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— nightlife'—
On a Roll
JUNE 17, 2011
Pride ain’t over ‘til it’s over
Okay, yeah, sure. Portland Pride 2011 —
the entity, the organizational effort, the
festival and parade—ends roughly at 6 p.m.
Sunday,June 19. Booth volunteers, clean-up
crews, stage managers and food vendors
alike will join in on the massive undertak
ing of slowly morphing Tom McCall Wa
terfront Park hack into its typically knoll
like existence. Come Monday, June 20, that
big stretch of green will scarcely resemble
the one upon which you remember spend
ing your weekend.
But if you’ve been paying attention to
1 these here pages over the last two issues,
you’ve no doubt deduced that Pride doesn’t
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prado
end when the permits run out and the roads rectly toward the Just Out Scholarship Fund,
reopen. It’s a 24/7 thing, babes. To prove it, disbursed every year by Equity Foundation to
a group of deserving students in the
Just Out is keeping the party roll
LGBTQ. community. W hat’s
ing—literally, even!—for our
more, you can clean out those
monthly Gay Skate at Oaks
bulging cupboards and help
Park Skating Rink.
Portland’s
HIV/AIDS
Long established as one
population by bringing
of the most fun, free
along canned food or non-
wheelin’ benefit events in
perishable foodstuff dona
town, Gay Skate isn’t just a
tions, which are donated to
sporty event to bring the
Esther’s Pantry.
LGBTQ. community to
gether under another disco
It’s a true win-win event,
people. Speaking of winning,
ball—it’s a real opportunity to
your chances of scoring tickets to see
give back. Your $6 admission goes di
Britney Spears Tuesday, June 28 at the Rose
Garden can become a reality at this month’s
Gay Skate, as Just Out continues to accept
entries for our drawing. Nicki Minaj, Jessie
and the Toy Boys and Nervo will open Spears’
tour for her latest album, Femme Fatale.
Pride 2011 isn’t over until you take that last
lap around the rink. If the wheels are on, so is
the fun. J M
Just O ut’s Gay Skate takes place every third
Monday. The special Pride edition goes down June
20, as always at Oaks Park Skating Rink (1 SE
Spokane St.) from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $6,
plus cannedfoodfor entry.
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120 NW Third Ave • 503-224-3285
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