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January 21.2005
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All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified.
(6 pm reception. 2236 SE Belmont St.
8 pm performance, 3430 SE Belmont St.
$75 from 503-231-5759 or
christa&equityfoundation. org.)
Acoustic dyke duo Terra perform at Borders
in Gresham. (7-9 pm. 687 NW 12th St.)
The Pacific Northwest Gay
Rodeo Association, which recently
added Oregon to its chapter, comes to
town fora “Chicken Ranch Road Trip” featur-
. ing dinner theater, pnme nb and country west
ern dancing at Embers. Whet your whistle
beforehand with a “Dolly Trolley Bar Crawl”
to the Eagle, Silverado, Scandals and C.C.
Slaughters. (7 pm. 110 NW Broadway. $15.
www.pacificnwgra. org. )
Lesbian vocalist/guitanst Amy Weils of
Vancouver, Wash., performs at Touchstone
Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.)
Celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Roe vs.
Wade during Rock for Roe at Berbati's
Pan, featuring Portland bands The Ditty
Twisters and Cross-eyed Rosie and master of
ceremonies Sam Adams, the city’s first gay
commissioner. Proceeds benefit the Oregon
affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action
League. (9 pm. 231 SW Ankeny St. $12 at
the door. $10 in advance from 503-223-4510,
ext. 1 7, or TicketsWest.)
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.)
Guts and gutter balls: The Oregon Bears
knock down pins in their undies during
Boxer Bowl featunng dunk specials and
raffle tickets at Hollywood Bowl. (10 pm-
midnight. 4030 NE Halsey St. $10.)
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The women of The Forest Group hold a
game night. (7:30 pm. 360-883-1060.)
President Gas is President Gas again...
The Psychedelic Furs are pretty in pink at
Roseland Theater. (9 pm 8 NW Sixth Ave.
$19-$30 from TicketsWest.)
Come undone at Fez Ballroom during
Duran Duran Tribute Night featuring
more than a dozen performers, including queer
musician Leila Cheiko singing "Is There Some
thing I Should Know?” The attendee with the
best '80s garb will win two tickets to the Fab
Five's concert March 10 at the Rose Garden!
Proceeds benefit Mercy Corps’ tsunami relief
efforts. (9 pm. 316 SW 11th Ave. $8.)
Yee-haw! Fly into the Eagle for Gay Rodeo
Night and the Bear to Bare Party featuring
$25 cash prizes for winners of the hairy chest
and hairy butt contests. (9 pm 1300 W
Bumside St.)
Rescheduled because of the ice
storm: Don't miss the birth of
After Hours, a new late-night lounge
experience for the ladies that will be held
every first and third Saturday at Vitis Enoteca,
a lesbian-owned restaurant/bar serving
decadent Italian tapas and specialty dnnks
such as the "Vitini.” This is the latest savvy
bacchanalia from Kathanne Sprecher, the
brains behind Diva, a recently retired dyke
night. (10 pm-2 am 535 NW 16th Ave.)
Lesbians Enjoying Nature and
Science screen the documentary Winged
Migration after a potluck dinner. Share your
favonte dish. (6 pm. For location, call Laurie at
503-977-2903.)
Meet Tony Award winner Terrence
McNally dunng a reception at
Salvador Molly's and then see Profile
Theatre Project perform The Lisbon Traviata,
his powerful and moving play explonng a
crumbling relationship between two men. at
Theater Theatre. Net proceeds benefit Equity
Foundation, a nonprofit organization that
awards grants to queer-fnendly charities.
24) M onday
Oregon Writers Colony presents a discus
sion at Powell’s Books in Beaverton by for
mer Just Out columnist Marc Acito (How I
Paid for College) about wnting techniques
that keep readers turning those pages.
(7 pm. 8725 SW Cascade Ave.)
Practice negotiating heart-centered, nurtunng
touch exchanges with a variety of men dunng
Men Touching with Heart presented by
Q-LAND. (7-10 pm. $10-$20 donation.
RSVP to 503-223-8822, ext. 2. or
hearttouching@qland. org.)
Freshly remodeled nightclub C.C. Slaughters
screens two episodes of Queer as Folk
every Monday. (8 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
Hurry, it's your last chance to experience a
Cher concert before she retires! Oh, who
are we kidding? Chastity's mom returns to
the Rose Garden for the third round of her
never-ending farewell tour with The Village
People in tow. (7:30 pm 1 Center Court.
$55 50-$77.50 from Ticketmaster.)'
In Other Words presents The Last Word
Open Mike Zine Read (8 pm.
3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
click_patterdale@yahoo. com.)
Poet/musicians Tara Jane O'Neil and
Daniel Higgs exhibit new work and
perform at Pacific Switchboard Gallery.
(8:30 pm. 4637 N Albina Ave. $5.)
When the weather outside is frightful, the
Nude Review inside is delightful at the
Egyptian Club. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St.)
S aturday
Gay-owned Paulo Design Group presents
Design Shop-Talks 2Q05 a series of
forums about new innovations to create a
living space that caters to your needs. Today's
topic is "Bath Beauties." Continues Feb. 5
with "Color Wonder Works.” (11 am 12:30pm.
1031 NW 11th Ave. To RSVP, call
503-222-1757.)
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Start your day with the Bear Brunch at
Epicure. (11 am-1 pm. 407 NW 17th Ave.)
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.)
Tommy Tune, Broadway's legendary song-
and-dance man, performs Taps. Tunes and
Tails with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings at the
Hult Center in Eugene. (8 pm. 1 Eugene
Center. $15-$45 from box office,
541 682-5000 or www hultcenter.org.)
The hottest torch singer in Portland is gonna
come make love to Jack Storm and the
Balls perform at the Doug Fir’s twice-monthly
queer night with DJs Puppet and Stormy.
(9 pm. 830 E Bumside St. $3 before 7 pm,
$5 after, www.jackpdx.com.)
Starky’s screens Desperate Housewives
on plasma televisions in the bar every Sunday.
Under new ownership with an expanded
menu! (9 10 pm. 2913 SE Stark St.)
Queer DJs Yeah Yeah, Paulanet, Fly and
Zanne spin electronica and international
dance music dunng Tainted Beats at the
Goodfoot Lounge. Proceeds benefit Mercy
Corps’ tsunami relief efforts. (9 pm-2 am.
2845 SE Stark St. $5 $100 donation.)
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W ednesday
They’re guaranteed to raise a smile:
Sneakin' Out and the Billy Shears
Orchestra reinterpret The Beatles' Sgt.
Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band at
Mississippi Studios. Repeats Jan. 28. (8 pm.
3939 N Mississippi Ave. $15 from
503-288-3895.)
The Northwest Film Center’s 13th annual
Jewish Film Festival screens 2004
Portland queer film fest fave Walk on Water,
directed by Eytan Fox (Yossi & Jagger), at
Gypsies, tramps and thieves will join hands Jan. 25 at the Rose Garden to bid
a fond farewell to Cher
Whitsell Auditorium. A tough Mossad hit man
is assigned to get close to a Nazi war
criminal's grandchildren (including a smart,
attractive gay teacher from Berlin) in the hope
of discovenng where he is hiding. (7 pm.
1219 SW Park Ave. $6-$7.)
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.)
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.)
DJ Stepchild goes patch-to-pegleg with DJ
Dc9” during Booty: Queer as Ye Be
a weekly queer night at Porky’s Pub (9 pm-
2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm.
www bootypdx com.)
Join the queer Jewish group Keshet for a
Shabbat potluck hosted by Ira Streitfeld and
Jerry Freedman. Bnng a kosher vegetarian or
meat dish (6:30 pm. David 503 226 7079.
www. gayjewishportland. com.)
White Bird brings visionary Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei and his New York-based company to town Jan. 26
Director Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark)
explores the intense bond between a
Father and Son who wrestle, lift weights
and pore over old photos as their intimate
relationship frays with Oedipal inevitability
The Northwest Film Center screens the
2004 Portland queer film fest fave at Whit
sell Auditorium preceded by a short talk
from Reed College professor Evengii
Bershtein. (7 pm. 1219 SW Park Ave.
$6-$7.)
Sara Sanders of the Portland lesbian duo
Terra performs a solo piano gig at Capitol
Coffee House & Bistro. (7-9 pm. 6446 SW
Capitol Highway.)
Scream Club a lesbian “electro
wjjjfF sex hip pop punk rock rap duo” out of
Olympia. Wash., performs at Porky's
Pub with DJ Boy spinning girlie favorites. Pre
sented by ChurchOfGirl.com, an online radio
station showcasing female musical artists.
(8 pm. 835 N Lombard St. $5 )
Pulse PDX, an organization developed to
bolster Portland's reputation as a diverse
cultural mecca through the production of
grand-scale events, presents Saint Rouge
a celebration of creative freedom that will
stimulate all the senses by combining the
talents of artists at the forefront of music,
fashion and video art. Proceeds benefit Mercy
Corps’ tsunami relief efforts. (8 pm-4:30 am.
722 E Bumside St. $20 at the door, $15 in
advance from 360 Vinyl.)
Mingle among puppets, clowns, stilt walk
ers, dancers and martial artists during
Dress to Impress: An Interactive
Theatrical Experience at the Chelsea
Ballroom. The Nomadic Theatre Company’s
annual fund raising extravaganza also
features a performance of The See Saw
Project: 2 Clowns. 1 Mat, No Exit as well
as coffee, pastries and a silent auction.
(8 pm. 1510 SE Ninth Ave. $10 $ 15 sliding
scale from 503 975-6269 or
mfo@nomadictheatre org.)