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Sam is crowned, Barack will rock with Portland gay band
and other recent Oregon queer news of note
COMINGS
i i Obama Parties
Ginger Salon, which opened Dec. 4, wants her salon
to be “the antithesis of big business, where people can
The Democratic Party of Oregon lost a party
come in and feel comfortable during their hectic day.”
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In addition to a full spate of salon services, Ginger also
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for the inauguration of President-elect Barack
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where Everson’s wife, Amanda Felt, works.
“Rogue of the Week" col-
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features fresh-baked gixxls from Black Sheep Bakery,
keting department agreed
to co-sponsor a dance party
—James Maxwell
comings
Sam Is Crowned
Amid a throng of adoring
at the hip queer-friendly
fans, friends and political glit
nightclub Holocene with
terati at Parkrose High Sch<x>l,
the Democratic Party, but
Sam Adams was crowned
after getting flak for the eth-
Jan. 5
ically hazy decision, it later
mayor. Among the notable
as
Portland’s
new
I pulled out of the party, and The Portland Mercury
attendees: his full City Council, including newbie
I later stepped in instead. The Holocene bash is
Commissioner Amanda Fritz; longtime mentor and
former Portland Mayor
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Vera Katz; and a host of
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ers from, across the city.
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Rose City Gay Freedom Band trombonist Teresa Nowicki is pumped to
be parading for Barack Obama on Jan. 20 in D.C.
and Multnomah County
officials have swept up
openly gay and lesbian
but one of two parties going down Jan. 20 in
folks to staff their offices. Some of the notable queer
Portland to celebrate Obama’s first day on
staff appointments: in County Commissioner Judy
the job. The Victory Ball ($100 a pop) is from
Shiprack’s office, Matthew Lashua has taken the
8 p.m. to midnight at Tiffany Center’s Emerald
reins as chief of staff, with Keith Falkenberg as her
Ballroom, 1410 S.W. Morrison St. The Holocene
scheduler. Over at Adams’ office, some of his more
21-and-older dance party (only 8 bucks!) features
noteworthy openly queer staff include Shoshanah
DJ Optimo from 9 p.m. to bar-thirty at 1001 S.E.
Oppenheim, Cevero Gonzalez and Wade Nkrumah.
Morrison St. For more info call 503-239-8629 or
—SMB
visit www.oregondem<Krats.org.
—Jaymee R. Cuti
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been saved—for now. As first reported on JustOut.
Economic downturn be damned! Two new gay-
com, In Other Words faced closing its doors for
owned salon-plus boutiques have opened their doors
gotxl if it couldn’t come up with some serious
in recent weeks and hope to survive Depression-
cash to pay down outstanding credit lines. But
era retail lows with their own brand of fabulosity.
according to program director Katie Carter, the
Barberama Salon, 3905 N.E. Martin Luther King
community responded with a whopping $18,000
Jr. Blvd., and Ginger Salon, 1720 N.W. Lovejoy St.
and counting in donations since Dec. 10. Great,
*215. are offering customers more than just a hair
right? Yes, but the bookstore had another scare
cut. Brian Fuqua hopes his combination of salon
Dec. 23, when the weight of several feet of ice
Barberama plus coffee shop Javarama, nght within its
and snow from “Snowpocalypse 2008” caused
walls, attracts curious customers. “I was tired of work
part of its ceiling to crash to the floor. To protect
ing for someone else and loved the space and idea
customers from exposed electrical wires, the store
with the salon and coffee shop,” says Fuqua, the new
closed for two days, reopening Dec. 26.
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owner of as of Oct. 10. Deanna Everson, owner of
—SMB