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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.
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• 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.
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Events of Note
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• 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
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