (7.30 pm. 3350 SE
Francis St. $10 from Annie Bloom 's Books and In
Other Words, www ternandgwen.com.)
PHOTO BY CHRIS LECK
Portland’s eighth annual African American
Read-in at the North Portland Library boasts a
variety of local leaders reading from texts and
getting out the message that “African American
literature is for everyone." (2:30-4 pm. 512 N
Killingsworth St. www.multcolib.org/events.)
3 T uesday
2 M onday
Dykes Do Crafts every Monday at Touch
1 S unday
Just a n i 2g
5 T hursday
The best of all worlds Drag King Bingo
Karaoke Night at the Egyptian Club. Open
format karaoke madness with bingo games in
rotation. Costumes and drag attire encour
aged. No cover. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St.)
It's Quarters Night at C.C. Slaughters,
which appears to have become the Thursday
night place to be. (219 N W Davis S t.)
Rosetown Ramblers and DJ Crystal's monthly
country western dance is at Portland
M etro Club. Yee-ha! (9.30 p m -1:30 am. 618 SE
A lder St. $5. www.rosetownramblers.com.)
6 F riday
Escape the winter chill in the warm home of
Lake Oswego C ity Councilor Karl Rohde, with
help from Michael Long, as part o f Dinner at
My House for Our House a fund-raiser
series for O ur House o f Portland. (6 pm.
$100. To make reservations o r for a brochure
listing all dinners, call 503 736-9276.)
The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court and Debu
tante XXXII Miss Dixie Darlington invite you to a
Friends and Family show at Embers. (7 pm.
10 N W Broadway. $5. www.rosecourt.org.)
Queer-owned Blend coffeehouse hosts an
Acoustic Evening with Ajay. which ben
efits a trans friend's surgery. (8 pm. 2327 E
Burnside S t.)
Leather Night and Red Hanky Social
at Gail’s Dirty Duck. (9 pm-midnight. 439 N W
Third Ave. pdxsaltydg@aol.com.)
7 S aturday
Portland Community College continues its Gay
and Lesbian Relationship Series at Zim
merman Community Center with Healthy
Negotiation (9am n o o n .9 1 6 N W L o ve jo y
St. $20 a class Sign up at 503-614 7308.)
Shop for your sweetheart and support Port
land artisans at Touchstone Coffee House
dunng the Love Big: Gifts from the
Heart sale Handmade journals, candles,
lotions, jewelry and more. (10 am-4 pm
7631 NEGhsan St. 503 262 7613 )
,
8
S unday
If y<5u haven't been yet, you're the only les
bian in Portland who hasn't. Killer DJs, fab
ambiance and all o f Portland’s babes are at
Holocene for Tart every second Sunday
(4-9 pm 1001 SE M om son S t $5.)
Looking Ahead
Comedian, actress,
vocalist and bisexual
bad girl Sandra
Bernhard takes the
stage at the Roseland
on Feb. 12 and 13.
Special cocktail seat
ing available (8 pm
8 N W Sixth Ave
$2 9 50 $50 from
TicketsW est.)
The Portland Gay
Men's Chorus
presents Vive la Com
pagnie1 with some very
special guests Feb 15
at Reed College 's Kaul
Auditorium Stay
tuned. (7 pm. 3203 SE
Woodstock Blvd
$12-$25 from
503-226-2588 or
wwwpdxgm corg.)
The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court and Debu
tante XXXII Miss Dixie Darlington present
P n rfo rm n n ce W orks N o rth W n s t
p re m ie re s th e m u ltim e d ia d a n c e
e x t r a v a g a n z a Ih q W ea/ I a n 1 0
The Mad Hatters Tea Party: Adven
tures in Wonderland Debutante and
White Night Ball at Embers (6 pm 10 N W
Broadway $10 w w w rosecourt org )
C h ec k o ut m ore listin g s
at w w w .ju s to u t.c o m '