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OREGO N'S LGBTO N EW S M A G A ZIN E MARCH 18. 2011 •nwnewS’ Your Vancouver USA Broker • Portland’s Fighting Fillies full-contact women’s football team is trading the gridiron for the asphalt in its first annual 3 on 3 Bas ketball Tournament Sunday, March 27 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Registered teams will play half-court hoops in a double-elimination tourney at 44 NE Morris St. near Dawson Citv Park. Registration is first come, first served and is $40 per team, $10 each additional player for up to five players total. The first-place winner receives a prize and their names in the Fighting Fillies game program. Those interested in registering can email fightingfillies77@gmail.com to claim a spot in the tournament, hut hurry—registration closes Saturday, March 19. Pre-registration is available via Pay Pal link fightingfillies.com. For more inform ation, visit fightingfillies.com . • The dream of the ‘90s is more alive in Port land than ever. To prove it, Mississippi Pizza (3552 N. Mississippi) is hosting an early- to mid-‘90s themed show featuring PDX punk pioneer Kaia Wilson and the Spinanes’ Re becca Gates Friday, April 1 at 9 p.m. Gates will cover epic ‘90s tunes, and W il son will revisit the track list from her 1996 solo debut Kaia. ‘90s attire is encouraged, and admission to the all-ages show is $5. For m ore info., v isit mississippipizza.com. • (^Center (6115 N. Mississippi) kicks off an LGBTQ^film screening series Friday, April 1 with Katie Turinski’s look at one of Portland’s most notorious drag-art perfor mance troupes in Sissyhoy. The documentary garnered official selection screenings at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and the 2009 Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Turinski will be on hand for a Q_and A following the screening—the first installment of a series taking place every Friday at Q_ Center from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a $5- $10 suggested donation at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For m ore inform ation, visit pdxqcenter.org or sissyhoydoc.com. TransActive Education and Advocacy hosts a new Family Support Group at the • W f a i t • c o n v e n ie n t • a ffo rd a b le Try before you buy with this Ken Spurlock FREE WEEK PASS! CRS GRI Serving the LGBT Community Since 7.9.96" J •The Uth Annual Portland Diversity Em ployment Day Career Fair is set for Wednes day, March 30 at the Ambridge Events Cen ter (1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 20 of Port land’s top employers will be present, includ ing Verizon Wireless, Target, Coca-Cola, City of Portland Water Bureau and more. Participating employers are actively seek ing to recruit the best-qualified candidates from multicultural and diverse communities, according to City Career Fair marketing manager Gregg White. Positions available range from entry to professional level. 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For m ore inform ation about TransActive a nd the n ew Family Support Group m eetings, visit transactiveonline. org. • The Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC, 3024 NE M ar tin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) seeks art supply donations for an upcoming Youth Art Show at 100th Monkey Studios on Friday, May 6. The show will feature youth art and will in clude featured artists from SMYRC. SMYRC is looking for donations of can vas, clay, acrylic paint, watercolors and water- color paper and anything else folks can spare. Submissions will be assessed by 100th Mon key Studios under the theme of how SMYRC has affected people’s lives, though queer youth art on any topic is welcome. The deadline to submit is Sat., April 9. For inform ation on how to subm it artwork, to donate supplies and m ore on the Youth Art Show, contact Jess Her bach at jess.herbach@ smyrc.org. • Oregon Bears, Inc. installed a new board of directors for 2011-12 at its monthly board meeting Wednesday, March 2, when Brent Marr was elected the new president. Marr is a well-known local artist and previously held the title of Mr. Oregon Cub in 2007. For m ore inform ation about Oregon Bears, Inc., v isit oregonhears.org. • A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 26 at the Church of the Resurrection (21060 SW Stafford, Tualatin) for Kent T. Magionos, who died March 12 at the age of 55. Magionos worked as an interior designer and was well-loved by the Portland commu nity. A Transition piece will appear in the April 1 issue of Ju st Out. Milwaukie - 4200 SE King Road 503-353-7627 (SNAP) STiRS P O R T L A N D 'S A N T IQ U E S M A L L S Portland's largest selectionof antiques, collectibles & extraordinary items. 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