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OREGON S GAY/LE SBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE MAY 2$ 2009 •I« I Portland Local Pride Calendar » SAT MAY 30 • (6-9 pm, Miracle Theatre, 425 SE 6th Ave, $1O/sug- gested donation, All Ages) Who says Pride Is only for adults? Head over to Family Pride at the 0 Center with music, games, and Come and celebrate the diversity that is Portland for the second annual Portland's Prides Community Mixer, sponsored by PDX Latino Gay Pride, Portland Black Pride, and Pride Northwest. (4-6 pm, 0 Cen ter, 4115 N. Mississippi) » THUR JUNE 4 • Opening reception for the 4th Annual Portland Latino Gay Pride, "La Lu- cha”! This year's theme, which means "The Struggle" celebrate the GLBT Latino experience in the Pacific Northwest. Reception followed by ¡Voz Alta!, An Evening of Gay Latin American Folk lore, Poetry and Music along with a preview of La Lucha activi- • ties, teguila tast ing, and Latin American cuisine. crafts. Bring a white t-shirt to decorate! (2 pm-4 pm, 0 Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.org) » FRI JUNE 5 • Portland Latino Gay Pride Festival La Lucha 2009. Wrestling Action - Featuring Local Luchador La Lucha continues with Papls y Chlcas Presents: La Lucha Dance Party Hot Performances! Guest DJ and plenty of Papi y Chica action all night long! (VIP Party, 7-9 pm, Dance party, 9 pm-2 am, Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark Street, $5, 21+) Mega Boy, Community Resources, Entertainers. Mu sic & Performers, and Mercado! Enjoy this final eve ning of La Lucha 2009 festivities! (4-8 pm. Jupiter Hotel, 800 E Burnside, 21+) Jersey Scities would like to Invite everyone to the 2009 Mr., Miss and Ms Jr Gay Pride Pageant, Pride Around the World. » THURS JUNE II • Head out to support the youth of Portland, Sa lem, and Vancouver! (9 pm, Escape Night Club, 333 SW Park, $8) Portland Black Pride Opening Reception and Forum and Jill Scott viewing party at Crush! (5:30/ Opening reception/forum, 8 pm/party, Crush, 1412 SE Morrison) Drag Race Finale Weekend with special guest BE BE, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. (8 pm, Boxxes, 1025 SW Stark, no cover) Kick off Pride and paint the town pink! Former Queer Window columnist, Byron Beck, hosts the most fabulous BarFly Bus ever. You'll cruise 8-10 bars, clubs, pubs, and dives, with 55 of your new best friends. The BarFly Bus is a wild night of decadent f-u-n you won't forget (if you can remember!). Pro ceeds benefit Basic Rights Oregon. (7 pm-1 am, Sign Up at www.barflybus.com, $30/ticket or $250 for a group of ten) 0 Center, Portland's LGBTO Community Resource Center, offers a special Pride theater performance by • the woman Curve Magazine named “One of America's Funniest Lesbians," Jennifer Lanier. (Wine reception/7 pm, Performance/8pm, 0 Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, $15-20, sliding scale, www.pdxqcenter.org) » FRI JUNE 12 • The Portland Lesbian Choir presents “You Can't Stop the Beat." a concert to set the mood for Pride » SAT JUNE 6 • Celebrating the Chicas in our lives! Join us for networking, amazing cuisine, as we honor some of our outstanding community leaders. (Tl am-2 pm, Matador, Burnside/24th, $25,21+) Chlcas Brunch who Mama Mia Trattoria are celebrating gay pride by donat ing 10% of all "ball" dish sales during lunch and dinner service to Basic Rights Oregon from today and leading up to Portland's Gay Pride Weekend on Saturday, June 13th and Sunday, June 14th. (Lunch/Dinner service, Mother's Bistro and bar, 212 SW Stark St and Mama Mia Trattoria, 439 SW 2nd Ave, excludes happy hour) GET OUT! Pride 2009! Come join the go-go crew, flesh artists with a few surprises and celebrate PRIDE. 2 dance floors with dj’s ZITA, WILDFIRE and CHELSEA STARR. Performances by: Zora Phoenix, Blaze, Miss Germany, and LadyKilla loves Pegatron! Prefunk at Dingo's on Hawthorne beforehand! (Doors/8 pm, Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne, $10/advance, $15/door, Tickets available at Dingos on Hawthorne and www.brownpapertickets.com) Hot Flash Pride Dance!! For women who are too old for the 20-something club scene and too young to stop dancing! Picture a dance floor packed with fabulous women partying to the sounds of Aretha, The Jackson 5, Chaka Khan and Blondie. You'll also hear Flo-rida, Rihanna, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Usher and the newest from Madonna. (5-9pm, Bar racuda, 9 NW 2nd Ave, $8, 21+) The Portland Gay Men's Chorus presents, Mars on Broadway with special guest star, Susannah Mars.Portland's first lady of musical theater, will be the special guest as they romp through some of the greatest musical moments from Broadway-for one night only! (7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, $21/$27/$33, www.pdxgmc.org or by phone at the PGMC box office at 503.226.2588) The Rose City Softball Association holds its an* nual Softball All Stars VS the Portland Police Charity Softball Game. Come out and cheer your Gay and Lesbian All Stars as they take on the Portland Police Team! (11:30 am-3pm, Farragut Park, North Kirby/Farragut in North Portland, $5 donation to support GLBT community!) CC Slaughters 6th Annual Beach Party Celebra tion for Pride Weekend! CD Release Party for The Black Eyed Peas and The Sounds! (11 pm/Release party, CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, www.ccslaugh- terspdx.com) festivities with upbeat, positive songs, celebrating our progress and hopes, and honoring our past. Children are welcome. (8 pm, Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, 2828 SE Stephens St, $12 at the door/$10 in advance. For more information: www.plchoir.org) 9th Annual BlackOUT concert for Portland Black Come check out Portland is Burning for a special » SUN JUNE W • Pride edition to kick off the weekend! (Doors/9 pm, Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, $3) Portland Black Pride continues with STEP! Fash ion Gala (8 pm, 0 Center, 4115 N. Mississippi) Boxxes and Red Cap present TAG A FAG 3 Pride Edition! Get out there for the 3rd massive black light party! (Boxxes, 1025 SW Stark) » SUN JUNE 7* Go Balls Out for Gay Pride! Mother's Bistro & Bar and Dyke March - details pending! Please visit www. justout.com daily for updates! Traditionally heads off from North Park Blocks Saturday evening after the Waterfront Festival booths close. » SAT JUNE 13 • Join In on the 3rd Annual Pride Pet Parade! Give your pets the spotlight they deserve, because we all need to be a diva sometimes! Pre-registration re- guired - online at pridenw.com (look under "events”), by mail, or in person at the Pride Festival Main Stage. Only one pet per family! (12:30 pm, Festival Main Stage, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Free) Pride featuring Melange Lavonne, Last Offence and Bry’ Nt. (9 pm, Papa Lounge, 105 NW 3rd) 5th Annual Stark Street Block Parties! Hosted by Poison Waters with performances by Lonnie Gordon, Jacinta, and Lady Bunny! (All day, SW Stark/10th Ave - for Block Party details, see article on page 49) CC Slaughters’ After Parade Party! And Super- star Divas Show with Bolivia, Honey, and Ginger. Music by DJ Robb! (10 am/Special opening, 8 pm/ Diva Show, CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, www. ccslaughterspdx.com) This calendar will be updated and repeat In the June 12th Issue. If you have a Pride event scheduled, please email details to calendar@justout.com no later than Thursday, June 4th. Veterinär) and long-distance cyclist. 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