~ne 13 at Hawthorne Theatre.
art and
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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
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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.)
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