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211 justput APRIL 20, 2001 Fences explores the African-American experience in mid-20th century America through May 6 at Portland Center Stage. Casey's NightClub & Lounge invites you to take a sneak peek at its two-level space featuring live DJs and go-go boys. Complimentary hmo service from Starf< Street! (7-9 pm VIP reception, 9 pm-2 am sneak peek. 610 NW Couch St.) Ladies are invited to mingle at the beautiful Edgewood Manor during Eat My Martini. (7:30-10:30 pm. Register at www.yourplaceormineproductions.com.) dinner. (1 :30 pm carpool, 2: 15 pm walk.· RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.) The Portland Arts & Lectures series welcomes humorist David Sedaris to Keller Auditorium. (7:30 pm. 222 SW Clay St. $30-$60 from www.literary-arts.org.) BearBust at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8-11 pm. 429 NW Third Ave. $8 members, $10 nonmembers.) The hottest multibar game show returns! Bolivia HDawsonH Carmichaels hosts Family Feud Bar Wars-Episode II: Attack of the Queens at Darcelle XV Showplace. Tonight it's your favorite staff members from Red Cap Garage vs. C.C. Slaughters! (9 pm. 208 NW Third Ave.) Tip your hat to Crystal's Country Jam at the Portland Metro Club (PPAA). (8-9 pm lessons, 9 pm-1 am dancing. 618 SE Alder St. $5, $8 with lessons.) MON • APRIL 23 . SUN • APRIL 22 The Adventure Group takes a moderate hike from Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls showcasing some of the most scenic areas of the Columbia River Gorge. Meet in Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Steve 503-762-2385.) White Bird presents Dayton Contemporary Dance·s dazzling tribute to celebrated artist Jacob Lawrence on April 25. (Go\ Who knew that one of the smallest, most diverse and most . , endangered ecosystems in North America is nestled on 26 acres in West Linn? Q-LAND and LoveTribe explore the beautiful spring wild- flowers and unique plants at Camassia Natural Area followed by a delicious In Other Words presents Alexis Wolf and Lily reading from their new zines, Ilse Content 6 and Bar of Soap, and celebrating the release of a spoken word CD in an interactive show including tape loops and puppets! (5 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.) Dan Mathews, openly gay senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, reads from his wildly entertaining memoir, Committed, at Powell's on Hawthorne. (7:30 pm. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Queer Boston singer/songwriter Liz Stahler brings her lyrical storytelling and charming wit to Imbibe with queer Brooklyn singer/songwriter Nathan Duprey. (9 pm. 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Forsaking Friendship Portland,bom writer Kathrine Kre mann Taylor knew om thing wa r tt n in rmany well b for the H locau t took the live f approximately 6 milli n J w . Prior to World War II he had erman friend· m th United tat whom v d back co th 1r homeland, be am Nazis and turned their ba k n fonn r J •wi h friend on a return vi it to th tat . In r pon Taylor wrot Address Unknown, h rt n vel about a riend hip d • troyed by one man' growing allegian e to az1 m. At the he t t f h r editor, h • u d the male pseudonym "Kre mann Taylor" when , h publt h J the pt e to wide claim in Reader'. TUE • APRIL 24 Gay-owned Wild Abandon Restaurant celebrates 12 years in business, a new chef and one of the city's best outdoor seating areas by donating 60 percent of tonight's proceeds to Our House of Portland. (4:30 pm. 2411 SE Belmont St,) Lewis & Clark College's Fir Acres Black Box Theatre presentsXY(TJ, a free one- person show that brings to life a series of questions, contradictions and characters around the theme of testosterone. Transgender butch Kestryl Lowrey strips away layers of gender and identity in a dynamic performance that veers between playful and poignant Repeats April 26. (7 pm. 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road. RSVP to 503-866-6684.) Liz Stahler performs music from her debut disc, Stiches in My Sleeve, at The Green Room. Nathan Duprey opens. (9 pm. 2280 NW Thurman St.) Logo premieres The Big Gay Sketch Show featuring a combination of tradi - tional and music-based sketches, pop culture parodies and recurring charac- ters, all from a unique queer perspective. Executive produced by Rosie O'Donnell. (10 pm.) D1ge t. tory Pr· · r •i · u ·d Addre nknown in 1 5 to nmm morate th 50th anni ary of { n ·entrntion amp liberati ru,, ml playwright Frank Dunlop lat r adapted it for the tag . 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Who an<l why would you ide To h Ip audien • m mbe~ pn - · xpen nc with ." t th· how, M l nald,J •wt will fa 1ht tr di. u · m aft h pcrfr rm, n t p of h1 ntagt0u enthu ia m for the material, Mend t, n an . And n,c.m nd M ·nd I m 111 on d • k to ,msw 'r que tion, lik ' pPt ·nding to be traight. "In thi town gay tor d n't g t many l ng with Hole au t urv1vo anJ ·hola . opportunttt' t pla n nga r l ," h explain . "I'm grateful for th • M n<l ·l m, who i an a ·ting coa ha w II , an, tor, h, many c p rtuntt to c pl r th1 chara t r." P rtland tag· r ·dit to h1 n· m , m ludmg r ·nt role m Am t. Addre Unknown runs throu 1 h April 29 t Wmnmg tad Th atr , Re ·rtory Th atr ' Mr. Marmalade anJ Pr file Th •atr ' The HeulJ 1111 . W. Broadway. Tkk 16. 50, 2 from Ti k We t. ,hrcmicle . In Addre nknown h pla Ma. , a J •wt. h ,allrry own, - tephen Blmr WED • APRIL 25 (Go\ Q-l.AND's Young Homos, a group for queer men and allies 18 to 29 years W, old, presents Spring Fever, a social event featuring stories about sex. mt1- macy, relationships, friends-with-benefits and all of the other confusing options for sex in the city. (6-8 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. groups.myspace.com/yohos.) In Other Words Women's Books and Resources presents Because Reading ts Sexy: The Dirty Oueer Book Club on the last Wednesday of each month. Riding the wave of Dirty Queer, Portland's only X-rated open mike, the group will let loose to discuss the best in queer, pervy, kinky porn- with 10 percent off sexy selections! (7 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St. $1 donation.) Oregon Bears teach American Sign Language to queers and all interested people during Sign Night every second and fourth Wednesday at the Fox & Hounds. (7-9 pm. 217 NW Second Ave. bearsasl@yahoogroups.com.) THU • APRIL 26 Oregon Tradeswomen offers an information session at the Portland Community College Workforce Training Center in which participants prepare for h1gh- w~ge, high-skilled careers in the building trades and learn about apprent1ce- sh1ps. (2-4 pm. 5600 NE 42nd Ave. Register at 503-335-8200, ext. 21.) In Other Words presents Pu hing the Boundaries: Blueswomen and Women in Hip-Hop. From 1920 until 1929, an astounding group of black women enter- tainers became wildly popular blues singers, using what had been up till then a male-dominated art form to speak their own truth to power. How are their challenges similar to those faced by today's women hip-hop artists? (6:30 pm. 8 NE Killmgsworth St.)
