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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 2007)
44 justo Ut NIGHTLIFE -i GHTLIIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE nightlife Q BENT BAR n DARCELLE XV SHOWPLACE ** 208 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338 633 SE Powell Blvd. • 503-230-BENT A new mixed joint serving lunch and dinner. It 's a video bar during the week, with DJs and dancing on weekends. World famous female impersonators Darcelle XV & Company have been entertaining audiences in all walks of life for more than 37 years with Las Vegas style cabaret revues of glitz, glamour and comedy. They have traveled the States presenting a show that you have to see to believe. Stop by when you are in Portland and you will be glad you did! Company parties are welcome BOXXES/FISH GROTTO/RED CAP GARAGE © 1035 SW Stark St. • 503-226-4171 Boxxes/Red Cap Garage, the only two in-one gay club in the city, is Portland's original gay dance club and has the most experienced DJ ensemble in the scene Stark Street's only nonsmoking bar for the boys. Sunday is Big Time Bingo hosted by Heather Tuesday is Flirt host ed by Cory with go go boys and FSO DJ. Wednesdays are karaoke with more than 30,000 songs to choose from (Boxxes) and D Word drag/cabaret show (Red Cap). Thursdays are One with FSO DJ. Friday is Latino Night with DJ Sam and go go boys (Boxxes) and The Flow hip hop night hosted by Cory (Red Cap). Saturday is The A List, Portland's best OJ lineup with FSO, Dougalicious, Levente, Seth Hutton, DJ Tronic and Leonetti of the Sexy Crew. CASEY'S Showtimes are 8:30 pm Wednesday and Thursday and 8:30 and 10:30 pm Friday and Saturday Admission is $15. Reservations are not required but are highly recommended. Dinner seating is 5-7 pm by reservation. Male strippers at midnight Friday and Saturday. DINGO'S TACO BAR v 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd. * 503-233-3996 ! Girls Night Out, "the place to meet girls...who like girls," is 6 pm midnight Thursdays. Wednesday is Happy Hump Day with $1.50 well drinks, $1 off hot drinks and happy hour food menu served all day Happy hour is 4-6 pm weekdays with discounted dine-in tacos, burritos, chips and salsa, dip, draft beer, well drinks and margaritas. 610 NW Couch St. • 503-241-0105 New "all inclusive" nightclub and lounge in Old Town from the owner of the Eagle. G THE EAGLE POX 1300 W Burnside St. • 503-241-0105 Portland's original masculine men's bar. C.C. SLAUGHTERS O 219 NW Davis St. * 503-248-9135 C.C. Slaughters is a great hangout. Come feel like "Norm" or shake your booty all njght long to the best sound, lights and laser shows in Portland. Monday Movie Madness with DVD release parties and free movie passes at 9 pm. Karaoke hosted by JoeyCub and DJ Suzanne at 9 pm Tuesdays. Wild Wednesdays with music by DJ Alex Hollywood at 9 pm Bolivia Carmichaels hosts Hip Hop Heaven with music by DJ Alex Hollywood at 9 pm Thursdays Clubland with DJ JoeyCub at 9 pm Fridays Bolivia Carmichaels hosts House of Hollywood with music by DJ Alex Hollywood 9 pm Saturdays. Carnivale de Bolivia, a talent and variety show with performers and comedians, on first and third Sundays; game shows like Family Feud, Name That Tune and Win, Lose or Draw on second and fourth Sundays. CRUSH © 1400 SE Morrison St. • 503-235-8150 Crush features specialty martinis and cocktails and serves a full food menu. Hip DJs spin throughout the week, vyith dancing on the weekends. Happy hour is all day Tuesday, 4:30-6 pm Wednesday-Friday and 3-7 pm Sunday. Crush is now open for brunch 9 am-3 pm Sunday. EGYPTIAN CLUB © 3701 SE Division St. • 503-236-8689 The 7,000 square foot Egyptian Club, located in a former milk plant, features three different rooms There’s a dance floor in the Tomb; the Front Lounge offers pool tables and video games; and a third bar, the Room, features karaoke seven nights a week. The crowd is primarily lesbian The L Word Sundays and Mondays. Texas Hold 'Em Tournaments at 7 and 9:30 pm Mondays and Wednesdays. Ladies International Poker Series Hold ’Em Tournament at 7 pm Tuesdays. Special events at 9 pm Thursdays Dancing at 9 pm Fridays and Saturdays. C h EMBERS AVENUE 110 NW Broadway * 503-222-3082 Gay bar in historic Old Town. Free Gay Ft Happy starring Jersey Scities 9:30 pm Tuesdays. The Dark Side of Pleasure starring Daddy Bear & Lesett 9:30 pm Wednesdays. The O Spot starring Johnny 0 10 pm Thursdays. The Music 8 the Mirror starring Miss Honey Bea Hart 9:30 pm Fridays. Krystal Lynn Is the Nubian Princess 9:30 pm Saturdays. m ESCAPE w 333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830 Portland’s only all ages gay nightclub. The Greater Portland Intercollegiate Queer Society hosts College Night 10:30 pm Fridays featunng different music every week, $3 off the cover with student identification and speed friend-making (like speed dating!) for the first hour. Sometimes a Hangover Is Worth It C.C. Slaughters has gone through a lot of changes since it was first opened on Southwest Stark Street in 1981 hy flamboyant Fish Grotto bartender John Adams (who also opened the Eagle PDX two years lat- er). In those days, it had an aquarium, a small dance floor and a gallery featuring works by local gay artists. These days, relocated to Old Town under different ownership, the dance floor is much larger, while the aquarium has given way to hardcore gay pom and the gallery to high-tech lights and lasers. Name the occa sion—New Year’s Eve, Mardi Gras, Cinco de Mayo—and it’s a safe bet Slaughters will be hosting a party for it. On a typical week the club, which seems to operate as a sort of sexuality vortex in which straight and gay co C.C. Slaughters celebrates its 26th birthday May 19. exist in drunken harmony, showcases a diverse range of musical styles ranging from country-western to hip-hop to Top 40 mash-ups, plus a monthly bear night. It’s going to be an especially big party May 19, with its 26th annual birthday bash. From 9 p.m. to last call, the queen-sized, mirror-walled dance floor will be jumping with a celebration hosted by local drag icon Bolivia Carmichaels, high-heeled hostess of the “Superstar Divas” variety show every Sunday, as well as of last month’s Red Dress Party. House DJ Alex Hollywood, who got his start at now-defunct Portland clubs like Panorama and The City, will be responsible for igniting the dance floor and keeping it in flames throughout the night. Providing additional social lubrication will be go-go boy dancers, Slaughters’ hunky and testosterone- drenched staff, and the usual cheap, stiff drinks and XXX-rated pom (just in case you had any doubt what’s on the agenda after bar close). And you’ll have a good soundtrack for your after-hours fireworks, since free limited-edition club CDs will be given away during the party. All this for no cover charge, unless you count a hangover and perhaps some pangs of morning-after shame. —Tony LeTigre ¿ft FOX b HOUNDS w 217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530 According to Barfly, this "cheery, kicked-back pub draws a convivial, mostly mature crowd to its somewhat countrified environs." Fox & Hounds regularly hosts vanous charity events, and the first Sunday of each month is a fun-filled bingo fund-raiser. Sheltered sidewalk seat ing fits a handful of tables and affords some good people watching. $2 well dnnks and $2 select beers 4-8 pm daily FuH menu served until 8:30 pm Sunday-Thursday and until 10 pm Fnday and Saturday, with bar menu served until closing time thereafter. ¿ft GAIL'S DIRTY DUCK 439 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-8446 BarFly describes the Dirty Duck as an 'endearingly light-in-the- loafers longshoreman-type hole in the wall, named for Shakespeare's local. Said to be haunted by its formidable former owner, Mama Bernice! Home of the Oregon Bears' Featunng pool, pinball, MegaTouch and darts. | of Bud and Bud Lite. Saturday is a special event or DJ. Sunday is happy hour all day with free pool. ¿ft SCANDALS '*•' 1125 SW Stark St. • 503-227-5887 Scandals is one of the city 's oldest gay men's bars and has been continually providing a comfortable setting, great cocktails and a 'more than friendly" bar staff to men from Portland and from out of town for 30 years. Recently relocated only a block away from its previous location, Scandals provided a new, modem, clean space for its clientele. It features a pool table, darts, video lottery and music videos and is one of the anchor bars for the Portland Pride street festival. Portland's only "Tea Dance' on Sunday afternoons. Blues on Tuesdays. Live DJs on Fnday and Saturday. G * SHANGHAI STEAKERY 16 NW Broadway • 503-228-9325 A locally owned gay bar known for good music, great drinks, the best prices in town and lottery. Happy hour 7 am-8 pm. Join the IT Club DJ boys on the first Friday of every month. Shanghai Steakery also holds other events; it's best to check with the bar for upcom ing events. ¿ft SILVERADO 1217 SW Stark St. • 503-224-4493 (ft HOBO'S Claims to be Portland's only gay-owned and operated gay night club, Portland's favonte gay bar and Portland's 'original' premier gay nightclub. 'Where the men are hot and the party never ends . we lead the crowd, not just follow.' Hobo's has been an integral part of Portland's dining and lounge experience for more than 25 years. Located in the heart of Old Town, it provides a friendly atmosphere of casual elegance and The Ministry of Mylar (Not Your Mother's Church) Sundays. Karaoke with Rocky Rhodes 8 pm-1 am Mondays. Wednesday is Latino Night with Meesha Peru. serves outstanding cuisine from both its complete dinner menu and its lounge menu. It also offers premium cocktails, an extensive wine list and bottled and draft beers. Enjoy live music Wednesday through Sunday, with pool and lottery in the game room. Courtyard dining when weather permits. SOUTHSIDE SPEAKEASY w 120 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-3285 Because Old Town is an energetic and vibrant part of Portland's nightlife and on-street parking is sometimes limited, Hobo's offers validated parking at its neighborhood Smart Park located on the comer of NW Davis and Front streets. (ft JOQ'S 2512 NE Broadway • 503-287-4210 Featunng the best 9 Ball Tournament 8 pm Saturdays Possibly the best $6 nbeye dinner anywhere. Joq's also serves up the lowest drink pnces in the city. Join one of its softball, pool or bowling teams Enjoy a good time and make a new fnend at this entertain mg neighborhood bar! 3529 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem • 503-362-1139 Southside Speakeasy is the place in Salem and the central Willamette Valley for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to meet and hang out. Free pool all day Sunday with Desperate Housewives at 9 pm. 50- cent tacos are served 5-9 pm Mondays with bingo at 6:30 and karaoke at 9. Top sirloin steak dinner is served 5:30-10 pm Tuesdays for $8.95. Win points and prizes with free Texas Hold 'Em poker 7:30 pm Wednesdays and 6:30 pm Saturdays. Dance party with DJ Rosi 9 pm Thursdays. Dance party with DJ Lori 9 pm Fridays and Saturdays; cover is $3. (ft STARRY'S 2913 SE Stark St. • 503-230-7980 Starky's is Portland's eastside home to fine food and dnnks. NORTHBANK 106 W Sixth St.. Vancouver • 380-805-3862 Southwest Washington's first and only gay bar Now smoke free1 Take $1 off any item that costs more than $2 on Buck Off Monday $5 pasta dinners (spaghetti or fettuccine aifredo) are served with $2 wet drinks 5-9 pm Tuesdays Licious Karaoke is Wednesday and Fnday Thursday is Girtz Night with $3 Snwnofl and $5.50 pitchers r ZAYTOON 2236 N.E. Alberta St. • 503-284-1168 Step inside the sexy, urban haven of Zaytoon and hobnob with Alberta's finest denizens. Traditional Lebanese cuisine pleases the palate, and exotic cocktails are liable to make you swoon, espe cially during early and late-night happy hours. An upstairs loft hosts a pool table and balcony seats for Movie Night Mondays
