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Gay spiritual director Dale Rhodes facilitates
Introduction to the Enneagram, an educational
and fun workshop about the popular system for
self-understanding, at HealthQuest. (9 am-1 pm.
1330 SE 39th Ave. $65-$75 from www.ennea
gramportland, com.)
Challenge yourself or cheer on your fnends
during Spellapalooza, a spelling bee for
adults at Central Library. Moderated by
John Doyle of No Fish Go Fish. (11 am-2 pm.
801 SW 10th Ave. Register at 503-988-5236 or
alisonk@multcolib.org.)
Grizzly Bear performs experimental acoustic music
Oct. 1 in Eugene and Oct. 2 in Portland.
THU • SEPT. 28
R.E. Szego of Breathe Free explains why gay and bi men
smoke at more than twice the rate of the general popula­
tion during Kick the Habit at the Men's Wellness Center.
(7-8:30 pm. 928 SW Stark St.)
C.C. Slaughters throws a CD release party for Wanna
Love You Girl by Robin Thicke. Win free copies!
(Midnight 219 NW Davis St.)
FRI • SEPT. 29
Artists, collectors and curators get a close-up glimpse
at the country's leading contemporary art during the
third annual Affair @ the Jupiter Hotel through Oct. 1.
(800 E Burnside St. For a complete schedule visit
www. affair-jupiterhotel. com.)
In Other Words presents Last Friday Music. (7-9pm. 8 NE
Killingsworth St.)
The Free Marz String Trio presents a free performance of
Earwitness, featuring music from the film The Red Violin
by gay composer John Congliano, at the Community
Music Center. (8 pm. 3350 SE Francis St.)
SAT • SEPT. 30
Bisexual and bi-curious women are invited to a photo
shoot for the first Ladies of Sweet Pandora's Box 2007
Calendar (RSVP to www.sweetpandorasbox.com.)
Rosetown Ramblers invite you to find out what
gay and lesbian square dancing is all about at
Milwaukie Grange. Free dinner! (5-9:30 pm.
12015 SE22nd Ave. www.rose
townramblers.com.)
Salem's Marionberry Salon presents a potluck
book discussion of Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey.
(6:30 pm. RSVP to Cary 503-363-6036. marionberrysalon@
comcast.net.)
Wonder Ballroom presents a 25th anniversary screening of
the camp classic Mommie Dearest featuring a Joan
Crawford look-alike contest! Proceeds benefit Basic Rights
Oregon. (8 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $10-$15atthedoor, $8-
$12 in advance from box office or Ticketmaster.)
Kaki King performs at Mississippi Studios Christine Baze
opens. (9:30 pm. 3939 N Mississippi Ave. $15 from
503-288-3895.)
SUN • OCT. 1
Q Center presents Family Playdate every first Sunday.
(Noon-2 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
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Gay-owned Brooklyn Community Acupuncture cele­
brates the grand opening of its affordable health care clin­
ic with free sample acupuncture treatments, snacks,
refreshments and music. (Noon-6 pm. 1212 SE Powell
Blvd. 503-233-4341.)
Get lucky during the Fox 8 Hounds' Monthly Charity
Bingo. (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.)
Grizzly Bear performs at Eugene's WOW Hall with Man
Man. (7:30 pm. 291 W Eighth Ave. $10 at the door, $8 in
advance from TicketWeb.)
MON • OCT. 2
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.)
Grizzly Bear performs at
Wonder Ballroom with TV on
the Radio. (8pm. 128 NE Russell
St. $15 from box office or
Ticketmaster.)
TUE • OCT. 3
Central Library presents Zinesters
Talking featuring queer independ­
ent publisher Nicole Georges
(Invincible Summer, Hitman, Kitten
Breath, Coffeeshop Crushes).
(6-8 pm. 801 SW 10th Ave.)
Rosetown Ramblers introduce you to gay and lesbian square
dancing Sept. 27 and 30 before their mainstream class begins
Oct. 4 in Milwaukie.
Poet Willa Schneberg confronts
the horrors of Pol Pot's festering
WED • OCT. 4
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 "Kitchen Rage." (6-7:30 pm. 1110 NW Marshall St.
RSVP to 503-222-1757.)
The Portland Lesbian Choir begins rehearsals at Ainsworth
United Church of Christ. (6:30 pm. 2941 NE Ainsworth St.
503-727-3306 portlandlesbianchoir@hotmail.com.)
Gay and lesbian square dancing is flashy, fun and easy!
Rosetown Ramblers kick off their mainstream class at
Milwaukie Grange. (7:30-9:30 pm. 12015 SE 22nd Ave.
www. rosetownramblers, com.)
Scissor Sisters perform at Roseland Theater with DJ
Sammy. (8 pm. 8 NW Sixth Ave. $25 from TicketsWest.)
THU • OCT. 5
Lesbian-owned taco bar Dingo's presents Girls Night Out
every Thursday. (7 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
503-233-3996.)
Peace activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reads from Outlaw
Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975 at In
Other Words. (5 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
Out Dancing's beginning cha-cha class starts tonight
and continues every Friday in October at Ankeny
Street Studio. Intermediate samba class follows.
(7-8 pm cha-cha ($24 for month], 8-9 pm samba ($32
for month). Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny
Street. 503-236-5129. www.outdancing.info.)
SAT • OCT. 7
Come to the North Coast Seafood Festival through Oct. 8
at Tillamook County Fairgrounds. (11 am-9 pm Saturday,
11 am-5 pm Sunday. 4603 E Third St. $4-$6.)
Margie Boulé and Helen Raptis host the Basic Rights
Oregon Annual Awards Dinner at the Oregon
Convention Center. This year's theme is "Moulin
BRO!" (6:30 pm cocktails, 7:30 pm dinner. 777 NE
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $125 from 503-222-6151
by Sept. 17.)
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.)
FRI • OCT. 6
SUN • OCT. 8
The 10th annual Portland Lesbian b Gay Film
Festival runs through Oct. 15 at Cinema 21.
(616 NW21st Ave. Fora complete schedule visit
www.plgff.org o: see the next issue of Just Out/
DJs Harmony, Beyonda and Saffronica 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.)
Cate Culpepper: In Search of Amazons and More
For those still mourning the cancellation of Xena: Warrior Princess,
there’s hope if you’re a reader. Seattle author Cate Culpepper has penned
a trilogy focused on a secret Amazon community struggling to survive in
a modern world. The City, a nightmare municipality reminiscent of
George Orwell’s 1984, includes a top-secret Military Research Unit where
political prisoners are tortured under the eye of renowned scientist Caster.
In the first volume, The Clinic, we meet Brenna, hired hy Caster to
monitor the tortured captives’ health, and rebellious captive Jesstin,
Cate Culpepper
believed to he “descended from ancient Amazons.” Caster’s increasingly
brutal torture of Jesstin leads Brenna to fear for the Amazon’s life. The two women grow predictably
closer, and Brenna learns about Jesstin’s home, Tristaine, an Amazon village whose residents value free­
dom and passion above political power. Through this and the next two volumes, Battle for Tristaine and
Tristaine Rises, Brenna and Jesstin battle more of The City’s minions, traitors and even the phantom of
a demon Amazon queen and her ghostly army.
Battle for Tristaine (Bold Strokes Books, 2005; $15.95 softcover) received the 2005 Golden Crown
Literary Award in the Sci-Fi Fantasy category from the Golden Crown Literary Society, a coalition of
publishers, authors and readers of lesbian fiction. Culpepper was honored to receive the award in Atlanta,
though she sees her work as fitting more into an action/adventure genre.
The author cites Xena as inspiration for her Amazon characters. She has also been influenced by
lesbian writers such as Jane Rule, early Rita Mae Brown, Katherine V. Forrest, Sarah Dreher and Radclyffe,
who is also Bold Strokes' publisher.
She says she has been encouraged by the lives of Billie Jean King, Eleanor Roosevelt and Maya
Angelou, among others. When Culpepper, a native of southern New Mexico, isn’t penning lesbian
adventure stories, she is a casework supervisor at a Seattle transitional housing program for queer youth.
She shares her home with canine friend and sidekick Kirby, the Warrior Westie.
Culpepper and lesbian author Lee Lynch will read from and sign their books 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Borders,
708 S.W. Third Ave.
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