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F riday
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Act to benefit the Bill and Ann Shep
herd Legal Scholarship Fund at The Old
Church. Michael Allen Hamson and Julianne
Johnson present a program of inspinng music,
which you really should try to get all the way
through before heading to the back room for
the best desserts in the city. (8 pm. 1422 SW
11th Ave. $25 from Gai-Pied or Balloons on,
Broadway.)
Salem's Marionberry Salon holds a
potluck discussion of Crossing the BLVD:
Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New Ameri
ca. Newcomers welcome. (5:30 pm. Cary
503-363-6036 or marionberrysalon@aol.com.)
View the Best of PISS Fest
at Itisness. Also on the roster
are shorts from the 2003
Women’s Film Fest. (8 pm.
3016 NE Killingsworth St. $5.)
Queer musician Joan Meyer and fellow members
of the folk-rock band Jessie Rae celebrate
their new release, Out o f the Blue, at the Rabbit
Hole. (10:45 pm-1 am. 203 SE Grand Ave.)
Equity Foundation at the Governor Hotel. Hors.
d'oeuvres, comedy, music, martinis. (7 pm-1 am.
611 SW 10th Ave. $25 from 503-223-5236.)
Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene
presents an internationally inspired program at
the Huit Center. (7.30 pm.
1 Eugene Center. $12 from
box office, 541 -682-5000 or
www. ci. eugene. or. us/hult. )
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Reed College's Kaul Auditori
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features the award-winning
“ Oliver Button Is a Sissy,"
based on the children's book.
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3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
$12-$25 from 503 226-2588 or
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Words. (8 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
click_patterdale@yahoo.com.)
Queer indie-rock trio Sleater-Kinney plays
an all-ages show at Eugene's McDonald The
atre. Quasi opens. (9 pm. 1010 Willamette St.
$11 from box office or TicketsWest.)
26 W ednesday
Theresa Dulce ends her monthlong open
mike-style forum at City Hall, Gag Rules
with “ Zenitram" aka speak your mind!
(9:30-9:45 am. 1220 SW Fifth Ave.)
Back to Back collective cafe serves up open
mike night every Wednesday. (7-9 pm.
614 E Burnside St.)
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Queer Portland pop rocker Ashleigh Flynn
stirs it up at Mississippi Pizza Pub. (7 pm.
3552 N Mississippi Ave.)
Pull off those bedsheets for the Greek Martini
Party, a fund-raiser for Camp Starlight and
The inimitable Darklady hosts the third annual
Masturbate-a-Thon a 1950s-themed ben
efit for sex-positive charities Door prizes,
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Speak up and speak out during The Last
Word Open M ike Zine Read at In Other
Acoustic dyke duo Terra play it up at Touch
stone Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE
Glisan St.)
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show, Heart and Soul: Songs o f Love, Long
ing, Lust and Loss, accompanied by Bill Wells
at Wilf's Restaurant & Piano Bar. (7:30 pm.
800 N W Sixth Ave. $15 from 503-223-0070.)
Hip Chicks Do Wine hosts
Sip Into Summer, a bene
fit for the Friends of People
with AIDS Foundation, featur
ing live music by Vivian's
Keeper plus food, wine and
local artwork. (7-10 pm. 4510 SE 23rd Ave.
$15.)
Guys, beer, skivvies. Who
needs the bowling? Regard
less, the Oregon Bears host
Boxer Bowl at Hollywood
Bowl. (10 pm-1 am 4030 NE Halsey St. $10.)
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It's a night of trains, planes
and automobiles as Safari
Men's Chorus presents
Men on the Move at Unity
Church of Portland. (8 pm.
4525 SE Stark St. $10 $ 12
from 503 299 4454.)
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Q ueer m usician and artist Tara Jane O 'N e il's odd
little bodies are on display at Pacific Sw itch b o ard
a p p e a r in g n e x t
to e v e n ts
e s p e c ia lly
re c o m m e n d e d
b y th e J u s t O u t
a r ts s ta ff.
Susannah Mars performs her new cabaret
Get the Sw eet and Low-
down at this benefit for
Polaris Dance Theatre, featur
ing regional wines, a battle of
Portland’s best bakeries, a
silent auction and live music at
Studio Ten-Fifty. (7 pm.
1050 SE Water Ave. $35 $65
from info@polarisinfo.org.)
Voices on the Verge women's
folk-rock road show co
founder Beth Amsel brings
her lovely voice to Mississippi
Pizza Pub. (9:30 pm. 3552 N
Mississippi Ave. $6.)
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h u n tin g d o w n
th e h o tte s t
h o m o h a u n ts ?
L o o k f o r th e
new Just Go
O u t! lo g o
btm@quik.com.)
Chick flicks Film Fatales
for single lesbians older than
30 watch and dish every
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fourth Saturday. (Carol
503-774-6116.)
Trans activist and sultry
songstress Lori Buckwalter
plays Haven. (7:30 pm.
3551 SE Division St.)
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The Portland
Area Business
Association
hosts Biz
Builders I. a
weekly net
working party,
at Anne Hughes
Kitchen Table.
(7-8:30 am.
400 SE 12th
Ave. RSVP to
Marsha at
503-516-2108
Join the Oregon Bus Project— the ultimate
canvassers for progressive change— at RISE,
a celebration of lefty politics at
Machineworks. A VIP “ preception” with politi
cal candidates is followed by the main event
with rousing speakers and performers. The
after-party features music by March Fourth,
Art Alexis, Dahlia, Dr. Theopolis and more.
(6-7 pm preception, $124; 7 pm main event,
$14; 9:30 pm after-party, $24. 1151 N W 11th
Ave. 503-233-3018. www.busproject.org.)
Those art-sters at the Portland Institute for
Contemporary Art invite you to PICA turns
9, a dance party featuring brother-sister DJs
Safi and Eliazar plus the three food groups;
pizza, beer and cake. (6.30 pm-midnight.
219 NW 12th Ave. $10 from 503-242-1419.)
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Wine Cellar, with
cheese and wine
tasting. (6-8 pm.
3433 NE Broad
way. $10.
www.paba.com.)
naked pillow fight, Truth or Dare, Cock Ring
Toss, S /M play space and much, much,
MUCH more. Put on your poodle skirt and
cum for a cause. (6 pm-2 am. $25 or $20 with
donation for the Friends o f People with AIDS
Foundation. RSVP to darklady@darklady.com
for directions.)
Tap your toes to the down-home funky folk
tunes of Jessie Rae featuring former Tran
Sister guitarist Joan Meyer, during a free
show at Music Millennium. (1 pm. 801 N W
23rd Ave. 503-231-8943.)
Mother's Bistro hosts a Mother's Tea &
Silent Auction to benefit domestic violence
shelter Bradley-Angle House. High tea and
jazz music by Mary Kadderly and Dan Balmer.
(4-7 pm. 409 SW Second Ave. $25 from
503-238 1672.)
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In Other Words hosts novelist Jean Heg-
land and her new book, Windfalls, a story of
two women and the complicated state of con
temporary motherhood. (7 pm. 3734 SE
Hawthorne Blvd.)
Hang out with Pride Northwest tonight at
Boxxes and Panorama to find out about the
Portland Pride festival's performers, keynote
speakers, volunteer opportunities, registration
and more. (7 pm-midnight. 1035 SW Stark St.)
Coffeehouse. (8-10 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.)
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It's GLBT movie night in Eugene with a
showing of the Thai film The Iron Ladies.
(7 pm. Ron and Ken 541-345-4057.)
Queer alt-country trio Sneakin' Out plays
Mississippi Pizza Pub followed by Edie Carey
and Amee McCaa. (7 pm. 3552 N Mississippi
Ave. $7.)
Be part of the glam-a-rama, queer girl
whirl party Diva at Holocene. Featur
ing DJs Harmony and Zanne, Egyptian
belly dance artist Julia, lounge songs by Miss
Lady J. and spicy go-go divas. (5-10 pm.
1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
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The 25th Silver Anniversary Jubilee A Touch
of Class celebrates a quarter-century of the
Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund with a
prime rib dinner and show at Darcelle XV.
(6 pm. 208 N W Third Ave. $15.)
Chat n' chew during the Young Men's
Coffee Talk every Wednesday at 3 Friends
Jean H egland reads from her new
novel, Windfalls, M ay 24 at In
O th e r Words
Catch The L Word episodes 6 and 7 while
enjoying a free spaghetti dinner at the Egyptian
Club (7-9 pm. 3701 SE Division St.)
Queer Night every Monday at Le Happy.
Get down with Pride Northwest tonight at
the Egyptian Club to find out about the Port
land Pride festival's performers, keynote
speakers, volunteer opportunities, registration
and more. (9 pm-2 am. 3701 SE Division St.)
Have you heard about Booty, the newest queer
party in town? It's every Thursday at Porky's.
Tunes from DJs Puppet and Stormy. (9 pm-
2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm.)
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F riday
(9 pm-1 am. 1011 N W 16th Ave.)
Lesbian singer/songwnter Judy Fjell brings
her lively music and a few thought-provoking
messages to Artichoke Music. (7:30 pm.
3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd $15 from In Other
Words or 503-230-9416.)
T uesday
Take a break from the city during A W eek
end at Home at Oregon Women’s Land
Farm in Day's Creek. Bonfires, nature walks,
entertainment and more. (Reservations at
541 643-2565.)
Portland Running and Walking Co. hosts a
Paddle the Cunningham Slough
on Sauvie Island with Out-
Kayaking Northwest
(503 231 2632
www outkayakmgnw. com. )
Take flight to Metamorphose queer night at
Madame Butterfly A percentage of proceeds
benefits the Sexual Minority Youth Resource
Center (8 pm. 403 SW Stark St.
503 525 0 033)
GLBT run/w alk every Tuesday (5.30 pm.
800 SE Grand Ave. 503 232-8077.)
Get down to business during the Portland Area
Business Association’s After Hours at Gem
Portland Bisexual Women meet in the
Cyberccino Cafe Living Room every second
and fourth Friday Newcomers welcome; bring
your burning issues. (7-9pm. 2130 NE Broad
way portlandbiwomen@comcast.net.)