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Saturday, 7 pm Sunday. 3350 SE Francis St. $7 $ 12 from
503-299-4454.)
FRI • MARCH 3
The Women's Health Network presents the lecture What
Is Sexual Health? at Kennedy School. Continental break­
fast provided. (8:30-11:30 am. 5736 NE 33rd Ave.)
Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton show­
cases more than 80 established and emerging Northwest
fine artists during the 28th annual Celebration of
Creativity through March 5. (10 am-5 pm Friday and
Saturday, noon-4 pm Sunday. 12250 SW Denney Road.)
Out Dancing's beginning country two-step class starts
tonight and continues every Friday ip March at Ankeny
Street Studio. Intermediate West Coast swing class
follows. (7-8 pm swing ($20 for month], 8-9 pm salsa
($24 for month]. 975 SE Sandy Blvd. 503-236-5129.
out_dancing@yahoo. com.)
SAT • MARCH 4
Vlarc Manning (below) captures the violence of nature in his paintings, which are on display this
month at Portland Art Center Annex.
The Edge of Sleep and Waking
Vast plains of darkness through which rise hopeful signs of light.
Visions of violence and emptiness through which emerge images of
comfort and beauty.
“My work,” writes visual artist Marc Manning, “attempts to re­
create the feeling of that precious few seconds after waking up from a
dream.”
Walking close to that dusk of consciousness, Manning’s work
embraces the imagery of both waking and sleeping worlds, without
working at deducing meaning from that imagery. “This moment,” he
continues, “contains a universe charged with human emotion, with­
out logic, answers or purpose.”
Manning, a gay artist and musician, began his life and career in
Philadelphia and has hailed from Portland since 2003. In the Rose City,
he has enjoyed a number of showings, including exhibitions at Disjecta and The Haze Gallery. He and three
other artists (all featured in the cunent issue of Portland Modem) are on display through Feb. 25 at Portland
Art Center Annex, 32 N.W. Fifth Ave. A portion of the sales will help the center reinvigorate its space.
At first, one is fooled by the seeming two-dimensional nature of Manning’s paintings. But after a
moment’s viewing, the eye focuses on unimaginable depths and secret subtle energies. The imagistic,
post-photography feel to some of Manning’s pieces—as if the camera has been abandoned for the brush,
but not the lens—is complemented by random penciled images and words. He actually has worked with
etched photography in the past, though his current use of oil pastel on paper arguably has a more vibrant,
immediate pulse and play.
Manning’s exhibit includes “Ursa Major and Ursa Minor” and “Canis Major,” two extraordinary pieces
that are deconstructed, secular versions of Van Gogh’s night skies, in which there are no divine colors, no
ascended-man architecture—only the blackness of night and the soft, fuzzy ambiguities of stars, promis­
ing comfort after the “miles to go.” Evocations of violent nature, including “Tornado,” “Tsunami” and
“Forest Fire,” start the viewers deep in intense blocks of black or nightmarish swipes of color but lead them
to embracing warmths and comforting passions—almost an acceptance of the disastrous beautiful.
Also available for viewing and purchase is a limited edition (and shockingly affordable) artist’s book
called All Your Things, a collection of amusing, disturbing and beautiful line drawings.
—Glenn Scofield Williams
Gay spiritual director Dale Rhodes facilitates
Fundamentals of the Enneagram Personality
Typology System, an educational and lively group
introduction to this sophisticated and powerful ancient
system for self-understanding and personal development,
at HealthQuest. (9 am-1 pm. 1330 SE 39th Ave. $60-$70
from 503-295-4481 or www.enneagramportland.com.)
More than 60 artists display their work in businesses
and residences throughout the Clinton, Division, Ladd's
Addition and lower Hawthorne neighborhoods during
the third annual Southeast Area Art Walk through
March 5. (10 am-5 pm. For exhibition locations, visit
www. seportlandartwa/k. com.)
Wildcat Haven, which rescues captive-born wildcats and
gives them a safe home, presents its annual fund-raiser
A Night Out for Wildcats at Melody Ballroom featuring
live and silent auctions, music, hors d'oeuvres and a no­
host bar. Attire is "jungle safari best"; be creative with
animal prints, but no furs allowed! (6-10pm. 615 SE Alder
St. $35 from 503-678-1409.)
Satori Men's Chorus presents Expressions of Peace
through March 5 at the Community Music Center. (8 pm
Urban cowboys and girls are in abundance during DJ
Crystal's country western dance at the Portland Metro
Club (PPAA). (9 pm-1 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5.)
SUN • MARCH 5
More than 1,500 people come together for the
31st annual Portland International Women's
Day at Portland State University's Smith
Memorial Center. This year's celebration, "Embracing
Self-Expression," features educational workshops, art
exhibits, a health fair, retail vendors, international food,
Cunt author Inga Muscio and bluegrass band the Flat
Mountain Girls. (10 am-4 pm. 1825 SW Broadway.)
Get lucky during the Fox b Hounds' Monthly Charity
Bingo. (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.)
The Egyptian Club gives away a night stay in a king suite
at Spirit Mountain Lodge/Casino during its monthly Texas
Hold ’Em Tournament Championship. (4 pm. 3701 SE
Division St.)
Celebrate the movie industry's most glamorous evening
during Oscar Night America at the Hollywood Theatre
featuring free popcorn and soda, a light box dinner and a
special gift bag. Honorary co-chairs are Portland animator
and Oscar winner Will Vinton and Portland first lady Karin
Hansen. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Film and Video
Foundation. (4 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $30 general,
$125 VIP from 503-493-1128.)
Snuggle while you celebrate queer cinema at the Men's
Oscar Night and Puppy Pile Proceeds benefit the
Q-LAND/LoveTribe
MenSpirit Scholarship
Fund.
(4:30-9:30 pm. 503-223-8822, ext. 2. RSVP to
www. lovetribe, org/menspirit.)
Get the star treatment during the Crave Oscars Party at The
Ram in Lake Oswego. Admission includes spa services,
sake tastings and a goody bag from Madame Bouffant and
other vendors. Wear your pajamas or favorite leisure wear!
(5-9 pm. 320 Oswego Pointe Drive. $25 at the door, $20 in
advance from www.craveportland.com.)
Gay-owned Onda Arte Latina displays silkscreens by Alicia Leal as part of its Cuban
Exuberance exhibit through Feb. 21.
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