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I0LA MAY 21 2010 WWW JUSTOUT COM C L I N I Coventry Cycle (V Works Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy.; May 29, 10-10:30 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 1972 N W Flanders St.; May 30,8:30-9 a.m. at City Bible Church, 9200 NE Fremont; May 30, 9:30-10 a.m. at Church of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic, 424 SW Mill St.; and May 30,10:30-11 a.m. at New Hope Community Church, 11731 SE Stevens Road (Happy Valley). To learn more about the planned counter-pro test, visit facebook.com and search fo r “Planned Nonviolent Protest Against ‘God Hates Fags.m - Erin Rook C Offering general internal medicine and excelling in sexual health care Serving the community for 22 years Recumbent Bikes & Trikes Folding Bikes ...and More! 2330 N W Flanders Suite 207 Closed on Wednesdays fo r the W inter Season Mon-Sat 1-6 (Thur 10-7), Sun 1-5 20 25 SE Hawthorne (503) 230-7723 503 - 226-6678 503-493-9090. www.coventrycycle.com Impetus Arts Explores Identity through Dance H e lp in g P e o p le H e lp T h e m se lv e s Smoking Cessation Relaxation Stress Reduction Habit Redirection Depression Assistance Study Skills Phobias Body Management M in d S e t HYPNOSIS Located in SE Portland 503 . 475.6554 ww w .m indsetpdx.com G ary M e y e r (ffïasis/ criSc C M / S c a ll Summer over 2 0 years o f experience erience Complete Body Wax & Laser Hair Removal (Men & Women) Brazilian Waxing Price: Brazilian Laser Hair Removal: Men $65 Women $40 Men $125 Women $125 Full Face $99 Men Chest $70 Stomach $70 (both $125) Men Full Back $125 monthly maintain $55 monthly maintain $30 503.248.0888 305 NW 21st Ave. #B, Portland, OR 97209 $500 Grand Prize Winner pluA $250 $150 Second Place Third Place $100 nach Six Category Winners just o u t’s 2010 PRIDE AMATEUR PHOTO CONTEST New for 2010: Celebrity judges Artemis Chase Paul Fukui (NewWave Drag Entertainer) (Operations Coordinator, Q Center) Alley Hector Jeff Fisher CATEGORIES PEOPLE • DRAG PERFORMERS NATURE • TRAVEL (qPDX producer/writer/founder) ABSTRACT . PETS (Engineer of Creative Identity) The winning photos will be featured in the June 18 Pride Issue of Just Out. All entries will be on display at Q Center throughout the month of July! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, JUNE 7. Entries may be mailed to or dropped off at Just Out offices at: 6234 N Greeley Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 THERE IS NO COSTTO ENTER. Maximum of five entries per person. • PRINTS ONLY! No digital submissions. • Prints must be marked with name and contact information. • All entries become the property of Just Out. • No entries will be returned. For more information contact - Marty Davis: marty@justout.com. are required to attend a dress rehearsal July 8 and performances on July 9,10 and 11. Impetus Arts produces dance and theater performances aimed at removing physical and social barriers to bring people of diverse backgrounds and abilities together in an artis tic community. The company strives to bridge gaps between mainstream and marginalized art worlds by harnessing the power inherent in the diverse experiences and perspectives of their collaborators. For more information, visit impetusarts. org. To get involved as a dancer or choreog rapher, e-mail impetusarts@yahoo.com or call Wendy Peterman and Curtis Walker, the creative minds and bodies behind Portland- based Impetus Arts, are beginning work on a performance focused on gender, sexuality and the body and are seeking dancers of all skill levels and backgrounds to participate. Impetus is also accepting proposals from other choreographers for pieces exploring these issues and will be creating additional performances from improvisational exercises. “We have had very insightful proposals from others; many are about relationships and how they affect our own perspectives of ourselves,” Peterman explained. She already has a piece in the works that explores “what it means to stand out in a crowd, feel alienated and come to a place of self-acceptance.” For his part, Walker is developing a per formance in which different bodies move in and out o f stretchy clothing to symbolize the transformative influence o f apparel o f gen der. He added, “It is rare that performances focused on sexuality are inclusive of disabled people from the onset.” Impetus will hold its first meeting for the project Saturday, May 22 at Performance Works Northwest (4625 SE 67th Ave.) from 1 to 4 p.m. All dancers who attend the initial meeting will be guaranteed a spot in one o f the performances. Rehearsals will take place every Saturday from May 22 to July 10. Prospective perform ers must not miss more than one meeting and - Erin Rook Local Cher Fan Gets the Harpo Hookup As much as Facebook and text messag ing may be the new wave in communication, nothing beats an old-fashioned letter—or two— to get the attention of dream-maker Oprah Winfrey, as Portland massage therapist Joshua Arceneaux, discovered last month. The seed was planted with a letter detail ing Arceneaux’s lifelong admiration o f the talk show host that began in elementary school, when he would run home from the bus to join his parents in their daily 0/>ra^-watching ritual. W hen Arceneaux heard The Oprah Winfrey Show was offering a “Harpo Hookup,” he knew instantly which celebrity he wanted to meet. While many a gay man can claim the iconic entertainer Cher as an inspiration, Arceneaux’s life is defined by his fandom, to the extent that all his friends refer to him as “Cher”—that is, when they aren’t calling him “Oprah.” “Not a day goes by that I don’t incorporate a little Cher in my life,” Arceneaux told Just Out. “My iPhone always has Cher ready to go at any moment, my DVD collection is stocked with her concerts, and in the back of my closet I have my Cher wigs and costumes for any moment I’m asked to show up as Cher to a party.” After Harpo received Arceneaux’s letter describing his love for Cher, Oprah producers worked with his partner Rob Cygan to begin ZOOM W estover H eights NW NEWS
