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O BENT BAR
633 SE Powell Blvd. • 503-230-BENT
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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
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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 0J 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 0J lineup with FSO, Dougalicious, Levente,
Seth Hutton, DJ Tronic and Leonetti of the Sexy Crew.
© DARCELLE XV SHOWPLACE
v 208 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338
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.
6 CASEY'S
610 NW Couch St. • 503-241-0105
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 stoppers at midnight Friday and Saturday.
New "all-inclusive" nightclub and lounge in Old Town from the own
er of the Eagle.
© C.C. SLAUGHTERS
© THE EAGLE PDX
219 NW Davis St. • 503-241-9135
v 1300 W Burnside St. • 503-241-0105
C.C. Slaughters is a great hangout. Come feel like "Norm" or shake
your booty all night long to the best sound, lights and laser shows
in Portland.
Portland's original masculine men's bar.
Monday Movie Madness with OVD release parties and free movie
passes at 9 pm Karaoke hosted by JoeyCub and 0J 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 0J Alex Hollywood at 9 pm Thursdays. Clubland
with 0J 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.
© EGYPTIAN CLUB
v 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.
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
w 1400 SE Morrison St. • 503-235-8150
333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830
EMBERS AVENUE
© 110 NW Broadway * 503-222-3082
Crush features specialty martinis and cocktails and serves a full
food menu. Hip DJs spin throughout the week, with dancing on the
weekends. Happy hour is all day Tuesday, 4:30-6 pm Wednesday
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Friday and 3-7 pm Sunday. Crush is now open for brunch 9 am-
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Gay bar in historic Old Town. Free Gay 8 Happy starring Jersey
Scities 9:30 pm Tuesdays. The Dark Side of Pleasure starring
Daddy Bear & Lesett 9:30 pm Wednesdays. The 0 Spot starring
NORTHBANK
106 W Sixth St., Vancouver • 360-695-3862
Southwest Washington's first and only gay bar. Now smoke-free!
© ESCAPE
© CRUSH
3 pm Sunday.
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Portland's only all-ages gay nightclub The Greater Portland
Intercollegiate Queer Society hosts College Night 10:30 pm Fridays
featuring different music every week, $3 off the cover with student
identification and speed friend-making (like speed dating!) for the
first hour.
Take $1 off any item that costs more than $2 on Buck-Off Monday.
$5 pasta dinners (spaghetti or fettuccine affredo) are served with
$2 well dnnks 5-9 pm Tuesdays Licious Karaoke is Wednesday and
Friday. Thursday is Girtz Night with $3 Smirnoff and $5.50 pitchers
of Bud and Bud Lite. Saturday is a special event or DJ. Sunday is
happy hour all day with free pool.
SCANDALS
1125 SW Stark St. • 503-227-5887
a FOX Ir HOUNDS
W 217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530
Miss Gay Oregon to Be Crowned
Fez Ballroom is hosting the Miss Gay Oregon America 2008
Pageant, a preliminary to the 2008 Miss Gay America Pageant,
which will he held this October in Memphis, Tenn.
The Miss Gay Oregon America Pageant is an aspect of the
Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, the nonprofit organization that makes
possible various social and charity events for the gay community
statewide throughout the year. Miss Gay Oregon America is a for-
profit organization that was acquired last year by Cory L. Murphy,
owner and chief executive of MediaPointe Productions. He says his
intention in purchasing the pageant was to bring a raised level of
competition to female impersonation in Oregon.
“Portland in particular has one of the highest concentrations of
female impersonators, and transgendered people in general, in the
United States,” Murphy explains. “But prior to this time, if you were
a performer, there wasn’t an avenue here, specific to Oregon, for you
to really reach the top of your craft.”
He stresses that, under his auspices, the Miss Gay Oregon
America Pageant will seek the best of the best, seasoned performers
and professionals. “What we’re looking for is the next Katie Harman of the world of female impersonation,” Murphy
says, referring to the Gresham native who was crowned Miss America 2002.
For the July 15 pageant, six contestants are scheduled to compete. “You normally have three to five contestants
in a first-year pageant, so we’re doing quite well,” Murphy says. The pageant will bring a wealth of talent to the city
and should be attended by a number of luminaries, notably Miss Gay America 2007, Luscious, who will be on hand
to crown the pageant winner as part of her ongoing duties as the national pageant’s reigning queen.
Known away from the gossamer spotlight as Ron Gates, a 29-year-old native to the Carolinas (he’s called both
Columbia and Charlotte home), Miss Luscious set a goal to win the Miss Gay America Pageant quite a while ago. “It
took me four years to do it,” she says. First she was crowned Miss Gay North Carolina and Miss Gay Kansas Regional
in 2005, then Miss Gay Western States in 2006, and finally the crowning achievement last fall.
“I have no idea what I’m going to perform yet when I come to Portland," Luscious admits, explaining that she
bases her set on the vibe of the crowd. “I don’t want to go to a hip-hop club and perform punk rock, you know? I can
usually tell by the end of my first number what kind of crowd it is."
The Miss Gay Oregon America 2008 Pageant will take place 7 p.m. July 15 at 318 S.W. 11th Ave. Tickets are $15-
$30 from www.missgayoregon.com.
—Tony Le Tigre
According to BarFly, this "cheery, kicked-back
pub draws a convivial, mostly mature crowd to
its somewhat countrified environs." Fox &
Hounds regularly hosts various charity events,
and the first Sunday of each month is a fun-filled
bingo fund-raiser. Sheltered sidewalk seating fits
a handful of tables and affords Some good peo
ple-watching. $2 well drinks and $2 select beers
4-8 pm daily. Full menu served until 8:30 pm
Sunday-Thursday and until 10 pm Friday and
Saturday, with bar menu served until closing time
thereafter.
& GAIL'S DIRTY DUCK
w 439 NW Third Ave.« 503-224-8446
BarFly describes the Dirty Duck as an 'endear
ingly 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."
Featuring pool, pinball, MegaTouch and darts.
HOBOS
120 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-3285
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 pro
vides a friendly atmosphere of casual elegance
and 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.
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.
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, modern, 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 Friday and Saturday.
© 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 Fnday of every month. Shanghai Steakery
also holds other events; it's best to check with the bar for upcom
ing events.
SILVERADO
W 1217 SW Stark St. • 503-224-4493
Claims to be Portland's only gay-owned and -operated gay night
club, Portland's favorite gay bar agd Portland's "original" premier
gay nightclub. "Where the men are hot and the party never
ends.. we lead the crowd, not just follow."
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.
SOUTHSIDE SPEAKEASY
3529 Fairview Industrial Drive 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. JOQ'S
w 2512 NE Broadway • 503-287-4210
Featuring the best 9-Ball Tournament 8 pm
Saturdays. Possibly the best $6 ribeye dinner
anywhere. Joq’s also serves up the lowest drink
prices in the city. Join one of its softball, pool or ’
bowling teams Enjoy a good time and make
a new friend at this entertaining neighborhood
bar!
(Th STARRY’S
w 2913 SE Stark St. • 503-230-7980
"Everyday people" video bar with great martinis, two large patios,
Oregon Lottery games, WiFi and private parties. Monday and
Tuesday are Burger Nights, Wednesday is Mexican Night,
Thursday is Homemade Meatloaf Night, Fnday is Prime Rib Night,
Saturday features chef 's specials, and brunch is served 9 am-2 pm
every weekend.