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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 2005)
28 July 15.2ÛÛ5 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. 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.skandthepunkassbitches.com/ ShannonSite.) The Portland Gay Men's Chorus raises money during 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.) 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.) Space Monkey Cafe presents The Art of Shelley Stefan, a fund-raiser for a dyke mom family fighting for custody of their 10- year-old daughter. Free wine and organic chocolate! (8-10 pm 5511 SE 72nd Ave. $20.) Mock Crest Tavern presents the acoustic. insanity of Sneakin' Out (9 pm-midnight. 3435 N Lombard St.) Noir presents the monthly Queer Fetish night featunng hostess Splendora of Sissyboy debuting her new act. Splendora & the Gender Fluids; pain-based performance art by Nobody in Particular; guest DJ Jimme Jamma spinning with ChaotiQueer, Stormy, Puppet and Nancy Bear; and a raffle to benefit Leather Pride Week. Dress code will be enforced (11 pm. 203 NE Grand Ave. $5 freaky, $10 vanilla, www.queerfetish-r.us.) The Adventure Group takes an easy seven-mile hike on Sauvie Island along the Columbia River to Warrior Rock lighthouse, followed by clothing-optional beach time Meet at Starbucks inside the Hollywood Fred Meyer store. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St Jim 503-760-3814) Gay-owned Paolo Design Group presents Design Shop-Talks 2005 a series of forums about new innovations to create a living space that caters to your needs. Today's topic is "Design Dollar Do’s and Don'ts." Concludes July 30 with “Furniture for Tight Spaces.' (11 am-12.30 pm. 1031 NW 11th Ave To RSVP, call 503 222-1757.) DinnerGrrls connects ambitious, interesting and passionate women dunng a potluck at Sellwood Park (3-6 pm Southeast Seventh Avenue and Miller Street. RSVP to portland@dmnergrris org.) Transforming Us which was created to help physically transitioning Portlanders acquire surgery funds, throws a hoedown at the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center featuring sack racing, pie eating, mud wrestling and performers Emily Herring and Marisa Anderson. (4-10 pm. 2100 SE Belmont St. $5-$10 sliding scale.) Asian * Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays throw a summer party at Michael Yen's house in Vancouver. Wash. (6 pm RSVP to Simon b at icecold625@yahoocom) appears next to events especially recommended by the Just Out arts staff Party til dawn dunng the fifth annual Big Ass Field Party in Eugene featunng 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.bigassfieldparty.com.) Lesbian singer, songwriter 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 (730 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 McRone 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 featuring dancers Linda Austin and Mike Barber, the soulful Lloyd Allen, the twisted drag troupe Sissyboy and the funkalicious DJ Andrew Ox. Her final Portland show prior to her New York City run in September! All ages. (8 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $15 at the door, $12 in advance from Ticketmaster.) Bear Bust at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8 11 pm. 429 NW Third Ave $8 members. $10 nonmembers.) Queer musician Joan Meyer performs with her folk-rock band Jessie Rae at Mississippi Pizza Pub. Sylvie Lewis opens. (9 pm- midnight. 3552 N Mississippi Ave.) Special guests DJs Le Tigre spin dunng Suicide Club at Dunes. (10 pm-3 am. 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $2 after 11 pm.) Gay cabaret artist Phillip Officer entertains Aug. 5 at Washington Park Amphitheater. ever Flamenco Festival— featuring dance, guitar, hand-clapping, percussion, singing and history classes; film viewings; original art; and a closing performance with West Coast artists and surprise guests—through July 24 (For a complete schedule visit www.portlandflamencofestival.com.) Fresh from their second-place finish in the Cascade Cup Softball Tournament, the Bella Boys hold a Bella Bingo Fundraiser at Hobo's: 10 bucks entitles you to play 10 games for 10 chances to win some fabulous prizes! Proceeds will help the team attend the 29th Gay Softball Worid Series in San Diego. (6 pm. 120 NW Third Ave. bellaboysteam@yahoo. com.) The Asian American drummers of Portland Taiko talk about their approach, ideas, inspirations and process as composers and present excerpts of their new works in Room 75 of Portland State University's Lincoln Hall. (6:30-8 pm. 1620 SW Park Ave $7. www.portlandtaiko.org.) Q-LAND presents a free men's yoga class on depression and loneliness. (6:30-8:30 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822, ext. 1. or yoga@qland.org.) Q-LAND and LoveTribe present Men Touching with Heart, a healing touch ritual honoring male friendship networks. (7-10 pm. RSVP to www.lovetribe.org.) ^1 The Adventure Group takes a difficult 15- mile hike up Table Mountain for a bird's eye view of the Bonneville Dam. Meet at Starbucks inside the Hollywood Fred Meyer store. (7 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Jerome 503-239 8563 jeromeguillen@freightliner.com.) 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.) The Tara Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting trans people obtain sex reassignment surgery, holds a benefit concert with Michael Allen Harrison and special guests Matthew J. Clark, Jackie Burnett and the Laurie Cassell Band at Dante’s. (9 pm. 1 SW Third Ave.) ErosTouch hosts Men Massaging Men every first and third Wednesday Two-on-one full-body massage in a safe and nurturing environment No experience necessary. (7-10 pm $20. Register at 503-493-9421.) Oscar-nominated actress Laura Linney (.Kinsey) hosts this month’s episode of the gay and lesbian newsmagazine In the Life on OPB "Image Conscience" explores queer representation on the small screen. (11 pm.) Solo Flamenco presents the Northwest's first V fl . -L ” J Remember Russ Meyer July 22 at Powell’s. Grease your wheels with the Rosetown Ramblers' Gay Skate Night at Oaks Park every third Monday (7.30-9:30 pm. 1 SE Spokane St $5 plus canned food items for Esther's Pantry.) Lesbian artist Sierra Lonepine Briano's paintings are on display this month at Epicure. The Adventure Group takes an easy 3.5- mile walk through historic St. Johns. Meet at North Ivanhoe Street and Richmond Avenue. (6 pm. Evan 503-701-7922. chair@adventuregroup. org.) Party at the Pittock during the Portland Area Business Association's summer fling featuring a special spread by Jake's Catering, a cash bar and the swingin' tunes of Magic Moments. (6-10 pm. 3229 NW Pittock Drive. $50 at the door. $40 in advance from www.paba com.) Mark Woolley Gallery presents a full moon reading from gay poet Walt Curtis' new book, The Land of Ch'i. (7:30 pm. Suite 210, 120 NW Ninth Ave.) Sarah Battens, former lead singer of K’s Choice (“Not an Addict”), performs with Ashleigh Flynn at Imbibe. (9pm. 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $10.) Gather around the Portland Polyamory Circle for informal discussions of open relationships and commitment. (7 pm. Laury 503-285-4848) Asian drumming ensemble Portland Taiko combines exuberant performances with audience interaction and participation at Midland Library. (2-3 pm. 805 SE 122nd Ave.) Portland s radical drag troupe celebrates its first anniversary by switching venues to the fabulous new Wonder Ballroom for part two of its summer trilogy. Sissyboy Is Offensive and Wrong! Featuring 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. All ages welcome. (9 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $7 at the door. $5 in advance from Madame Bouffant. Bridges Café or Le Rouge.) What do you get when you add music to softball? Find out when the Rose City Softball Association performs for your donations during the Divas of the Diamond Drag Show at the Egyptian Club. (8 pm. 3701 SE Division St.) LKN headlines a release party for the second annual PDX Pop Now! compilation at Holocene with live music, raffle prizes and free copies of the CD for everyone! Queer contnbutors include Sleater-Kinney, Mirah, The Blow and The Gossip. (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St.) DJs Puppet. Stormy and Heewee spin dunng Booty: Queer as Ya Be. a weekly queer night at Porky's Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www bootypdx. com.) San Francisco bands Tartufi and The Secrets of Family Happiness perform with local fave Sarah Dougher at Mississippi Pizza Pub. (9:30 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave $6.) Keshet holds a Shabbat potluck for sexual minority Jews along with their spouses, partners, significant others and good friends Bnng a kosher or vegetanan dish and your favorite beverage (630 pm David or Laney 503-226-7079. www gayjewishportland com.)
