Modern Garage Movement presents This Dance Is Called Gree. It Is from BedStuy. through July 9.
New York indie folk-pop musician Steven Alvarado opens
for Myshkin's Ruby Warblers at Alberta Street Pub.
(9:30 pm. 1036 NE Alberta St. $7.)
True Stories at Mississippi Studios. Proceeds benefit the
OPB radio variety show Live Wire! (7:30 pm. 3939 N
Mississippi A"). $20 from 503-288-3895.)
Blues musician Margo Tufo performs at the Portsmouth
Club. (9:30 pm-1 am. 5264 N Lombard St.)
Attention all queers, deviants and freaks! Fez
Ballroom presents Queeruption, an awesome
evening of drag, burlesque, DJs and dancing
featuring DJ Harmony, Jodi Bon Jodi and Pillowcake
Pumpkinpants, Chance and Aster, Mr E, Ricky Z Star
and more! (9:30 pm. 318 SW 11th Ave. $5-$10 sliding
scale.)
SUN • JULY 8
The Adventure Group takes a moderate nine-mile hike
through old-growth forest and giant rhododendrons—
many still in bloom—to an old lookout tower at the top of
Salmon Butte. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred
Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Ron 503-737-4177.)
NoHo Trans/Gender Queer Group, for folks who are not
on hormones, meets every second Sunday at Q Center,
(2-4 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
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. (5 pm.
1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
Award-winning gay writer (and former Just Out columnist)
Marc Acito performs with author Steve Almond during
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MON • JULY 9
Pride Foundation, which awards grants and scholar
ships and cultivates leaders among Pacific Northwest
queers, seeks new ideas and fresh faces to support the
Columbia-Willamette's sexual minorities community.
Meetings are held every second Monday at Albina Press
Coffee Shop. (6:30 pm. 4637 N Albina Ave. Cody
Bambino 503-313-3636. cody@pridefoundation.org.)
The Human Rights Campaign— which advocates for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in the state—
holds volunteer meetings every second Monday at
Q Center. Get involved! (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
Singin' the Blues
For 20 years, Portland has hidden a surprising
personality. Behind the hip exterior is an older,
wiser musical vein Stumptown tapped into long
ago—that of the blues music scene.
Local lesbian blues singer Margo Tufo is helping
keep this part of Portland’s heritage alive every
Tuesday night in July at the Candlelight. Featuring
an all-female lineup of talented blues vocalists, the
series invites two formerly underground communi
ties into the limelight.
A transplant from the San Francisco blues
community, Tufo has brought her love and talent for
blues music to Portland. Heavily influenced by Etta
James, her tenacity reflects her years of struggle to
find a place where her identity and her skills can
coexist.
“My first true love is music, and that’s what ends
up coming through. After that comes my identity as
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Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents Singin'in the Bain through July 15.
TUE • JULY 10
Hosted by renegade writer and poet Sossity Chiricuzio,
it promises to be an evening full of laughter and full-body
shivers. (6:30-9 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.
www. dirtyqueer. com. $ 1.)
Holdens hosts Salon Q, a monthly mixer for men and
women to socialize in a smoke-free environment. (7 pm.
524 NW 14th Ave.)
Looking for something soft to sink into? Want to feel good
when you spend your money? Mr. Oregon State Leather
2006 Tom Ayres hosts the Camp Starlight Quilt Auction
and Raffle featuring unique quilts, designer pillows,
original artwork, a special bear bust and snack food at
Eagle Portland. Raffle tickets are $1 each or $5 for body
measurement—so bring your long-legged friends! (9 pm-
midnight. 835 N Lombard St.)
Looking to meet new friends? Tired of the same old games?
Try some new ones during Q Center's drop-in Game Night
every second Tuesday. (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
Logo premieres the six-part animated series Rick ft Steve:
The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (10 pm.)
WED • JULY 11
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The Portland Area Business Association holds its
monthly meeting at MacTamahan's Taproom with a pres
entation about Lyle's Myles, a grassroots event benefiting
Cascade AIDS Project, Martha's Pantry and Africa Global
Partners. (11:30 am-1 pm. 2730 NW 31st Ave. $7-$20
from www.paba.com.)
THU • JULY 12
Elder Resource Alliance invites older members of the sex
ual minorities community to meet each other, share com
mon interests and en|oy fun conversation every second
Thursday at Niki's Restaurant. (1-3 pm. 736 SE Grand Ave.)
Muddy's Coffeehouse presents Ladies Open Mic every
Thursday. Come share your talents! (6-7:30 pm. 3560 N
Mississippi Ave.)
Q Center hosts Gender Queery meetings every second
and fourth Thursday for all genders that toe the line, sit
somewhere between, vacillate, fluctuate or otherwise.
(7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
Michael
Servetus
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship in Vancouver, Wash., screens the pre
miere of Inlaws and Outlaws, a fabulous movie
showcasing different relationships and just what it means
to be "married." Proceeds benefit Pride Foundation. (9 pm.
4505 E 18th St. $10.)
FRI • JULY 13
In Other Words presents Dirty Queer, an X-rated open
mike to celebrate sexuality and strut your creative stuff!
DJs Girlfriends and Linoleum spin during the
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queer party Thin Pink Line every second and
fourth Friday at Rotture. Tonight's event is goth-
themed! (10 pm. 315 SE Third Ave.)
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SAT • JULY 14
The Adventure Group goes whitewater rafting on the
Deschutes River. (Evan 503-701-7922.)
Gay-owned Paolo Design Group presents Remodel Mania
Morning, a free public service workshop with money
saving tips on major remodels and the complexities of
condo living. Complimentary breakfast included! (9 am-
noon. 1110 NW Marshall St. RSVP to 503-222-1757,
ext. 11, or ryan@paolodesigngroup.com.)
Q Center presents Cars 101: Basic Auto
Maintenance. All you ever wanted to know
about maintaining your car. (10 am-noon. 69 SE
Taylor St.)
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Want to make a difference in the lives of queer youth?
The Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center presents
its summer volunteer training through July 15 for out
going and energetic adults 24 or older who want to work
in its drop-in center. (10 am-5 pm. 2100 SE Belmont St.
RSVP to Zan Gibbs at 503-872-9664, ext. 27, or
ran@cascadiabhc.org by July 9.)
Come out and play during Saturday in the Park featuring
free, fun and family-friendly vendor and information booths,
music and entertainment at Esther Short Park in
Vancouver, Wash. (Noon-6 pm.)
Margo Tufo has worked her way into what is
usually a male-dominated career, where
butch dykes are truly a minority.
Tufo couldn’t be more ecstatic to be part of the
line of great musicians who hail Portland as one of the top cities for blues music in the country. Featured
in the Waterfront Blues Festival, Tufo is also taking on the challenge of working her way into what is
usually a male-dominated career, where butch dykes are truly a minority.
“I’ve called myself a man without a country, because this [blues music] was a man’s world. There
weren’t that many places to play, except for Portland,” says Tufo. Tm such a fan of women in music, and
the blues is always so cross-generational, too. I love this series because so many of the artists who come
through are my friends."
With the Candlelight being a friendly place for all, Tufo and her ladies of blues descend upon the
smoky bar with only one goal: to keep the blues alive for all in Portland.
Tufo performs with Sonny Hess July 10, Rae Gordon July 17, Lady Kat July 24 and Carlee Smith
July 31. The music runs from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at 2032 S.W. Fifth Ave.
—West Duncan
“I told Gwenn I didn’t really think that I had changed that much, except for maybe my hair was
grayer. She said she could see changes." Gwenn Seemel's portraits of pre- and post-menopausal
lesbian Mary Anne Gard are on display this month at Littman Gallery. For details, turn to Page 46.