OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 4 2009
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The Jungle Love A-Fair, held at SW 51st
Street, will also feature live snake charmers,
fire dancing, camel rides on the beach, more
drag performances, activities for the kids, a
pie-eating contest, and a whole lot more.
On September 18, from 4-6 p.m., the
Historic Anchor Inn will host a Happy
Hour with the Equity Foundation—one
of the event’s main sponsors, along with
Surftide Resort—or you can hit up Dessert
in Drag at Wine 101 from 5-7 p.m.
In short, Iris Pride is the place to be
come September 18.
For more information about this bursting
end-of-summer Pride fest, contact nicho-
lel@lincolncity.org, or call 541-557-1110.
Visit www.oregoncoast.org for a detailed
schedule o f events.
TransActive Family
Outreach and Support
Group Established
TransActive Education Sc Advocacy,
a Portland-based nonprofit organization,
has established the TransActive Family
Outreach and Support group for parents and
family members o f gender non-conforming
and transgender children and youth ages 18
and under.
Beginning September 14 from 7-9 p.m.,
and recurring on the subsequent second
Monday o f each month, T F O S will provide
a forum to share experiences with fellow
parents and family o f trans children and
youth in a secure and supportive setting.
The meetings are free o f charge to
participating family members and caregivers,
and TransActive staff and volunteers will
be on hand to cover a variety o f educational
topics. Locations for the meetings will be
provided upon registration.
Topics covered will include psychological
health, providing a safe growth environment,
gender self-expression and transition in
school, protecting yourself and your child
legally, medical options and guidance, and
more.
For more information on T FO S, or
to register to attend, call TransActive at
503-927-7052 or email them at family#
transactiveonline.org. Additional informa­
tion can be found online at www.TransActi-
veOnline.org.
Café Nell's One-Year
Anniversary Clambake
to Benefit Basic Rights
Oregon
Following up from Just Out's business
profile on Portland gay-owned Northwest
hot spot Café Nell last issue, the “American
version o f a French brasserie” will celebrate
its one-year anniversary in style on Sunday,
September 13.
If you’ve got 15 clams, Café Nell is
providing the real clams during an afternoon
and evening outdoor clambake in the park­
ing lot behind the café, $15 is the suggested
donation for admission, as all proceeds will
benefit Basic Rights Oregon. Your dona­
tion covers cocktails, wine, beer, food and
entertainment by the Chapman Swifts.
“We’re going ‘all out,”’ said owner Darren
Creeley. “It’s been a heck o f a year for all of
us. We not only want to celebrate the mile­
stone of one year in Northwest Portland, but
set the stage for an annual fundraising event
to give back to the community that we’ve
chosen to be a part of.”
Creeley also gave a sneak preview of
the event, citing sand dunes, clam diggers,
fire pits and beach balls as anticipated focal
points for the shindig. In short, it has the
makings of one o f the end of summer’s best
parties.
Legacy Health Care has been generous
enough to provide parking for the event at
NW 20th and Lovejoy, said Creeley. “So
there will be plenty o f parking available for
people who come from across town. Or out
o f town.... We’ve already received several
RSVPs from out-of-towners.”
The clambake begins at 3 p.m., and shells
shall be shucked until 9 p.m. RSVPs are ap­
preciated by emailing clambake@cafenell.com.
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Portland Gay Men’s
Chorus Receives Grant
The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
announced it is the recipient o f a $20,000
grant from the Spirit Mountain Community
Fund. For PG M C, one of the nation’s oldest
gay-identified choruses and an active part of
the Portland community for almost 30 years,
the grant couldn’t have come at a better
time.
Said the chorus’ artistic director, Bob
Mensel, via press release: “PGM C has
strived to examine every penny we spend
and make judicial cuts when possible. Still
there are some areas, especially in regard to
our artistic vision and outreach programs,
where we definitely feel the pinch of the
economic downturn.”
The Confederated Tribes o f Grand
Ronde through the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund invests in programs and
services that “promote self-sufficiency and
inclusively,” according to Director Shelly
Hanson. The PG M C was singled out as
“a shining example o f a local agency that
promotes diversity and understanding. It
is an honor to promote the values o f this
outstanding organization,” Hanson said.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
donates some $4 million each year to local
programs and services that benefit citizens
striving for self-sufficiency.
'Ibis is the second grant the chorus
has received from the Community Fund.
PG M C will perform a free concert at
Pioneer Square at 3 p.m. Saturday, October
3, as part o f an L G B T Resource Fair on the
square scheduled from 1-5 p.m. For more
information on PG M C, visit www.pdxgmc.
org, and to learn more about the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund, head to www.
thecommunityfund.com.
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