APRIL 17 2009 OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE 19 J » PORTLAND TAIKO RICH IWASAKI They ve been beating the skins for 15 years and have a rousing celebration planned to celebrate the group s anniversary Read all about it on page 20 » FRI • APRIL 17 Peg Hackenbruck, M.D. and Nancy Barron, Ph.D. will conduct a workshop on "Successful, Creative Aging for Lesbians." 10 am to 3 pm, Westbrook Clubhouse, 14255 SW 6th St. in Beaverton. Drop by the Men’s Wellness Center for Gay Men's Health & Wellness Jeopardy. Learn about different aspects of sexual health. Prizes, refreshments and light snacks. 7-9pm, 928 SIV Stark St. 503-445-7699. Cabaret with a 0. Monthly revival of classic cabaret. Solos and group talent welcome. New location, new grand piano. 8-10 pm. 0 Center (4115 N Mississippi) Crave, Ladies Dance Party. April’s theme is "Get Wet." Drink specials and jello shots. DJs Mani and Zita. Ten, not eight, not nine, ten scantily clad go-go entertainers. Ladies, most important, there will be water guns! $7 cover, 8 pm, Crush (SE 14th and Morrison) A Night of Noise Fundraiser for SMYRC. Sponsored by PSU Queer Resource Center. Scheduled to appear: Rose City Sirens, River City Riders, B.B. Dolls, Burlesguire and Angeligue DeVil. DJs Automaton and Linoleum keep the sound going. 9 pm to 1 am, Jupiter Hotel. $8 for students, $10 for general admission. Oregon Ballet Theatre opens tonight with Left Unsaid, new ballets by the choreographers of Bolero and Almost Mozart. Tickets start at $15. www.0BT.org. Runs thrugh April 29, Newmark Theater. » SAT • APRIL 18 Bear Bust at Gail's Dirty Duck Tavern. 8-11 pm. $8 members/$10 non-members, 439 NW 3rd Ave. New men’s "Cooking and Eating Well Class": learn & teach by doing - how to cook simple, fast, nutritious, delicious meals, and then enjoy those meals in good company. Saturday weekly, begins 4/18/09. 10 am-12 pm. Manifest NE Studio. 4906 NE 22nd, RSVP to 503-223-8822. Daddies and Poppas Potluck 10 am-noon at O Center. Meetings allow kids and dads to socialize, dine together and enjoy good company. 4115 N. Mississippi. L4L PDX Dance for Lesbians 35 and older. 5-9 pm, Embers. 110 NW Broadway. continued on page 20 Peacock Productions Proudly Presents... The 2nd Annual Soul Food & Gospel ration Sunday, May 3, 2009 Doors 5pm - Dinner 5:30pm Tickets SI5.00 in advance S20.00 at the door Darcelle XV Showplace 208 NW 3rd Avenue Net proceeds benefit the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund E o ■d c □ >4-