r t f 2 2 AUGUST 21 2009
OUT 8 ABOUT
» OUT OF THIS WORLD
GLAMOUR AT LA FEMME
MAGNIFIQUE INTERNATIONAL
Come on down to Red Cap Garage tonight
and party with the girls of the D Word. Outra
Cool down with a free scoop at Belly Restaurant's
Ice Cream social! What a great way to celebrate the sum
mer every Saturday in August. (2-4pm, Belly Restaurant,
geous performers with your hostess the fabulous
Sabel Scities. (9pm, 1035 SW Stark, www.facebook.
3500 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, www.bellyrestaurant.com)
com/redcapqaraqe)
Portland Saturday Market is celebrating its new
beautiful park setting along with the soon-to-be com
pleted Bill Naito Legacy Fountain. The two-day celebra
tion will include numerous activities, daily give-a ways,
artist demonstrations, as well as all the Market's talented
artisans selling their original handcrafted wares, an inter
national Food Court along with a Main Stage chock full of
cultural groups representing the countries named in the
poem etched in the fountain. (10am, SW Ankeny & Naito
» THUR AUG 27 •
Connect your breathing, body & mind with
Beginner’s Yoga. Bryan Rollins, Hatha Yoga Instructor.
(6:15-7:30 pm, Thursdays weekly, www.manifestpdx.
orq/calendar)
Head down to Diablos every Thursday for the
Queer Underground Dance Party! (9pm, Diablos,
Euqene, $3, 21+, thequeeerunderqround@qmail.com)
Parkway)
Get your party on at Scandals tonight. Party time
with DJ Crumbs and DJ CC. So much fun you are gonne
have to bring all your friends. (9pm, 1125 SW Stark, www.
Join Miss Gay Oregon Adrienne Alexander as
she hosts her weekly drag show "the A.A. Meeting".
scandalspdx.com)
PFLAG Black/African American Chapter monthly
meeting. (10am, Ainsworth United Church of Christ,
Michael Hall, 2941 NE Ainsworth)
Does a Bear p a rt/ in the woods?
You betcha! Don t forg et to sign up for
C a m p O regon Bears by Aug 23.
Crystal's Country Jam is tonight! Head on out
for line dance lessons and then take your moves to the
floor. (8pm/line dance lessons, 9pm-midniqht/dancinq,
PPAA, SE 6th & Alder, $3/lessons, $5/main event, www.
cmeproductions.net)
» SUN AUG 23 •
You Show.
Girl!
If the M AC counter looks particularly
packed in early September, there’s good
reason: the fabulous Darcelle XV will be
presenting the title of Most Glamour
ous Female Impersonator in the World
to one worthy contestant at the 2009 La
Femme M agnifique International com
petition! The 27th annual event will be
held Sunday, September 6 at the Oregon
Convention Center, and will feature a
performance by RuPaul's Drag Race
alumna Ongina.
Contestants are told that merely
“passing” as women isn’t the key. Rather,
glamour, stage presence, and high-drama
showmanship are the judgment criteria.
The pageant kicks off with an evening
gown contest, followed by a freestyle
round set to the themd o f “Out o f This
World-A Glamourous Odyssey.” A talent
competition precedes the unforgettable
Showgirl finale— the glorious presenta
tion o f the world’s best drag performers
strutting their stuff with the Las Vegas
headdress look.
The competition has run into contro
versy due to being closed to transwomen-
contestants with breast implants, and
those who have been taking hormone
shots, or who have undergone what the
entry guidelines cryptically term “gender
altering” are barred from being crowned
La Femme Magnifique.
Guest performer Ongina went from
being “a flamboyant little Pinoy boy” to
a nationally-recognized drag icon— and
Viva Glam spokesmodel for M A C cos
metics— after participating in RuPaul's
D rag Race. Immediately upon winning
the competition, she made history by
announcing her H IV status on national
television.
- Nick Mattos
Sun., Sept. 6, doors at 5 p.m .,pageant at
6 p.m., Oregon Convention Center's Port-
land Room, 777 N E M artin Luther King,
Jr. Blvd., S35, wvrw.darcellexv.com.
Come play pinochle - are you a little rusty? Always
wanted to learn? Now is your chance! (6pm, Hobo's, 120
NW 3rd Ave.)
O-Cycle Bicycle Ride at the Q Center. Join your guides,
Zan & Tim, for an enjoyable ride around the city's finest
pedal-friendly destinations. Rides tend to run about an
hour and are low impact, but please don't forget the ap
propriate riding gear. When the bike ride is over, the group
returns back to 0 Center for coffee, nibblies, and social
time. In fact, everyone's encouraged to bring a snack to
share. (2-4pm, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.orq)
Get happy all day long at Scandals! Bring your friends,
sit back, relax and get ready for the work week. Sunday is
happy hour all day and who doesn't want to be happy on a
Sunday? (Noon, 1125 SW Stark www.scandalspdx.com)
Superstar Divas show at CC Slaughters. Featuring,
Bolivia Carmichaels, Ginger and Honey Bea Hart (8pm, 219
Wanderlust Cycling Group. Have fun exploring
festapdx@festa-italiana.orq)
Portland by bike, get some easy exercise, have dinner
& good conversation, and enjoy an optional hot tub at
Common Ground or the Kennedy School. Facilitated by
Bart Church, who loves exploring. (6:30-8pm Mondays,
$5 $15 slidinq scale, www.manifestpdx.orq)
Free morning yoga and meditation. Beginning &
intermediate students learn to create & sustain a daily
yoga &/or meditation practice (Saddhana). You can at
tend any parts of the morning practice, depending on
your schedule & interests. First class free for newcom
ers. (6-8:30am, $8-$15/class slidinq scale benefits.
503-223-8822 xl, www.manifest.orq)
Manifest offers a new Mens Lifevision Group. This
practical and inspiring peer support group is for men
who are facing challenges in work, health & relation
ships, as well as men who just want to improve the lives
they are currently living. Facilitator Thom Cathcart is
a Certified Holistic Life Coach and has been certified
as a chemical dependency professional and a domestic
violence perpetrator supervisor. (7:45-9:30pm, $10-
Crush presents "That's So Gay” trivia night every
Sunday. Trivia about all things fabulous! (7pm, 1400 SE
Morrison St., www.crushbar.com)
Do you like Micro drafts? Then head down to Scan
dals tonight for Micro Draft Mondays. (8pm - midniqht,
1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com)
The Lustre of the Rose presents a revival production
of the hit original play "The Circuit," A comedy in Two
Acts. Runs every Sunday through September 20. (7pm
» TUE AUG 25 •
Martinis, anyone? Head on down to Vault for the
weekly queer night. (9pm close, Vault, 226 NW 12th
Ave, www.vault-martini.com)
Men’s Wellness Center offers Free Rapid HIV
Testing and STI Screening First come, first served for
men who have sex with men. (5-9pm 928 SW Stark,
cityquys@cascadeaids.orq)
Scandals presents: TON Def Tuesdays with Su
zanne Hosted by Miss Mylar (9pm - midnight, Scandals
1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com)
Camp Ero Menos monthly meeting. Camp Ero Me-
nos is a gay men's recreational campground and retreat
center that helps with the coming out process, offers
HIV mentors and deals with other gay male issues at the
outer SE Portland campground. (7pm, 12631 SE Market
St., www.camperomenos.com)
New men’s meditation group, “ Intro to Grounding
and Centering," offered at Manifest. Experience the
basics of grounding and centering meditation. Practice
simple, powerful, spiritual techniques. (7-9pm, $8-$20
slidinq fee scale, no one turned away for lack o f funds,
503-223-8822 x1, www.manifestpdx.orq)
premiered at the International Film Festival and Forum on
Human Rights in Geneva, will make its Portland Premiere
as part of the Northwest Film Center's Tracking Series.
(7pm, Portland A rt Museum, Whitsell Auditorium, 1219
SW Park, www.nwfilm.orq/screeninqs/20/20/U1330)
Bowl-a-rama is here! A World Series fundraiser for the
Fairies, Swingers and Cleats O' Fire! Admission includes 3
games and shoe rental. Lets send our ladies to the ASANA
Gay Softball World Series in Madison, Wl in style! (4-7pm,
Hollywood Bowl, 40 3 0 NE Halsey, $10 advanced ticket or
$12 at the door qets you 3 qames and shoe rental)
Today Is the deadline to register for the Camp
Oregon Bears. The campout will be at Milo Mclver State
Park in Estacada, Oregon August 27-30, 2009 After Aug.
14 only cash, money order, or cashiers check will be ac
cepted. C$95.00 fo r m em bers/ $110.00 fo r non-members,
www.oreqonbears.orq)
Festa Italiana 2 0 0 9 is back for the 18th time in
Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square. Come and
» MON AUG 24*
$20 slidinq fee scale, no one turned away for lack of
funds, 503-223-8822 x1,www.manifestpdx.orq)
The documentary film "Finding Face," which recently
emberspdx.net)
enjoy non-stop-Italian entertainment, food, wine gar
den, vendors and raffle. Fun for everyone. Run through
8/29 (4-11pm Thurs., noon-llpm Fri., 11am-11pm, Sat.,
NW Davis, www.ccslauqhterpdx.com)
curtain, Embers, 110 NW Broadway, $10)
Drink Specials til midnight and a cast of beautiful tal
ented queens! (10pm, Embers, 110 NW Broadway, www.
Party at Boxxes tonight! "Flirt" hosted by Sabel Sa
ties with music played by DJ Phreak. There is no cover
so you have no excuse not to be here. (9pm, 1035 SW
Stark, www.facebook.com/redcapqaraqe)
» WED AUG 26 •
FAME! North Portland's new queer dance night
happening every Wednesday night! Cheap food and
drinks, pinball and pool. (9:30 pm - close. Portsmouth
Pub, 5262 N. Lombard St., free!)
Men's Wellness Center offers Free Rapid HIV
Testing and STI Screening First come, first served for
men who have sex with men. (5-9pm, 928 SW Stark,
cityquys@cascadeaids.orq)
Join in the fun with Manifest's Men's walking
group. Fun, great, easy exercise. Enjoy great con
versation with other men on beautiful walks around
Portland's many great neighborhoods and parks. Meet
at Laurelhurst Park by the Tri-met bus stop (line «75)
($8-$15 slidinq fee scale, no one turned away for lack
o f funds. 503-223-8822 xl,www.manifestpdx.orq)
PABA Biz Builders meetinq at the 0 Center. PABA
is the Portland Area Business Association, an organiza
tion in Portland, made up of businesses and individual
professionals interested in business and networking.
We are an association that recognizes the rewards and
challenges of being in the business world and seeks to
support and promote the efforts of its members. (7-
9am, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.orq)
Out and Equal meets at Hobos tonight. Please join
greater Portland/Southwest Washington for a night
of socializing and networking with other members.
Founded in October 2007, Out & Equal Greater Port
land/Southwest Washington is a collaborative network
of local companies supporting LGBT equality. We serve
as a resource to Oregon and SW Washington corporate
ERGs (employee resource groups) in their efforts to
advance workplace equality, providing educational and
networking events in the greater Portland area. This
night has been well attended in the past and promises
to be a great evening. (5-8pm, 120 NW 3rd Ave., www.
outandequal.orq/portland-sw-washinqton)
In Other Words Women's Books and Resources
presents, Angie Evans and Amber Darling. (5pm,
8b NE Killinqsworth, www.inotherwords.orq)
» FRI AUG 28 •
The Oregon Bears Double X dance. Modeled after
SF’s Planet Big popular dance event, Oregon Bears get
down on the dance floor or just hang out together with
some good music (9pm - midniqht, CC Slauqhter's
club on 2 0 0 NW Third Avenue - No cover charqe and
drink discounts with a valid Oreqon Bears Membership
Card.)
SinnSaavy Productions hosts “ Kings For A
Cause Portland Edition." A fundraiser for the Hu
man Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Task
Force. Portland's first-ever edition of this national
event! This full-length show will bring together some
of our community's top Drag King names to raise
awareness and funds for two very important civil rights
organizations! The official after-party will take place
at the Egyptian Club immediately following the show
and will feature performances, as well as lots of raffle
prizes at midnight! (8pm, Hawthorne Theatre, SE 39th
and Hawthorne, $9, $2 for after party, www.sinnsaavy.
com)
Pink Martini celebrates Oregon's 150th year!
Hold on to your myrtlewood as Pink Martini and the
234th Army Band-Oregon National Guard and Oregon
150 present Oregon! Oregon! 2009: A sesquicenten-
nial fable in IV Acts. This event debuts at the Oregon
State Fair today and then will tour the state. Tickets are
on sale now for all events. ($12, www.oreqon150.orq,
877-355-6905)
MACT Cocktail Mixer. Social lubrication for diverse
men. Come meet new guys and make new friends at
MACT's first mixer @ Invasion! Hosted by Unity Proj
ect of Oregon, you can enjoy free appetizers, yummy
drinks, great music and a new, swanky bar with great
staff! MACT (Men of All Colors Together) is a social or
ganization for men of diverse backgrounds who want to
meet and interact with men of different races, ethnici
ties and cultures. (9pm, Invasion, 412 SW 4th Ave., for
more info, contact Cory Murphy @ 503-847-3039).
Scandals Is tha placa to wind down after a long work
week. Come and enjoy great music every Friday with DJ
Crumbs. (9pm, 1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com)
Shut and Dane# 10-yaar anniversary. This benefit
for KBOO community radio features DJ Gregarious and
special guest DJs (9pm, Fez Ballroom, 315 SW 11th Ave.,
$5-$10)