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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.)
F riday
Enjoy a fun-filled evening of
scary tours, shows and
socializing during Queens at
the Beach, the annual queer night
presented by Scream at the Beach,
Portland's largest collection of
haunted houses, next to Toys “R" Us
at Jantzen Beach SuperCenter.
Poison Waters, Tiara Desmond,
Meesha Peru, Lotta Liquor and other
drag divas will greet the Halloween
fairies! Proceeds benefit the American
Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter.
(7-10 pm. $8 per attraction.)
Pride Northwest meets in Room 323 at
Portland State University's Smith Memorial
Center. The board welcomes community
participation in the planning of Pride 2006!
Repeats Oct. 21. (6:30-8 pm. 1825 SW
Broadway, wwwpridenw.org.)
Out Dancing’s beginning cha-cha class
starts tonight and continues every Fnday in
October at Ankeny Street Studio
Intermediate samba follows. (7-8pm cha-
cha ($20 for month), 8-9 pm samba ($24 for
month] 975 SE Sandy Blvd 503-236-5129
out_ dancing&yahoo. com.)
Sex advice columnist Dan Savage
reads from his new book, The
Commitment, at Powell's. (7.30 pm.
1005 W Bumside St.)
Lesbian clairvoyant Kermie Wohlenhaus
presents an evening with the cast of the cable
access television program Kermie X the
Angels at Metropolitan Community Church
of Portland. (7-8:30 pm. 2400 NE Broadway
www. kermieandtheangels. com. )
Cute queer KJ JoJo spins during
Porky-oke at Porky's Pub. (9.30 pm.
835 N Lombard St.)
fourth Tuesday. (7 pm writing group. 830 pm
open mike. 3000 NE Killingsworth St.)
Melissa Ferrick brings her powerhouse
voice, masterful guitar skills and constantly
deepening catalog of irresistible songs to
Mississippi Studios through Oct. 12. Natalia
Zuckerman opens. (8 pm. 3939 N
Mississippi Ave. $17.50.)
Kelly's Olympian presents Hog. a new rock
'n' roll queer night every second and fourth
Tuesday. (9 pm. 426 SW Washington St. $2-
$4 sliding scale.)
Dance your panties off as DJ Atomiton spins
funky '80s music and more Tuesdays at the
Egyptian Club. (10 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $1.)
The Portland Area Business
Association holds its monthly meeting at
the Governor Hotel, with a presentation by
customer retention strategist Bobbi Kahler.
(11:30 am-1 pm. 614 SW 11th Ave. $19-$24
from 503-241-2222.)
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The award-winning Bodyvox hypothesizes a
worid in which technology flows in reverse
evolution in Civilization Unplugged through
Oct. 9 at Portland State University’s Lincoln
Hall. (7:30 pm Friday-Sunday, 2 pm Saturday
1620 SW Park Ave. $15-$30 from
www. bodyvox. com.)
Gay Enneagram expert Dale Rhodes
presents Nine Months on Nine
Types: The Defense
Mechanisms every second
Monday at HealthQuest. (6.30-9 pm.
1330 SE 39th Ave. Register at
www. enneagramportland. com. )
Oregon Ballet Theatre opens its 17th
season with a diverse program of modern
ballets, including artistic director Christopher
Stowell’s Eyes on You, a world premiere set
to 10 songs by Cole Porter, through Oct. 16
at Newmark Theatre. (7.30 pm Tuesday-
Saturday, 2pm Sunday. 1111 SW
Broadway. $18-$96 from box office or
503-2-BALLET.)
Mandonna pays tribute to the
Material Girl with host Poison Waters,
Blondie tribute band Blondage and
Portland cover band Bar Code at Crystal
Ballroom. (9 pm. 1332 W Bumside St. $10
from Ticketmaster or 503-241 -3336.)
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.)
Gay spiritual director Dale Rhodes facilitates
Introduction to the Enneagram. a fun
and educational workshop about the ancient
personality system, at HealthQuest. (9 am-
1 pm. 1330 SE 39th Ave. $65 at the door.
$55 in advance from
www. enneagramportland. com.)
Lambda Literary Award winner Alex
Sanchez reads at Powell's on
Hawthorne. (7:30 pm. 3723 SE
Hawthorne Blvd.)
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Bodyvox opens its 2005-2006 season with Civilization Unplugged through Oct. 9.
Have your photo taken with your
favorite pet at Unleash Yourself. Proceeds
benefit the Hambleton Project. (10 am-2 pm.
1211 NE Alberta St. $20 donation
503-335-6591.)
Portland Open Studios invites art
enthusiasts to visit studios on the east side of
the Willamette River through Oct. 9.
Continues Oct. 15 and 16 on the west side.
(10am-5pm. $12 from
www portlandopenstudios. Com.)
In celebration of Teen Read Month and
National Coming Out Day. Alox Sanchez
(Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, So Hard to
Say) reads from his work, talks about his life
as a writer and signs books at Central Library.
(1-2:30 pm. 801 SW 10th Ave.)
Cruise Control presents a Tashlich service
for Jewish lesbians 36 and older at the
Eastside Esplanade.
(4:30 pm. Register at
www. cruisecontrolpdx. com.)
Out Dancing's monthly
Dance Social is every
second Saturday at Ankeny
Street Studio. Lesson and
refreshments included
(7-10 pm. 975 SE Sandy Blvd
$5 503236-5129.)
Golden Girls icon Boa
Arthur tells a few lowbrow
stories from her 50 years in
the business mixed with her
favorite songs at Elsinore
Theatre in Salem (7 30 pm
170 High St. SE. $30^60
from TicketsWest.)
Up-and-coming fashion and*
Portland artist Dave Neeson addresses the
dichotomy between high and low art aesthetics this
month at Boriwti's.
music luminaries come
together for Stargazing at
Wonder Bdbroom featuring a
fashion show; a silent auction; live
entertainment by the Blues Goblins, with Sam
Coomes of Quasi; danceable techno by Copy;
and futuristic post-disco sounds spun by DJ
Brad Vachal Proceeds benefit the Franny Fund,
which covers the uninsured medical costs for a
5 year old Portlander with cerebral palsy (8 pm.
128 NE Russell St. $12 from Ticketmaster.)
Pop/electro/comedy duo Caught in Candy
performs at the grand opening of Pix
Patisserie's North Portland location. (9 pm.
3901 N Williams Ave.)
dy queer rappers Scream Club swing by
Crush on their ‘Yr Beautiful, Keep Drinking!"
tour for a dance party featunng bonus
giveaways and hot queer DJs Set It & Forget It
and LTram (9 pm. 1400 SE Morrison St. $4.)
Poet and critic David Biespiel and
former Oregon State Poetry Society
president David Hedges discuss and
debate the current state of American poetry
on KBOO FM's Talking Earth with host
Walt Curtis, known to many as Portland’s
"Unofficial Poet Laureate." (10-11 pm.)
Portland author Bob Bernstein
(Straight Parents, Gay Children) reads
from Families of Value: Personal Profiles
of Pioneering Lesbian and Gay Parents at In
Other Words. (7 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne BM.)
Cup and Saucer Northeast presents STS
and Dexter's Spoken Mike for
storytellers and writers every second and
Gay-owned Paolo Design Group presents
Interior Design Shop-Talks, a series of
forums about new innovations to create a
living space that caters to your needs.
Tonight's topic is "Amazing Materials.”
(6-7:30 pm. 1031 NW 11th Ave. RSVP to
503-222-1757.)
Radical Women analyze the fallout of the
government's response to Hurricane Katrina
at the Bread and Roses Center. (6.30 pm.
819 N Killingsworth St. $6 Southern supper
donation. To arrange child care, rides or
work exchanges, call 503-240-4462.)
Queer musician Tamara J. Brown hosts Suck
My Open Mike, which has moved to
Wednesdays at 3 Friends Coffeehouse.
(7 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.)
Bob Mould performs with Shiny Toy Gun at
the Doug Fir Lounge. (9 pm. 830 E Bumside
St. $1 7 at the door, $15 in advance from
TicketsWest.)
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 Hungarian mushroom soup! (2-4 pm.
1300 E Bumside St. Kevin 503-224-2640.)
Oregon
Tradeswomen
present an
information session
about paid on-the-
job training and
high-wage career
opportunities in
carpentry, electrical
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.)
Get yer oink on at Portland's newest dance
party. Glitter Pig. every first Saturday at
Porky’s Pub. No cover1 (9 pm-1 am. 835 N
Lombard St.)
Cruise Control presents eight-minute
dating for lesbians at Hobo's featuring
groups for women in their 30s, 40s and 50s
(4 pm. 120 NW Third Ave $15 Register at
www cruisecontrolpdx com.)
Do not fear— Tart is here to get your hips
shaking and the good times flowing DJs
Harmony, Dre and Beyonda serve up the beat
during the monthly party for queer girls at
Holocene. Drink specials for the first hour1
(4 pm 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
Keshet holds a sit-down dinner to celebrate
Rosh Hashana for sexual minority Jews
along with their spouses, partners, significant
others and good fnends (5 pm. David
503-226-7079. wwwgayjewishportland.com)
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