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may fi. 2QÛ5 28 /irix LOUTJ Submissions should be sent to just out Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or faxed 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. 6 F riday Out Dancing's beginning country two- step class starts tonight and continues every Friday in May at Ankeny Street Studio. Intermediate fox trot follows. (7-8 pm two-step i$20 for month], 8 9 pm fox trot [$24 for month!. 975 SE Sandy Blvd. 503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo. com.) Mija Sanders and Kelly Huggett teach queer swing classes at Viscount Studios. A four- week session on the Lindy Hop begins tonight. (7:30-8:30 pm beginning. 8 30-9:30 pm continuing. 724 E Bumside St. $40 for month at the door, $35 for month in advance from www.viscountstudios.com.) SpugMotion: Contemporary Dance explores how women view their bodies in Mass at Nocturnal. (8 and 9 30 pm. 1800 E Bumside St. $10 from 503 740-2394 ) \ The Red and Black Cafe presents an evening of spoken word and acoustic music featuring Piper McKenzie, Emily Herring and The Language of Paradox, a performance group of trans writers under the direction of Kate Bomstein. Proceeds benefit Transforming Us. which was creat ed to help physically transitioning Portlanders acquire surgery funds. (8-10:30 pm. 2138 SE Division St. $3 sliding scale.) X^ f Kaosmosis explores celebration as the ultimate social forum in a setting inspired by Greek mythology during Medusaion featunng live barbers, snake wigs and the trance-induced music of One at Last at Bossanova Ballroom. (8 pm-4:30 am. 722 E Bumside St $12 $20 sliding scale.) Gay-owned Paolo Design Group presents Design Shop-Talks 2005 a senes of forums about new innovations to create a living space that caters to your needs. Today's topic is “Downsizing Fever." Continues May 21 with “Amazing Materials.” (11 am-12:30 pm. 1031 NW 11th Ave To RSVP, call 503-222-1757.) The Corvallis Pride women's tackle football team takes on the Tacoma Majesties at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. Bring lawn chairs. (1 pm. 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW $5-$7.) Poet Corrine Fitzpatrick and The Feverfew perform at In Other Words. (3 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Milwaukie Grange. (5 pm advanced, 6:30 pm potluck, 7:30 pm mamstream/plus. 12015 SE 22nd 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, 630 pm planning. 503-659-2782.) The Portland Lesbian Choir presents Where the Girls Are! —a fun and upbeat program featuring songs by Dar Williams. Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Holly Near—at Bridgeport United Church of Christ. Followed by a dance with DJ Lauren. (7:30 pm. 621 NE 76th Ave. $12 sliding scale at the door, $10 in advance from It's My Pleasure or In Other Words.) dyke-owned cafe Haven. (7:30 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) Urban cowboys and girls are in abundance during DJ Crystal's country western dance at the Metro Police Club. (9 pm-1 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5.) Lesbian-owned restaurant/bar Vitis Enoteca stays open late every first and third Saturday for After Hours, a fabulous party for women. (10 pm-2 am. 535 NW 16th Ave. $5.) DJ Nightschool spins electro and old-school dunng Suicide Club every first and third Saturday at Dunes. (10 pm-3 am. 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) F8 . 7 S aturday Paddle Sauvie Island's Cunningham Slough with OutKayaking Northwest Portland's gay and lesbian sea kayak group (503-231-2632.) If you hate to eat and run, try running and eating with the Portland Frontrunners for a 2.7- to 6.5-mile run along the Willamette Rrver. followed by brunch Meet at the intersection of Southeast Main Street and the Eastbank Esplanade (9 am. www.portlandfrontrunners.org.) Negotiating Erotic Relationships a sexual health workshop for queer men, explores brief encounters, long-term relationships, polyamory and flirting at Kaufman Senior Center in Eugene (10 am 996 Jefferson St 541 342-5088. ext. 35.) The first-ever Super 8 Opera Prima celebrates the 40th anniversary of the film format at Guild Theatre. An eclectic group of 10 accomplished Portlanders (including queer musician Sarah Dougher and performance artist Damali Ayo) will screen their first Super 8 films with live accompaniment by Tara Jane O’Neil. (8 pm. 829 SW Park Ave.) Indigo Giri Amy Ray performs music from her second solo album, Prom, at Crystal Ballroom. Family Outing featuring Jody Bleyle opens. (8 pm. 1332 W Bumside St. $15 at the door, $12 in advance from box office or Ticketmaster.) 9 M onday Indigo Giri Amy Ray performs at Music Millennium. (Noon. 801 NW 23rd Ave.) Got an itch to perform drag? Share the Spotlight with DK PDX as the drag kings perform their best acts along with a new talent showcase featuring drag makeovers, custom glamour portraits and MC Vince Vaga Bond at Mississippi Pizza Pub. (7 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave. $7-$10 sliding scale.) As part of Oregon Ballet Theatre s Dance Talks series, artistic director Christopher Stowell leads choreographer Yuri Possokhov in a discussion about his new ballet for the company at Winningstad Theatre. (7 pm. 1111 SW Broadway. RSVP to 503-227-0977, ext. 213, or outreach@obt. org.) The Shyle Rudder Band performs at Gay comic James Williamson joins Alex St. Andrews for Standup Comedy Nite at Windows Restaurant & Lounge in the Red Lion Hotel. Proceeds benefit New Avenues for Youth. (8 pm. 1021 NE Grand Ave. $10.) Experimental poet Corrine Fitzpatrick performs May 7 and 8. 10 pm B movies. 15 SW Second Ave. ) Portland's gay and lesbian square dance clubs Heads to the Center and Rosetown Ramblers present an evening of fun at the appears next to events especially recommended by the Just Out arts staff. S unday / go A \^ f The Cardboard Box Theatre Company presents the fourth annual Anonymous Theatre in which 14 actors will arrive at Imago Theatre dressed in street clothes, then move from the audience to the stage, where they will meet the rest of the cast for the first time and perform Woody Allen’s Don't Drink the Water. (7:30pm. 17 SE Eighth Ave. $20 at the door, $15 in advance from 503-306-0870.) Tony-winning actress Cherry Jones hosts "My Fair Ladies," this month's episode of the gay and lesbian newsmagazine In the Life— with segments on Holocaust survivor Peter Worth, feminist poet Audre Lorde and tennis legend Billie Jean King—on OPB. (11 pm) io T uesday p:ear gallery exhibits portraits of Portland leaders, including openly gay City Commissioner Sam Adams, through May 27. Support the nonprofit during its third birthday party, p:ear blossoms III—taking flight, May 14. until midnight. (7 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233 3996.) Having just returned to Portland from a whirlwind five-week tour of Europe. Pink Martini performs another “Welcome Home" concert at Crystal Ballroom. Modem pop troubadour Scott Fisher opens. (8 pm. 1332 W Bumside St. $18 at the door, $16 in advance from box office or Ticketmaster.) Armed with razor-wit poetry and irresistible j charm, Boston biracial indie folk artist Pamela Means performs with Tamara J. Brown at Mississippi Pizza Pub. (9:30 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave.) 13 F riday Grolla Restaurant & Wine Bar holds a Gay Happy Hour Thursdays featunng live jazz with Jim Soloway. (9-11 pm. 2930 NE Killingsworth St. 503-493-9521.) Gay singer/songwriter Brian W. Spencer returns to the scene of his first Portland performance to celebrate his move to Chicago with a going-away show featuring Brenda Dickey at Haven. (7.30 pm. 3551 SE Division St. $3-$5 sliding scale.) Win raffle prizes, play games and fall in love during Gay Singles Booty Night at Porky's Pub (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 9 pm. www.bootypdx.com.) Women's jazz trio Sweet Thunder performs at August Moon in Vancouver, Wash. (6:30 pm potluck, 7.30 pm performance 111 W 39th St. $5$ 10 sliding scale.) Scream Club— two riot grrrts on electro hip-hop-dance-rock drops—performs with funky dancemaster Joey Casio, Portland dance duo Bounce Back and DJ Puppet at Porky's Pub. (8 pm. 835 N Lombard St. $2.) Roxx Religion, led by queer singer/guitarist Juli Roxx, presents an all-ages spiritual gathering and blues/folk/rock concert Sundays at Liberty Hall. (1 pm. 311 N Ivy St.) DJs Fly, Dre and Beyonda spin during Tart, a swank soiree where the girls play every second Sunday at Holocene. Drink specials for the first hour! (4 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.) 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) Corrine Fitzpatrick and Bethany Spiers (aka The Feverfew) present Peter & Therese. a collaborative performance of experimental poetry with musical accompaniment dealing with violence and queer/gender issues, at Mississippi Pizza Pub. (7 pm 3552 N Mississippi Ave.) XV screens free films followed by queer artist Marne Lucas B Movie Night every Sunday in May Free tater tots and $1 PBRs! (7 pm Elder Resource Alliance invites older members of the sexual minorities community to meet each other, share common interests and enjoy fun conversation every second Thursday at Old Wives' Tales. Two door prize winners will get a free bowl of the restaurant's famous Hungarian mushroom soup! (2-4 pm 1300 E Bumside St Kevin 503-224-2640 ) Calling all dykes to Girls Night Out Thursdays at Dingo's! Food and drink specials Truth can be funnier than fiction, and that's certainly the case in Terrence McNally's semiautobiographical It's Only a Play. Profile Theatre Project’s top notch cast captures the mania of opening night and sends the gay playwright's hilarious barbs flying through May 22.
