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It’s dance party fun, a video marathon, glitter still worth paying glue crafting and I Word Inside Scoop: Who’s Gay Now $7 to see. impromptu practice Saturday night, kissing? though, brings Things haven’t some interesting changed a bit. new faces to Curve, the original WOW Hall. nationwide lesbian maga Accomplished Bay zine, celebrates its 15th Area rapper anniversary in Portland JenRO, who splits with nearly a week of par Anniversary her time between ties for ladies from May 18 Special Edition queer-oriented per Our to 22. formances and the “We think Portland is more conventional an amazing, fabulous city. gangsta scenario, is We love the lesbians up successfully tread there. The community is ing water in the really diverse in terms of troubled seas of interest, ages and back homophobic, D.E.B.S. Star grounds,” said Diane Sara Foster misogynistic rap Anderson-Minshall, exec Tewiapo Sappbic Spy territory—which is utive editor of Curve. onerous at best, “Portland is rumored to career-killing at have the highest rate of worst. JenRO has lesbians per capita, so it’s publicly stated that she would forsake her the best place for us to be visible.” queer lyrics to scrap her way to the top and The Curve 15th Anniversary Takeover then strike her millions of fans with it when will be punctuated by a huge dance party the iron is hot. Still, her first album, The May 21 at lesbian-owned Vitis Enoteca, Revelation, to be released any day now, is not 535 N.W. 16th Ave. Door prizes, goody bags, void of queer consciousness. If she takes food, drinks and a DJ will set the scene. requests at Out/Loud, try to get her to do The SuperFantabulous Indie All-Stars “ Gangsta Dykes.” will draw local rockers and zinesters for a It takes a San Francisco publication to fund-raising extravaganza benefiting Point pronounce an all-trans ensemble Girl Band Foundation, providing scholarships to queer of the Year, but The Bay Guardian has done students, and the Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for so for good reason. Power pop fivesome Girls. This event is May 22 at Holocene, Lipstick Conspiracy takes you back to sing 1001 S.E. Morrison St. Notable dyke bands, drag shows and entertainers include Just Out News Editor Sarah Dougher, T-reXXXa, Pom Pom Meltdown, Mishkin’s Ruby Warblers, Johnny Mozzarella and Ricky Z. Starr, Glam Star Burlesque and spoken word and readings by Ro Deezy, Inga Muscio, Teresa Molter, Beren de Motier and the women behind independent magazines Hip Mama and World Pulse. Curve Lesbians &. Cinema Close Up will introduce audiences to emerging lesbian filmmakers from around the country with a panel discussion, Q <Si A, new script readings and screenings. The film fest is sponsored in part by the Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The event is slated for May 20 at Acme, 1305 S.E. Eighth Ave. Add to that a Kiss In celebration May 21 on the Multnomah Building steps and a Get Crafty DIY dyke gathering May 18 at Acme. Hotel packages are available through K impton Hotels. For more information visit www.curvemag.com. —Jaymee R. Cuti Curve takes over Portland with anniversary events 15th ? Smells as sweet Eugene’s sixth annual queer girl music fes tival has changed its name from the jaunty Lesbopalooza to the lackluster Out/Loud, but the lineup remains intriguing. The first evening finds the ever-popular queer slam poet Alix Olson on the bill, along with singer/songwriters Pamela Means and Chris Pureka. If you’re hip to the acoustic queer indie scene, you’ve no doubt seen them all before, but their ability to con tinue to rake in the crowds in Oregon is impressive. Of the three, Olson delivers the most bang for your buck, sticking it to the bigots, the politicians, the misogynists and along, dance-along ’80s hooks with a touch of irony over every word. Pick up its debut album, Don't Tell a Soul, and play it on your way; if you can only catch one night of this gay girl soiree, make it this one. “The LGBT community is often excluded from the media and from the national popu lar music scene,” says event coordinator Stacy Borke. “Out/Loud encourages the visi bility of these independent artists and...pro vides a safe and celebratory space.” Borke is still looking for volunteers and donations. Contact her at 541-346-4095 or sborke@earthlink.net. Out/Loud will be held 7:30 p.m. May 20 and 21 at WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets are $5-$7 for one night, $8-$ 10 for both. —Lisa Bradshaw With the greatest off ease Dancers suspended 30 feet in the air, a parasol-carrying contortionist and a cabaret cat-fight—what more could you ask from an evening’s entertainment? Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre’s latest performance, Crimson Cabaret, provides all the aforementioned spectacles and more. The troupe’s members dance, swing and whirl, all while hanging in midair. They defy gravity with the help of various aerial appa ratus: trapezes, ropes, hoops and lengths of stretchy Lycra called silks. The setting is a 1930s Parisian cabaret. The space is draped in red hangings for the performance, lending an air of sensuality. French music, played live by Portland musi cians, adds to the atmosphere. A cast of wacky characters populates the performance. Suzanne Kenney, Pendulum’s managing and artistic director, plays the owner of the cabaret. Company member Laura Stokes performs the part of the parasol carrying contortionist. Two other Pendulum members, Joshua Martinez and Nicky Pearson, are cast as com peting divas who eventu ally come to blows. In “Mismatch,” the two stars perform a trapeze duet, their rivalry reach ing a comedic conclu sion. The piece is set to Pink Martini’s “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” an ironic choice, for sure. After the competitive duet, Martinez performs his solo dance, “Moi,” all about showing off and presenting. The gay 24- year-old calls the piece, choreographed by Mary Hunt, one of the best solos he’s ever had. Even though he just joined Pendulum in October to learn aerial work—his background is in martial arts, gymnas tics and dance—Martinez already dazzles on stage. “He’s pushed it to another level,” Kenney says. “He’s a perfectionist and an emotional performer.” Martinez is excited Joshua Martinez plays a competitive diva in Pendulum Aerial Dance about Crimson Cabaret. Theatre's Crimson Cabaret.
