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J « £ _8 APRIL 15. 2011 W WW .JUSTOUT.COM Armstrong Volkswagen in picture: 2011 JETTA OUR LARGEST SELECTION OF TDI MODELS EVER! ARMSTRONG « fa tus iu«i Armstrong Volkswagen 20000 SE McLoughlin in Gladstone Just off 1-205 in Gladstone STRO 1 888 331-6314 TOLL FREE 503 656-2924 l o c a l - - Pitt— owners o f Ihe Funny Bone and Bal loons on Broadway, respectively— an nounced April 7 that The Funny Bone would transition into an online-only retail outlet. Hopping and Pitt have decided, though, to take out the bricks-and-m ortar phase o f the humor shop with a bang by throwing a Last Dance Store Closing Sale and Celebration, running Monday, April 25 through the after noon o f Friday, May 27. The sale will include storewide discounts and culminate in a fare well disco-themed celebration. Balloons on Broadway will continue opera tions out o f its close-in Southeast Portland location. More information can be found by searching “Funny Bone Store" on Facebook. For informa tion on Balloons on Broadway, •visit balloonson- broadway.com or call 503-241-3336. • Portland-born poet Jen Currin’s The Inqui sition Yours is a finalist for the Dorothy Live- say Poetry Prize, the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry and the Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Prose category. Currin’s collection explores environmental atrocities, terrorism and the erosion o f personal rights. She will return to Portland from her Vancouver, B.C. home for the Portland Cross Border Reading at The Field Work Gallery (SW Jefferson Ave. at SW 11th Ave.) Satur day, April 30 at 8 p.m. This reading is free. Visit jencurrin.com fo r more information. Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy’s A nti-A rt School) and local exhibitors like Terry Bias and Kim ball Davis o f webcomic Briar Hollow. M aking a special appearance on Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. is Mayor Sam Adams, who’ll be dressed as “Sam Droid” with the Alter Egos Society in booth 206. Adams will be signing autographs as SamDroid and collect ing donations for p:ear, the local group dedi cated to providing creative mentorship for homeless youth. For more information on the Stumptown Comics Fest, visit stumptowncomics.com. • Asian Pacific-Islander Pride leads an in formative happy hour Wednesday, April 20 at Saucebox (214 SW Broadway St.) from 5 to 8 p.m. Attendees can hear about ways to get involved with Portland Pride, learn about Basic Rights Oregon’s O ur Families project and nosh on tasty appetizers. Visit api-pride.blogspot.com fo r more info. - • Portland Latino Gay Pride has announced that the Easthank Esplanade (SE Water Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd.) will house the head quarters of its 2011 festivities. The celebration has traditionally taken place in the courtyard of the Jupiter Hotel, but thanks to a growing popularity is in need o f more space. La Lucha 2011: ICelebrAccion! is held this year on Sunday, July 17 from noon to 9 p.m. For more information, visit latinogay- pridepdx. com. Manifest Men’s Wellness Community is still searching for a treasurer, a web master and an outreach team leader to add to its ex isting program volunteers. Those interested should contact program director Bart Church at bart@manifestpdx.org. For a complete list o f Manifest's upcoming events, visit manifestpdx.org. • Events of Note D r . K atie B all 926 N W I 3TH, S U IT E I 50 • P O DTQR ï ^ O Â b @ b lingdental.com • Revered Portland drag artist Sabel Sci- ties— aka Timothy Byars— is moving out o f town, but not before leaving us with a memo rable final act. Scities’ final Portland show is Friday, April 15, 7 p.m. at Hamburger M ary’s (19 N W Fifth Ave.) and will include a special Sabel-a- Like contest. There’s no cover. • The Eighth Annual Stumptown Comics Festival gets underway Saturday, April 16 for two days of sequential art fun at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). The festival includes guests such as Rick Remender (Venom, The Punisher), • Cascade A ID S Project holds a free Bowl- A-Rama event on Thursday, April 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Interstate Lanes (6049 N. Inter state Ave.). Pizza, refreshments and free bowling shoes are provided. RSVPs— with shoe size— are needed by Monday, April 18 to D avid Duncan at dduncan@cascadeaids.org or 503-278-3848. • On Saturday, April 23, the PFLAG Port land Black Chapter celebrates two years o f existence at The Local Lounge (3536 NE M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) from 6 to 10 p.m. The organization’s work with United Com m unities over the last few m onths has helped to strategically formulate and imple ment a plan for increasing their base and reaching out to new community partners and allies. Attendees have the opportunity to learn more about the chapter’s work in the com munity and how to become more involved. Light appetizers will be served. Forfurther information on PFLAG Portland Black Chapter, visit pflagpdx.org. On Saturday, April 16 from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Portland Community College’s Queer Club throws an all-ages, ‘90s themed Queer Prom at Q_Center (4115 N. Missis sippi Ave.) to benefit Portland’s LGBTQ_ community space. W hether dressed as a goth, raver or grunge rocker, you’ll enjoy dancing to DJ Stormy Roxx and DJ H ufnstuf and have the opportu nity to give back not only to Q^Center, but also to PC C campus’starving students via the Rock Creek Canteen Project. Admission is •
