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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 2004)
28 oclûher 1.2QÛ4 Submissions should be sent to just OUt Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or taxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at www.justout.com. Deadline is 15 days before issue date just OUt is published on the first and third Friday of each month. All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified. a p p e a rs 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 rts s ta ff. Grolla Restaurant & Wine Bar holds a Gay H appy H our Thursdays featuring live jazz with Jim Soloway. (9-11 pm. 2930 NE Killingsworth St. 503-493-9521.) Judge for yourself during the first-ever B o o ty Pageant at Porky's Pub. The winner who survives the talent, evening wear and swim suit competition takes home $200. (9 pm- 2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www. bootypdx. com.) A ffa ir @ th e J u p ite r H o te l -a professional art fair in which 22 art dealers and guest curators will set up temporary galleries in rooms at the city's coolest new hotel through Oct 3— kicks off with a gala featunng music by DJ Entropy and catenng by Devil's Food. (6-9 pm Fnday, noon-7 pm Saturday and Sunday. 800 E Bum- side St. $25 gala, $5 general admission, $3 students from www.affair-jupiterhotel.com .) B e llissim o n d e fuse exotic world rhythms and dance with the drive of American rock 'n' roll at the Egyptian Club. (3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689 ) 8 Out Dancing's ru m b a class starts tonight and continues every Fnday in October at Ankeny Street Studio. Intermediate w a ltz fol lows. (7-8 pm rumba l$20 fo r month], 8-9 pm waltz f$32 for month]. Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo. com.) Women and trans folks who are into B /D /S /M will be swarming to the P a c ific F ric tio n conference through Oct. 10 at the Ramada Inn & Suites. (6221 NE 82nd Ave. To register visit w ww.pacificfriction.org by Oct. 1.) P in k M a rtin i plays material from its long- awaited new CD, Hang on Little Tomato, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. (8 pm. 777 W Olive St. $12-$37 from 541-265-ARTS or www.coastarts.org.) Be the first to see a trailer for the Darcelie documentary Q u e e n s o f H e a rt (formerly titled S /H e Shows. Drag as Social Action ) at Embers. The evening also includes a Q & A with directors Jan Haaken and Wendy Kohn and a charity auction to raise money for the completion of the film. (7-9 pm. 110 N W Broadway. $5-$10 donation.) Mississippi Pizza Pub hosts a b e n e fit fo r N o on 3 6 with Portland queer musicians Tamara J. Brown and Ashleigh Flynn and that gorgeous madam of delight MC Mane Fleis- chmann. (9 pm. 3552 N M ississippi Ave. $5- $10 sliding scale.) Pepe and the Bottle Blondes headline P otterpalooza. a benefit for Portland may- oral candidate and PFLAG dad Tom Potter, at the Bossanova Ballroom. (7 pm. 722 E Bum- side St. $15 from TicketsW est.) Q-LAND offers fre e H IV /S T D te s tin g and v o te r re g is tra tio n at C.C. Slaughters. (9 pm midnight. 219 N W Davis S t www qland.org.) 2 S aturday Scan the skies for hawks at Bonnie Butte with L esbian s E njoying N a tu re and S c i ence Meet at the Northeast Glisan Fred Meyer. (10 am. 6615 NE Glisan St. Deni 503 238 3877.) , — «v Celebrate a year of superheroes dur- y r n w mg B a sic R ights O re g o n 's annu- al d in n e r at the Oregon Convention Center. Featuring Wade McCollum, Julianne Johnson and host Daria O ’Neil. (6:30 pm. 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $125 from 503-222-6151.) Q LAND hosts a M en's Film S alon Watch and discuss your favorite movies. Repeats Oct. 16 (7-10 pm. 503-223 8822, ext. 3. filmsalon@qland. org. ) The Northwest’s best improvisers (including gay comics Joel Dale and Brad Fortier) come together to cure what ails you during Bad M e d icin e at Backdoor Theater. (10 pm. 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $10 from 503-703-3026.) Crush wine and martini bar hosts Boy C ru sh boys night every Saturday with guest DJs and special cocktails. (1412 SE M orrison St. www crushbar.com .) 3 S unday Eugene's F am ily V alues hosts a first Sun day potluck lunch at Amazon Community Cen ter. (1-3 pm. 2700 Hilyard St. $2-$8 donation. family_values_pride@hotmail.com.) Bring your voices, signs and noisemakers to the North Park Blocks and show your patnotism at the R ally and M arch fo r Peace and J u s tic e to end the wars Zarathustra Records presents the N o on 36 B e n e fit P a rt D eux the “We won't give up the fight for our nghts to wed" show at Lola's Room Features Sarah Dougher. Sophe Lux, Nicole Campbell and Rory Stitt (8 pm. 1332 W Burnside St. $7 from box office or Ticketm aster) Central Oregon's fourth annual Fam ily C e le b ra tio n features queer comedy group WYMPROV' at Central Oregon Community Col lege's Pinckney Theater m Bend (8 pm 51 NW Greenwood Ave $10-$20 sliding scale ) F riday Slow dancing, homecoming photos and pink taffeta: DK PDX celebrates its first anniver sary with Portland's biggest drag party, Homo H om ecom ing at Holocene DJs Yeah Yeah, Astro, Chic Sheik and Precious will rock the house all night long! (8 pm. 1001 SE Momson St. $5 sliding scale.) Sex advice duo Em & Lo use entertainment and humor to educate their audience about growing threats to sexual freedom during Sex Ed fo r G row n-U ps at Dante’s. Sponsored by the National Abortion Rights Action League. (8.30 pm. 1 SW Third Ave.) 4 M onday You don't have to like touchdowns to score with M onday N ig h t F o o tb a ll at the Egypt ian Club. Enter to win a digital home theater system, play board games, and enjoy free spaghetti with any purchase. (6 pm kickoff, 7-9 pm dinner. 3701 SE Division S t 503-236-8689.) and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank/Gaza (2 pm. N orthwest Everett Street and Eighth Avenue 503 344-5078.) Q ueer N ig h t every Monday at Le Happy. Joy Asherah Misra offers a q u e e r m e d ita tio n g ro u p for people to engage in self-guided healing with others Sun days at Prananda Yoga and Arts Center. (2 pm. 4812 N Interstate Ave $5 $ 7 sliding scale ) Deaf & Hearing Out Reach begins teaching a 10 week session of q u e e r A m e rica n Sign Language classes. All levels. (Sliding scale 503-5178880 asl@dhor.org. www dhor.org.) Get lucky dunng the Fox & Hounds' M o n th ly C h a rity B in g o (3 30 pm 217 SW Second (9pm -1 am. 1011 N W 16th Ave.) 5 T uesday Portland Monthly's outdoor film festival at McCormick Pier, D ive-In T h e a te r con eludes with a screening of GoodFellas. Pro ceeds benefit Cascade AIDS Project. (7 pm. 1040 N W Naito Parkway. $10 from 503-222 5144. ext. 135 www pma fterhours. com.) Ave.) Meet Oregon native Jeff Whitty and hear performances from his Tony-win- uing musical dunng A venue Q ft A at Theater Theatre Proceeds benefit the No on 36 campaign (5 pm. 3430 SE Belmont S t $50 when you mention Just Out, $25 for students and starving actors who pledge 25 volunteer hours from 971 244 1399 ) Amoree Lovell. Nicole Campbell. Ashleigh Flynn, The Retrofits and Myshkin's Ruby War blers perform at the White Eagle to raise money for the fight against B a llo t M easure 37, which would cripple Oregon's land use program (7 pm-midnight. 836 N Russell S t $10 donation www takeacbserlookoregon co m ) Dahlia Cafe hosts STS and D exter's Spoken M ic every other Tuesday No guitars allowed1 (8-10 pm. 3000 NE Killingsworth S t.) Tuesdays are Venus night at No Fish! Go Fish! for women who love women. Featuring special guest drink The Venus of Willendorf! (10 pm -1 am. 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) 6 W ednesday The Egyptian Club kicks off a monthlong p ool to u rn a m e n t to raise money for the Master- batters to attend the Gay Softball World Series next summer. Up to $250 in cash and pnzes are up for grabs! (7 pm Wednesday, 5 pm Saturday. 3701 SE Division St. $10 entry fee. buckley@ rosecitysoftball.org.) 7 T hursday A great time for a great cause: The C e le b ra tio n o f Young W omen at the Historic Brewhouse Tower fea tures a fashion show, a self-defense demon stration and performers from the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls. Donations benefit BecomeX, a personal development program that strengthens self love while building career competence and essential life skills. (5.30-8:30 pm 1120 N W Couch St. 503 222 2 0 8 7 ) Pioneering gender- bender A nnie Lennox opens for Sting at the Rose Garden (7 pm One Center Court $41 75-$97.25 from Ticketmaster.) Eclectic world music guitarist R ichard C o lo m bo performs at Wild Abandon (8:30 pm. 2411 SE Belmont S t 503 232 4458.) Lakewood Theatre Side Door Stage presents Tenley Noelfe Webb's fun new cabaret O h h h ...S in ! through Oct. 9 in Lake Oswego. (7:30 pm. 368 S State St. $15 from 503-635-3901 o r www.lakewood-center.org.) Violinist Monica Huggett leads the P o rtla n d B aroque O rc h e s tra on a tour of Germany through Oct. 9 at First Baptist Church. (8 pm. 909 SW 11th Ave. $15 $39 from 503-222-6000 or www.pbo.org.) Big Brother is watching: Q-LAND presents the 1984 D ance P a rty at Boxxes/The Brig featuring '80s music, HIV/STD testing, voter registration and much encouragement to send messages to partying hotties. (9 pm. 1035 S W Stark St. $2 donation. www.qland.org.) 9 S aturday Paddle Vancouver Lake with O u tK a y a k in g N o rth w e st. Portland’s gay and lesbian sea kayak group. (503-231-2632. www. outkayakingnw. com .) Hollywood Bowl hosts a b o w lin g b e n e fit fo r No on 36 (12 30-5 30 pm 4030 NE Halsey St. $10 a game. Call 971-244-1399 to reserve a lane.) Come to Millynn's house for the Lesbian G arden C lu b ’s fall plant exchange and plan ning meeting. (2 pm exchange. 3 30 pm m eet ing. For location call 5 0 3 3 3 0 -4 6 6 3 ) Out Dancing's monthly D ance S o cia l is every sec ond Saturday at Ankeny Street Stu dio. Lesson and refreshments includ ed (7-10 pm South east Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $5 503 236 5129 )