at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Vancouver, Wash.
Proceeds benefit the Audna M. Edwards Scholarship Fund.
(7 pm 107 E Seventh St. $20 from 360-694-8656.)
Grammy
Award
winner
Cynthia
Clawson,
who
Billboard magazine called
"the most awesome voice in
gospel music," performs at
Metropolitan
Community
Church of Portland. (7 pm
2400 NE Broadway $15.)
Experimental acoustic music
Cynthia Clawson
duo Felina celebrates the
release of its CD Let Me Tell
You a Story with food, door prizes and random acts of art
and conversation at In Other Words. (9 pm. 8 NE
Killingsworth St.)
SUN • JULY 30
Towne Lounge welcomes Tara Jane O'Neil on
July 28.
Mock Crest Tavern presents the acoustic insanity of
Sneakin’ Out. (9 pm-midnight. 3435 N Lombard St.)
The Oregon Bears throw their monthly Double X Dance at
C.C. Slaughters. (9 pm-1 am. 219 NW Davis St. $2.)
The drag punks of Sissyboy celebrate their second
anniversary at Wonder Ballroom with The Snuggle-Ups,
DJ Stormy, San Francisco s infamous DJ Drag and the
second installment of their time travel summer trilogy. Last
month Splendora and the "girls" were cast into the past by
Sindee Whorehole's time machine to thwart evil dictator
President Linah Cocaine; now they are lost somewhere in
time! (11 pm 128 NE Russell St. $5)
SAT • JULY 29
The Adventure Group takes a difficult 11 5-mile hike along
the east side of Mount Hood, across Badger Creek, through
old growth and past numerous viewpoints. Meet in
Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE
Weidler St. Todd 360-883-1917. wtmeier@rdrop.com.)
Salem celebrates Capitol Pride with live entertainment,
guest speakers, karaoke, vendors and a drag show at
Cascades Gateway Park, followed by an after-party at
Southside Speakeasy. (10 am-4 pm festival, 2100 Turner
Road SE. 4-7 pm party, 3529 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
www capitolpride org.)
Girls on Gay presents Summer Splash 2006 at Northbank
Tavern in Vancouver, Wash. (6 pm. 106 W Sixth St.)
/ goj Rose Empress XXXVI Maria and Rose Empress
XLIV Poison Waters host Dining for Diplomas fea
turing a four-course dinner, live music and dancing
The Adventure Group takes a moderate 7.1 -mile hike to
Pansy and Dickey Lakes to enjoy the alpine setting and
meadow views. Meet in Starbucks at Hollywood Fred
Meyer. 18 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Evan 503-701-7922.
chair@adventuregroup.org.)
People living with HIV/AIDS are invited to the WellBeing
Sunday Brunch, serving free home-cooked meals in the
historic Mt. Olivet Building. (3-6 pm. 1734 NE First Ave.)
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.)
MON • JULY 31
Take a 2.7- to 6.5-mile run/walk along the Willamette River
during the Portland Frontrunners Ladies Night every
Monday. Meet at the intersection of Southeast Main Street
and the Eastbank Esplanade. (6 pm. Kamm 971-533-6199
wsuvet@yahoo. com.)
Sissyboy turns 2 years old July 28 at the Wonder.
Gender Variant Healthcare Project. (206 E Fifth Ave
www. homoagogo com.)
Graphic novelist Abby Denson discusses and signs Tough
Love: High School Confidential at Powell’s on Hawthorne.
(7:30 pm. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.)
Towne Lounge presents the nonsmoking queer night Meet
Dept, every Tuesday. This week's installment is Radio
Stars, a video dance party. (9 pm. 714 SW20th Place.)
Get down and dirty to the best in booty bass, crunk, grime,
electro and old-school hip-hop during the free queer dance
party Tha’ Boom every Monday at Berbati’s. OJs
Automaton, Beyonda, K.O. and Wesley spin the hits. (9 pm.
10 SW Third Ave )
WED • AUG. 2
TUE • AUG. 1
Road trip, anyone? Head north for the biennial queer
music, art, film, performance and activism festival Homo
a Go Go 2006 through Aug. 6 at Capitol Theater in
Olympia, Wash. Acts include Amy Ray (of the Indigo
Girls), Blowoff (featuring Bob Mould of Husker Du and
Sugar), Hey Willpower (featuring Will Schwartz of
Imperial Teen), The Gossip, The Dead Betties, Bitch,
Nicky Click, Xiu Xiu, Myshkin's Ruby Warblers and queer
rappers JenRO and Katastrophe. Proceeds benefit the
Elder Resource Alliance holds a business meeting at
Friendly House. (3:30-4:30 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave.)
Asian-American drum performance group Portland Taiko
holds a benefit banquet at Wong's King Seafood
Restaurant. (6 pm no-host bar, 7 pm dinner 8733 SE
Division St $35 from www portlandtaiko org.)
THU • AUG. 3
Blackout Leather Productions, Portland Leather Alliance,
Bad Girls, Queer Fetish and several other organizations
present Oregon Leather Pride Week through Aug. 13.
(www. oregonleatherpride org.)
Disgrace Under Fire
Once upon a time, bands like
Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King
Crimson took classical music and gave
it a meatier thump, jacking up its
adrenaline and borrowing or outright
stealing the graceful, artful lines and
turning them into roclf ’n’ roll so hard
it made even the dustiest bones of the
Ladies, Leather and Fur
composers do 360s in their graves.
Two upcoming events require “must do” marks in your valuable weekend calendar space.
Giris on Gay presents Summer Splash 2006 6 p.m. July 29 at Northbank Tavern, 106 W. Sixth St. in
Vancouver, Wash. Women who want to “get lei’d” and “get wet” are especially encouraged to attend.
The wet T-shirt contest is only one reason ladies will be heading to the Northbank. The DJ dance, raf
fles, drink specials and limbo contest are a few others.
Now, The Shondes, a group of sub
versive queercore chicks from New
York who also happen to be very
Jewish, threaten to do the same thing
not just to classical, but also to Jewish
Rochelle Sprunk and Karen Hooper started Girls on Gay to help bring the lesbian and gay commu
music and Jewish culture, utilizing
nity together. “We really want to be able to give back to the community and continue to create events for
punk rock. They count Portland’s own Sleater-Kinney as big inspirations, and their particular brand of
more seasoned and younger crowds,” says Sprunk.
quirky, jagged raucousness brings on that vibe as well aS Patti Smith and even The B-52’s in other
Girls on Gay also promotes lesbian speed dating events, relationship workshops and a Hip Holiday
moments. Yet there’s often an element of classical music floating in and around the powerful backbeats,
Soiree. It recently sponsored a weekend at Kah-Nee-Ta, a resort in central Oregon, and plans on making
brought into focus by the occasional violin, insertion of a fugue turned ballsy, and a traditional Jewish
it an annual event.
melody here or there.
According to Sprunk, the Northbank is little-known but can often host a crowd of 50 percent to 60
To someone like Bach, it would undoubtedly all be quite disgraceful—which is exactly what The
Shondes are about. With three transgender members, two of them Jewish, and all of them thinking quite
percent women. “We’re hoping people will come get to know us and the Northbank.”
Another not-to-miss event is a fantastic fund-raiser for Esther’s Pantry. Join the Oregon Bears, Bad Girls,
the Oregon Leather Fraternity and members of the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court for a full day of fun.
radically about feminism and the politics of Israel, they lived their lives as outcasts in a supposedly very
liberal section of society. Hence the name “shonde,” which is Yiddish for “outrage” or “disgrace.”
First up is a garage sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 22 next to Fat Cobra Video, 5940 N. Interstate Ave.
The band consists of bassist/vocalist Louisa Rachel Solomon, guitarist Ian Brannigan, violinist Elijah
According to Johnney Cub, Mr. Oregon Cub 2004, lots of items will be for sale, including books, tapes,
Oberman and drummer Temim Fruchter. All have been vocal about Israel’s occupation of Palestine, with
furniture and more.
Oberman actually heading over there as part of an aide group.
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To make room for all this new-to-you stuff, donate your old stuff! Dropoff is at the garage sale location
The foursome is seriously frustrated by New York’s indie music scene, particularly the Jewish sector of
between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. If you cannot make that window of opportunity, e-mail johnneycub@msn.com
it. Its ferocity was even more evident in Soloman’s comments to The Village Voice last month, when she
with your address and phone number, and he’ll arrange for a pickup.
talked about that scene and how it’s not as liberal and progressive as it might seem. “The politics under
Then a party gets kickin’ from 9 p.m. to midnight at Primal Urge, aka Porky’s Pub, 835 N. Lombard
lying them are in fact funded by Jewish institutions that are really Zionist and wedded to an ideology of
St. For $2 and a canned food donation, you’ll get a night of raffle prizes, auction items and live local enter
Jewish nationalism and Jewish heterosexuality and procreation and all this stuff we really hate,” she said.
The Shondes perform with The Golden Bears, The Gay Deceivers and The New Bloods 9 p.m.
tainment, including the divine Alycia Day, Rose Empress XLVll.
July 24 at Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N. Mississippi Ave. Cover is $3-$5.
Have a blast and do something good at the same time!
—Malka Geffen
—André Hagestedt