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D arcelle XV presents the eighth annual La
Femme Plus International Pageant
to crow n the m ost glam orous plus-size
fem ale im personator in Portland and the
w odd! (8 pm. 208 N W Third Ave. $10.
www. darcellexv. com.)
is) M onday
Portland Polyamory Circle welcomes all
sexual orientations to its monthly discussion
group. (7 pm. Laury 503-285-4848.)
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T uesday
Revel in that bnsk winter air dunng your City-
Walk with the Adventure Group. (6.30 pm.
503-452-5680 www.adventuregroup.org.)
Portland activist and musician Kristan Aspen
presents Music o f Our Own: Women's Culture
o f the 1970s in correlation with From the Look
ing Glass: Figurative Works by Women Artists
at Belinki and DuPrey Gallery. (6:30 pm.
1224 S W Broadway. Donations to benefit
Bradley-Angle House.)
White Bird presents a highly charged, emotion
ally intense performance by Israel's Batsheva
Dance Company at Arlene Schnitzer Con
cert Hall. (7.30 pm. 1037 SW Broadway. $18-
$45 from box office or Ticketmaster.)
Time for the Tuesday all-nude revue at the
Egyptian Club. (8 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $5.)
Breakdown every Tuesday at Cobalt Lounge
with DJs and various impromptu shenanigans.
(9 pm. 32 N W Third Ave. Donations.)
From the docum entary Venus Boyz and from gigs all o ver the w orld,
celeb rated drag king D red bends the gend M arch 13 in Eugene
Sam Adams (8 pm. 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd. $8-$12 from Gai-Pied or at the door.)
Confluence: The Willamette Valley
Mixed GALA Chorus celebrates spnng
G et up and out fo r distance training o r a
trail run w ith the P ortland Frontrunners
any Sunday morning. (9 am. Gary
NE. $10 from Jackson 's Books or at the door.)
info@portlandfrontrunners. org.)
Satori Men's Chorus presents A Wodd o f
The Forest Group leads a women-only, dog-
friendly, rain-or-shine 9.2-mile hike along
Nonviolence, songs inspired by Mahatma
Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., through
March 14 at the Community Music Center
the Salmon River (503-659-2782.)
(8 pm Saturday. 7 pm Sunday 3350 SE Fran
cis St. $10-$12 from 503-299-4454.)
Get to Holocene early to delight in the drinks,
nibbles and hot dancing that is Tart (4-9 pm.
estant (8 pm. 1222 E 13th Ave. Free
gladstone. uoregon.edu/~lgbtqa.)
Rock on dunng the Blue Lightning Dance
at Ashland Community Center. (8:30 pm. 56
GALA Chorus performs In Full Bloom, a
joyous celebration of spnng, at Unitarian
Umversalist Fellowship of Corvallis. (8 pm.
2945 N W Circle Blvd. $10 from Grass Boots
Bookstore at the door.)
20 ) S aturday
The wom en’s Forest Group treks a five-
mile hike along the Salmon River.
Park St. $10.)
541 482-6505 or www.artattacktheatre.com.)
Winbum Way. $10-$20.)
(503-659-2782.)
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W ednesday
Just in time, C ity Club hosts the special
evening forum Marriage: State of the
Union An informed and thoughtful panel will
discuss ties that bind families and divide the
community, not to mention the damn nation.
(5 30- 7 pm. For location call 503-228- 7231 or
visit www.pdxcityclub.org. $5 nonmembers
www.pdxcityclub. org.)
A peer-facilitated Lesbian Discussion &
Social Group for women of any age meets first
and third Wednesdays at the Lesbian Community
Project. (6:30-8 pm. 800 NW Sixth Ave #253
Looking Ahead
Spring fever got you more wound up than
usual this year? KinkFest 2 0 0 4 is
March 26-28 at the Portland Airport Holiday
Inn. (www pdxleatheralliance.org.)
Reality check: Yes, it is true. The one and only
David Bowie has extended his Reality Tour
and is coming to the Rose Garden on
April 13. (7 30 pm. One Center Court.
$4150-$66 50 from Ticketmaster.)
So many hard-to-find contem
porary art books and videos,
you w on't know where to
begin The Portland Insti
tute for Contemporary
A rt holds an introduction to
its Resource Room. (Noon-
6 pm. 219 NW 12th Ave.
www.pica.org.)
OK, first you cud your fingers,
then, the next steps will be
revealed during a free presen
tation on vaginal fisting at
It's M y Pleasure (7 pm.
3106 NE 64th Ave.
503 280 8080)
It's Gay and Lesbian Audience Night
during Portland C enter Stage s production of
Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Dyke duo Terra bnngs
acoustic harmonies to Touch
stone Coffee House (7 9 pm.
(7 pm. 1111 SW Broadway. $27 50-$46 from
box office or 503-274 6588 )
7631 NE Glisan St.)
Third Ave. $5 www peacockmthepark.com.)
3551 SE Division St.
www.havencoffee.com.)
C h ec k o u t m ore listin g s
at w w w .ju s to u t.c o m !
Sunday. 873 NE 34th Ave. $5-$10 donation.
www.paganfaire.com.)
503-227-0605 nghtonlesbosSyahoo com )
Take the kids! It's an All Ages Show at Dar
celle XV hosted by Poison Waters and Mana to
benefit Peacock in the Park (8 30 pm 208 NW
B ro ad A rts T h eater serves up m ore courses of the
rich and satisfying F a t & S a s s y M arch 12-A p ril 3
SisterSpm t celebrates PaganFaire XIV
with Middle-earth flair through March 21.
This spring equinox gala at the Washington
C ounty Fairgrounds features the Rev. Frodo
Okulam, healers, readers, a labyrinth and
food. (10 am-7 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm
N ationally noted acoustic jazz guitar soloist
Eric Skye plays Haven. (10 am-noon.
Git on over to Crystal's
Country Jam at Portland
Metro Club. (8-9 pm
lessons, 9 pm 1 am
dancing 618 SE Alder
St $5. $8 with lessons )
N ew York sexpert
D ucky D o olittle
raises fem ale sexual
self esteem a n d
teaches burlesque
M arc h 11 and 12 at
It's My Pleasure
Cascade Zydeco plays host to queer-
friendly zydeco dance lessons Wednes
day nights at Alberta Street Public House
Get cozy at the Bear
Bust at Gail's Dirty Duck
(7.15 pm lesson, 8 10 pm dance 1036 NE
Alberta St $2 )
(8 11 pm 429 NW Third Ave
$8 members, $10 nonmembers)
PHOTO BY KATRINA DEL MAR
Bid farewell to H M IM Thorn XXVII
Solstice Seasons dunng a farewell show
at The Escape. (Midnight. 333 S W
Ashland's Artattack Theater presents
Cabaret X 3 featunng rotating shows stamng
Rogue Valley chanteur Kurt Berhardt. Tonight's
Simply Sondheim concludes this weekend's
cabaret, but the whole senes repeats
March 19-21 (8 pm. 310 Oak St. $20 from
See the fu tu re o f P ortland's R ose C o u rt
during the 28 th annual Rosebud and
21) S unday
www. touchstonecoffeehouse. com.)
My, w hat a Healthy month
fo r P ortland to process its issues:
The C o n s titu tio n P ro je c t finds
"M oney" and "P o w er" attacking
“C onstitution" M arch 12-14
503-235-0840 voice. dhonSdeafvision.net.)
St. $10.)
19) F riday
The Gypsy Moths play Touchstone Coffee
House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.
Confluence The W illamette Valley Mixed
Queer Deaf & Hearing C offee Night
at Haven. (7-10 pm. 3551 SE Division St.
Thorn P ageant (10 pm. 333 S W Park
Luther King Jr. Blvd. $60 from 503-244 5794
www. blackchamber. info.)
1001 SE Mornson St $5.)
University o f Oregon's LGBTQ Alliance pre
sents Sizzle! A Drag Extravaganza in
Erb Memorial Union featuring as special guest
the internationally celebrated king Dred Ger-
Dance with the masses during Quarters Night
at C.C. Slaughters. (219 NW Davis St. $2.)
The African American Chamber of Commerce
presents Never Underestimate the
Pow er of a Black Woman featuring guest
speaker Patricia Russell-McCloud at the Ore
gon Convention Center. (7 pm. 777 NE Martin
14) S unday
with In Full Bloom at Unitarian Universalist Con
gregation of Salem. (8 pm. 5050 Center St.
is) T hursday