OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
MAY 6, 2011
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If it’s not in Just Out,
FRI MAY 6
Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox
& Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+)
Q Center presents the Vagina
v X ® Monologues. (7:00 p.m., Q Center.
4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
The Sweethearts of Portland present Pretty In
Pink, the 4th Annual drag show to benefit the
Susan G. Komen cancer fund. (7:00 p.m., CC
Slaughter's, 219 NW Davis, 21+, $5, ccslaugh-
terspdx.com)
Film Fridays at Pivot! This week’s film: Rebel
Without a Cause (1955). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209
StV 4 th, Free, pivotpdx.org)
Dining with the Divas! Hosted by Sabel Sci-
ties, it’s a drag performance like you’ve never
seen before. (7:00 p.m., Hamburger M ary’s, 19
NW 5th, 21+ a fte r 9:30 p.m.)
Impetus Arts presents No One Wants to See
the Wires: Autobiographical Stories by Deaf
and Disabled Artists. (7:00 p.m., Zoomtopia,
810 SE Belmont, $15, no one turned away for
lack of funds)
Homo's Got Talent. “Gay Dance-
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Off” may sound redundant, but
that’s what makes it fabulous! (8:00 p.m., Fez
Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 21+, $5-10 sliding
scale, pantsoffpdx.com)
Twisted Licious Karaoke. (8:00 p.m., The
Northbank Bar, 106 W 6th, Vancouver, 21+)
The New Iberians Zydeco Blues Band host a
First Friday Zydeco Dance. (8:30 p.m., East
Portland Eagles Lodge, SE 50th and Hawthorne,
18+ $5)
Burlesque S’il Vous Plait, a classic burlesque
show with a contemporary variety twist, featur
ing burlesque, comedy, singing and more! (9:00
p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $5,
BurlesquePlease. com)
/ " V W * ¡Adios Bulimiana! The Butt Plug
V - l k R Klub says “Adios” to Bulimanne
Rhapsody before she emigrates to La Republica
de Tejas. Come dressed Texas-style! (10:00
p.m., Saratoga, 6910 N Interstate, 21+, $3-5)
DJ Gregarious spins for Red Cap’s “Shut Up
and Dance” 80’s night. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap
Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)
Fuego Fridays Latin Night. (10:00 p.m,,
Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)
SAT MAY 7
Q Center launches Market Q, a
V J L R i farmers market in the Mississippi
District! (8:00a.m.-1:00p.m., Q Center 4115 N
Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
The Adventure Group joins the
Portland Frontrunners on an
Esplanade walk with optional
brunch afterwards. Meet by Vera
Katz’ statue (9:00 a.m., 1 SE
Main, adventuregroup.org)
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Portland PFLAG Black Chapter presents a Moth
ers SaturDay Brunch Come eat, laugh, hear, and
tell inspiring stories about loved ones. (11:00
a m .-2:00 p.m., Ainsworth UCC, 2941 NE Ains
worth, facebook com/pflag.portlandblackchapter)
Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring
Sale! One day only! This ain’t yer mama’s craft
sale... believe us. (11:00 a m .-6:00 p.m., Ore
gon Convention Center 777 NE MLK, crafty-
wonderland.com)
LIVE ART. Create live art from a selection of
models. (1-3:00 p.m., Backspace, 115 NW 5th
Aw?., $10)
Impetus Arts presents No One
Wants to See the Wires: Autobio
graphical Stories by Deaf and Disabled Art
ists. (2:00 p.m., Zoomtopia, 810 SE Belmont,
$15, no one turned away for lack of funds)
Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys.
(5-9:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdxorg)
Mr Gay Portland Ayden LaCoix pres-
ents The Underwear Fashion
Show, featuring six designers showing off their
summer underwear lines. Proceeds will benefit
the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund. (7:00
p.m., CC Slaughter's, 219 NW Davis, 21+, $5,
ccslaughterspdx. com)
Q Center presents the Vagina Monologues.
(7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxq-
center.org)
Wanda Jackson wants you to help
her keep the party going. Dubbed
the “ Queen of Rockabilly” in 1958, and Jack
White’s current muse, this show reeks of
something that really shouldn’t be missed.
(8:00 p.m., Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th, 21+,
$18-25, wandajackson.com)
Turning of the Wheel: Spring and Beltane
Festival. (4-8:00 p.m., Tabor Space, 5441 SE
Belmont, $5-10 sliding scale)
Come shake it at REAL
TALK, al all-inclusive
hip-hop dance party.
(9:00 p.m., Rotture, 315
SE 3rd, 21+)
Studio 54 at Red Cap! Relive the glory days
of fabulousness in this monthly 54-themed
party! (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW
Stark, 21+)
Maricon @ Matador is an (almost) weekly
dance party, featuring DJs Moisti, Trans Fat,
and III Camino. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W
Burnside, 21+)
SUN MAY 8
The Adventure Group goes on a moderate
hike alongside the Salmon River. Meet outside
Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9:00 a.m.,
3030 NE Weidler, call Ron at 503-737-4177)
Bottomless Mimosa Brunch. Get ready for
that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00 a.m.-
3:00p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th)
Q Patrol Meeting (2-4:00p.m., Q Center, 4115
N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
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Bag & Baggage gets campy and
vampy with Irma Vep
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May 13-29 (previews May 11-12), 7:30p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2
p.m. Sun.; Venetian Theatre, 253 E. Main St., Hillsboro; $18-
$23 ($12previews), 503-345-9590 or bagnbaggage.org.
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cross-dressing, rights to perform the play include a stipu
lation that the actors must be of the same sex. “This is
farce, not Sunday school,” Ludlam wrote famously in a
manifesto accompanying the founding of his Ridiculous
Theatre Company. Sounds like a perfect fit for Bag 6c
Baggage’s droll, deeply satirical twist on literature of yore.
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Impetus Arts presents No One Wants to See
the Wires: Autobiographical Stories by Deaf
and Disabled Artists. (2:00 p .m , Zoomtopia,
810 SE Belmont, $15, no one turned away for
lack of funds)
Hangover Helper comedy and burlesque show!
There’s even a brunch buffet, whenever your
hangover subsides. (2-5:00p m., Tonic Lounge.
3100 NE Sandy. 21 +, $5)
Lesbian Book Salon. This month’s title: The
Chronicles of Ratha by Erica Lawson. (3:00p.m.,
contact mikkata@comcast.net for location)
Butch Crew PDX social group. (3-5:00p.m., Q
Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
/ V W ' Paris is Burning film screening and
community dialogue. (4-7:00 p.m.,
Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
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)
Queer People of Color monthly meetup. For
more questions or to help with planning, e-mail
qpocpdx@gmail.com. (6-9:00 p.m., Local
Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+)
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/ N W ' May Flowers Bring Gay Showers
Bingo! Spring has sprung! Join the
Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as we
celebrate Spring and Mother's Day with an after
noon of flowery bingo! (4:00 p.m., Embers, 110
NW Broadway, 21+, $15, portlandsisters.org)
S h ap e It O ut
There are shapeshifters—Madonna, the supernatural
creatures from True Blood,}oan Rivers—and then there
are shapeshifters. Take The Mystery of Irma Vep, a Goth
com (Gothic comedy, but of course) tinged with Victo
rian melodrama, classic film (think Rebecca) and conven
tional theater. Charles Ludlam’s Obic and Drama Desk
award-winning play, running May 13-29 at Hillsboro’s
Bag and Baggage Theatre, casts two actors in eight dif
ferent roles, in what makes for an identity crisis of the
trippiest order.
The plot concerns the titular lady, late mistress of
Mandacrest Manor and friend of the occult. Her linger
ing presence vexes the new gal of the house, former ac
tress Lady Enid, and its staff, to say nothing of the wolf
lurking about the estate. BScB director Patrick Spike
describes the Hitchcock-meets- Wuthering Heights-
meets-Poe-meets-Shakespeare scenario as an homage,
“all thrown in a blender on frappc funny. It’s melodrama,
drag, mystery and a bit of magical mayhem, all from
merely two actors changing costumes like lightning.”
The original 1984 production featured Ludlam and his
lover as the assorted characters and, in order to ensure
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Phoenix Variety Revue, Portland's original
burlesque ‘revue’ and longest running monthly
burlesque show is back, featuring Mona De-
Plume, Tokyo Rose, Kit Katastrophe and Jem
Beam! (7:30 p.m., Kelly's Olympian Knifeshop,
426 SW Washington, 21+, $5, PhoenixVari-
etyRevue.com)
Thao and Mirah perform with Led to Sea. (8:00
p.m., Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, all
ages, $15)
Dirty Porno Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and
Chonga. $2.50 well drinks from open to close.
(8-10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)
Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC
Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+)
“ Swirling noise Brooklynites” Vivian Girls
headline a night of (almost) all-girl bands. So
many girls, so little time... (8:30p.m., Holocene,
1001 SE Morrison, 2 1 + ,$ 1 0 a d v/$12 dos)