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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2005)
July1.2ÛÛ5 Papaya Vietnamese Bistro. (9 pm-midnight. 1135 SW Morrison St.) DJs Puppet, Stormy and Heewee spin during Booty: Queer as Ye Be a weekly queer night at Porky's Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www. bootypdx. com.) 8 F riday Lesbian laughter leader Gail Hand performs an hour of interactive comedy and storytelling at Sueha. (8 pm. 3930 NE Hancock St. $10 from 503-284-2342.) DJ Corban Lester takes Soda. a monthly exotic electro celebration at another plane with Portland General Electro, Strength and DJs Evan Alexander, Mr. Romo and 31 Avas. (8 pm-2 am. 203 SE Grand Ave. $5.) 9 Genuine Imitation Gallery introduces French artist Fanélie Rosier’s postmodern take on the feminist canon July 7-29. S aturday Show your Pride dunng Saturday in the Park at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Wash. (Noon-5 pm. West Columbia and Eighth streets.) Candy from Strangers rocks Music Darcelle XV Showplace crowns the most beautiful female impersonator in the city during the Portland Regional La Femme Magnifique Pageant featuring talent, formal wear, theme and showgirl presentations. (8 pm. 208 NW Third Ave.) Millennium. (5 pm 801 NW 23rd 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. 503-238-3877.) Gypsy torch punks Myshkin's Ruby Warblers perform with Nick Jaina at Mississippi Studios. (8 pm. 3939 N Mississippi Ave. $10 at the door. $8 in advance from 503-288-3895.) Material Girl with host Poison Waters and DJ Gregarious at Crystal Ballroom. (9 pm. 1332 W Bumside St. $25 at the door, $20 in advance from Ticketmaster or 503-241 3336.) M onday Take a gamble on the Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Mondays and Wednesdays at the Egyptian Club. The top point earners will win bumper stickers, a Vegas getaway and a Carnival Cruise and will be invited to compete for a seat in the World Series of Poker 2006! (7 and 10 pm. 3701 SE Division St.) 12 Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social is every second Saturday at Ankeny Street Studio. Lesson and refreshments included. (8-11 pm. 975 SE Sandy Blvd $5 503-236-5129) Mandonna pays tribute to the h T uesday Gay actor/author Martin Moran discusses his book and one-man show The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace at Jantzen Beach Barnes & Noble. (7 pm. 1720 N Jantzen Beach.) Big Mama's Church and In Other Words Women's Books and Resources present an evening with visionary activist astrologer Caroline W. Casey featuring Afro-Cuban percussion and song by the Mambo Queens at the Old Church. (7 pm. 1422 SW 11th Ave. $8 donation from www.bigmamaschurch.org.) Recent San Francisco transplant Holcombe Waller— descnbed by Spin magazine as possessing "the crazy-beautiful, four-octave voice of an androgynous seraph"—opens for Feist at the Doug Fir Lounge. (9 pm. 830 E Bumside St. $10 at the door, $8 in advance from TicketsWest.) ri3 W ednesday The Portland Area Business Association holds its monthly meeting at the Governor Hotel. (11:30 am-1 pm. 614 SW 11th Ave. $19-$24 from 503 241-2222.) Holocene follows the Party Line every second and fourth Wednesday with DJs Automaton, Amber and Freddie. This dancetastic crazy queer night is one of the city’s best bootie shaking opportunities. (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $3.) twisted drag troupe Sissyboy and the funkalicious DJ Andrew Ox. Her final Portland show prior to her New York City run in September! (8 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $15 at the door, $12 in advance from Ticketmaster.) The B-52*s perform at the Bntt Pavilion in Jacksonville. (7:30 pm. $23 $57 from www.brittfest.org.) Pis F riday Bear Bust at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8-11 pm. 429 NW Third Ave. $8 members. $10 nonmembers.) Southern Oregon queers gather for the Big Gay Campout through July 17 at gay-owned Camp Telequa near Tiller. Featuring a Saturday drag show and a "best campsite" competition! ($10 a night from 541-582-2894.) Every third Friday is Lesbian Monthly Movie Night for women 35 and older. (Vote at www.skandthepunkass bitches. com/ShannonSite.) The Portland Gay Men's Chorus raises money dunng its Garage Sale Extravaganza through July 16 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Donations welcome. (9 am-3 pm. 3915 SE 39th Ave. Contact Gary Coleman at 503-240-9777 or resultsnow@comcast.net to arrange dropoff or pickup.) Ward Sutton discusses his irreverent social commentary July 6 at Powell's. The indomitable Indigo Girls perform songs of environmentalism, idealism and. of course, heartbreak at Secret House Vineyard in Veneta. (6 pm. 88324 Vineyard Lane. $33 from Ticketmaster.) I DJs Anjali, E3 and The Incredible Kid expose electronic sounds emerging from South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Jamaica and the United Kingdom during the monthly dance party Atlas at Holocene. (9:30 pm-2:30 am. 1001 SE Morrison St $5 after 10 pm.) < gq A ri6 1 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 Hunganan mushroom soup! (24 pm. 1300 E Bumside St Kevin 503-224 2640 ) Back from its East Coast tour Ubergay Cabaret presents its acclaimed pop drag opera Jack s Off the Beanstalk at Bossanova Ballroom. Flava Kelly opens, and DJ Puppet spins. (9:30 pm. 722 E Bumside St $5.) Candy from Strangers perform during Warped Tour 05 at Columbia Meadows in St. Helens. (11 am 63701 Columbia River Highway $30.25 from TicketsWest) Oregon Tradeswomen Mabel's Cafe & Knittery welcomes all crafts and levels of experience for Queer Knitting every other Sunday Free basic knitting lessons. (4-6 pm. 3041 SE Division St.) Come to Holocene for Tart— a monthly party where the girls go to get more weekend in'their weekend You will be sad you missed it. (4 9 pm 1001 SE Morrison St.) Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents Chicago, a timeless satire on the U.S. justice system, through July 17. present an information session about paid on-the-job training and high-wage career opportunities in carpentry, electncal and other construction related fields at Portland Community College's Workforce Training Center (2-4 pm. 5600 NE 42nd Ave Register at 5033358200. ext 21.) S aturday DinnerGrrls connects ambitious, interesting and passionate women during a potluck at Sellwood Park. (3-6 pm. Southeast Seventh Avenue and Miller Street. RSVP to portland@dinnergrris. org.) Party 'til dawn dunng the fifth annual Big Ass Field Party in Eugene featuring live band K-Pop and the Coalition of the Willing, performance artists, go-go boys and DJs Tronic, Jisaan, Robb N, Jason Phillips. Jade Bassix and DQ. If you're queer in the Northwest, you need to be here! (6 pm gates, 9 pm entertainment. $10. For map visit www bigass field party, com.) • Lesbian singer, songwnter and comedian Lisa Koch performs at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. Proceeds benefit the Hambleton Project, which provides support for lesbians with cancer and other life threatening conditions. (7:30 pm. 2400 NE Broadway $25 at the door. $20 in advance from In Other Words and It's My Pleasure ) Punk, politics and performance art collide in the playful samples, eclectic pop and lo-fi electronics of Le Tigre playing with Beck and McRorie at Memorial Coliseum. (7.30 pm 300 N Winning Way $37 50 from Ticketmaster) House of Cunt entertainer Amber Martin presents a cabaret like no other at Wonder Ballroom featunng dancers Linda Austin and Mil^ Barber, the soulful Lloyd Allen, the Kaosmosis and Abstract Earth Project present the long-awaited return of Dubtribe Sound System for the San Francisco-based superstars' final show ever at Bossanova Ballroom. (9 pm-4 am. 722 E Bumside St. $25 at the door, $20 in advance from TicketsWest.) 17 S unday Joq's presents the summer sizzler BBQ & Softball Social (4 pm 2512 NE Broadway.) Girlyman opens for the Indigo Girls at the Oregon Zoo (7 pm 4001 SW Canyon Road $22 from www.oregonzoo.org or TicketsWest.) Looking Ahead Portland’s radical drag troupe celebrates its first anniversary July 20 by switching venues to the fabulous new Wonder Ballroom for part two of its summer trilogy Sissyboy Is Offensive and Wrong! Featunng House of Cunt entertainer Amber Martin, singer/songwnters Sarah King and Holcombe Waller. Seattle drag punk pioneers Jackie Hell and Ursula Android, electronic drag duo Caught in Candy and DJs Stormy and Jimme Jamma (9 pm 128 NE Russell St $7 at the door, $5 in advance from Madame Bouffant. Bridges Café or Le Rouge.) Check out more listings at www.justout com!