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Nettwyrk performing together as The
Mutant Assembly. Bring your hip boots!
(10 pm-2 am. 125 NW Fifth Ave. $5.)
FRI • SEPT. 15
Share, learn, love, dance and
delight during the 32nd annual
WomanSource Fall Gathering
through Sept. 17 at Lake of the Woods
in southern Oregon. With belly danc­
ing, drumming, circle songs, canoeing,
camping, erotic readings, music, crafts
and hearty vegetarian cuisine, there is
something here for everyone! (RSVP to
Donna 541-535-7450 or taylorkratz@
yahoo.com.)
The Women's Health Network presents
the lecture Sexual Desire at Kennedy
School. Continental breakfast provided
(8:30-11:30 am. 5736 NE 33rd Ave.)
A fresh-faced high schooler falls prey to an evil marijuana peddler in
Stumptown Stages' Reefer Madness, opening Sept. 8.
Chambers unveils photographer Alice Wheeler's The Influence of Flowers on a
Melancholy Day Sept. 7.
Womyn are invited to help choose art for the 2008 date­
book and calendar during the We’Moon Weaving Circle
at Full Circle Temple. (1-5 pm. 3125 E Bumside St RSVP to
Kate 503-630-7848 or kate@wemoon.ws.)
artist Jon Hart during We Aren't Deejays night at gay-
owned Saucebox. (9 pm. 214 SW Broadway.)
Get lucky during the Fox & Hounds Monthly Charity
Bingo. Proceeds benefit Esther's Pantry. (3:30 pm.
217 SW Second A ve.)
¿ go A The Gay Gourmet Club meets at Pastim Pastaria.
DJs Harmony, Beyonda and Saffromca lay down the
hottest world, Latin, house and old-school beats during
Tart, a monthly party for queer girls at Holocene. (4 pm.
1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
The Portland Area Business Association holds its
monthly meeting at the Governor Hotel with a presentation
by City Commissioner Sam Adams. (6-8:30 pm. 614 SW
11th Ave. $20-$25 from www.paba.com.)
Alberta Street Pub celebrates its fifth anniversary
through Sept. 16 with 33 bands in one week, including
queer performers Marisa Anderson, Myshkin's Ruby
Warblers, Ashleigh Flynn and Sneakin' Out. (6 pm.
1036 NE Alberta St. $5 a night. For a complete schedule
visit vwvw. albertastreetpub. com.)
Radical Women screen Grassroots Rising at the Bread
and Roses Center. The powerful film documents Korean
restaurant and grocery staff, Filipino home health care
providers and Thai garment workers who are building inter­
ethnic campaigns to improve their working conditions.
(6:30 pm. 819 N Killingsworth St. $6-$10 meal donation.)
The Attic Writers' Workshop presents a rare reading at
Blackfish Gallery to hear what its faculty members—
including queer scribe Ariel Gore—are working on in
fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more. (7 pm. 420 NW Ninth
Ave. vwvw. atticwritersworkshop. com.)
Lesley Thomas discusses Flight of the Goose: A Story of
the Far North— her award-winning literary novel about a
small Arctic village whose culture and environment are
under siege from the outside world—at In Other Words.
(7 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
C.C. Slaughters presents a special edition of Carnivale de
Bolivia's Game Show Night with Extreme Family Feud
featuring the Portland Avalanche rugby team vs. the Rose
City Rollers roller derby league! (7 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
MON • SEPT. 11
Get down and dirty during the free queer hip-hop party
Tha' Boom every Monday at Berbati’s. DJs Automaton,
K.O., III Camino and Rad spin the best in Dirty South, booty
bass, grime, electro, R & B, old school and the freshest
new cuts. (10 pm. 10 SW Third Ave.)
TUE • SEPT. 12
Dexter's Famous Spoken Mic gives writers "rock star
status" by bringing beginners and more established read­
ers together for inspirational rants and performances every
second and fourth Tuesday at In Other Words. (7 pm. 8 NE
Killingsworth St.)
Salon Q, a monthly mixer for men and women to socialize
in a smoke-free environment, moves to the Jupiter Hotel.
(7:30 pm 800 E Bumside St.)
Queer Portlander Storm Tharp spins music with fellow
WED • SEPT. 13
(6 pm drinks, 6:30 pm dinner 1506 NW 23rd Ave.
RSVP to www gaygourmetclub.com.)
Sneakin' Out and Ashleigh Flynn kick off their
McMenamins Great Northwest Music Tour at Kennedy
School. (7pm. 5736 NE 33rd Ave.)
Meet new people while learning great skills and tools as
life coach Barb Beck teaches a Relationship "Readiness'
Series for women loving women Wednesdays through
Sept. 27 at Aura. This week's topic is "Out of the House,
Into Your (Her?) Heart!" (7-8:30pm. 1022 W Burnside St.
$45 for series RSVP to girlsongay@yahoo.com.)
THU • SEPT. 14
Elder Resource Alliance partners with Write Around
Portland for a free writing workshop series open to older
members of the sexual minorities community Thursdays
through Nov. 14 at Fnendly House. WRAP provides a trained
facilitator, journals, pens, snacks and beverages. (10:30 am-
12:30 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave. RSVP to Rachel
503-224-2640, ext. 152, or eracoordinator@yahoo.com.)
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 Niki s Restaurant (2-3:30 pm. 736 SE
Grand Ave Rachel 503-224-2640)
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The Men s Wellness Center welcomes Shelagh
1ECT the Super Sex Lady, Cascade AIDS Project's
resident sex expert, as she answers your most
probing questions. (7-8:30pm 928 SW Stark St.)
Q-LAND presents the Men's Wellness Allies Training
every second and fourth Thursday, learn how to help
others clarify and realize their wellness visions,
challenges and resources. (7-9 pm. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.)
Singer, songwriter, engineer and artist Tara Jane O'Neil
performs experimental acoustic music from her forthcom­
ing album In Circles at Holocene The Lovers and The
Golden Bears open. (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
The new digital lounge Someday bids farewell to Llewyn
Maire and Lisa Newman during the 2 Gyrlz Bon Voyage
Party featuring an all-out dance and performance party
with DJ Try My Cabbage, To-Ka-Ge's Burning, hteah, The
Gyri Grip and the entirety of the Pan-Zen Konspiracy
featuring games, sexy prizes and an all-out dance party
with DJ Puppet. (9 pm. 1305 SE Eighth Ave. $5.)
The Egyptian Club presents Hip-Hop Fridays with DJ
Brooklyn once a month. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $4.)
Someday Lounge presents St. Vitus Dance Club featuring
electronica duo The Cancer Fags and street-wise
synchronized '80s dance team Fan Kick with DJs M'Chateau
and Try My Cabbage. (10 pm-2 am. 125 NW Fifth Ave. $5.)
SAT • SEPT. 16
The women of The Forest Group take a hike among the
easy trails and waterfalls at Siouxon Creek in Southwest
Washington. (RSVP to Barb or Miriam at 360 883-1060
by Sept 15.)
Lesbian authors Lee Lynch (Sweet Creek) and Cate
Culpepper ( Tnstame Rises) read from and sign their books
at Borders. (1 pm. 708 SW Third Ave.)
Art in the Pearl Turns 10
Art in the Pearl, the outdoor juried art festival, is celebrating its 10th year this Labor Day weekend.
As the Pearl District has grown, so has the festival that shares its name. Last year the event drew
approximately 50,000 visitors. This year’s attendees can expect to see the work of more than 120 artists,
running the gamut from photography to leather work, from wearable fiber art to printmaking.
Ken Standhardt, a gay ceramic
artist based in Eugene, is returning
to the show for the third time.
After 17 years as a professional
artist, he is still impressed by the
quality of the Portland festival. He
expects this year to be “a continu­
ation and growth of a well-run
show.’’
Shane Miller, who crafts ster­
ling silver jewelry, is thrilled to be
making her show debut this year.
It was a long time coming: She has
applied for Art in the Pearl every
year since it came into existence.
“1 hear it’s a beautifully put on
show in a great location,” says the
lesbian artist, who creates small sil­
Slaughters Brings Club Technology to the Next Level
Acme presents Wild Card, Portland's
craziest monthly variety show hosted by
drag stars Max Voltage and Splendora
(en Standhardt'« clay vessels, scored with 1,000 to 5,000
handmade indentations, invite a person to reach out and touch.
ver pieces featuring etched images.
Text messaging is so widely used as a new form of communication that C.C. Slaughters has decided
to incorporate it into the nightclub business.
Miller’s favorite aspect of public shows, in general, is the chance to interact with people interested in
her work. She might hear that a certain piece reminds someone of his or her grandmother, for instance.
Customers can flirt and chat with each other on five televisions throughout the club. It is simple
technology: When customers send a text message to C.C. Slaughters, within moments it is displayed
throughout the bar for their friends to read—or for the unknown person they wish to flirt with.
It is this “sharing of information and energy” that draws Miller from her home in Port Townsend, Wash.,
to arts and crafts shows in nearby states.
Standhardt, too, enjoys one-on-one time with his customers. His clay vessels, scored with 1,000 to
Just srime of the exciting features of this system include the ability for customers to create their own
5,000 handmade indentations, invite a person to reach out and touch. In fact, customers who purchased
screen names. They also can request music with the DJ directly through sending a text message that
Standhardt’s pieces many years ago have been known to come up and tell him that they still caress his
doesn’t appear on the chat screens but directly in the DJ booth. The entire system is interactive between
work, which he takes as a high compliment.
the club and the customer, so C.C. Slaughters can respond directly via text messaging.
In addition to visual artists, Art in the Pearl’s program includes local musicians who perform on the
Voting is also an option when the club has events in which customer participation is involved;
festival’s World Music Stage. Food vendors contribute to the celebratory atmosphere. And community­
applause is no longer used as the gauge for the winners. Audience members just pick up their cell phones
building events abound, such as an art education area with hands-on projects for kids and adults, and a
and vote via text messaging and see their results appear on the screens around the bar.
collaborative exhibition and fund-raiser.
This is a fun and innovative way for customers and the club to come together. The system is only in
its initial phase, and the club promises to roll out more options in the near future.
Art in the Pearl (www.artinthepearl.com) runs Sept. 2 to 4 in the North Park Blocks. Admission is free.
For details about Miller’s work, e-mail shane@waypt.com; Standhardt has a Web site at www.standhardt
For more information visit www.ccslaughterspdx.com.
studio.com.
—Jim Rodosta
—Rebecca Ragam