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nightlife O BENT BAR 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 0 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 DJ lineup with FSO, Oougalicious, Levente, Seth Hutton, DJ Tronic and Leonetti of the Sexy Crew 0 CASEYS 610 NW Couch St. • 503-241-0105 New "all-inclusive" nightclub and lounge in Old Town from the own er of the Eagle Q C.C. SLAUGHTERS 219 NW Davis St. • 503-248-9135 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. 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. A Nightlife Listings Sponsored by: ) Ad Coasters liunlirf Beverage Coaster Advertising Bor Owners/Manogers: GET FREE COASTERS Join the AdCoasters Distribution Network Call 503.796.1813 or visit www.adcoasters.com \_____________ Z o DARCELLE XV SHOWPLACE 208 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338 World fantous female impersonators Darcelle XV fa Company have been entertaining audiences from 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. 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 Q THE EAGLE PDX 1300 W Burnside St. • 503-241-0105 Portland's original masculine men's bar. Q EGYPTIAN CLUB W 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. Q CRUSH 333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830 rx EMBERS AVENUE W 110 NW Broadway • 503-222-3082 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 fa 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! Co ESCAPE V 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, with 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 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. 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 alfredo) are served with $2 well drinks 5-9 pm Tuesdays. Licious Karaoke is Wednesday and Friday. Thursday is Girlz 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 zr. FOX ir HOUNDS Whip It! W 217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530 Join the leather community for the 2007 Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather Contest 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at Emhers Avenue, 110 N.W. Broadway. Admission is $12. “We are looking forward to an exciting contest—three men and two women are competing for the Mr. &. Ms. Oregon State Leather title," says Cindy Morgan, president of Blackout Leather Productions. She adds that the event will he a per fect opportunity to “join in their fon, come support them, visit with friends and meet the new...titleholders at the end of the evening.” The contest is just one of many events slated for Oregon Leather Pride Week 2007, which runs through Aug. 12. Here are some other highlights: • Aug. 3: The eighth annual Fetish Ball will start 9:30 p.m. after the Contestant Meet & Greet for Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather at 8. This year’s theme is “A Midsummer’s Night Scene.” DJ Ronahelle will he spinning sexy sounds on the floor for your dancing pleasure at Melody Ballroom, 615 S.E. Alder St. Admission is $15. • Aug. 5: Come down to Reed College’s North Soccer Field at Southeast Steele Street and 32nd Avenue for Whips in the Park, where you can leam how to throw a whip or practice your cracks. • Aug. 8: The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court presents the free Leather & Lace Show featuring a host of wacky activities and performers 8 p.m. at Emhers, 110 N.W. Broadway. • Aug. 10: Expect a wide and varied spectacle for your amazement during the Erotica Show 7 p.m. at Emhers. Admission is $10. Bad Girls hosts the Mixed Dungeon Play Party afterward for pansexual or queer participants. Admission is $5-$ 10 for members or $15 for nonmemhers from www.pdxbadgirls.net. • Aug. 11: Queer Fetish moves to Kelly’s Olympian Bar, 426 S.W. Washington St., with musical guest Rough Trade Unlimited, Columbia B<x>t Black Scout, a nonsexual play area and DJs BlackEye and Mel. The dance party runs from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Admission is $5 freaky or $7 vanilla. For more information about Blacktxit Leather Productions, visit www.blackoutleather.org. For details on all events, times and locations during Leather Pride Week, visit www.oregonleatherpride.org. . —Jim Radosta According to BarFly, this "cheery, kicked-back pub draws a convivial, mostly mature crowd to its somewhat countrified environs." Fox fa 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 © GAILS DIRTY DUCK 439 NW Third Av«.« 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. zr. HOBO'S V 120 NW Third Av«. • 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 corner 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 Friday of every month. Shanghai Steakery also holds other events; it's best to check with the bar for upcom ing events. fa 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 and 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. (T) JOQ'S 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! (T) STARKY'S 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 Pnme Rib Night, Saturday features chef 's specials, and brunch is served 9 am-2 pm every weekend.
