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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 2008)
4? I( J Çt IDI It JULY 18, 2008 NIGHTLIFE GHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE nightlife A BOXXES/FISH GROTTO/RED CAP GARAGE 1035 SW Stark St. * 503-226-4171 Boxxes/Red Cap Garage is the only two-in- one gay club in the city. A CASEY'S v 610 NW Couch St. • 503-224-9062 "All-inclusive'' nightclub and lounge in Old Town. AC C. SLAUGHTERS ^*219 NW Davis St. • 503-248-9135 C.C. Slaughters is a great hangout. Come feel like "Norm" or shake your booty all night long to the best sound, lights and la ser shows in Portland. Come on Down! cede XV & Company have been entertaining audiences from all walks of life for more than 37 years with Las Vegas style cabaret revues of glitz, glamour and comedy. eagle pdx G THE 27 NW Sixth Ave. • 503-241-0105 Portland's original masculine men's bar THE EAGLE PORTLAND 835 N Lombard St. • 503-283-9734 Portland's masculine men’s bar and leather bar. Home bar of the Oregon Bears. ACRUSH v 1400 SE Morrison St. • EGYPTIAN CLUB 3701 SE Division St. • 503-236-8689 The 7,000-square-foot Egyptian Club, lo cated in a former milk plant, features three different rooms. 503-235-8150 Crush features specialty martinis and cocktails and serves a full food menu. G 110 NW Broadway • 503-222-3082 A DARC ELLE XV SHOWPLACE 208 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338 World-famous female impersonators Dar- O ©HOBO'S W120 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-3285 Hobo's has been an integral part of Portland's dining and lounge experience for more than 25 years. Located in the heart of Old Town, it provides a friendly atmosphere of casual elegance and serves outstanding cuisine from both its complete dinner menu and its lounge menu. ©JOO'S '*'2512 NE Broadway • 503-287-4210 Enjoy a good time and make a new friend at this entertaining neighborhood bar! NORTHBANK 106 W Sixth St, Vancouver • 360-695-3862 Southwest Washington's first and only gay bar. Now smoke-free! EMBERS AVENUE ESCAPE © 333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830 Portland's only all-ages gay nightclub. ©FOX ft ^HOUNDS 217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530 According to Bar- Fly, this 'cheery, kicked-back pub draws a convivial, mostly mature crowd to its some what countrified environs.” ©GAIL'S DIRTY ^DUCK 439 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-8446 Featuring pool, pin ball, MegaTouch and darts. ©SCANDALS '*'1125 SW Stark St * 503-227-5887 Scandals, one of Portland's most es tablished gay men's bars, has been a fix ture on the ever-changing Stark Street for going on 30 years. It provides a cruisy streetside setting with a seasonal side walk cafe, great drinks and a 'more than friendly’ bar staff. ©SILVERADO '*'318 SW Third Ave. • 503-224-4493 SOUTHSIDE SPEAKEASY 3529 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem * 503-362-1139 Southside Speakeasy is the place in Sa lem and the central Willamette Valley for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans gender community to meet and hang out. ©STARKY'S '*'2913 SE Stark St. • 503-230-7980 ©STEAM '*'2885 NE Sandy Blvd. • 503-736-9999 Portland's hottest all-male experience. NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE In imitation of The Price Is Right, audience members are encouraged to shout out whether the value of certain prizes are higher or lower than the given amount. The Let's Make a Deal games could win someone a worthy prize (like a gift certificate to a restaurant) or a dud (such as a rubber chicken) when risk-takers choose among the tempting shiny boxes. “We all had a great time doing the first show, Calhoun says. “We’re working on getting a few of the kinks out so things go a little smoother. There seem to be two camps of people, those that enjoy the ‘show’ part and then those that seem like they would just rather play all bingo, so we have to try to find a happy medium. The one thing that [is] the most important aspect—have fun!” —Julius Calasicas What happens at Gaym Show Bingo Night stays at Gaym Show Bingo Night. Every Wednesday, hostesses Sharmai and Car lotta make sure something fun is always happen ing to the crowd of cheering homosexuals stamp ing their bingo cards and sipping their drinks at Crush, 1400 S.E. Morrison St. As “luck” would have it, 0-69 was the first number to pop out of the ball-roller during the in augural games June 25, which coincided with the bar’s seventh anniversary celebration. One dollar will buy you three bingo cards and a chance to win the jackpot—“$56!,” a winner shouted after opening his prize envelope. The competition was stiff, but the atmosphere was as bright and gay as the decorations. The festivities came com plete with sequin-covered prize boxes, a wheel to determine drink specials and sound effects provided by a blond maid. The staff was all in drag, and some of the contestants were dressed up like Midwestern white trash. Participants varied in age, but they all shared the same goal: winning those big bucks. “I got the idea from these two drag queens in Mexico playing bingo,” says Mitch Cal houn, Crush’s co-owner and. Sharmai’s male counterpart. “We added the game show ele ment in between bingo games Audience participation is encouraged during Gaym Show Bingo Night every Wednesday at Crush. with prizes from Goodwill.” Get a FREE TEST for HIV, syphilis, or hepatitis C! CAXO-tLOL/l < l T c <7 r * • 3r >A7<i_7jiWI 3 J k * 1 *¡
