Show Us the Album!
Transition and Beyond. (11:30 am-1 pm. 2730 NW 31st Ave.
$7-$20from www.paba.com.)
Hollywood Theatre screens The Man You Had in
Mind, a documentary about five Portland-area
couples, preceded by a reception celebrating the
54th anniversary of subjects Eric Marcoux and Eugene
Woodworth. Proceeds benefit Elder Resource Alliance.
(6 pm reception, 7 pm screening. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
$7-$10.)
THU • JUNE 14
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Portland City Hall presents Out of the Closet Fashion Show
and Clothing Swap. Models neededl (5 pm. 1221 SW
Fourth Ave. RSVP to caitlin.mccollum@pdxtrans.org by
June 7.)
In Other Words celebrates the release of the 36th issue of
Bitch Magazine This quarter's theme is "Risk.” (7 pm.
8 NE Killingsworth St.)
What is bike porn? Find out June 8 at Clinton
Street Theater.
Acoustic dyke duo Terra opens for Hans York at Mississippi
Studios. (8 pm 3939 N Mississippi Ave. $12 at the door, $10
in advance from 503-288-3895.)
Jupiter Hotel presents the second annual Latino Gay Pride
Celebration (5-11 pm. 800 E Burnside St.)
Blues-folk musician Anne Weiss joins David Jacobs-
Strain for a fabulous night of acoustic virtuosity at
Bipartisan Cafe. (7 pm. 7901 SE Stark St $10-$12 sliding
scale.)
Pazzo Ristorante screens The Man You Had in Mind,
a documentary about five Portland-area couples. (10 pm.
627 SW Washington St.)
MON • JUNE 11
Get invoked during Radical Women's Revolutionary
Feminist Organizing Meeting at the Bread and Roses
Center. (6 pm. 819 N Killingsworth St. $4-$8 snack donation.)
Award-winning gay director and actor Andrés Alcalá hosts
the 28th annual Drammy Awards ceremony, followed by
an after-party presented by Portland Area Theatre Alliance,
at Crystal Ballroom (7 pm. 1332 W Burnside St.)
TUE • JUNE 12 .
Write Around Portland kicks off an eight-week creative
writing workshop series at Friendly House for older mem
bers of the sexual minorities community through Elder
Resource Alliance. (2-4 pm. 1737 NW26th Ave. RSVP to
Rachel at 503-224-2640.)
Diane Mapes reads from Single State of the Union, a reality
check response to Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, at
In Other Words. (6:30 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
Vendetta hosts Salon Q, a monthly mixer for men and
women to socialize in a smoke-free environment. (7 pm.
4306 N Williams Ave)
Christopher Peterson presents Eyecons his one-man,
many-women, all-live show impersonating the great ladies
of the 20th century—through June 13 at Darcelle XV
Showplace. (8:30 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $25 from
503-222-5338.)
WED •JUNE 13
The Portland Area Business Association holds its month
ly meeting at MacTarnahan's Taproom with a presentation
by trans therapist Reid Vanderburgh reading from his book,
FRI • JUNE 15
Hey, all you classy martini-swillin', mellow-music-listenin',
good-conversatin', lady-appreciatin', hard-workin' queer
women! Come enjoy a good drink with good friends in
a quiet, relaxing, nonsmoking environment during Gimlets
n' Garters at Fez Ballroom. Stick around for '80s dancing
upstairs! (6-10pm. 316 SW 11th Ave. $6-$8.)
/GO\ St. James Lutheran Church presents Shower of
Stoles, a collection of liturgical stoles honoring
the religious faith of hundreds of queer pastors
while lifting up those who have been excluded from serv
ice because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,
through June 17. (6:30-9:30 pm Friday, 10 am-3 pm
Saturday, 1-5 pm Sunday. 1315 SW Park Ave.)
Miss Mylar is sure to be in a particularly festive mood as
the Men's Wellness Center celebrates being gay, gay, gay
at its monthly bingo night! Rumor has it that her always-
daring ensemble will be constructed of the Pride flag, some
plastic wrap and a few strategically placed sparklers.
Oh my! Snacks and fun bingo prizes, too. (7-8:30 pm.
928 SW Stark St.)
Shanghai Steakery presents Bandanna Bingo hosted by
Ruby Rocko Foxx and Dame Ginger Rochelle. Prizes and
drink specials! (7-10 pm. 16 NW Broadway.)
Indigo Girls perform at Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville.
(7:30 pm. 350 S First St. $17-$42 from www.brittfest.org.)
Gaycation kicks off Pride Weekend with special guest DJs
"MEN," aka JD Sampson and Joanna Fateman of Le Tigre!
(9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $8.)
SAT • JUNE 16
Hot Flash invites women of all ages to celebrate after the
Dyke March by attending the Retro Hot Flash Tea Dance
featuring go-go dancers, door prizes and fabulous surpris
es at Barracuda. (5-9 pm. 9 NW Second Ave. $8.)
The Portland Gay Men's Chorus presents The Peace
makers, the final concert of its 27th season hosted by
former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts, at Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall. Proceeds benefit Mercy Corps. (7:30 pm.
1037 SW Broadway. $20-$30 from 503-226-2588 or
www.pdxgmc.org.)
Show Me the Pink is a band that
doesn’t like labels, so it makes sense
that it’s a difficult band to label.
To begin with, it wasn’t a real band
at all, but rather a fictional group on
a public-access soap opera called Groce
Street produced by Noelle Archibald in
Richmond, Va. At some point she
decided to blur the boundaries of fiction
and reality, and Show Me the Pink
became a real (originally all-girl) band.
About three years ago SMTP, which
seems more a loose confederacy of
artists ancj friends than a set-in-stone
Show Me the Pink performs June 1 and 5 at Satyricon
lineup, moved west and took root in the
and June 22 at Holocene.
fertile soil of Portland, where it merged
with an experimental artists commune called the Nightmare Collective (located in a reconditioned industri
al warehouse outside Forest Grove) and the all-female, mini-bike dance troupe the Sprockettes.
Last year the band released its debut album, Velocipedomania, on Chainsaw Records and supported
it with the cross-country Rad America Tour, utilizing its concept of dance and creative exuberance as
a “counterpositive” to the negativity of the political world. Its music is “trumpet-driven disco-punk,”
“electro-dance” or a “synth-pop dancefloor juggernaut,” depending on who you ask.
This reluctance to be categorized is political and sexual as well as musical, so that, while the band
happily acknowledges and embraces its considerable queer following, the members themselves avoid the
usual signifiers. In the words of Zach Archibald, longtime band member and husband of Noelle, “We are
a very open and accepting group and choose not to alienate any of our friends or fans by pushing our sex
ual orientation.” Noelle sees “a lot of gray area” between the binary categories of gay and straight.
“It’s strange for me, having been primarily a lesbian in the past and having dated a lot more women
than men, to now be married and have a child with Zach,” she says. “So how do 1 identify? Am I bi?”
Labels aside, the band is recording its follow-up album, tentatively titled Making Pink a Threat Again,
to be supported by a West Coast mini-tour this summer. It plans to self-release 500 copies, to be followed
by a second release on a larger label, in order to raise money for an East Coast tour this winter.
—Tony LeTigre
Indigo Girls perform with Brandi Carlile at Aladdin
Theater. (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $42 at the door,
$39.50 in advance from box office or Ticketmaster.)
Shanghai Steakery presents its Gay Pride Show hosted
by Miss Shanghai 2 Gigi Foxx. (8 pm. 16 NW Broadway.)
BearBust at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8-11 pm. 429 NW Third
Ave. $8 members, $10 nonmembers.)
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.)
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Girl4Girl Portland presents All Women's Pride featuring
a live performance by God-des 8 She of The L Word
fame, groovin', giveaways and go-gos galore at Wonder
Ballroom. Clip out the coupon in this issue for a $2 dis
count! (9 pm. 128 NE Russell St. $15 at the door, $12 in
advance from www.girl4girlportland.com.)
being overcome by the heat coming off all the hard bodies,
come by the Men's Wellness Center Pride Lounge to
enjoy slices of fruit, iced tea, soft leather sofas, chill-out
music and safer-sex buffet complete with hair-netted
"lunch ladies." (1-5 pm. 928 SW Stark St.)
Darcelle XV Showplace celebrates the completion
of Queens of Heart: Community Therapists in
Drag with two free screenings of »he documen
tary about the female impersonators at the oldest surviv
ing drag club in the United States. Donations benefit Equity
Foundation. (4 and 7 pm. 208 NW Third Ave.)
SUN • JUNE 17
Watch the Portland Pride Parade with a guest commentary
MC at Shanghai Steakery followed by gala festivities and
fabulous drink specials! (11 am. 16 NW Broadway.)
After standing two hours watching the Portland Pride
Parade, dancing like a muscle boy on a float or simply
Logan Lynn performs June 9 at Rotture.
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