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lashes to fangs and more than 30 types of wings, it
has your dark fashion needs met.
The queer-friendly store also carries shoes up to
size 16. “We try to cater to queens and the queer
community when it comes to fashion and fun,” said
store manager Crystal McDowell, who is queer.
Spartacus has a lot of discounted costumes for
thrifty shoppers in adult sizes and some small
enough to fit teens.
If you’re of the D1Y culture (Do It Yourself, for
those stuck in the Dark Ages), you can outfit your
self for around $5 at the oasis of castoffs and baubles,
aptly named SCRAP (School and Community
Reuse Action Project). The nonprofit organization
at 3901-A N. Williams Ave. provides affordable
material to the community to use in creative proj
ects. For Halloween, it is offering a Create-a-
Costume Workshop from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 21
and 28 for a $5 donation.
“Bring your ideas and imagination, and let
SCRAP supply materials and creative help,” said
Teri Petersen, arts and education director. "Being
resourceful, creative and conscious of our environ
ment can be fun.”
SCRAP also offers drop-in hours from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information visit
www.scrapaction.org.
If you’d like to invest in something ethereal that
can keep your wardrobe creepy year round, drop by
Scarlet Garden, a gothic and industrial clothing
retailer. The dark, romantic style isn’t just for
Halloween, but Scarlet Garden certainly has the
most authentic and well-made corset, Victorian-
inspired jacket or dress you’ll find all season.
Scarlet Garden is part of the Black Market, a
one-stop shop for all your gothic and industrial
needs at 128 N.W. 23rd Ave. Also within the
market are Corrosion Records, Gory
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Details and Robot Piercing.
"We’re all into alternative lifestyle
here. We figure we all come together
and it’s one-stop shopping and we all go
together pretty well,” said Mœn Mertz,
assistant at Scarlet Garden.
Anyone planning a parry probably
already knows about The Lippman Co.
and its warehouse-sized showroom of
assorted favors for events of every
Halloween wigs abound at the aptly named Wigland.
theme at 50 S.E. Yamhill St.
Halloween is when Lippman kicks it into high gear.
black cats and murders of crows. The store is
“Halloween is where a huge bulk of our energy
decorated in a gothic cemetery wedding theme, but
goes. We start ordering for Halloween as early as
supplies for all kinds of parties are on hand, as are
June,” said floor manager Mel Heywood, who is
costumes and accessories.
queer.
Now that you're out of the closet and donning
The store’s foot traffic triples as Lippman brings
your Halloween best, get out there and scare up
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out the flying goblins, pints of blood, freaked-out
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FRI • OCT. 20
Gay-owned Onda Arte Latina throws an opening reception for photographer
Pepe Moscoso Paniagua’s Day of the Dead—Between Flowers and Skeletons.
The exhibit runs through Nov. 5. 16-9 pm. 2215 NE Alberta St.)
FRI • OCT. 27
The Witches cast a spell on Northwest Children’s Theater through Oct. 29.
Miracle Theatre Group opens Portland's longest-running Day of the Dead
Festival with a reception catered by La Calaca Comelona restaurant. This irrev
erent vaudeville offers a satirical look at issues of immigration and assimilation
for a fun and exciting bilingual journey filled with acrobatics, bawdy comedy
and traditional songs and dances. The production runs through Nov. 12. 18 pm.
525 SE Stark St $18 from 503-236-7253.)
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Long before gangsta rap reared its bloody skull, there was the murder ballad—
a deadly strain of folk music in which feral behavior was chronicled with matter-
of-fact directness. Portland performers—including queer musician Leila
Chieko—present their greatest “hits" during the 10th and final Night of the
Murder Ballad at Aladdin Theater. 18 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave $12 at the
door. $10 in advance from box office or Ticketmaster )
Portland radical drag troupe Sissyboy invites all of its little monsters, witches
and high-heeled bitches to Holocene for the horror show Tranny Busters featur
ing an all-star cast including House of Cunt's Angela Campbell with opening
music and a fierce cameo by Holcombe Waller and the Slit Wnsters. OJ C-RE
spins the beats afterward. f10:30pm 1001 SE Morrison St. $5)
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