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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 2005)
The Oregon Bears throw their monthly Double X Dance with $1.25 drink specials at C.C. Slaughters (9 pm-midnight. 219 NW Davis St.) 29) S aturday Lesbians Enjoying Nature and Science go cross-country skiing and/or snowshoeing on Mount Hood somewhere around Trillium and Frog Lakes. Bring your own gear, or make arrangements to rent. (Leigh 503-774 0247.) Laugh your butt off while inner-tubing down Mount Hood dunng the Oregon Bears' annual Roll in the Snow Traditionally the guys carpool up the slopes and have a bite to eat afterward at Calamity Jane's in Sandy. Show up at the Dirty Duck with warm clothes and at least $10 for the resort fee. (9:30 am. 429 NW Third Ave.) The American Association of Nude Recreation Northwest hosts a Polar Dip at Rooster Rock. Meet at the east parking area located near the entrance to the clothing-optional beach. Rain or shine! (Noon. Shiriey 541-747 8096.) Chef Amelia Hard, former owner of Genoa, prepares an authentic five-course northern Italian feast at the Arlington Heights French eclectic home of Janet Roberts and Ed Clark as part of Dinner at My House for Our House, a fund-raiser series for the HIV/AIDS health and housing services nonprofit. (6:30 pm. $150. For reservations or a brochure listing all dinners, call 503-736 9276.) All are welcome to take a fun class about the G spot and female ejaculation at It's My Pleasure. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. $10. Register at 503-280 8080.) Acoustic dyke duo Terra perform at Touchstone Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NEGIisanSt.) Portland Art Museum exhibits “The Bathers" through March 6 as part of Childe Hassam: Impressionist in the West Sandman "...performed on a mandolin and a glockenspiel. . .by three burly bears. Intrigued? Then you must experience Sneakin' Out which performs Sundays at the Dirty Duck. (9 pm. 429 NW Third Ave.) 3\i M onday Come to Le Happy for some tasty crepes and queers every Monday. (9 pm-1 am. 1011 NW 16th Ave.) february 17 T uesday Help newly elected Portland Mayor Tom Potter and City Commissioner Sam Adams retire their campaign debts during the Shake Up City Hall Party featuring hors d’oeuvres, libations, music and good cheer at the KOIN Center Lobby. Potter contributions are limited to $100 a person. Adams is donating 25 percent of contnbutions from this event to help rival Nick Fish retire his campaign debt. (5.30-7:30 pm. 222 SW Columbia St. RSVP to 503-552-6772 or party@portlandalliance com. ) Queer dance party Taint moves into its new home at Holocene. DJs Yeah Yeah, Wesley, Automaton, Astro and Yaga spin old school, new wave, disco, funk and electro music every other Tuesday. No snobby hipsters allowed1 (9 pm-2 am. 1001 SE Mornson St. $3 after 10 pm.) Films featunng award-winning films from every region of the continent through March 5. (For a complete listing of films, visit www. africanfilmfestival. org.) 4, F riday Out Dancing's beginning swing class starts tonight and continues every Fnday in February at Ankeny Street Studio. Intermediate cha-cha follows. (7-8 pm swing [$20 for month], 8-9 pm cha-cha [$32 for month], 975 SE Sandy Blvd. 503-236-5129. out_dancmg@yahoo.com.) S aturday Lesbian social club Rainbow River Women meets first and third Saturdays*at If you missed it at last year's queer film fest, Walk on Water screens again Jan. 27 as part of the Northwest Film Center's 13th annual Jewish Film Festival McMenamins North Bank in Eugene. (5 pm. 22 Country Club Road. Sue 541-741-1210.) The Oregon Bears drop their drawers during the UnderBear Party at the Dirty Duck. (9 pm-midnight. 429 NW Third Ave.) 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. 503-249-9501.) Urban cowboys and girls are in abundance at the Rosetown Ramblers and DJ Crystal's monthly country western dance at the Metro Police Club. (9.30 pm-1.30 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5. www.rosetownramblers.com.) Reaching melodic heights akin to Belle and Sebastian or Magnetic Fields, The Hidden Cameras descend on Holocene for a night of profane/sacred homo erotic pop music. Also performing are Port land electro-pop duo The Blow and San Francisco future-proggers Crime in Choir (8 pm. 1001 SE Mornson St. $8 at the door. $7 in advance from Holocene, Ozone Records, Jackpot Records or BrownPaperTickets.com.) Flash your friends during the Mardi Gras Beads and Boots Party at the Eagle PDX, which is under new gay ownership! (9 pm. 1300 W Bumside St.) 6j S unday Eugene's Family Values hosts a first Sunday potluck lunch at Amazon Community Lesbian-operated Moon Star Bar & Grill is coming out! Enjoy cheap pizza and pool as Pookie hosts a crazy/sexy/fun night of female impersonators. (9 pm. 7410 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) Dance to Bhangra, Bollywood and hip-hop music dunng Andaz every last Saturday at Fez Ballroom featunng DJs Anjali and The Incredible Kid. (10 pm 3 am 316 SW 11th Ave. $6.) 30) S unday Picture this, a medley of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and The Chordettes's "Mr A peer facilitated Lesbian Discussion & Social Group meets first and third Wednesdays at the Lesbian Community Project. (6:30-8 pm. 800 NW Sixth Ave. *253 503-227-0605 nghtonlesbos@yahoo. com.) ErosTouch hosts Men Massaging Men every first and third Wednesday. Two.-on-one full body massage in a safe and nurturing envi ronment. No experience necessary (7 10 pm. $20 Register at 503-493 9421 www. erostouch. com.) 3 ) k 7 Get lucky dunng the Fox & Hounds' Monthly Charity Bingo. (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.) Win a vacation package for two to Las Vegas during Super Bowl Bingo at JOQ's. (4 pm. 2512 NE Broadway ) Snatch: A Dyke Knight presents a sin gles snatch-up and hot homo dance party with Portland's best queer DJs first and third Sundays at the Doug Fir Lounge. (6-11 pm. 830 E Burnside St. $5.) Queer Revolution holds an educational open discussion group about “The History of Radical Queers in Portland" in the conference room at People's Food Co-op (7 pm. 3029 SE 21st Ave.) Storytellerz Readers Theater presents Tea with Zora a special celebration hononng Black History Month through Feb 7 at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. Actors will read from the work of literary legend Zora Neale Hurston, and audience members will be invited to bang their own favorite passages to share while enjoying Southern-style sweet tea and cakes (7:30 pm 5340 N Interstate Ave. $4-$6 plus three cans of food from 503 823 4322) 2 ) W ednesday Sit back and let the evening go as Sneakin' Out and the Billy Shears Orchestra perform The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Jan. 26 and 28 at Mississippi Studios Center. (1 -3 pm. 2700 Hilyard St. $2 $8 donation. family_values_pride@hotmail.com.) Looking Ahead T hursday C.C. Slaughters celebrates Mardi Gras with tons of beads and give aways and a $100 prize every night through Feb. 8 On Fat Tuesday, the nightclub will crown "Mr Dixi Normus 2005." who will receive $500. free cover all year and a spot on the Slaughters float at Portland Pride! (8 pm 219 NW Davis St ) In celebration of Black History Month, Portland Community College presents the 15th annual Cascade Festival of African Anything Goes: Marilyn Monroe's USO Tour in Korea, 1954. an exhibit of recently discovered slides by Windy Wingrove, opens Feb. 3 at the Photographic Image Gallery. Come to the First Thursday reception dressed as Marilyn! Check out more listings at w www.iustout.com **