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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 2007)
OCTOBER 5 2007 Harry Shearer, the voice of Simpsons characters Montgomery Burns and Waylon Smithers (right), entertains Oct. 18. Quality Pictures exhibits photographer Jen DeNike's Don't Tread on Me through Oct. 27. Ellen Film 31st bers meet njoy y at ve.) FRI • OCT. 12 The 11th annual Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival runs through Oct. 21 at various venues. (For a complete schedule visit www.plgff.org.) In Other Words presents Dirty Queer, an X- rated open mike to celebrate sexuality and strut your creative stuff! 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. $1. www.dirtyqueer.com.) The Men's Wellness Center screens Bad Education, a Spanish film about two boys (including gorgeous Gael Garcfa Bernal!) who discover love, cinema and fear in a religious school at the start of the '60s. (7-8:30 pm. 928 SW Stark St.) SAT• OCT. 13 Weather permitting, The Adventure Group takes a moderate hike;bike around the Mosier Twin Tunnels, a historic and picturesque trail that follows part of the Old Columbia River Highway. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Chris 503-329-3916.) eer II of luts ·son Gay-owned Paolo Design Group and Sovereign Construction team up to present Design- Build Basics, a public service workshop about a new approach for building a custom home or undergoing a major remodel. ends Oct. 14, with Bob Mould on hand for interview session. ed the how humaniz the four men who pro- for an h ur and half, as w ll a di p lling any rpu . -Jim Thomp on Breakfast included! (9-11 :30 am. 1110 NW Marshall St. RSVP to 503-222-1757, ext. 11, or relations@paolodesigngroup.com.) Portland Open Studios, a self-directed tour of artists' studios throughout the east side of Portland, runs through Oct. 14. Repeats Oct. 20 and 21 on the west side. (10 am-5 pm. $15 from www.portlandopenstudios.com.) Hip Chicks Do Wine throw a Squishfest Harvest Party featuring wine and grape juice tastings and light appetizers. (3-8 pm. 4510 SE 23rd Ave. $10.) Celebrate good times! Embers presents UL POX for lesbians 35 and older. Dance to '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s music, meet, greet, sweet. (5-9 pm. 110 NW Broadway. $6.) The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence team with the Oregon Bears to bring you NunderBearl at C.C. Slaughters. Mr. Oregon Bear Mark Brown and Mr. Oregon Cub Brent Marr will be measuring inseams for those purchasing raffle tickets! Clothes check will be available. Proceeds benefit the Sisters' condom outreach program. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.) SUN • OCT. 14 Cascade AIDS Project presents AIDS Walk Portland featuring musical guest Logan Lynn at Pioneer Courthouse Square. (8 am-noon. Register at 503-223-WALK or www.cascade aids.org.) Oarcelle XV Showplace hosts Imperial Sov- ereign Rose Court Emperor & Empress Voting Day. A valid identification from Multnomah, Basic Rights Oregon honors Terry Bean during its 25th annual awards dinner, Masquerade, at the Oregon Convention Center. (5:30 pm cock- tails, 6:30 pm dinner. 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $150 from www.brodinner.org.) Clackamas, Washington or Columbia County is required. (Noon-7 pm. 208 NW Third Ave.) Folksinger/songwriter/guitarist Arlene Hale per- forms at Muddy Waters Coffeehouse. Repeats Oct. 20. (7:30 pm. 2908 SE Belmont St.) Holocene presents Pop Tart for bois, dykes, ladies and the like every second Sunday. This month's party showcases the styles of Victor Portland Studios Open Once again, fall i here and Portland arti ts ar opening th ir tudi t the curi- ous public. A total f 98 arti ts are participating in thi year' Portland Open tudio Oct. 13 and 14 (ea tsid tudio ) and t. 20 and 21 (w id tudio ). Charle Schweigert, who d ab tra t painting u ing material uch a a rylic paint , wax, pla ter, g Id leaf, umi ink and ri paper, i bu ily leaning up hi b ment horn tudi for ch occasion. The 60-year-old relocated to uchea t Portland from New Mexico in 2005 and live with hi partner, Drew Herzig. "Ther ' a I t f arti ti energy h r ," ay hweig rt. "It' upportiv envir n- ment f; r arci ts." hweig rt' painting have a tr ng Japan influence, with parse land ape and a deli at - ly balanced ymmetry. He i looking forward to talking with p pie about hi work when they ome to vi it hi tudio. "I really enjoy the n- tact with th people wh buy my work b au that really de n't happ n in the gallery etting," he ·ay. Jenelle Kathan i another artist wh is new t Portland n tudi this year. h i ex ited t h w pe ple th 300-square-foot tudio in th ba k yard of th h me he har with her partner, Patty Eiff, in North ast Portland. h intend to u e thi opportunity to h wca the different tag f fused gl art, from raw materials to final produ . "I want to d me real-time art peo- ple understand you d n't ju t put it in the oven and c k it and th re it is," he explains. Menegaux, resident OJ at Club Trinity in Seattle, with Portland's own OJ Harmony, along with a few hours of local queer performance art. (7 pm-1 am. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.) Doug Fir lounge presents an intimate solo per- formance by Bob Mould and a screening of his live concert DVD Circle of Friends . (9 pm. 830 E Burnside St. $15 from TicketsWest.) Berbati's Pan presents an evening with MicheHe Shocked. (9:30 pm. 10 SW Third Ave. $25 at the door, $20 in advance from Tickets West.) logo premieres Coffee Date, a romantic come-- dy about a straight man who is set up on a blind date with a gay man as a practical joke. (10 pm.) MON• OCT. 15 In Other Words presents the Spanish class Espanol Sin Fronteras! (6:30-8 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St. $5-$10.) You and your partner can learn essential relationship skills. This can enhance your ability to communicate more effectively and better deal with issues of conflict. Focus on decision-making, stress management and negotiation strategies- all within the context of the challenges you may encounter as gay or lesbian partners- during Problem-Solving for Same-Gender Couples Mondays through Nov. 19 at Kaiser Permanente Interstate Medical Office Central. (6:30-8:30 pm. 3550 N Interstate Ave. $90/couple members, $130/couple non- members from 503-286-6816.) Topaz Crawford and Bolivia Carmichaels host an Imperial Sovereign Rose Court Emperor & Empress Candidates Forum at Red Cap Garage. (7 pm. 1035 SW Stark St.) Gather around the Portland Polyamory Circle for informal discussions of open relationships and commitment. (7 pm. Laury 503-285-4848.) 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.) Kathan, 50, re ently r tired after 25 y ars at lumbia Di tributing, a bev rag di tribution company, he can d v t all of h r time to her art. he er at item uc f gla that ar both col rful and fun ti nal-from bowl to platters to jewelry. he tarted w rking with fu d gl four y ar ag aft ·r taking a l with Teri Neville and finding her calling. " h took m and really encourag d m to xpl r my own art," ay Kathan. "My bigge t influ nee i my m th r, who ha qui lted fi r yea . I g ta I t of my art in tincl from h r." F r more information vi it www.portlandopen rudi . om. -Julie abatier •
