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the corporate criminals with constantly
evolving glee. Her work has become slightly
more somber and reflective as she enters her
late 20s, and the mixture of her early and
How did you spend your 15th birthday?
later slams fuses her political time capsule
Did you invite all the girls over for some
into a complete scene-stealing whole. 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.