OCTOBER 19 2007
Timbers," "Sexy Ghoulish Diva," "Graveyard
Dweller" and "Most Original." (9 pm. 3701 SE
Division St.)
Enter the Scandals Halloween Costume
Conlut for giveaways and a grand pnze of
$300! (9 pm. 1125 SW Stark St.)
Boxxes presents Circus of Freaks. Big cash
prize for the best sideshow freak costume!
(10 pm. 330 SW 11th Ave.)
Come to the 10th annual Chameleon
Halloween Costume Party featuring
drag performer Splendora and friends,
OJ Gino, go-go boys, fire dancers and an elabo-
rate appetizer buffet. Receive a $10 discount
with an invitation, available at the restaurant.
(10:30 pm. 2000 NE 40th Ave. $20.)
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nd icon Me'shell Ndegeocello performs Oct. 24 in
d.
Transgender songwriter Namoli Brennet entertains Oct. 25 at Haven.
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Eighth Ave. $20 at the door, $18 in advance
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at The Waypost. This month's theme is
"Halloween." (Noon. 3120 N Williams Ave.)
CJ and the Dolls compete in the P1zzazz! Talent
Show at Wonder Ballroom. (8 pm. 128 NE
Russell St. $10.)
In Other Words presents Mary Lynn Archibald
reading from Accidental Cowgirl-Six Cows,
No Horse and No Clue, a lighthearted memoir of
12 years of "ranching" in the sparsely populat-
ed foothills of the Northern Coast Range in
California. (2 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social is every
last Friday at Ankeny Street Studio. lesson and
refreshments included. (8: 15 pm. Southeast
Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $8.)
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Girls on Gay presents A Halloween
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Temptation at The Viewpoint featuring
three stages of sexy, professional
exotic and erotic dancers; interactive competI-
tIons; wonderful giveaways; blood martinis and
other ghoulish drink specials; and prizes for the
sexiest, scariest and most creative costumes.
(8:30 pm-2 am. 8102 NE Killingsworth St. $7
from www.girlsongay.com.)
The Egyptian· Room presents DJ Mancini and
lollipop Karaoke. Dress in costume to get in
free! (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St.)
C.C. Slaughters presents the Oregon Bears'
monthly Double X Dance featuring music by
DJ Peter Calandra of Studio 54 lame. (9 pm-
1 am. 219 NW Davis St. $2.)
SAT• OCT. 27
Asher Loverdi and Caught in Candy's Mickey
Polhzatto present Saturday Morning Cartoons
Headed Toward Dry/and
Barracuda invites lesbians 36 and older to Hot
Flash Portland: Halloween Dream! featuring
prizes for sexiest and most creative costumes,
go-go dancers and queer hip-hop artist Krit1k.
(5-9 pm. 9 NW Second Ave. $8.)
Enter the Jackie O'Lantern Contest, the first-
ever transgender pumpkin-carving competition,
at Northbank in Vancouver, Wash . Bring your
precarved pumpkin, no larger than 10 pounds.
No sharp objects allowed. All entries will be
auctioned off during the Lips Cabaret Show.
Proceeds benefit Esther's Pantry, Martha's
Pantry and Q Center. (6 pm entry submissions,
7 pm judging, 8 pm auction, 9 pm show. 106 W
Sixth St. $5.)
Catie Curtis performs with Mel Watson at
Mississippi Studios. (7 and 10 pm. 3939 N
Mississippi Ave. $20 at the door, $18 in
advance from 503-288-3895.)
let the spirits animate your flesh during
Darklady's Haunted Gothic Wedding
Polyween at Jupiter Hotel. Receive a $5 dis-
count with a pet or human care product dona-
tion for Esther's Pa~try/Tod's Corner. (7 pm-
2 am. 800 E Burnside St. $30 street clothes, $25
gothic or festive holiday garb from dark.lady@
darklady.com.)
The event of the year in Central Oregon! The
Human Dignity Coalition Drag Show and
Halloween Party features Portland's one and
only Poison Waters and friends along with
a not-to -be -missed auction at the Domino
Room in Bend. (8 pm. 55 NW Greenwood Ave.
$20.)
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.)
Crystal Ballroom presents the seventh annual
Portland Erotic Ball featuring Pepe & the Bottle
Blondes, Shel Bailey & the 819 Package, Basic
Fix, Rose City Sirens, snake girls, fire dancers,
sword swallowers, zombie go-go performers,
exotic dancers and female impersonator Sasha
Scarlett hosting "Portland's Biggest Costume
Contest" for cash and prizes totaling $5,000.
(9 pm. 1332 W Burnside St. $25-$75 from
Ticketmaster.)
The Egyptian Club promises its best-ever
Halloween Hootenanny f ea tu ring the Rose City
Sirens, DJs Mancini and Diameter, lollipop
Karaoke with prizes and a costume contest with
the categories HPirate That'll Shiver Yer
SUN• OCT. 28
Weather permitting, The Adventure Group
takes a moderate hike from Bonneville Dam
through a pleasant forest to the grassy bank of
Gillette lake. Meet outside Starbucks at
Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler
St. Evan 503-701-7922.)
Miss1ss1pp1 Pizza Pub presents a Rock 'n' Roll
Camp for Girts benefit with Johnny X and the
Groad1es, Monster-Sized Monsters and Hell- 7.
(3 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave.)
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Poison Waters hosts the third annual
Spooktacular, a kids Halloween
extravaganza featuring pumpkin-carv-
ing contests, crafts, costume awards and more
at Q Center. (3-5 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
Keshet hosts a potluck dinner and gathering mr
all who identify as queer Jews as well as their
spouses, partners, significant others and good
friends and family, whether Jewish or queer or
not. Bring a dish and a beverage. (5 pm. Dav,d
503-224-7075.)
C.C. Slaughters throws a CD release party for
Logan Lynn' From Pillar to Post. (8 pm-3 am.
219 NW Davis St.)
MON• OCT. 29
0-LAND presents Wanderlust a posse of men in
wacky costumes bicycling with no plan and lots
of bhng. Meet at Wild Oats. (6:30 pm. 3535 NE
15th Ave. RSVP to 503-223-8822, ext. 1, or
www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.J
inger/ ongwriter Chris Pureka ha t her course toward promi mg de tinattons.
Although he can be sexily ad at time , her phomor • relea , Dryland, 1 more
hopeful than anyone could expe t from an emot1 nal folk mu ician, proving he' got
plenty of wind in her il .
"Thi album i mor about moving through m thing hard to g t to something
mu h better," Pureka remark . "Mo t of my mu ic comes from personal experience ,
but chi album i not all about me. I really tried my absolute hardest to find a balan e
with thi one."
After touring for the pa t year and a half, it' time for Pureka' hip to find a port,
heading toward afer hore . Trading in her sea legs for a new apartment and a clean
notebook for fre h material, she has a clear idea of what guides her.
"I'm not a musician to be a performer, really," Pureka admir.s. "I'm a mu ician
becau e it ju t makes nse to me. l really enjoy the writing and tudio parts, and now
I'm taking rim off to do more of it."
It' ea y to hear the r onance of her favorites, like Gillian Welch and Dar
William , in her ong and m the ·torie he tell in the good tradition of any home-
grown folkie. It' in her mu ic' implicity that com the true tl ne f Pureka'
tyle-an air of complex intro pection and note
rich a the ii hen ath her tour-
worn feet.
Chris Pureka performs Oct. 24 in Portland and Oct. 26 in Eugene.
The Northampton, Ma ., girl will alway let her compa bring her ba k to th
changing N w England a n that "keep [her] grounded," but the We t oa t call. 1 anything maJor really need to happen co me."
Th wind will carry Pureka aero
ean and contin nts befor' he' done, fini h-
hefore he drop anchor. Meanwhile, Pureka i n't on any trea ure hunt for bigger and
ing her tour with a few weeks in Ireland. When he return , h ' commg home to sol-
better booty.
"A l t of my goal. have been m t, and I've en al t f vi i n realizcd. When I t<l ground an<l dry land.
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you're n indie mu ician, it can be hard to do that," h ay . "I gue l don't feel like ,
Green la the New Black
Th, year' Portland F hion W le
aim' to bring o-fri ndly f: hion into
tual
the main tr am by making th
produ tum ustamable, using ustainabl
t ling product on model · and arth-
fn ndly material for tt runway.
A ac la1m d Portland eco-d 1gn r
Anna Cohen say , "A key ro u tainable
pr, ti i evalu ting , 11 a pe t of th
onventt nal pra t1
t m ke
o-
re pon 1ble hoic m all of th m.
[Portland Fa hion We kJ I mindful of
that."
Portland F hion W ck i oil horat-
mg with gay icy ommi ioner Sam
Adam on, Green Fashion Forum. A
ommi inner of rt and culture, he i
x 1ted to m lude the f: hi n indu.stry
p rt of the ity' rt portfolio.
"Th ,u·tamabl de 1gners living and
working m th1 area nor only provid
beautiful, innovativ product ·," Adam.
ay·. "They help highlight the gr at
'nvironmental work Oregonians have
been doing for de ade ·: being at th
utting edge of re ycling policy, mart,
alternative transportation and gr en
building prdcti es. Portland truly i a
cainabl city."
Portland Fa. hion Week will take
place through Oct. 24 at Ca ade
hipyard, 5555 N. hannel Av . on
wan L land. veral prominent ustain-
abl de igncrs will laun h th ir coll c-
tion ·, including Lara Mill r, Sam -
underneath, Lizzie Parker and Anna
Coh n. Alice ~ n of lfad , nam d
New York Fa hion We le' pring 2006
"Be ·t Debut," and acclaim d de ign rs
Souchi, Poppi Swim and wnimal will
al o put their n xt
on the runway.
In conjunction with Portland
Fa hion We k; UltraPDX.cQm
pre coting Talking Fa hion,
pan l di u ion. to hear from xp rt
about how to tart a f hion bu in
what " u tainable f: hion" ; ally m an
and oth r topic . Qu r d ign r
Jonny hultz and Adam Arnold will
Join Portland Tribune columni t
Heather Larim r,
aplan owner
Holly tald rand oth rs for "Fa hion
and th
Cr ativ
Economy in
Portland" noon Oct. 23 in O rding
Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th
Ave. Th y will J,. cu how fa hion
cd th lo al economy, th connec-
tion betwe n fa hion and ther g-
mcnt. of th creative economy and th
i u
urroundmg doing bu in
in
Portland nd b >th exporting P;mland
fa h1on and amplifying the pre. nee of
Portland nationally ' a center for ere-
' tiv' e on my.
For a omplet ·chedule vi 1t
www.portlandf: hionw ek.n t.