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January 7. 2005
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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.
January
Q-LAND presents a free introductory men's
yoga class on stress and depression
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Intermediate salsa follows. (7-8 pm
cha-cha ($20 for month), 8-9 pm salsa
l$32 for month). 975 SE Sandy Blvd.
503-236-5129. out_ dancing@yahoo. com.)
Leather Night and Red Hanky Social
at Gail's Dirty Duck every first and third
Friday. (9 pm-midnight. 439 NW Third Ave.
dustin@pacifier com.)
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Join Lesbians Enjoying Nature and
Science for bird watching at Fern Hill
Wetlands in Forest Grove. (10am. Fora ride
from the last MAX stop in Hillsboro, call Terri
at 503-626-4623.)
The women of The Forest Group meet for
their monthly potluck and planning session,
Even if you don't want to lead an event, bring
a dish to share and come join this open
discussion (5:30 pm potluck. 6:30 pm
planning. 360 944-6619.)
Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social is
every second Saturday at Ankeny Street
Studio. Lesson and refreshments included.
(7-10 pm. 975 SE Sandy Blvd $5.
503-236-5129 )
Portland queer indie singer/songwriter Tanya
Pluth bnngs commentary, comedy and ’
cuteness to the stage for a night of onginal,
engaging tunes at the Red and Black Cafe.
(7 30 pm. 2138 SE Division St )
Myshkin's Ruby Warblers perform at
Mississippi Studios. (8 pm. 3939 N
Mississippi Ave. $8.)
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Clinton Street Theater presents its
biannual 18-and-over installment of
The Rocky Horror Picture
Show One word to describe it: debauchery.
(Midnight. 2522 SE Clinton St. $6.)
The Jan. 19 class focuses on weight loss and
digestive problems. (6:30-8:30 pm. 2785 NW
Westover Road. RSVP to 503-223-8822, ext. 1.
www.qland.org.)
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Out Dancing's beginning cha-cha class
starts tonight and continues every Friday in
January at Ankeny Street Studio.
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Association, the city's longest-
running sporting association, celebrates its
27th anniversary season by having City
Commissioner Sam Adams throw out the first
ball at Hollywood Lanes. Everyone—from
beginners to veterans, from youth to adults—
is welcome to join the league, which runs
from January to May and from September to
December. (2:30 pm registration, 3:30-6 pm
games. 4030 NE Halsey St. $10.
503-722-0438. www.pdxbowl.com.)
Lesbian laughter leader Gail Hand teaches
Portland Laughter Club classes at CoHo
Theater to help lift your spirits, lower your
blood pressure and bring about amazing
changes in your life. Repeats Jan. 18
(7-8 pm. 2257 NW Raleigh St. $5.)
Holocene holds another dancetastic crazy
queer Movement night with DJs Automaton,
Amber and Freddie. If you haven't made it to
this party yet. you’re missing out on one of
the city’s best bootie-shaking opportunities.
(9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St.)
Keep your resolutions to have more fun, be
more sexy and dance more often during Tart,
■ a swank soiree where the queer girls play,
I every second Sunday at Holocene. DJs
I Harmony, dre and K-tell keep the groove
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going all night with world beats, Latin house
and hip-hop. (4 pm. 1001 SE Momson St. $5.)
Calling all dykes to Girls Night Out
Thursdays at Dingo's! Food and drink specials
until midnight. (7 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne
Blvd. 503-233-3996.)
The Gay Pinochle Group meets every
Sunday at Hobo's. Come play cards and meet
the gang. (6 pm 120 NW Third Ave Mike
503 641-7224.)
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The Freedom Socialist Party launches a
weekly study group to read and discuss Open
Veins of Latin America. Eduardo Galeano's
classic history of the lands south of the Rio
Grande, at the Bread and Roses Center
(7-8:30 pm. 819 N Killingsworth St.
503-240-4462. fsp@igc.org.)
Jack: Queer as F“k rings in the new
queer year with Davies vs. Dresch, Chrome
Becomes Her and DJs Puppet and Stormy at
the Doug Fir Lounge. (6 pm-midnight. 830 E
Bumside St. $3 before 7 pm, $5 after
www.jackpdx.com.)
The Northwest Film Center's 22nd annual
Reel Music Festival screens David
Hockney: The Colors of Music, a rare,
insightful look at the celebrated gay visual
artist, at Whitsell Auditorium. His passionate
love of music and opera led him to design
stage sets for 11 operas that have been
| performed all over the world; the sad irony is
that, during the past decade, he has slowly
become deaf from a genetic condition,
curtailing his prized collaborations. (7 pm.
1219 SW Park Ave. $6-$7.)
Take flight to Metamorphose queer night at
Madame Butterfly. (8 pm. 403 SW Stark St.)
The Abdill-Elhs Lambda Community Center
has launched a monthly movie night in the
basement of the old Ashland Armory.
(7:30-9:30 pm. 208 Oak St. 541 488-6990.
belami 7 @juno. com.)
From left, Honey D. Licious, Charley Horse, Johnny Mozzarella and Gigi Bang
Bang sizzle Jan. 16 at the Fez. If you're free the night before, swing by
Holocene to wish Johnny a happy birthday!
Picture this: a medley of Metallica’s "Enter
Sandman" and The Chordettes's "Mr.
Sandman"...performed on a mandolin and a
glockenspiel...by three burly bears. Intrigued?
Then you must experience Sneakin' Out
every Sunday at Gail's Dirty Duck. (9 pm.
429 NW Third Ave.)
Queer Revolution presents a benefit video
screening of Southern Comfort, a documentary
. about a trans couple's love surviving in the
rural South, at Vinnie s Pizza. (8:30 pm. 236 N
Killingsworth St. $2 $5 sliding scale.)
To) M onday
Freshly remodeled nightclub C.C.
Slaughters screens two episodes of
Queer as Folk every Monday.
(8 pm. 219 NW Davis St)
or questioning women 18 and older. (7-9 pm.
4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-972-2233
www.pdxbadgids. net.)
When the weather outside is frightful, the
Nude Review inside is
delightful at the Egyptian
Club. (9 pm. 3701 SE Divi
sion St.)
Grolla Restaurant & Wine Bar holds a Gay
Happy Hour Thursdays featuring live jazz
with Jim Soloway. (9-11 pm. 2930 NE
Killingsworth St. 503-493-9521.)
DJs Puppet. Stormy, Heewee and Stepchild
teach their parrot new tncks during Booty:
Queer as Ye Be, a weekly queer night at
Tuesdays are Venus night
at No Fish! Go Fish! for
women who love women.
Featuring special guest
drink "The Venus of Wil
lendorf"! (10 pm-1 am.
3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd.)
Come to Le Happy for some tasty crepes
and queers every Monday. (9 pm 1 am.
1011 NW 16th Ave.)
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The Portland Area
Business Association
Oregon Tradeswomen present an
information session about paid on-the-job
training and high wage career opportunities in
carpentry, electrical and other construction-
related fields at Portland Community College's
Workforce Training Center. Repeats Jan. 18.
(2-4 pm. 5600 NE 42nd Ave. Register at
503-335 8200, ext. 21.)
If only there was a queer lounge where
the Rose City's queer
chamber of commerce,
holds its monthly meeting
at the Embassy Suites,
with a presentation by
retiring Just Out columnist
Marc Acito. (11:30 am-
1 pm. 319 SW Pine St.
$5 $32 from
503-241-2222)
vw M F sexy, fun, intelligent, creative, sophist)
cated people gathered to socialize in a
hip, cool environment on a regular basis! The
wait is over: Club HRC presents Salon
Queue featunng a live DJ and great conver
sation in a smoke-free environment at Aura.
(7 pm. 1022 W Bumside St )
BrotherSpirit a casual monthly gathering
for men in the pagan/wiccan community,
meets at SisterSpirit. (7 pm 3430 SE
Belmont St. 4102 $3 $5 donation.
503 736 3297.)
Grab a copy of the 2005 Wine Hottie Calendar and kick the winter blues
Jan. 15 at Hip Chicks Do Wine. A portion of the calendar proceeds will be
donated to a nonprofit alternative school for at-risk students in Portland.
Bad Girls host their Kinky Women's
Welcoming Munch at Dingo s. For all kinky
Radical Women hold a
Revolutionary Femi
nist Meeting at the
Roald Dahl's The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) comes
to life Jan. 9, 22 and 23 at Keller Auditorium
Bread and Roses Center to plan for the year
ahead. This is your chance to get involved!
(6 pm. 819 N Killingsworth St. $6 dinner
donation. To arrange child care, rides or work
exchanges, call 503 240 4462.)
Start composing your free 50-word
personal ad in preparation for the
Just Out Singles Party featunng
light snacks and a no-host bar at Hobo's. You
might win a door prize—and fall in love while
you're at it! (6-8 pm. 120 NW Third Ave.)
Porky's Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St.
$3 after 10 pm. www.bootypdx.com.)
14 F riday
Lesbian poet/performance artist/sociol-
?F ogist Kimberly Dark (The Butch/
Femme Chronicles. True Confessions of
a Lesbian Diva) reads at dyke-owned coffee
shop Haven. (8 pm. 3551 SE Division St )