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Third Rail keeps the faith with Grace, opening Sept. 28.
Spice up your weekend by joining Asian b
Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays at one of
the city's best Malaysian restaurants, Malay
Satay Hut. (6 pm. 2850 SE 82nd Ave.)
Avast yel The second annual Pirates on the
Columbia on Sauvie Island features DJ Michael
Anderson, pirate band Sunken Chest, food and
drinks. Pirate attire is encouraged. Proceeds
benefit the Oregon Crusaders, a youth perform
ing arts organization. (6pm. 22700 NWGillihan
Road. $25.)
Acoustic dyke duo Terra performs with Kathryn
Claire at Hillsboro's Unitarian Church. Proceeds
benefit Orenco Heritage Park. (7pm. 22785 NW
Birch St. $20 at the door, $15 in advance from
Safeway.)
Find out what it's like to really physically
connect with another man during Men's
Contact Improv and Motion Massage
presented by Q-LAND. Yes, you'll keep your
clothes on. (7-9:30 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822
or www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.)
The drag punks of Sissyboy call it quits Oct. 6. Celebrate the return of Fannie Mae Darling (left) Si
Pink Martini— the genre-bending, best-selling,
supremely talented and raucously fun 12-piece
ensemble that The New Yorker calls simply
"beautiful, sophisticated and breathtaking"—
performs at Silva Concert Hall in Eugene. (8 pm.
1 Eugene Center. $27-$47 from box office or
www. hultcenter. org.)
Hey, what's your vice? Holocene presents
Double Down, the fab queer party where the
player always wins, every fourth Saturday.
(8 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
Someday Lounge presents Play Dead, a per
formance that straddles the line between the
comedic and the creepy, borrowing from vaude
ville, sketch, drag, cabaret and more traditional
theater. (9 pm. 125 NW Fifth Ave. $3.)
C.C. Slaughters throws the sixth annual White
Party. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St $5.)
Blues musician Margo Tufo performs at The
Hutch. (9pm-1 am. 4606 NE Glisan St.)
Party band Imperial Teen performs at Lola's
Willamette Valley Chorus Reaches Out to Southern Oregon
For the past year, the members of Confluence, the Willamette Valley’s gay and les
bian chorus, have been planning an outreach tour to some of Oregon’s more rural areas.
Their efforts come to fruition Sept. 28, when they launch the tour with a concert
at Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Salem, where the group rehearses.
The next day, 40 members of the 52-voice chorus will carptxd to Ashland to
perform there for the first time. Two local choirs will share the stage with Confluence:
Women with Wings and the Rogue Valley Peace Choir Ensemble. The concert at
First Congregational Church is a fund-raiser for the Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community
Center, an Ashland-based nonprofit agency.
Although Confluence has sung with guest choirs in the past, it is often with oth
er gay or lesbian choruses. So artistic director Ray Elliott is excited to sing with the
two Ashland groups: “Hopefully this is a unique thing for them, too.”
Not only will the choirs join in song, but the Ashland choirs have also offered to
provide meals and homestays for Confluence members.
Then Confluence heads north, performing twice Sept. 30. The first concert will
be during the morning service at Roseburg’s Unitarian Universalist Church, followed
by a community potluck hosted by the congregation.
The tour ends with an afternoon performance at another Unitarian church, this
one in Eugene. (Because Confluence rehearses at a Unitarian church in Salem, it was
logical for the group to reach out to other Unitarians in the region.)
The goal of the tour is to spread Confluence’s message of diversity and to show the
hosting communities that “GLBT people are just normal people,” as Elliott puts it. He
adds, “We sing, have a good time together...that can happen everywhere.”
When Confluence first began discussing the possibility of touring some of Oregon’s
smaller towns, Elliott says there was a little hesitation among some of the members. But
soon they warmed up to the idea, and he has heard no reservations voiced since then.
Similarly, tour organizers didn’t know what kind of response to expect when they
approached a handful of towns across Oregon. “We approached more than these three
[Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene) because we didn’t know if they were going to be recep
tive,” says Elliott.
As it turned out, enough communities expressed interest that Confluence is like
ly to go on a second tour in the future. Elliott says, “Each place we approached showed
enthusiasm about us coming.”
—Rebecca Ragam
Room. (10:15 pm. 1332 W Burnside St. $10
from box office or Ticketmaster.)
SUN • SEPT. 23
The Adventure Group participates in the 16th
annual Komen Race for the Cure. (7:30 am run,
9 am walk. Charlie 503-224-0778.)
Diane Flanders of Rasmussen BMW presents
BMW Ultimate Drive. Test out a new car, and
for every mile you drive, $1 will be donated to
the Susan G. Komen Foundation. (10 am.
2001 SW Jefferson St. 503-226-0380.
dianef@rasmussenbmw. com.)
Queer-owned Size Queen Clothing- specializing
in fun, funky, punky custom-made clothing for
plus-sized women—celebrates its grand opening
with music by Fatty & the Ham Slappers and food
by Dove Vivi Pizza. (2-4 pm. 3125B E Burnside St.)
/ go \ Enjoy the presentation, bathing suit,
XjlJiX evening gown, talent and "fantasy"
competitions during the Miss Gay
Latin Look International Pageant 2007 at
Jantzen Beach Red Lion Hotel. (7 pm 909 N
Hayden Island Drive. $25 from 503-740-2735.)
The Egyptian Club throws a listening party for
Melissa Etheridge's The Awakening. Hear the
entire CD and win cool prizes, including an auto
graphed guitar and two Olivia Cruises! (7 pm.
3701 SE Division St.)
C.C. Slaughters throws a CD release party for
James Blunt's All the Lost Souls. (8pm. 219 NW
Davis St.)
MON • SEPT. 24
Learn to open from the inside out during Men's
Core Strength Yoga presented by Q-LAND.
First class free. Repeats Oct. 1. (6:30-7:45 pm.
RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/
menspirit.)
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Grease your wheels during Gay Skate
Night presented by Just Out at Oaks
Park. (7-9 pm. 1 SE Spokane St. $5
plus canned food items for Esther's Pantry.)
Q Center hosts the Queer Trying to Conceive
discussion group for people interested in con
ception and pregnancy every fourth Monday.
(7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
C.C. Slaughters throws a DVD release party for
season one of Brothers ft Sisters. (9 pm.
219 NW Davis St.)
TUE • SEPT. 25
/ gq \ Vault Martini Lounge presents the
queer social mixer Q-T every last
Tuesday. Enjoy a cocktail from a selec
tion of 44 exotic libations or take advantage of
exclusive drink specials benefiting Basic Rights
Oregon. (6-8 pm. 226 NW 12th Ave.)
Dexter's Famous Spoken Mic gives writers
“rock star status" by bringing beginners and
more established readers together for inspira
tional rants and performances every last
Tuesday at In Other Words. (7:30 pm. 8 NE
Killingsworth St. $ 1-$5 donation.)
Trans writer, curator and performer Aaron Raz
Link reads from his memoir What Becomes You
at Kennedy School. (7:30pm. 5736 NE 33rd Ave.)
Relieve stress, feel calmer and improve creativ
ity during Men s Meditation Group presented
by Q-LAND. (7:30-9:30 pm. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.)
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Blues musician Margo Tufo performs with
Portland's finest female musicians every
Tuesday this month at the Candlelight. Tonight's
guest is Lady Kat. (9:30pm-1:30 am. 2032 SW
Fifth Ave.)
WED • SEPT. 26
Self-treat chronic pain or illness during Men's
Therapeutic Yoga presented by Q-LAND. First
class free. Repeats Oct. 3. (6:30-8:30 pm.
RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/
menspirit.)
Living Room Theaters throws a free
kickoff party for the 11 th annual Port
land Lesbian b Gay Film Festival,
which takes place Oct. 12-21. Be the first to see
the program guide, get a sneak preview of trail
ers and clips from this year's films, and score
DVDs, movie passes, posters and discount pass
es! (7-10 pm. 341 SW 10th Ave. www.plgff org.)
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The Rosetown Ramblers present Taste of
Square Dance featuring a free potluck and
introductory dance lessons. No prior square
dance experience is necessary. Repeats Oct. 3.
(7:30-9:30 pm. 503-236-3272. www. rosetown
ramblers.com.)
Ace Hotel throws a release party for Plazm
#29 featuring performances by Glass Candy,
Hooliganship and Evolutionary Jass Band with
DJs BJ, Linoleum and Girlfriends. This issue's
theme is "Collective Memory." Queer contrib
utors, stories and interviews include JD
Sampson, Todd Haynes and Storm Tharp.
(8 pm. 1022 SW Stark St. $3.)
Booty Walks the Plank
The tempestuous extravaganza known as Booty is drawing to a close. After three years of riding the high seas of
debauchery and decadence, the weekly “queer as ye be” pirate dance party will have its last hurrah.
Instead of the usual late-night start, Booty’s final night Sept. 27 is slated to begin 6 p.m. at a special venue, Crush,
1400 S.E. Morrison St., with rumors of free beer and a whole slew of performers and DJs. The reason for Booty’s
closure: Principal mixmaster DJ Puppet plans to move to San Francisco in November, ending the long tenure of
one of Portland’s most innovative and idiosyncratic dance nights.
Since its inception, Booty has been a night “for more fringe-type folks, people who didn’t fit into the mainstream—
punks, trannies, random freaks and misfits,” says DJ Stormy, who co-founded Booty alongside Puppet and Jennifer
Holland. “We wanted to have a place where everyone could go and feel safe and cool and celebrate each other.”
And celebrate it did. Beginning in 2004 at the now defunct Porky’s Pub, Booty became notorious for its in-your-
face sexuality—strip contests, Booty-virgin rituals, it’s even “where Sissyboy found each other,” says Puppet. But the
history of Booty has also been one of community, as one of the few dance nights where denizens of the entire queer
spectrum have found a way to co-exist. Booty’s diverse population has been a reflection of “a mix-gendered collabo
ration,” says Holland, who runs the door each Thursday.
Perhaps Booty’s biggest legacy is having been a birthing ground for DJs in Portland’s queer indie music scene.
“They were teaching a lot of people to DJ, being really welcoming,” says Holland. Numerous DJs got their start at
Booty, and some have even gone on to start their own queer dance nights, including DJ Kinetic’s Blow Pony every
second Saturday at the Eagle, 1300 W. Bumside St.
As Booty draws to a close, so does the unity of its three collaborators. Along with Puppet leaving Portland,
Holland intends to study the viola under Jutta Puchhammer at University of Montreal in fall of 2008. And Stormy
is literally off to bigger and greener pastures. “I plan on going to Hawaii for winter and part of spring. I’ll be taking
care of a 26-acre garden.”
—Wayne Bund
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