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White Bird Dance presents a thrilling collaboration between seven U.S.
women and seven Senegalese men April 2 at the Sebnitz.
Mississippi Pizza Pub welcomes Pennsylvania dyke Nicole Reynolds on
Gravy Train performs March 27 at Rotture.
March 23.
Barracuda throws another Hot Flash Dance
Party for seasoned lesbians 36 and older fea
turing music from the '70s to today, a great
dance bar and wall-to-wall sexy, gorgeous
women! (5-9 pm. 9 NW Second Ave. $8.)
They're not gay, but they sure are cute: Punk-pop quartet All Time Low performs
March 28 at Hawthorne Theatre.
narrative/poetry therapy with techniques for
memoir
writing,
at
Friendly
House.
(12:30-3:30 pm. 1737 NW 26th Ave. RSVP to
Rachel at 503-224-2640 or eracoordinator@
yahoo.com.)
Quest Center's Healing and Empowerment Pro
gram hosts an orientation session for its new
support group for lesbians with cancer and
their partners. (1-3 pm. 2901 E Burnside St.
RSVP to 503-238-5203.)
Asher Loverdi and Caught in Candy's Mickey
Pollizatto present Saturday Morning Car
toons at The Waypost. This month's theme is
“Superheroes.' (2 pm. 3120 N Williams Ave.)
Kaki King, a Golden Globe-nominated instru
mental ingenue from Atlanta, performs with
Matt Sheehy at Doug Fir Lounge, preceded
by a free gig at Music Millennium. (3:30 pm,
3158 E Burnside St. 9 pm, 830 E Burnside St.,
$14 from TicketsWest.)
PDX Lesbian Network organizes a spring din
ner featuring five glorious courses all paired
with wine. (6-9 pm. $50 from pdxlesbiannet@
yahoo.com.)
Hey, what's your vice? Holocene presents
Double Down, the fab queer party where the
player always wins, every fourth Saturday.
(8 pm. 1001SE Morrison St. $5.)
Lesbian legend k.d. lang performs through
March 23 at Aladdin Theater. (8 pm. 3017 SE
Milwaukie Ave. $49.50 from box office or
Ticketmaster.)
Win cash, prizes and chicks during the Egyp
tian Club's Easter Egg Hunt! (9 pm. 3701 SE
Division St.)
Mr. Oregon State Leather 2007 Ben Brown Jr.
hosts a Fourth Saturday Party for the men's
community featuring boot blacking by Shell at
Eagle Portland. Come in your favorite leather/
Levi/bear attire. Free raffle tickets to anyone
who brings in canned goods for Esther's Pan
try. Proceeds benefit Central City Concern and
Blackout Leather Productions. (10pm-1am.
835 N Lombard St.)
SUN • MARCH 23
Weather permitting, The Adventure Group
takes a hike on Lyle Cherry Orchard in Wash
ington toward wildflowers and spectacular
views of the Columbia River. Meet outside
Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am.
3030 NE Weidler St. Chris 503-329-3916.)
Q-LAND/Manifest presents a moderate Men's
Eco-Hike near White Salmon, Wash., to see
some amazing wildflowers on the east side
of the Columbia Gorge. (9 am-4 pm. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.)
bingo in town every fourth Tuesday at Q Cen
ter. (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St. $5 for eight
games.)
Dexter's Famous Spoken Mic gives writers
"rock star status" by bringing beginners and
more established readers together for inspi
rational rants and performances every last
Tuesday at In Other Words. (7:30 pm. 8NE
Killingsworth St.)
WED • MARCH 26
Q-LAND/Manifest presents a free introduc
tory men's therapeutic yoga class to address
back and neck pain, stress, excess weight.
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Touchstone Coffee House hosts an introduc
tory session for 5 Secrets to a Healthier
Relationship, a five-seminar series to help
develop useful skills when experiencing
struggles, miscommunication or frustration.
(5-7 pm. 445 NE 70th Ave. Register at www.
stepbeyondcoach. com.)
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A Night of Indie Music,
Film and Poetry
Currin’s acclaimed debut collection,
“Currin’s language is not so much
The Sleep of Four Cities, announced the
surreal as it is devoted to the strange
Portland-bom queer poet Jen Currin
arrival of a fully formed, arresting new
ness of what really happens to bodies
celebrates the launch of her new book,
talent, and the poems in Hagiography
and selves in the world,” raves Aaron
Hagiography, during a night of indie
see her trademark wordplay and entirely
McCollough, author of Little Ease and
music, film and poetry 7 p.m. March 30
contemporary take on the surrealist im
Double Venus. “This book is a conver
at Worksound, 820 S.E. Alder St. The
age moving into new territory. These
poems push life’s barely hidden strange
sion narrative...it is a story of how we
believe language can change and how
ness into the light and present thought
as a bright, emotionally complex event.
In Hagiography, mind and sense and the
world they move through are interwo
we believe change can speak.’
book is described as “a fascinating new
spin on the surrealist image, transform
ing the bizarre aspects of everyday life
into almost urban fairy tales.”
The evening also features poetry
readings by Currin’s partner, Christine
Leclerc, and William Stobb (Nervous
ven to create a mysterious, familiar, vex
ing and continuously fascinating human
Systems); short movies by Jackie and
drama.
Currin lives in Vancouver, British
Columbia, where she teaches creative
writing at Vancouver Film School and
Langara College. Her poems have ap
C.C. Slaughters throws a CD release party
for Get the Party Started by Shirley Bassey.
(9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
MON • MARCH 24
Q-LAND/Manifest presents a free introductory
men's core strength yoga class to develop
your spinal and abdominal muscles, flexibility
and energy. Repeats March 31. (6:30-7:45 pm.
RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/
calendar.)
Learn presence, compassion and nonver
bal communication by exchanging breema
healing touch sequences with other fully
clothed men. Free introductory class present
ed by Q-LAND/Manifest. (7:30-9 pm. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.)
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performance art by Mary Rose; and
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The Men's Wellness Center presents
The Face of HIV/AIDS: Then and
Now, a historical look at how the
epidemic has and hasn’t changed from the
1980s to today. Presented by Doug Beers, an
HIV specialist from Legacy Emanuel Hospital.
(6:30-8 pm. 928 SW Stark St.)
In Other Words presents the radical feminist
dialogue series That Time of the Month. This
month's forum is titled "Borders, Citizenship 8
Language: The Attack on Immigrants and the
Crisis for Humanity." (7 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth
St.)
Dads Group, a support/social group for men
coming out later in life, meets every fourth
Thursday at Q Center. (7-8:30 pm. 69 SE Tay
lor St.)
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Q-LAND/Manifest presents a free introduc
tory men's yin yoga class to help you relax
and strengthen deep inside your body through
holding poses and sustained collaboration of
the breath, body and mind. Repeats April 3.
(7:45-9:15 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822 or
www. qland. org/calendar.)
In Other Words showcases Portland female
musicians during the monthly Luna Music
History Image, a new photography and map gallery, exhibits eclectic images
Series. (7 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
dedicated to Women's History Month through March 31.
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald
Empire presents Damsels, Divas and Dames,
a fun evening of music, dance and imper
sonation at Eugene's Hult Center. This year's
theme is "Journey Through the Decades." Pro
ceeds benefit HIV Alliance. (7:30 pm. 1 Eugene
Center. $25 from www.hultcenter.org.)
Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social is every
last Friday at Ankeny Street Studio. Lesson
and refreshments included. (8:15 pm. South
east Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $8.)
Bob Mould, beloved founder of Hiisker Du and
Sugar, returns to Doug Fir Lounge with a full
band! (9 pm. 830 E Burnside St. $15 from Tick
etsWest.)
C.C. Slaughters presents the Oregon Bears'
monthly Double X Dance featuring music by
DJ Peter Calandra of Studio 54 fame. (9 pm-
1 am. 219 NW Davis St. $2.)
SAT • MARCH 29
beloved founder of Hiisker Du and Sugar, returns to Doug Fir
March 28.
Radical Women celebrate International
Women's Day at the Bread and Roses Center.
(6:30 pm Middle Eastern buffet ($8 donation],
7:30 pm celebration. 819 N Killingsworth St.)
SUN • MARCH 30
The Tudor Choir presents Music from Tudor
England and Music for the Sistine Chapel at St.
well. The most gorgeous instrument of
fourth release, American Dream, is a
multifaceted gem, juxtaposing achingly
all, however, is Flynn’s voice—ardent,
production values on American Dream
Gay photographer Horace Long's first
Portland one-man show is on display
through May 2 at Olympic Mills
Commerce Building. Check him out
April 2 on AM Northwest!
lovely and soulful.
The title track rises from a wallflow
er’s lament of self-doubt to a global ques
tioning of the United States’ collective
shame when it comes to the situation in
New Orleans and then on to poverty and
pollution in our world. With its banjo
twang, marchlike cadence and haunt
ing trumpet, the sound evokes the De
are flawless. The arrangements serve
to enhance and enliven Flynn’s lyrical
pression era of the 1930s. The opening
prowess with warmth and intimacy.
song, “Dressed and Ready,” recalls the
All the songs on American Dream
were written by Flynn. No heroes or
waiting, wanting, longing and regret of
a failed conflictual relationship. “Knock
heroines here, just honest vignettes
about heartache or down-on-their-luck
on Wood” is infectious fun, with a clever
folks enduring hard times but remaining
percussive wizard Don Henson on type
writer and string support from Tomfelt.
hopeful.
Flynn assembled a group of consum
The weekly altema-queer night Queer Bait wel
comes tranny pop diva CJ and the Dolls at
Crush. Hosted by Splendora and Fannie Mae
Darling. (9 pm. 1400 SE Morrison St. $5.)
Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence pres
ent their third annual Rotten Easter Egg Hunt
at Embers Avenue. Inside the eggs hidden
around the club, participants might find treats
Singer/songwriter Ashleigh Flynn’s
Portland Center Stage's GreenHouse School
Mother's Velvet Lounge presents Cabaret
Karaoke. This month's theme is "Circus
March," so come see the bearded lady, smell
the cotton candy and sing a song under the big
top! (8 pm-1 am. 212 SW Stark St.)
Rotture presents Sluts + Squares
featuring queer burlesque perform
ers Rose City Sirens and Sahara
Dunes; go-go dancers Nova and Lullaby; and a
dance party with DJs Boy and Corban spinning
hip-hop, electro, house and '80s music. (9 pm.
315 SE Third Ave. $5.)
Refreshingly Rootsy
moving seamlessly between rock, pop
and bluegrass. Co-produced with Jim
Brunburg at Mississippi Studios, the
The hilarious standup comedy special Jason
Stuart Making It to the Middle premieres on
Here, (www.heretv.com.)
TUE • MARCH 25
Mary's Cathedral. (8 pm. 1716 NW Davis St.
$15-$30 from www cappellaromana.org.)
tender balladry with hillstomp revelry.
Embracing her Kentucky roots, she deft
ly explores the Americana genre while
Rotture presents Gravy Train, The New
Bloods, Fleshtone and DJ Beyonda. (8 pm.
315 SE Third Ave. $10 at the door, $8 in ad
vance from Brown Paper Tickets.)
Unitarian Pride hosts a free movie
night every fourth Friday at First Uni
tarian Church. This month's film is
The Wedding Banquet, a romantic dramedy
g about a gay New Yorker who has never shared
“ his sexuality with his traditional Taiwanese
P family and hopes to disguise his long-term
of Theater presents Topics in Playwriting:
The Dramatist's Toolbox instructed by queer
playwright Matthew B. Zrebski every Satur
day through May 31. Designed as an intro for
the beginner or a brush-up for the seasoned
writer, this course focuses on tools that will
spark ideas on both what to write and how to
write. (9-11 am. 128 NW 11th Ave. $200 from
503-445-3793 or education@pcs.org.)
Weather permitting, The Adventure Group
takes an intermediate cross-country ski trip
around Trillium Lake. Meet outside Starbucks
at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE
Weidler St. Evan 503-701-7922.)
FRI • MARCH 28
The Cliks open for The Cult at Roseland
Theater. (8 pm. 8 NW Sixth Ave. $30 from
TicketsWest.)
Game on! Whether it's your first time
or you're a pro, join the Imperial Sov
ereign Rose Court for the gayest
Hawthorne Theatre presents All Time Low,
The Rocket Summer, The Matches, Sonny
and Forever the Sickest Kids. (7 pm. 1507 SE
39th Ave. $15 from TicketsWest.)
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head, Carousel, Verse, The Massachusetts
Q Center presents women’s open group
coaching with Amy Gilmore Cairns focusing
on building greater personal knowledge and
development. Gain life skills and perspectives
applicable to both existing and future chal
lenges. (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St. $5 members,
$10 nonmembers.)
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Out musicians Nicole Reynolds and Katie
Sawicki perform at Mississippi Pizza Pub.
(9 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave.)
relationship by marrying a young artist who's
only in it for the green card. (7 pm. 1011 SW
12th Ave.)
Q-LAND/Manifest presents a free introductory
men's kundalini yoga class to open and bal
ance your chakra energy and increase focus,
centeredness and spiritual connection. Repeats
April 3. (6-7:30 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822 or
www. qland. org/calendar.)
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Keshet hosts a potluck for 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. David 503-226-7079, ext. 14.)
depression, insomnia and other chronic com
plaints. Repeats April 2. (6:30-8:30 pm. RSVP
to 503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.)
THU • MARCH 27
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F.A.G. PDX (Femme Affinity Group
Portland) throws a tea party for
queer femmes and their allies at In
Other Words. Don't forget to wear your Sunday
best! (2 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.)
Relieve stress, feel calmer and improve creativ
ity during Men's Meditation Group presented
by Q-LAND/Manifest. (7:30-9:30 pm. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.)
hook and chorus featuring Sneak in’ Out
Flynn’s latest release is as pleasing
mate Portland musicians to back her
as a cool breeze on a hot summer day,
on this endeavor. Most notably, Chris
refreshingly rootsy with absolutely no
Funk of Decemberists fame weaves in
pretense. The spritely beauty is a charm
and out of almost every tune ever so
sweetly on Dobro and pedal steel guitar.
ing and engaging live performer. With a
full band of tight musicians behind her,
Dave Gerow of Sneak in’ Out tears it
she is a rock star who hasn’t quite hit
up on mandolin, and Analisa Tomfelt
her stride on the national music scene.
plays her heart out on fiddle. Brunburg
Hopefully, national recognition and a
steps out from behind the soundboard
label deal are waiting just around the
and lends a hand on upright base,
comer for her.
Wurlitzer and background vocals as
Dale Schiff
f