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AUGUST 21 2009 23 .« ! Submissions should be sent to Just Out Calendar P O Box 14*100. Portland. OR 97293-0400 or faxed to 503-236-1257: or submitted at www justout com Deadline is 15 days before issue date Just O ut is published on the first and third Friday monthly. All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified » SAT AUG 29 • Men's Wellness Center offers free rapid HIV testinq. First come, first served, for men who have sex with men. (5- 9pm, 928 SIV Stark St., cityguys@cascadeaids.orq) Saturday night is show time with Rose Empress Krystal Lynn Benoit! Join Krystal and friends for an evening of crazy fun as she hosts Embers longest running drag shows. (9:30pm, Embers, 110 NW Broadway, $5 after 8:45pm, www.embesrpdx.net) The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court presents the 2 0 0 9 Mr. Miss and Ms. Gay Portland Pageant. Cel ebrate the accomplishments of Mr. Gay Portland Glitter John Dubois and Miss Gay Portland Felicity Carmichaels. Net proceeds benefit the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund (5pm door, 6pm pageant, Embers 110 NW Broadway, $10, www.rosecourt.org) Sissyboy Washes Up - Portland. The first Sissyboy show in two years! Sissyboy is a family on the fringe; igniting Portland's night life with revolution and wonder for over five years. Sissyboy is Neo Cabaret, dedicated to original performance art, liberating storytelling and social change. Their fierce presentation of colorful drag mon sters, slick media and impeccable comic timing has gained them international acclaim. Sissyboy is on the forefront of the "Gender Revolution", committed to bending gender roles until they break. » SEE OUR STORY ON PAGE 28. (9:30pm, Holocene, 1001SE Morrison, $7, www.holocene. org) Cool down with a free scoop at Belly Restaurant’s Ice Cream social! What a great way to celebrate the summer every Saturday in August. (2-4pm, Belly Restaurant, 3500 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, www.bellyrestaurant.com) A FREE day long festival celebrating Portland's vibrant performing arts scene! Hosted by Oregon Bal let Theatre. Outdoor performances by the Portland Opera, Northwest Professional Dance Project, Polaris Dance The atre, Trueheart Productions, Linda Austin Dance, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and more! Free lessons and workshops from Do Jump, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, OBT and others. Food vendors, and an outdoor beer garden. A chance to win free subscriptions. The opportunity to learn about Portland's • fall arts season and purchase tickets to upcoming shows. » SEE OUR STORY ON PAGE 24. (11am - 6pm, Oregon Ballet Theatre, 818 SE 6th Ave., free, www.obt.org) Girl4Girl Kent's sellout crowds continue with DJ Ricki Leigh. One of the hottest DJ's Mix.in’ it up with crowd favorites! Check out the hot new Go-Go’s, the best drinks made by the good lookin' bartenders, your favorite song is on, so come visit Girl4Girl in Kent. (9pm, Swank, 24437 Russell Road, $5,21+) Get your party on at Scandals tonight. Party time with DJ Crumbs and DJ CC. So much fun you don't want to miss it. Bring your friends, sit, talk and be merry. (9pm, 1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com) A Very Civil Sunday! In the spirit of collaboration and community, the ACLU of Oregon, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, and O Center are planning an afternoon of great food, great drinks, and great company while casually learning about what these three organizations are doing to strengthen our commu nity. We guarantee an afternoon of fun with a local string band, food carts, trivia, and drinks donated by Ninkasi, Full Sail, and New Deal Vodka. (2-5pm. 4115 N. Mississippi, $5 includes one drink ticket, www.aclu-or.org/civilsunday) » MON AUG 3I • Wanderlust Cycling Group. Have fun exploring Port land 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 sliding scale, www.manifestpdxfprg) Free morning yoga and meditation. Beginning & in termediate students learn to create & sustain a daily yoga &/or meditation practice (Saddhana). You can attend any parts of the morning practice, depending on your sched ule & interests. First class free for newcomers. (6-8:30am, $8-$15/dass sliding scale benefits. 503-223-8822 xl, www. manifest.org) Manifest offers a new Mens Lifevision Group. This practical and inspiring peer support group is for men who are facing challenges in work, health & relationship, 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 per petrator supervisor. (7:45-9:30pm, $10-$20 sliding fee scale, no one turned away for lack of funds, 503-223- 8822 x l wwW.manifestpdx.org) Do you like Micro drafts? Then head down to Scandals tonight for Micro Draft Mondays (8pm - midnight, 1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com) » TUE SEPT I • Men’s Gardening and Food Sustainability: "What Can You Plant and When?" is being offered by Manifest. Martinis, anyone? Head on down to Vault for the weekly queer night. (9pm-close, Vault, 226 NW 12th Ave, Learn the basics of sustainable gardening by actually work ing on one another's gardens. Guided by visiting master gardeners. (10am - 1pm, 4906 NE 22nd, 503-223 8822 x1, www.vault-martinl.com) $8-$20 donation, no one turned away for lack o f funds, www.manifestpdx.org) Deaf Hearing Outreach hosts their monthly Coffee Niqht. All queer/queer friendly deaf/hearing signers of all levels are welcome. (6:30-10pm, Three Friends Coffee, 201 SE 12th Ave., www.dhorpdc.blogspot.com) Party at Boxxes toniqht! Flirt hosted by Sabel Scities and 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/redcapgarage) Yoga With Charles at the 0 Center. This coed class, with all levels from beginner to advanced, practices a mix ture of Flow, Core, and Relaxation poses. (6:30-7:30pm, » FIRE ON THE COLUMBIA DANCES ON FOR CRUSADERS BENEFIT Too Dorn Hot Long famous for its pumpkin patches and clothing-optional beach, Sauvie Island can now boast one o f summer’s hottest parties. This Labor Day weekend, September 6, Fire on the Colum bia lights up the shore for a good cause; all proceeds benefit the Oregon Crusaders, one of the nation’s top marching music ensembles. Dr. Phil Marshall, executive director o f the youth performing arts organization, plays host to this year’? event at his 2.5- acre beach front property on the island. The "disco inferno"-themed bash will feature a bonfire, food, drinks, a covered dance floor spun by DJ Jimme Jamma, and fire dancer Peach. One flat price of $25 advance ($30 at the door) gets you all the dancing, drink ing and fire-watching you can handle. If that’s not enough, for $50 advance ($60 door) you can secure VIP perks, including a pre-dance buffet and private bar with premium liquors. “The decor, the music, the setting is fantastic,” says Marshall. “The fire itself is pretty impressive.” According to M ar shall, the party has grown and developed since its birth in 2006, and this year’s shindig will be the most extravagant yet. “We’re really decking it out with a little more flash and sizzle,” he adds. While the party itself is a blast, M ar shall says, its location on the Columbia makes for an unbeatable experience. Boats F I are welcome and Marshall invites camp ing on the property with advance notice. After all, Fire on the Columbia might leave you too burned out to journey back to Portland. - Kira Lesley Sun., Sept. 6, 7 p.m.-midnight , 125 ad vance, 130 door, t5 0 VIP tickets in advance, S60 at the door, www.fireonthecolumbia. com. continued on p a g e 24 » SUN AUG 30 • Come play pinochle - are you a little rusty? Always wanted to learn? Now is your chance! (6pm, Hobo's, 120 NW 3rd Ave.) Superstar Divas show at CC Slaughters. Featuring, Bolivia Carmichaels, Ginger and Honey Bea Hart (8pm, 219 NW Davis, www.ccslaughterpdx.com) Crush presents "That's So Gay" trivia night every Sunday. Trivia about all things fabulous! (7 pm, 1400 SE Morrison St., www.crushbar.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 curtain, Embers, 110 NW Broadway, $10) 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. (12pm, 1125 SW Stark, www.scandalspdx.com) The friends of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial present an event commemorating the fifth anniversary of the dedication of the Oregon Holocaust Memoriae There will be musical interludes and presentations on the hour in the meadow above the Memorial; on the half-hour, tours of the Memorial will be led by local Holocaust survivors ac companied by trained docents from the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center. Come join us for music and moving sto ries, in a celebration reflecting upon the Memorial’s impact on our community. This free event is open to the public. (11am -3:30pm, Washington Park, www.ohrconline.org) » RELIVING THE TRADITIONS ONE LAST TIME WITH FIDDLER ON THE ROOF From the Topol When I was but a wee gay teen, the local high school put on a production o f Fiddler on the Roof and issued a call to the local junior high for extras. I was chubby, goth, closeted, and completely seduced by the prospect o f getting out o f the last two periods o f class every day for practice. This experience taught me three important things: One, I am not a theater gay. Two, dancing the Hora while singing about traditions and dressed as a Russian Jew is far harder than it appears. Three, the guy playing Tevye was so hot, I developed a crush that lasted for years. That’s why I’m hugely excited for the Tony Award-winning musical to come to Portland for 8 performances, August 25-30, at the Keller Auditorium! This run marks the farewell tour for Chaim Topol, star o f the original Broadway production as well as the film o f Fiddler , in his iconic role o f Tevye. It will be presented with Jerome Robbins’ original 1964 Broadway direction and choreography, recre ated here by director Sammy Dallas Bayes. The beloved musical is based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories o f Tevye, the father o f five daugh ters who struggles to maintain his personal tradi tions in the face o f familial and religious tensions. Fiddler is among the most frequently performed musicals worldwide and continues to have one o f the bestselling cast albums o f a Broadway play. While the matchmaker never made a couple o f Jesse Rasmussen and I, the play continues to inspire and entertain with its tale o f love and revolution. I f you’d like to relive the traditions, tickets are available at the Keller box office and through Ticketmaster and www.fiddlerontour.com. Nick Mottos - Aug. 25-30, 7:30p.m. Tues.-Sun., 2 p.m. matinee Sat.-Sun., Keller Auditorium, 222 SIV Clay, 823.25- 1 73.25, 503-241-1802, 800-982-2787.
