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guys into guys. (11:00 a m. -2:00 p.m., Pivot.
2 0 9 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
Fund. Hosted by Bolivia Carmichaels and fea
turing DJ Dougalicious, this will be an April
Fools day to remember! (9:00p.m ., C C SIau gh -
ters, 2 1 9 NW Davis, 2 1+)
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Bitch (previously of Bitch & Animal)
fiddles her way into town with a little
electro-folk tastiness. (6:30 p.m., M ississippi
Studios, 3939 N M ississippi, 21+, $ 1 0 adv/$ 12
dos, bitchmusic.com)
International Transgender Day of Visibility. A
time for everyone, everywhere, to show their
support for the transgender communites.
Poison Waters hosts Portland Drag Race: Sea
son Three, a weekly live version of Logo Chan
nel's Ru Paul's Drag Race. (8:00 p.m., Red Cap
Garage, 1025 S W Stark, 21+, No cover)
Hilarious at the Hawthorne. (9:00 p.m., Haw
LIVE ART. Create live art from a selection of
models. (1-3:00 p.m., Backspace, 115 NW 5th
Ave., $10)
Mother’s Velvet Lounge & Cafe pres-
ents M ad as a M arch H AIR Cabaret
Karaoke, a night of big hair and awesome hair-
don'ts. (8:00 p.m., Mother's Bistro, 212 SW
Stark, 2 1 + ,N o cover!, CabaretKaraoke.com)
Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys.
(5-9.00 p.m., Pivot, 2 0 9 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
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The Rose Empress Show. Come
join Her Most Imperial Majesty Rose
Empress Lit The Endearing Tsunami Foxx. It’s
sure to be a fun, exciting evening. (6:30-9:00
Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local
Lounge, 3536 N EM LK, 2 1+)
Mary-Go-Round Mary-oke! (8:00 p.m., Ham
burger M ary's, 19 NW 5th, 2 1 + after 9:30 p. m.)
p.m., Darcelle XV, 2 0 8 NW 3rd, 21 +, $5)
Trans Life: A Communi-T Program. A weekly
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Screening of Inlaws & Outlaws, a
remarkable film that weaves to
gether true stories of couples and singles, gay
and straight, to embrace what we all have in
common: we love. (3:00 p.m., Friendship Hall,
drop-in night for anyone on the trans spectrum
to explore identity and socialize through active/
hands-on workshops. (7-9:00 p.m., Q Center,
4115 N M ississippi, $1-5, pdxqcenter.org)
Bisexuality: Fact or Fiction? We all know it’s
Vancouver Heights Methodist Church, 5701
MacArthur, Vancouver, $5)
fact. But what’s up with the tension between
sexual orientations? (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 2 0 9 SW
4th, pivotpdx.org)
Mary’s Matinee. Watch classic films while you
dine. (All day, Hamburger M ary's, 19 NW 5th,
2 1 + after 9:30 p.m.)
Sex & Women Over 50, a helpful class and
discussion. (7:00 p.m., $15. M ust register and
prepay,
itsmypleasurepdx.com, 503-280-
8080)
Dirty Porn Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and
Chonga. $2.50 well drinks from open to close.
(8-10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 S W Stark, 2 1 + )
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Repent! The Church of the Poison Mind wel
Q Center Film Screening Series: SISSYBOY.
They've been called “Gender Terrorists" and
the “Kind of Drag Queens your mother warned
you about"; but underneath all the spectacle is
a group of insightful and sensitive individuals
who have found an outlet for their self-expres
sion that often leaves their audience simulta
neously delighted and horrified. Q&A session to
follow. (7 -1 0 :0 0 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N M is s is
sippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Burlesque S ’il Vous Plait, a classic burlesque
show with a contemporary variety twist, featur
ing burlesque, comedy, singing and more! (9:00
p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 S E Morrison, 21+, $5,
BurlesquePlease. com)
comes all sinners. Poison Waters presents the
best hangover cure: no cover, free food, $1
shots, beer bust, and a healthy dose of your
favorite Silverado dancers. (4-9:00 p.m., S il
verado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, Free)
Salem (the band not the city) comes to town!
Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC
Electro pop with a little gothy shoegaze? Yes
plz. (9:00 p.m., Branx, 3 2 0 S E 2nd, 21+, $ 1 0
adv/$13dos)
Slaughters, 2 1 9 NW Davis, 21+, ccslaughter-
spdx.com )
The Power of One, the Northwest LGBT Stu
Dining with the Divasl Hosted by Sabel Sci-
Homomentum: Birds & the Bees!
ties, it’s a drag performance like you’ve never
Homomentum’s last show of the
season welcomes the blossoming of Spring,
seen before. (7:00 p.m., Ham burger M ary's, 19
NW 5th, 2 1 + after 9:30 p.m.)
starring some of Portland's more infamous
performers, including Felice Shays, Shazaam,
Chi Chi & Chonga, Swagger, Baby Le Strange
and many more! (8:00p.m ., Fez Ballroom, 316
SW 11th, 21 +, $ 5 -1 0 sliding scale, pantsoffpdx.
com)
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Trace your journey from maiden to mother to
crone. Workshop includes ritual, storytelling,
guided visualization, & creative play to birth
new stories as women. (1-5:00 p.m., Sage
W ellness Center, 2534 S E 35thAve, $25, R egis
ter at info@shaktifire.com or 973-570-6530)
thorne Theatre, 39th and S E Hawthorne, 21+, $5)
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The Heroine’s Journey: Rewriting
Our Stories, Reclaiming Our Lives.
The men of Rose City Softball auc-
tion off their “fancy" jockstraps at
April Jewels, a fund raiser to benefit the RCSA
Jam es Hemandex Memorial Player Assistance
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The Power of One, the Northwest LGBT Stu
dent Leadership Conference, hits Reed College.
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In Bloom
Ikebana a timely reminder of Japanese beauty
W hile coastal Japan continues to reel from the effects o f the devastating
earthquake and subsequent tsunami on M arch 11, thoughts and prayers
worldwide are going out to the Japanese people. As a culture teem ing with
artistic fortitude, creativity and tradition, it’s a bit o f a bizarre coincidence
that the Portland Japanese Garden is scheduled to showcase an array of ohara
ikebana—the art of floral arrangement evolved from the Buddhist ritual of
offering flowers to the spirits o f the dead. This tribute to a centuries-old
Japanese art, it seems, is bittersweet in light o f the tragedy in the Far East.
Members o f the Portland Chapter of the Ohara School of Ikebana
combine the asymmetrical, empty-space aesthetic of traditional ikebana with
the progressive moribana approach. M oribana breaks from the formal vertical
style of ikebana of the past to create horizontal landscape arrangements, with
flowers “heaped” (moru) in lower, plate-like containers, which likewise mirror
a great transition in Japan. Color harmony, linear perfection, space and form
are all crucial to the quality of each configuration.
The Ohara School encompasses chapters in more than 20 countries and in
14 states nationwide, teaching students the nuances needed to craft these oft-
times breathtaking floral arrangements.
To serve the community, the Portland Japanese Garden has also erected a
“W ish Arbor” for people to visit, pray and reflect. Visitors are encouraged to write
wishes and condolences for victims of the disasters and tie them to the memorial.
Ohara Ikebana Exhibition, Sat., March 26-Sun., March 27, 10 a.m.—4 p.m.;
Portland Japanese Garden Pavilion, 611 SW Kingston Ave.; free with garden
admission, $9.50 adults, 17.75 seniors 62+ and college students with ID, $6.75
youth 6-17; 503-223-1321 or japanesegarden.com.
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