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communication@adventuregroup.org.) The Classics Book Group at Barnes & Noble Jantzen Beach discusses The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. (7 30 pm. 1720 N Jantzen Beach.) Expenence the work of three innovative Portland choreographers in a shared evening of contemporary dance dunng Charged! The Conduit Commission Project through July 30 at Conduit Dance Studio. (8 pm. Suite 401, 918 SW Yamhill St. $10- $14 sliding scale from 503-221-5857.) 29 F riday Live and Let Live Club goes on a clean- and-sober Summer Camp-Out through July 31 at Bar View Jetty south of Tillamook. (RSVP to 503-238-6091.) [30 In Other Words exhibits illustrator Sarah Oleksyk through July 31. Jimmy McDonough reads from Big Bosoms and Square Jaws, the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic cult hero Russ Meyer (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), at Powell's. (7:30 pm. 1005 W Bumside St.) The Oregon Bears throw their monthly Double X Dance with $1.25 drink specials at C.C. Slaughters. (9 pm-midnight. 219 NW Davis St.) 23 S aturday The women of The Forest Group watch What the #$*! Do We Know!? Popcorn and coffee will be provided; bring a snack and a beverage (503-582-9841.) The Adventure Group takes a difficult 8.8-mile hike up Salmon Butte. Meet at Starbucks inside the Hollywood Fred Meyer store. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Evan 503- 701 ■ 7922. chair@adventuregroup. org.) The 13th annual Division/Clinton Street Fair features sidewalk sales, vendors, music and a parade. (10 am-5 pm.) Salem celebrates Capitol Pride with a potluck picnic and barbecue, entertainers, games, children's activities and information booths at Cascade Gateway Park. Hot dogs, condiments and chips will be provided. (11 am-6 pm. 2100 Turner Road SE. www capitolpride.org.) Holocene presents Double Down, the fab queer party where the player always wins, every fourth Saturday. (8 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.) 24 S unday The Adventure Group takes an easy 2.5-mile hike or a moderate 7.5-mile hike through Forest Park during the sixth annual Walk for the Wildwood benefit. Meet at Montgomery Park. (8 am. 2701 NW Vaughn St. $20-$30. Register at www.friendsofforestpark.org.) 25 M onday Top dance makers from across North America converge on Portland for the second annual Northwest Professional Dance Project through Aug. 12. (For a complete schedule visit www.nwpdp.com.) 26 T uesday The Elder Resource Alliance invites sexual minority elders, families, friends and allies to Games Day at Portland Impact Multicultural Center. Fabulous food, queer history trivia, bingo and surprises! (2-5 pm. 4610 SE Belmont St.) In Other Words presents The Last Word Open Mike Zine Read (8 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, click_patterdale@yahoo.com.) 27 W ednesday Queer conceptual artist damali ayo reads from How to Rent a Negro, her hilarious and satirical look at race relations, at Powell's, followed by a party at Mark Woolley Gallery. (7.30 pm reading, 1005 W Bumside St. 9 pm party, Suite 210, 120 NW Ninth Ave.) 28 T hursday Oregon Tradeswomen 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 503-335-8200, ext. 21.) The Adventure Group bikes to Last Thursday on Northeast Alberta Street Meet at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge Helmets and taillights required. (5 45 pm. Jim 503-754 4804. S unday 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.) august i M onday The 14th annual Oregon Festival of American Music presents Cole Porter: Night and Day— featuring five afternoon and four evening concerts, five performances of Anything Goes and a grand finale outdoor Aug 7 at Loveland (320 SE Second Ave Fora complete schedule visit www pdxpopnow com) Washington Park Amphitheater presents Let Yourself Go with Phillip Officer a sentimental journey of standard and pop classics woven into unconventional medleys by the gay cabaret artist. (6-8 pm. 400 SW Kingston Ave.) Models strut burlesque, gender-punk and drag styles dunng Genderfly Fashion Faux at Bossanova Ballroom featuring a Sissyboy showcase, hip hop duo Smash & Airioom, DJs Spike and Eric, and bands T-reXXXa, The Del Toros and Cathole. Proceeds benefit Basic Rights Oregon. (8 pm. 722 E Bumside St. $7.) The sixth annual Leather, Feathers & Fur Fetish Ball at Melody Ballroom kicks off S aturday Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party raise money dunng their Fabulous Rummage Sale through July 31 at the Bread and Roses Center. Donations welcome. (9 am-5 pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday. 819 N Killingsworth St. Contact Laura at 503-240-4462 or rwpdx@igc.org to arrange pickup.) North Portland artists (including Andy Stout, gay owner of Four Comers Frame Studio at 7238 N Burlington Ave.) take over store windows during the third annual St. Johns Window Project through Aug. 20. Celebrate opening day with an outdoor art market, kids’ creative activity tent, dance, music and performance. Maps available at participating stores for self-guided tours. (Noon-5 pm.) Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian scuba divers in the Portland area, holds its membership meeting at Sellwood Park. (3-6 pm. www.rubyredflippers.org.) The Rock *n* Roll Camp for Girls holds its final summer showcase at Wonder Ballroom. (7 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $5.) Johnny "The Big Cheese" Mozzarella hosts Summer Tease O'Rama at Holocene featuring internationally renowned burlesque performer Miss Indigo Blue, Reggie Foxx, Sunny D. Lite, Romanian drag king Coach Romo and DJs Yeah Yeah and Scotty D. (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $10.) Lesbian-operated Moon Star Bar & Grill presents crazy/sexy/fun drag queen shows with the Moon Star Girls, Ciara Déla Rosa and Chastity Frustration, every last Saturday. (9 pm. 7410 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) / go \ The Cancer Fags perform with TheXploding Boys, Disco Model and Ruby Starfruit at Porky's Pub (9 pm. 835 N Lombard St. $5.) DJ Sew What spins ghetto and rap jams and booty bass dunng the monthly Summer Bounce Saturday at Dunes. (10 pm-3 am. 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd $2 after 11 pm.) House of Cunt alumni Amber Martin and Andrew Ox say goodbye July 16 and 24. show—through Aug. 13 in Eugene. (Fora complete schedule visit www.ofam.org.) Who's got the glue gun? Dykes Do Crafts at Touchstone Coffee House. (6:30 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.) The Bisexual Community Forum hosts a casual discussion group every first Monday at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7:30 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. 503-285 4848.) 2 T uesday Don Viramontes hosts an open mike Tuesdays at the dyke-owned coffee shop Haven. (7:30 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) 3 W ednesday Elder Resource Alliance welcomes older members of the sexual minorities community and their supporters to a business meeting at Friendly House (3-5 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave.) Grab your wigs, press-on nails and facial hair for the monthly Drag Hop a surreal night of music, dancing and gender-bending fun at the Green Room in Grants Pass. (8 pm. 422 SW Fifth St. $8) n T hursday Lesbian-owned taco bar Dingo's presents Giris Night Out every Thursday Food and drink specials until midnight. (7 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-233 3996 ) Bluesy dykes Galloway & Luckett perform during the Hillsboro Farmers' Market at Orenco Station. (10 am-2 pm Between Northeast Orenco Station Parkway and 61st Avenue.) Queer musician Tamara J Brown hosts Suck My Open Mike Thursdays at 3 Fnends Coffeehouse (7 pm 201 SE 12th Ave.) First Congregational United Church of Christ screens Call Me Malcolm a moving documentary about a 27 year-old transgender seminary student and his struggle with faith, love and gender identity (2:30 pm 1126 SW Park Ave.) House of Cunt entertainer Andrew Ox celebrates his acceptance into the famed Groundlings School of Improvisation dunng Oxcuse Me! (R U an Artist?!?!), a going away party featuring friends from Garland Ray Project, Hott Pink, Koto y Soto and more (9 pm 1001 SE Morrison St. $3-$30.) 3i 5 F riday Batter up! The Lesbian Community Project hosts its 20th annual Softball Tournament of Choice through Aug 7 at Praine Fields in Brush Prairie. Wash. Raffle prizes, games, food, camping Spectators welcome! (13599 NE Praine Road letsplaylcp@comcast net) Indigo is everywhere this month: The Indigo Girls perform July 15 in Veneta and July 17 in Portland, and Miss Indigo Blue headlines July 30 at Holocene. The second annual POX Pop Now! festival features queer musicians The Gossp. The Blow. Tara Jane O'Neil and more through Leather Pride Week, continuing through Aug. 14. (8 pm. 615 SE Alder St. $15 at the door, $12 in advance from Spartacus. Fora complete schedule visit \ www.oregonleatherpride.org.) 6 S aturday The Portland Frontrunners take 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.) Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals presents Bark in the Park, a pet fair and dog walk featuring adoptions, animal experts, entertainment, food, midway games, a mutt show and costume contest, a raffle, vaccines and microchipping at the World Trade Center Outdoor Plaza (10am-3pm. 121 SW Salmon St. Register at www ofosa.org.) Lesbian-owned restaurant/bar Vitis Enoteca stays open late every first and third Saturday for After Hours, a fabulous party for women. (10 pm-2 am. 535 NW 16th Ave. $5.) 7 S unday Eugene s Family Values— which provides a social support network for queer youth, families and allies—hosts a first Sunday potluck lunch at Friendly Park (1-3 pm Monroe Street and West 27th Avenue family_values_pride@hotmailcom.) Gay filmmaker Aaron Kirk Douglas holds a "work in progress" screening of his post- apocalyptic short comedy Freedom State at Hollywood Theatre featunng free popcorn and soda along with comedians Alex St. Andrews. Mark Salveit and Dax Jordan (2-4 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd $25.) Get lucky dunng the Fox & Hounds Monthly Charity Bingo (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.) Girls on Gay presents another lesbian speed dating event at Vitis Enoteca (4 pm 535 NW 16th Ave $20 Register at www girlsongay com ) Check out more listings at www.justout.com
