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J A N U A R Y 7 2011
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M aking your week a little gayer, one event at a time...
FRI JAN 7
✓ " V W * Homomentum, your favorite radical
queer cabaret, presents Freaks of
Nature! Starring Feyonce, CJ & the Dolls, Felice
Shays, Swagger, Mr E, Goddess of Sparkle, Am-
ani Ayla, and the Genderfuck Twins (to name a
few). (8:00 p.m., Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th,
21+, $5-10, pantsoffpdx.com)
Queer music icon Tami Hart makes a rare ap
pearance in Portland. (9:00 p.m., Mississippi
Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, $5)
Film Fridays at Pivot! This week's film: Incep
tion (2010). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, Free.
pivotpdx.org)
Licious Karaoke. (8:00p.m., The Northbank Bar,
106 W 6th, Vancouver, 21+)
Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00p.m., Fox &
Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21*)
Storytime with Maria is a monthly event for kids
and their families. Maria Lowe reads stories,
sings songs, and brings activities to storytime to
match the ages and attention spans of your future
bookworm. (9:30-10:30 a m., Q Center, 4115 N
Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
The Adventure Group goes cross-country
skiing on Mt. Adams' Lava and Pipeline Loops.
Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred
Meyer. (9:00 a m., 3030 NE Weidler, call Landon
at 503-709-3750 for more information)
Northwest Gender Alliance monthly meeting.
(2-6:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, nw-
genderalliance.org)
Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys. (5-
9:00p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
S U N JAN 9
Burger night at Starky's! Come enjoy a delicious
$5 burger with your hostess Poison Waters. (6-
9:00 p.m., Starky 's 2913 SE Stark, starkys.com)
Mary-oke. Sing your heart out, Mary. (8:00 p.m.,
Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21+)
OUT Dancing presents Country Two-Step les
sons. (6:30 p.m. advanced, 7:30 p.m. basic,
Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, out
dancing, info)
The Moms Group, a support group for GLBT
mothers. (6:30-8:00 p.m., O Center, 4115 N Mis
sissippi, pdxqcenter.org)
LGBT affirming Pentecostals: express your
charismatic style of prayer and worship in a safe,
nonjudgmental environment at the LGBT In-Gath
ering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel, 20
NE 14th, Free)
Oh. Gays Just Wanna
Have Fun
> AWESOME '80S PROM DOES HIGH SCHOOL
THE WAY YOU NEVER EXPERIENCED IT
D id you spend your prom at team and yes, even the stereotypical
home alone coming up with a fabu Asian foreign exchange student (I’m
lous knit pattern? O r maybe you afraid, very afraid). And all o f them
went— reluctantly— with someone will vie for your vote to be crowned
o f the opposite sex who later turned Prom King or Queen.
out to be gay too? I f you missed the
Since members o f the audience
boat before you can literally catch a decide which two become prom
new one and embark on a prom ex royalty, I suggest getting a big group
perience to remember. I’m talking o f homos together to storm a show
about The Aw esom e ‘80s Prom on and stuff the ballot box. I mean,
board the Portland Spirit.
wouldn’t it be, like, totally awesome
Every Friday and Saturday eve if they crowned the captain o f the
ning from January 14 through April football team and the Asian foreign
23, you can attend a prom you won’t exchange student Prom King and
forget anytime soon. O f course, this King? Dude!
in’t really a traditional prom but a
blast-from-the-past
interactive Jan . 14-Apr. 23, Fri. an d Sat., board
show in the style o f Tony n T inas ing a t 6:30p. m, cruising 7-9:30p. m..;
Wedding. The setting is Wanaget Portland Spirit, board at Salmon
H igh’s Senior Prom, the year is Street Springs Fountain in Tom M c
1989. Expect to see all your favorite C all Waterfront Park; S 7 5 S S 5 ;p o rt-
stock characters from ‘80s movies landspirit.com or 503-224-3900.
such as the cute head cheerleader,
the geek, the captain o f the football
— Bennie Tan
The Phoenix Variety Revue kicks off 2011 T U E S JA N 11
with burlesque, bellydance, comedy, music, and
SA T JAN 8
Imperial Sovereign Rose Court art
more. (8-10:00 p.m., Kelly's Olympian, 426 SW
opening.
The ISRC will also bestow a
Joan Rivers is in town! Can we talk? (7:30 p.m., Washington, 21*. $5)
title
given
in
recognition
of significant community
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1111 SW Broad
Glitoris Bingo! Play bingo with the Sisters!. (4:00 service to Executive Director Kendall Clawson.
way, $23-123, orsymphony.org)
p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21*)
(7-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxq-
Thick & Thin: a party for men who
Dirty Porn Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and Chon- center.org)
love men, takes over Rotture, with the
ga. .. one step closer to Strip Bingo. (8-10:00 p.m.,
Saturn Presents New Beginnings.
help of DJs Kid Whatever and Brad PDX. (8:00
Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)
Saturn Presents is a monthly show
p.m., Rotture, 315 SE 3rd, 21+, $5)
The Church of the Poison Mind wel- hosted by the always fair Saturn. This month fea
Embers presents L4L.PDX for lesbians 35 and
comes all sinners. Poison Waters brings tures the debut Saturn’s first single, “You&l” live
older. Dance, laugh, relax, enjoy! (5:00 p.m.,
you the best hangover cure: free food, $1 shots, and on stage for the first time! Also featuring Shpon-
Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21* $5 cover)
a healthy dose of your favorite Silverado dancers. gledhoops, Whitney Streed, and The Dolly Pops!
Maricon is an (almost) weekly dance party, (4-9:00p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+)
(9:00 p.m., Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, 21+,
featuring DJs Moisti, Trans Fat, and III Camino.
The Adventure Group goes snowshoeing #3, myfairsatum.com)
(10:00p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21*)
around June Lake. Meet outside Starbucks at Hol Friends of Chamber Music presents the Pacifica
Lipz Cabaret lures you “up north" with the beauti lywood Fred Meyer. (8:30 a m., 3030 NE Weidler, Quartet. (7:30 p.m., Lincoln Hall, 127, 1620 SW
ful and talented Zora Phoenix as your host. (9:30 call Ron at 503-284-3345 for more information)
Park, $30-45, focm.org)
p.m., The Northbank Bar 106 W 6th, Vancouver,
Portland Gay & Lesbian Bowling Come on out to Rebel Girl, where DJs Brodeya
21*. thenorthbankbar.com)
League’s 33rd Bowling Season be and Slutshine spin all yr favorite riot grrl and girl-
Come Support the PDX Brewers at Bingo gins! (2:30 p.m. registration, 3:30 p.m. bowling, powered metal/rock/pop/punk/electro. (9:00p.m., LGBTQI & Disabled support group. (1-2:30p.m.,
Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Extravaganza, as they try to make their way Hollywood Lanes, 4030 NE Halsey, pdxbowl.com) Sloan's, 36 N Russell, 21+, Free)
Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for
to the Sin City Shootout softball tournament. Butch Crew PDX social group (3-5:00 p.m., Q
Bad Girls presents the Kinky Women’s Munch, guys into guys. (5-9:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th,
(3-5:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21*, Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
a chance to meet and socialize with other kinky pivotpdx.org)
$15/game pack)
women.
Bad Girls is a social and educational
LIVE ART. Bring your camera or drawing materi M O N JA N 10
group for women interested in BDSM with other W E D JAN 12
als and create live art from a selection of spec Friends of Chamber Music presents the Pacifica women. (7:00 p.m., Holmans, 15 SE 28th, $1-3
Mass for St Aelred, the annual wor-
tacular local models. (1-3:00 p.m., Backspace, Quartet. (7:30 p.m., Lincoln Hall, 127, 1620 SW suggested donation, pdxbadgids.net)
ship service and celebration for the
Park, $30-45, focm.org)
115NW5thAve., $5)
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GLBT community and their friends, featuring
members of the Portland Gay Men s Chorus, and
Rev. David Weekley, first transgender pastor in
the United Methodist Church. (7:00p.m., St. Ste
phen's Episcopal Church, 1432 SW 13th, Free)
Portland’s Got Talent... it’s America’s favorite
variety show without the annoying judges (8:00
p.m., Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 21+, $3)
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