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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 2007)
/■■•va/ivt lavaray« (aasfar AWverf/sray 1035 SW Stark St. • 503-226-4171 Boxxes/Red Cap Garage, the only two-m-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. 0 CASEYS 610 NW Couch St. • 503-224-9062 New ~aN inclusive* nightclub and lounge in Old Town from the own er of the Eagle. 0 V C.C. SLAUGHTERS Q CRUSH 1400 SE Morrison St. • 503-235-6150 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. DARCELLE XV SHOWPLACE 201 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338 World famous female impersonators Darcelle XV & 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. 0 THE EAGLE PDX 1300 W Burnside St. • 503-241-0105 Portland's original masculine men's bar. 0 EGYPTIAN CLUB 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. 0 GET FREE COASTERS EMBERS AVENUE 110 NW Broadway • 503-222-3082 Gay bar in historic Old Town. Free Gay 6 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 Johnny 0 10 pm NE Broadway |E Glisan E Burnside ( 1 Morrison " SE Stark Co» 503.796.1813 or visit www.adcoasters.com \/ S SE Hawthorne fc § LU œ Thursdays The M usk 6 the Mirror starring Miss Honey Bea Hart 9:30 pm Fridays. Krystal Lynn Is the Nubian Princess 9:30 pm Saturdays. 0 ■p CO CO ID © Jom the AdCoasters Distribution Network 219 NW Davis St. • 503-241-9135 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. 0 Bor Owners/Monogers: * A ri c NE 82nd AdCoasters BOXXES/FISH GROTTO/RED CAP GARAGE NE21st O NE Fremont L nightlife Nightlife Listings Sponsored by: 3 ^LU LU CD LU CD ID CD CD ID w SE Division SE Powell ESCAPE 333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830 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. (Th FOX b HOUNDS W 217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530 According to BarFly, this 'cheery, kicked-back pub draws a con vivial, 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 people 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 there after. 0 GAILS DIRTY DUCK 439 NW Third Ave. * 503-224-8446 BarFly describes the Dirty Duck as an "endearingly 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. (fc HOBOS V 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 provides 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. En|oy 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. 0 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 entertain ing neighborhood bar! Girls, Get Your Dance On There’s a new lesbian singles garty in town. Get ready for Vamp, brought to you by Pauline Miriam, the promot er and event planner behind the Hot Flash dance series. Miriam says she created Vamp in response to multiple requests from the lesbian community. “When a dozen or more women ask for a singles dance, I figure it’s a sign and I go for it," she explained. While Hot Flash has been a popu lar dance party for ladies 36 and older in Portland, Eugene and Seattle, Vamp will target a more age-diverse crowd, inviting lesbians 21 and older. . “I’ve made so many marriages in the Portland lesbian community, and I’ve made a whole lot of dates for women through Hot Flash and speed dating,” said Miriam on the phone from Philadelphia, where she is work' < ing to set up a Hot Flash event. Vamp will take place in the Stark Pauline Miriam (left) encourages women to identify as single and available at her dance parties. Street gayborhood at Boxxes and will include go-go dancers and musical guests DJ Puppet of the soon-to-be-defunct In the past, Miriam’s events have benefited organizations such as the queer dance night Booty and DJ Lauren of Hot Flash. The event will also Portland Lesbian Choir, Bradley-Angle House and Lesbian Community involve a live performance by 22-year-old lesbian hip-hop artist Kritik, who Project. Vamp is not a benefit, and Miriam says her main focus with this new recently relocated to Portland from Boise, Idaho. venture is bringing women together. Miriam, who is a single woman herself, says there will be icebreakers to “1 just want to continue being a matchmaker,” she said. “I’m a Jewish girl; encourage single ladies to dance with women they might not know. “1 think it’s what we do.” the biggest breakthrough is providing the venue for them and telling them to Vamp debuts from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at 1035 S.W. Stark St. identify as single and available,” she explained. —Julie Sabatier NORTHBANK 106 W Sixth St., Vancouver • 360-695-3862 Southwest Washington’s first and only gay bar. Now smoke-free! 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 Giriz 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. 0 SCANDALS 1125 SW Stark St. • 503-227-5887 Scandals is one of the city 's oldest gay men's bars and has been con tinually providing a comfortable setting, great cocktails and a "more than fnendly" bar staff to men from Portland and from out of town for 30 years. Recently relocated only a block away from its previous loca tion, Scandals provided a new, modem, 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. 0 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 upcoming events. 0 SILVERADO 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. 0 STARKTS 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, Friday is Pnme Rib Night, Saturday features chef 's specials, and brunch is served 9 am-2 pm every weekend 0 STEAM 2885 NE Sandy Blvd. • 503-J36-9999 Portland's hottest all-male experience.
