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26 APRIL 1, 2011 W W W .J U S T O U T .C O M it’s not happening. If It’s not in Just Out, ABO S A T A P R IL 16 Red Dress Rugby. Watch beauty and strength collide as the ORSU Jesters ceompete wearing their finest Red Dress attire. (Noon, Reed Col lege, orsu.org) /v w i Red Dress 2011: Red Hot! Read Just Out’s full coverage on Pg. 30. (8:00 p.m. VIP admission, 9:00 p.m. general admission, 535 NW 10th, 21+, $75-125, red- dresspdx.org) Queer Prom! Here's the scoop: DJs Stormy and Jhon Camacho will bring the sounds of the '90s. There’ll be food, drink, and a photo booth. Bring your college ID and a food donation and get in for free! (8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, $5, pdxqcenter.org) /Y A i F R I A P R IL 1 5 Crave Presents Hip Hop Til You Drop, a dance party for queer ladies and friends! Hip hop party tracks all night featur ing DJ Wildfire and DJ Alicious! Wall-to-wall womyn, hip hop dancers, and sexy go-gos! (8:00 p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $5 be fore 10pm, $ 7 after, cravedanceparty.com) Q Center Film Screening Series. Join Q Center for an evening of local produced shorts. All filmmakers will be present for a Q & A after the screenings. (7-10:00 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, $5-10, pdxqcenter.org) Bad Girls presents an evening of entertainment and fun in support of Q Center. (7-11:00 p.m., Morrison Hotel, 719 SE Morrison, 21 +, $5 cover, pdxbadgirls.net) Clark College's Queer Penguins and Allies pres ent the 3rd Annual Drag Night, a fund raiser for the Queer Youth Center of Vancouver. (6-9:00 p.m., Clark College, Gaiser Hall, 1933 Fort Vancouver, Vancouver, $5) The Living Room and PFLAG Clackamas County present a Hollywood-themed Alternative Prom! FUN, dancing, food, photos, crafts, resources, games and more! Please do not bring drugs, alco hol, tobacco or weapons to prom. (7-11:00 p.m., Atkinson Memorial Church, 710 Sixth St., Oregon City, $5, thelivingroomyouth.com) /v w i Sometimes we all need a Gayca- tion. What is it? Oh, just an all-in clusive homo dance party featuring the always charming Mr. Charming (9:00 p.m., Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $3) Maricón @ Matador is an (almost) weekly dance party, featuring DJs Moisti, Trans Fat, and III Camino. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+) / Y A i Siren Nation presents the 5th Annual "Lady Sings The Blues” Billie Holi day Tribute Night (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Stu dios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $10 adv/$12 dos) Portland Metro Arts presents Metro Dancers' Alice in Wonderland (2:00 p.m., Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, $15-20) Boxxes presents Fuego Fridays! Shake your bon-bon to Latin beats all night long! (10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) The Adventure Group joins the Portland Front runners on an Esplanade walk with optional brunch afterwards. Meet by Vera Katz’ statue (9:00 a.m., 1 SE Main, adventuregroup.org) Twisted Licious Karaoke. Join Lady OnaLicious as she hosts karaoke with a twist. (8:00 p.m., The North bank Bar, 106 W 6th, Vancouver, 21+) Daddies and Papas is a social group for GLBT men raising young children. (10:00 a m.-Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd. 21+) LIVE ART. Create live art from a selection of models. (1-3:00 p.m., Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., $10) Dining with the Divas! Hosted by Sabel Sei zes, it’s a drag performance like you've never seen before. (7:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 2 1 + after 9:30 p.m.) Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys. (5-9:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) S U N A P R IL 17 /v w i Mr. Oregon Latin Look Pageant 2011. (8:00 p.m., Darcelle XV, 206 NW 3rd, 21 +, $10adv/$15 dos) Mary’s Matinee. Watch classic films while you dine. (All day, Hamburger M ary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+ after 9:30 p.m.) Dirty Porn Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and Chonga $2.50 well drinks from open to close. (8-10:00p.m., Boxxes, 1035 SWStark, 21+) Repent! The Church of the Poison Mind wel 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., Sil verado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, Free) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+) The Adventure Group goes on a long hike on the Swale Canyon segment of the Klickitat River Trail, with return via car shuttle. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (8.00 a m., 3030 NE Weidler, call Richard at 503-284-3345) Femmes Unite! social group. Please bring food you can eat and a bit more to share. (2-4:00p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) letters and complaints can be sent to calendar@justout.com. Check out more of the queerest events in town by logging on to justout.com. Passion Pits Ruhl’s Passion Play gets the PAC attack If you thought Mel Gibson’s hot-button 2004 opus Passion of the Christ was controversial, what do you think it was like behind the scenes during production of the traditional passion plays? Chances are queer relation ships, marijuana, Hitler and some strikingly Biblical sexual overtones were likely not part of the theological equation—or were they?—but that’s exactly the kind of scenario explored in Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play. Ruhl, a two-time Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nominee, injects personal, religious and historical poli tics into the backstage antics of passion plays in three different time periods: 16th-century England, Hitler’s Austria and 1970s Spearfish, South Dakota. Depend ing on the time period, Jesus is hot for Judas, and Mary the Virgin and Mary Magdalene share some sexual tension as well. Sound slightly ... experimental? It seems to be. To boot, it’s being staged by the Portland Actors Conservatory’s Class of 2011, a group working under one of the city’s most heralded professional di rectors, Portland Center Stage Associate Artistic D i rector Rose Riordan. “Passion Play is an ambitious project, spanning history, multiple locations, characters and moves at a dizzying pace,” said Riordan via press release. “But I thought, ‘W hat better project to work on with actors who are energetic, curious and still in training? It’s been really fun and inspiring to work with PAC students.” W hether referencing Hitler’s approval of early Oberammergau Passion Plays’anti-Semitic undertones SERVING BREAKFAST a n d or bringing Queeen Elizabeth into the fold, Passion Play looks to be a particularly epic drama. Pay-what-you-will previews April 13-14, opens Fri., April 15, runs through May 1, Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m.; PAC’s Firehouse Theatre, 1436 SW M ont gomery St.; S5-S25; 503-274-1717 or actorsconserva- tory.com. — R yan J. P rado A ll T hings F resh LUNCH DAILY MON-PR! • 7AM-2PM S at -S un • S am -3 p m BRIDC3E5CArEANDCATERING.NET . A3dV0 N3 Oh, Mr. Charming. When you’re not spinning hot tracks at BENT, you’re making the ladies swoon at Gaycation (and every other hot party in town). Just Out presents Ecstasy Inferno’s CANDY SHOP for a sticky, sweet night of bumping and grinding. $2.50 well drinks from open to close. (10:00p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Calendar additions, love BASTAS Se ven Nights A Week 410 NW 21st Ave, 503.274.1572 b astastrattoria.com
