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MAY 20, 2011
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up to kick off AIDS Walk Portland 2011 on
Thursday, May 26 at 9 p.m., with a swimwear
; fashion show and music by DJ Chris Cox.
Attendees are encouraged to wear beach gear
and will be eligible to register for this year’s
AIDS Walk on October 2. Admission to the
event is $7, most of which goes straight to CAP.
Barracuda is located at 9 N W Second Ave. This
event is 21 and over. For more information, visit
aidswalkport/and. org.
ot $365,000 from the foundation in 2011.
Scholarship recipients living or attending
school in the Portland metro area include
Corbin Gent/.ler, Ryan Stabler, Sarah Gottes-
diener, Heather Nichelle-Peres, True Vi-
Duong, Erasmo (Moe) Ruis-Gonzalez, Austin
Maddocks, Ian Feis, Kiera Hansen, Melinda
Haines, Oscar Arana-Ochoa, Corey Trimble
and Rachel Jackson
To date, Pride Foundation has awarded
$2.36 million to almost 1,100 students from
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington.
For more information, visitpridefoundation.org.
Events of
Note
A pre-expo “Senior Prom” dubbed “Think
Pink” kicks off Friday, May 20 at Q_ Center
from 6 to 9 p.m., offering dancing, entertain
ment and light eats.
For more information, visit gayandgreypdx.org.
Center’s “O ur Stories” history installments,
Sunday, May 22 at Q_(4115 N. Mississippi
Ave.) from 2 to 5 p.m.
“If this is Sunday, this must be Portland” is a
visual and vocal discussion that explores the
Rose C ity’s bar and brunch culture during the
• Parents, Families and Friends o f Lesbians 1970s and ‘80s— a scene that provided the set
• Portland’s Ihird Annual Gay & Grey PDX and Gays (PFLAG)’s Portland Black Chapter ting for many social and political organizations
Expo is all set for an afternoon of important holds its monthly meeting Saturday, May 21 helping the LGBTQ_community.
resource information dedicated to LG B T Q . from noon to 2 p.m. at the Sexual and Gender
The event is free, but GLAPN will have
seniors. I Ield Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to Minority Youth Resource Center (3024 NE DVDs of the first two “O ur Stories” events on
4 p.m. at Friendly House (1737 NW 26 Ave.), Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.).The group now sale for $15 each. Proceeds go directly toward
the free event features music, panel discussions, meets every third Saturday at this time and GLAPN.
fitness evaluations, LGBTQ_ senior housing location.
For more information, visit pdxqcenter.org or
resources and much more. Scheduled speakers
Visit pflagpdx. orgfor more information.
glupn. org. GLAPN next meets Monday, May 23 at
include former Oregon Governor Barbara
7p.m. at Q Center (4115 N. Mississippi Ave.).
Roberts, Secretary ot State Kate Brown and • The Gay and Lesbian Archives o f the Pacific
Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
Northwest (G IA P N ) present the latest in Q_ • Barracuda and Cascade AIDS Project team
•The Funny Bone’s Last Dance Store Closing
Sale and Celebration continues, culminating
in a disco-themed farewell celebration the af
ternoon of Friday, May 27.
The longtime humor shop (617 SW W ash
ington) owned by Gary Hopping is closing,
and will continue as an online-only venture.
The downtown location also served as a retail
venue for Ron P itt’s Balloons on Broadway,
which will continue to offer event decorating
and delivery services out of 833 SE Main St.
#134, by appointment.
For more information, call 503-241-0455.
• Scandals (1125 SW Stark St.) hosts the Sec
ond Annual Little Art/Big Cause event, a
benefit for Pivot and Cascade AIDS Project on
Thursday, June 2, beginning at 7 p.m. Hundreds
ot 8-by-8-inch original pieces from local artists
will be available for purchase for $50 each.
There is no cover for the 21+ event.
Call 503-227-5887 or visit scandalspdx.com
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