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OREGON'S GAY/LESBIAN/Bl/TRANS NE\1/SMAGAZINE ; 0 Main Street, being hailed as Portland's New West End. m .,. ::> (For performance schedules call 503-516 -4840, $22 general, $18 students and seniors, Thur-Sun, 253 East Main Street, Hillsboro) » FRI • MAY 8 Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified Personal Trainer David Scheer. and a team how to turn your wellness goals into fun, easy, exercise & nutrition. (7-8 am weekly, Mon, Wed, & Fri, www. manifestpdx.org/calendar) It's My Pleasure hosts £nhanclnq Sex. Learn some new tricks that will make your lover go wild! Brandy will discuss toys, erotica, videos, lube, and stimulat- ing gels. ($10. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Pre -registration required. 503 -280-8080) The tantallzlnq documentary about bur· lesque, A Wink and a Sm/le, opens at Hollywood Theatre with a director's discussion after the screening, and complimentary absinthe will be served prior to live burlesque at 10 pm. (Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., $20, WWW. hollywoodtheatre.org) The Reed College dance department presents Its sprinq event, featuring performan ce and choreogra- ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• phy by members of the Reed community and dance classes. (8 pm, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock, $1-$3) » SAT• MAY q Whoa, it's almost Mother's Day! Are you still sans gift for mama? The Oregon Orchid Society is offer- ing " Mother Nature's Treasures" at the Northwest's largest orchid show and sale, or you could just wan- der and enjoy the eye candy together. ($5. Sat. 9 am - 6 pm, Sun. 10 am - 4 pm, Doubletree Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah St. in Portland. www. oregonorchidsociety.com) DO JUMP!s teen performance troupe, the Zi g Zags, presents its original show, Between Then and Now. The troupe uses acrobatics, aerial dance and physical theater to bring t~eir sto - ries of change, letting go and finding a place in the world to the stage. (7:30 pm, Echo Theater, 1515 SE 37th, $5 12 and younger, $10 adults) Men's qardenlnq and Food sustainability team at Manifest: Today 's topic, low-light greens and herbs. Learn the basics of sustainable food gardening. RSVP Bryan Rollins 503-223-8822 x1 ($5-$20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds, www. manifestpdx.org/calendar) Embers presents L4L.POX for Lesbians 35 and ············································~·········· up. Dance to 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s music. Celebrate Holy spoofage! Last Rites Productions presents The Wild World of Batwoman. based on the similarly-named 1qbb camp classic. at Theater! Theater! at 10:30 p.m. on May I. 2. 7. 8 and q_ Just 10 all -American bucks. More at \11\11\11.lastritesproductions .org . • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• good times. Meet. greet. sweet! (5 -8:45 pm, 110 NW Broadway, $5) The Adventure Group takes a difficult hike to Doc, Mountain. Known by Portlanders as a "challengingly steep" · hike, Dog Mountain provides breathtaking views of the Columbia River Gorge as well as Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. Specta cular wildflower mead- ows drape the alp-like slopes. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer (8 am, 3030 NE Weidler St. Call Jill @ 503 -477-8170) ,q 's Tl rs t. 1- b, New Cooking and eatlnq well group at Manifest. Open to adult men of all ages, sizes, races, orienta - tions, experience levels and backgrounds. Learn how to cook simple, nutritious meals. RSVP George Ellis 503-223-8822 x1 (10 am-noon, $15-$25 sliding scale, www.manifestpdx.org/calendar) d e ,y ir '2 0 Center Work Party. Helpers needed painting, gardening, and constru ct ion work to be done. Come dressed to get dirty and be ready for spackling walls, assembling chairs, touch-up painting - all sorts of fun construction projects. 0 Center will provide lunch and gratitude. (10 am-2 pm, 4114 N. Mississippi) h 1- v. » 11'. LU it J' h V. z z 8 Mother's Day! Take mom out to a lovely meal at one of Just Out's fine restaurant advertisers. a:: ::> "' u n >f 's SUN • MAY 10 Shanghai Pearl performs in the burlesque documentary A Wink and A Smile. which opens May 8 at the Hollywood Theatre. Miracle Theatre Group's "Seeds of Chicano Iden· tlty" discussion series kicks off following the mati- nee performance of The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa. Visiting scholar Phil Esparza, World Theatre continued on page 22 NLY PRO THEATER CO. TACKLES OSCAR RTANCE OF BEING WILDE work The as shocking 1ges bac~ in wand pow- rlore than a tits punch. ,'s only pro- ;&Baggage, that's both >duction re- 'oel Coward hanging tea :av1ar. 1er explains, to make :xuality and r Bag&Baggage does Wilde's initial ques- tions one braver by casting a female in the lead male role. Maggie Chapin, who plays Jack, says, "The show takes inspiration from some of the earliest gender-questioning per- formers like Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and even Qyentin Crisp. "The queer subtext of Wilde's play, and in fact his life, has informed everything from the costumes to the set to the style of the acting." The rest of Bag&Baggage's gender- bending crew features Patrick Spike as Lady Bracknell, Lesli Oko.rn as Algernon Moncrieff, Arianne Jacques as Gwendolen Fairfax, Kiri Dyken as Cecily Cardew,Jason Myers as Miss Prism,Jacob T. Morehead as the Rev. Canon Chasuble, and Tylor Neist as Lane and Merriman. Reimagining Wilde in the Oregon suburbs is a fascinating move, and I hope to see carloads of Portland gay, lesbian, bi- sexual, and trans folks hoofing it westward. Don't miss this timeless, provocative, and above all hilarious piece of legendary queer performance. - ALLEY HECTOR The Importance of Being Earnest runs May 7-24, 1hursday- Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., 1he Venetian 1heatre, 253 E. Main Street in downtown Hillsboro, $22· general admission, $18 students and se- niors, 503-693-3953 or venetiantheatre.com. » JENNIFER HIGDON ADDS DIMENSION TO A PORTLAND MUSIC ENSEMBLE THE RIGHT ANGLE Portland's Third An- gle Music Ensemble is dedicated to pre- senting cutting-edge, contemporary sound. Their website includes a Flash experiment wherein you can move a cursor to create your . own cello, violin and viola compositions; they may even be used in a performance. A project as stunning visually as it is aurally, Third Angle takes chamber music to innovative levels. And it can be tricky to keep classical music fresh. Third Angle recognizes an artist who excels at it Friday, May 15, in an evening with Grammy-Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon. The one-night-only performance spotlights some of Higdon's most beau- tiful pieces, as well as works by three up-and-coming composers under . her tutelage at The Curtis Institute of Music. Higdon, along with former student Chris Rogerson, will interact with Third Angle musicians and audience members from the stage, ushering in a very of-the-mo- ment form of orchestral music. The program travels the ragged and choppy notes of works such as "Jagged Climb" to the melancholy lilt of "Nocturne." It's easy to see why Higdon is one of America's most frequently per- formed composers. Fanfare Magazine's Raymond Tuttle calls her work " .. . ap- proachable without being dumbed down, and both modern and romantic without descending into pastiche." Indeed, Hidgon's work radiates intense emotion, without the ense your heart- strings are being played alongside the instruments themselves. It's pure feeling without pretense, without excuses. The results are nuanced, thoughtful melodies that flow forth with a natural grace, and the complexity of human creation. - ALLEY HECTOR Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. at The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave. $30 adults, $25 students/seniors 62+. 800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets. comlproducer/2580. •
