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OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE nwnews $5 without your college ID, and a canned food donation with college ID. No one will be turned away for lack o f funds. Further down the line, Q_Center hosts a concert Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. fea turing the acoustic attack o f musicians Tom Goss, Jeffrey Altergott and Shannon Grady. Goss’ newest music video, “Lover,” con fronted “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and was recently featured in The Advocate, Out.com , Towleroad and After Elton. Tickets for this intimate performance are on a $10-$ 15 sliding scale donation. All ages are welcome. Also upcoming at the Q i The Vagina Mono logues receives a makeover Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 during a unique fund raising event. Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking work will be augmented to include bringing trans-women and queer-identified persons from various backgrounds together to convey their experiences. Tickets to both shows run $12, or $10 for students. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7. Visitpdxqcenter.org for details. • Mr. Gay Portland XXXV Ayden LaCroix presents an Underwear Fashion Show Sat urday, May 7 at CC Slaughters (219 N W Davis St.). Proceeds from the event benefit the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7. There is a $5 suggested donation. For more information, visit rosecourt.org. Community Reminders • The Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) hosts the fourth annual Night o f Noise Friday, April 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. at its drop-in center (3024 NE M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). W ith assis tance from the Pride Project, as well as Port land State University’s Sexual and Gender M inority Youth Capstone Class and the Queer Resource Center, N ight of Noise brings LGBTQ_youth and allies ages 12-23 together to share stories and experiences around the national Day of Silence. Farther south, The Domino Room in Bend, Ore. (51 N W Greenwood Ave.) hosts “That’s So Gay," a Night of Noise celebration, also on April 15, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The event fea tures an open mic organized by Queer Youth Space, stand-up comedian Chris Doucette from New York City and Portland drag-com edy duo ChiChi and Chonga. For more information, visit smyrc.org. A limited number of tickets remain for the 11th Annual Red Dress Party Saturday, April 16. The fundraiser, this year themed “Red Hot,” takes place at 535 N W 10th Ave. at Hoyt Street in the Pearl District. All proceeds raised benefit Q_Center, Pivot and the YWCA of Clark County’s SafeChoice Program. Online ticket sales are no longer avail able, but some general admission tickets may still be purchased at Starky’s (SE 29th and Stark St., 503-230-7980) or Funny Bone (SW Sixth and Washington St., 503-241-0455). • APRIL IS. 2011 Your Vancouver USA Broker Those looking for last-minute tickets are advised to call ahead for availability. • On Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m., “A Class Act,” the signature fundraising event for the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund, will be held at The Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave.). The benefit, a classical music and dessert revue, will once again feature com poser and soprano Theresa Koon, back by popular demand. Honorary co-chairs of this year’s Shepherd Fund include Charles Hinkle, Vera Katz, Norma Paulus, Cheryl Perrin, for mer Portland Mayor Tom Potter and Kathleen Saadat. Tickets are $40 advance, $50 at the door. For tickets in advance to A Class Act, visit The Funny Bone (617 SW Washington St.) or head online to ogalla.org/aclassact.html. 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