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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 2008)
~ne 13 at Hawthorne Theatre. art and ~as Gay 1:;eq by a ~her and r movies. C.C. Slatqlters throws a CO release party for I KmN Youre Married but I've Got Feelings Too by Mdl Wainwright. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.) TUE• JUNE 17 Rob Douglass and Dave Kohl host a Portland Ga, History Walking Tour downtown. Meet at Portland City Hall. (Noon-1: 15 pm. 1221 SW Fourth Ave.) playfully derlust jlife Pre- ~535 NE n. RSVP lendar.) ,erforms ft Parlor. The Adventure Group takes an easy urban bike ride on the quiet street and trails of Portland. Meet at the drinking fountain on the Eastbank Esplanade. Repeats June 24 and July 1. (6 pm. 8 SE Madison St. Laurent 503-880-8900.) Vault Martini Lounge presents the monthly queer social mixer Q-T. Enjoy a cocktail from a selection of 44 exotic libations or take ad- vantage of exclusive drink specials benefit- ing Basic Rights Oregon. (6-8 pm. 226 NW 12th Ave.) elow Fianont Bridge ruts and shadowed by massive grain elevators, the treet tudi~ houses artists, architects and book- west end you will find the studio of Chiles and rt Gallery. • Chiles feature Laurel Burch prints and fabrics , Japan, China and Egypt. Chiles' unique and ex- and textures of the vibrant patterns he has found Cro s. C.C. Slaughters gives away movie passes for House of Usher June 15. Beren deMotier reads from The Brides of March: Memoir of a Same-Sex Marriage at In Other Words. (6:30 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.) Soka Gakkai International-USA Port- land Community Center presents Introduction to SGI Buddhism for the LGBTQ Community. (1 pm. 1221 SE Madison St. sgiportlandrainbowgroup@ gmail.com. www.sgi-usa.org.) Former Just Out columnist Marc Acito • reads from his new book, Attack of the Theater People, at Broadway Books. (7 pm. 1714 NE Broadway.) C.C. Slaughters throws a CO release party for Flavors of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.) WED• JUNE 18 Andrea Askowitz performs parts of her hi- larious memoir, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, at Eugene's World Cafe with mul- tiracial-genderqueer-trannydyke activist Tobi Hill-Meyer and comedian Sally Sheklow. (7 pm. 449 Blair Blvd.) THU• JUNE 19 Queer writer Ariel Gore· teaches the memoir workshop The Language of Your Life Thurs- days through July 31 at The Attic. (10 am- noon. 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $275 from www.atticwritersworkshop.com.) 0-LANO/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. Fol- lowed by a free introductory men's hatha yoga class to create a soothing, mellow environment for beginning students to discover yoga com- fortably. Repeats June 26. (6-7:30 pm kundali- ni, 7:45-9: 15 pm hatha. RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.) t isn't art-related, so it's Cross who shows gallery gallery, located at 820 N. River St. #l l l, is open weekday by appointment; call 971-344-9616 or lebrate ummer solstice with light hors d'oeuvres, amed fabrics from 1 to 5 p.m. June 21. own art-and it is an art. Chiles takes batiks, n other contexts {like the Japanese obi appear- ) and turns them into new works, incorporating d _reca ting them with a different slant. It works. e de igns, the colors and the personality of each The Adventure Group takes an easy walk/ hike to Mount Tabor with optional dinner af- terward. Meet on Southeast 60th Avenue by the northwest entrance. (6:30 pm. Greg 503-963-4138.) the presentation through framing, Cross says, bstract expressionism, with its emphasis on form, C.C. Slaughters throws a CO release party for Self Portrait by Lalah Hathaway. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St. $4.) ro · ay , "Kinta cloth is woven at widths of four th uch kill, one can't tell where the pieces are Squeeze presents Tribe for those wh~ like gir1s who like girls. Come out and dance with OJ Mel and friends! (9 p~2 am. 1403 SE Belmont St. $3.) from th e obi ash focus on specific forms, center- animal, and enhanced by the technique used in FRI• JUNE 20 allery to the public in January. The site is not ce you have the basic directions. It' worth the clifferent world, a different approach to an and -Patricia L. MacAodha Elder Resource Allimlce invites you to meet your neighbors, make new friends and reconnect with buddies during a social at Clackamas Town Cen- tef' s food court. (1-3 pm. 12(X)() SE 82ndAve.) Mr. Oregon State Leather 2007 Ben Brown Jr. hosts Eagle POX: Back to . Basics, an ev~nt for men in the leather/Levi/bear commumty featuring raffle prizes and boot blacking by Andrea Askowitz performs parts of her hilarious Waterstone Gallery unveils queer artist R. Keaney memoir, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Rathbun's Travelogue July 2. Pregnancy, June 18. Exhibit Explores Gender work hop on the is ue faced by the The 100th Monkey tudio ex- queer c mmunity.The ugge ted do- hibits Gender-a collection of work nation is $2-$5 to benefit MYRC and that focuse on gender in relation the 100th Monkey Scholar hip Fund. to each arti t's own per onal life The tudio will also ho t Your experience-through Jun~ 29 at Gender Experience, an art therapy 110 S.E. 16th Ave. insight-oriented work hop for any- Pieces from mo.re than 15 lo- one-no art experience necessary- cal and national artists will be on from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18. In display. Participants include Tay- this full-day workshop led by arti t Eli lor Stevenson, Sassafras Lowrey, Corbin and art therapist Beth Ann Suzan Mayer, Max Drake, Re- Short, participants will engage in a becca Van Stralen, Lori Triburgo, journey that will give them a chance Romaine Rupp, Cris Hernandez, to explore how gender has affected Sarah Hennanutz, Joy Leising, who they are in their relationships. Panicipants will utilize art materials Bridget Benton, Troy John Mc- Cray, Don Fox, Lisa Albringer, and the universal vehicle of the man- Michelle Freedman and Ernesto. dala in a two-part process analyzing relationships in their lives past and Pieces range from photography to present, and they will gain new per- mixed media to an installation that spective and insights in relation to includes a handmade nest. Max Drake's ·Perceptual Understanding· ii pattern in their own lives a well as In honor of Gay Pride Month, on display this month 81 part of the group in society. A potluck- tyle lunch will the studio will also provide the show Gender at the 100th Monkey Studio. be available. The cost is $4 5 a person, community with the opportunity to . attend one of the Sexual Minority Youth Re ource Center's and materials are included. For more information call 503-232-3457 or vi it www. Bridge 13 trainings from noon to 3:30 p.m. June 21. Mehera Scheu and Raina Daniels will lead a fun and educational thelOOthmonkeystudio.com. Shell, every third Friday. Proceeds benefit Cen- tral City Concern and Blackout Leather Produc- tions. (9 pm-midnight. 27 NW Sixth Ave. $10 beer or soda bust; $1 off wells if shirtless.) SAT• JUNE 21 Weather permitting, The Adventure Group goes snowshoeing on Mount Hood. Meet out- side Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (8 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Evan 503-701-7922.) The Adventure Group goes kayaking on the Clacl(amas River. Meet at the north side of the Clackamas Fred Meyer parking lot. (Noon. 16301 SE 82nd Drive. Landon 503-709-3750) The Human Dignity Coalition hosts the fourth annual Bend Pride, an opportunity for all Central Oregonians to celebrate diversity and the recent passage of landmark domestic partnership and nondiscrimination laws, at McKay Park. (Noon-6 pm. 166 S. W Shevlin Hixon Drive.) Asher Loverdi and Caught in Candy's Mickey Pollizatto present Saturday Morning Car- toons at The Waypost. This month's theme is "Drugs." (2 pm. 3120 N Williams Ave.) Hot Flash presents Stardust, a ladies dance for women 21 to 1 01 featuring OJ Lauren playing swing, Latin and music from the · 40s through the '70s at Boxxes. (5-9 pm. 1035 SW Stark St. $8.) Former member of the highly respected lezzie-rock band Two Nice Girls, Gretchen Philips presents an evening of song, memoir and surprises at In Other Words. (1-9 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St $7.) 111r.:o-• The Portland Lesbian Choir-directed by Casey Moffett-Chaney, who last directed the choir exactly 20 years ago-presents She Sings at Bridgeport United Church of Christ. The titl~ song is one of the new additions to the choir's repertoire. (7:30 pm. 621 NE 16th Ave. $12 at the door, $1 O in advance from Touchstone Coffee House.) Felina's Arrow performs with Alan Alexan- der Ill at Artichoke Backgate Stage. (8 pm. 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $12.) Bedust at the Eagle P<rtlcm. (9 pm-mimiglt. 835 N l.mtJard St. $8 meniJets, $10 namerrtJets.) SUN• JUNE 22 The Adventure Group takes a moderate hike to Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain with optional bite at Timberline Lodge afterward. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (8:30 am. 3030 NE Weidler St. Ron 503-284-3345.) J The Adventure Group takes an easy urban hike and ride on the Marquam trail. Meet at the MAX zoo station on the west side near the street. (11 am. Evan 503-701-7922.) Knhet hosts a potluck and pool party for queer Jews as well as their spouses, partners, signifi- cant others and good friends and family, wheth- er Jewish or queer or not. Bring a dish and a beverage. (5 pm. David 503-226-7079, ext. 14.) Manifest/0-LANO presents Beat the Blues, a support group to find practical strategies for dealing with depression. (6-8 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.qland.org/calendar.) St. Mary's Academy presents An Evening with Madame F, 'in which Claudia Stevens assumes the role of an elderly Auschwitz prisoner who, through her music, song and drama, lived through the Holocaust. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Holocaust Resource Cen- ter. (1 pm. 1615 SW Fffth Ave. $15-$25 from 888-515-6472.) MON• JUNE 23 Queer writer Ariel Gore teaches the memoir workshop The Language of Your Life Mon- days through Aug. 4 at The Attic. (6-8 pm. 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $275 from www.at- ticwritersworkshop.com.) ,r
