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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2005)
iuly 1.20Û5 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. July appears next to events especially recommended by the Just Out arts staff Los Angeles pop singer/songwriter Jay Spears performs at the dyke-owned coffee shop Haven. (8 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) C.C. Slaughters presents the Cascade Cup Softball Party No cover! (8 pm. 219 NW Davis St.) Chamber Music Northwest presents its 35th Anniversary Summer Festival—five weeks of music with 17 programs in 28 concerts as well as free lectures, open rehearsals, pre-concert talks, art exhibitions and a film screening—through July 31. (Fora complete schedule visit www.cmnw org.) Out Dancing's beginning waltz class starts tonight and continues every Friday in July at Ankeny Street Studio. Intermediate tango follows (7-8 pm waltz ($20 for rrlbnth), 8 9 pm tango l$24 for month). 975 SE Sandy Blvd. 503-236 5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com.) Kaosmosis concludes its First Friday run of shows at Bossanova Ballroom with Spirit of '79, an American summer sci-fi family barbecue featunng Dream Police Car performing music by The Cars and Cheap Trick. (9 pm-4 am. 722 E Bumside St. $7 $9 sliding scale.) DJ Retro Rhonda teaches gay-friendly swing and salsa lessons during Dance Fix Fndays at Garberos. (Midnight-4 am. 414 SW 13th Ave. $5.) 2 S aturday CoZ Productions gets your mind, body and spirit hummiri during Freedom, a barefoot and smoke- and alcohol-free dance featuring free massages at Caravan Studios. DJs Shams Cohen and Genia Z spin. (8 11 pm. 4050 NE Broadway. $10 sliding scale. 503-253-3348.) Yee haw! Mississippi Pizza Pub presents the TX 2 PDX QueerMusicFest featuring Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers, Laura Mejia, Excuse Me Sir, Pirate Jane, Dreadful Sorry, Stacy Bias, Littermeet, Tamara J. Brown, Glam Star Burlesque, DK PDX, Johnny Mozzarella and DJ Puppet. (8 pm-2 am. 3552 N Mississippi Ave. $5 $ 10 sliding scale.) Margo Tufo presents Women in Blues featuring Kathleen “Koffee” Riley, Chris “Donna Delgado" Schlegel and special guests at Clyde s Prime Rib. (8:30 pm- midnight 5474 NE Sandy Blvd.) Lesbian-owned restaurant/bar Vitis Enoteca stays open late every first and third Saturday for After Hours, a fabulous party for women. (10pm-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.) More than 30 queer softball teams from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Vancouver, British Columbia, compete for the Cascade Cup through July 3 at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro and Memonal Park in Wilsonville. (4450 NW 229th Ave. and 8100 SW Wilsonville Road. www. cascadecup. org.) [3 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 River, followed by brunch. Meet at the intersection of Southeast Main Street and the Eastbank Esplanade. (9 am. www.portlandfrontrunners. org.) Get lucky during the Fox & Hounds Monthly Charity Bingo (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.) Queer artist Richard Glenn shows his fused glass work through July 30 at Brian Marki Fine Art. Everybody's welcome to join the queer friendly drum circle Sundays at the group every first Monday at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7:30 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. 503-285-4848) S unday Roxx Religion, led by queer singer/guitarist Juli Roxx, presents an all-ages spintual gathering and blues/folk/rock concert Sundays at Liberty Hall. (1 pm. 311 N Ivy St.) Egyptian Club. (4 pm. 3701 SE Division St.) Come to gay-owned Crush—now triple the size with a Vice Room for smokers—for the T-Dance every Sunday. (4 pm-1 am. 1400 SE Morrison St.) 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.) ^5 T uesday DJ Retro Rhonda teaches gay-friendly swing and salsa lessons during Dance Fix Tuesdays at Garberos. (4-7 pm. 414 SW 13th Ave. $5.) Bolivia Carmichaels hosts Carnival de Bolivia a wild and crazy talent and variety show open to everyone—from drag and dancing to singing and strif>ping—every Sunday at C.C. Slaughters. Performers should arrive at least an hour before showtime (8-11 pm. 219 NW Davis St.) Portland artist Daniel Kaven confronts the tormented realities of his own experience in the groundbreaking conceptual project Divorce July 6-29 at Gallery 500. 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 “Lighting Basics " Continues July 16 with "Design Dollar Do's and Don'ts." (11 am-12 30 pm 1031 NW 11th Ave. To RSVP, call 503 222-1757.) The Independence Day Men's Spirit Pajama Party uses heart-sharing, massage, contact improv, pillow fights and blindfolded touch exploration to melt the barriers between men Presented by Q LAND and LoveTribe (7 pm-midmght. $10-$20 donation RSVP to 503 223 8822. ext. 2. or pa/amaparty@qland org. ) The Bisexual Community Forum hosts a casual discussion full-body massage in a safe and nurturing environment. No experience necessary. (7-10 pm. $20. Register at 503-493-9421.) Cunt author Inga Muscio reads from Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist, Imperialist Society at the Goodfoot. DJ Yaga spins. Proceeds benefit In Other Words Women's Books and Resources. (8 pm. 2845 SE Stark St $1-$50 sliding scale.) Village Voice political cartoonist Ward Sutton discusses Sutton Impact, his full I ■■ Q-LAND presents men's yoga classes Wednesdays through July 20. Tonight's focus is back and neck pain; next week's focus is weight loss and fitness. First class free; sliding scale thereafter. (6:30-8:30 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822, ext. 1. or yoga@qland.org.) 2Boards Productions presents Our Little Gala at Theater Theatre featuring a staged reading of Portland playwnght Aubrey Jessen's Pink Apocalypse, music by Swingin’ Amiss and a silent auction. (7 pm. 3430 SE Belmont St. $10 from 503-232-5375.) 4 M onday k. ___________ Who’s got the glue gun? Dykes Do Crafts at Touchstone Coffee House (6 30 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.) Don Viramontes hosts an open mike Tuesdays at the dyke-owned coffee shop Haven. (7:30 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) Life coach Barb Beck presents a series of workshops for veterans of long-term relationships who wish to get it right. Tonight's topic is Fabulous Ways Where the hell is the '80s underground, slow jams, rock and dirty Southern rap in this town? Holocene presents Monster Truck, a boy-on-boy dance party for everyone, every first Wednesday. DJs Sew What, And How, BJ and L-Train spin. (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $3 after 10 pm.) It's queer night at Basil, a new restaurant and bar located below Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine (4 30-1130 pm. 3135 NE Broadway ) Calling all dykes to Giris Night Out Thursdays at Dingo's! Food and drink specials until midnight. (7 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503 233 3996 ) Queer musician Tamara J. Brown hosts Suck My Open Mike Thursdays at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave ) (7-8 30 pm. $10. RSVP to matchmaker@cruisecontrolpdx. com.) Grolla Restaurant & Wine Bar holds a Gay Happy Hour Thursdays featuring live jazz with Jim Soloway (911 pm. 2930 NE Killingsworth St. 503-493-9521.) ErosTouch hosts Men Massaging Men every first and third Wednesday Two-on-one Queer DJ Tool spins during late night happy hour Thursdays through Saturdays at Green to Blow a Budding Relationship! Stark Raving Theatre revisits Joseph Fisher's contemporary version of a classic dilemma in Faust. Us. (Version 2.0) July 8-Aug. 6. color trouncing of the Bush Dynasty, at Powell's. (730 pm. 1005 W Burnside St.)