OREGON S LGBTO N EW S M A G A ZIN E
If it’s not in Just Out,
Saturday in the Park is Vancouver's
“family friendly" LGBTQ pride event.
(11:00 am. -5:00 p.m., Esther Short Park, Van
couver, WA, SITPPride.info)
La Femme Magnifique Oregon & La Femme
Magnifique Plus Oregon Pageant. (5:00p.m.,
Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+, darcellexv.com)
Oregon Bears Annual Summer Picnic. Join
the furry ones for their favorite Summer tradi
tion, but don't forget to renew your Oregon
Bears membership— this picnic is for card-
carrying bears only. (11:00a.m., Overlook Park,
oregonbears.org)
✓ " V w * Phoenix Variety Revue, Portland's
V—
original burlesque 'revue' and lon
gest running monthly burlesque show is back,
featuring Angelique DeVil, Fannie Fuller and
Sophie Maltease. (7:30 p.m., Kelly's Olympian
Knifeshop, 426 SW Washington, 21+, $5, Phoe-
nixVarietyBevue. com)
Superhero Pub Crawl. (Kicks off at Noon at
Paddy's Bar & Grill, 65 StV Yamhill, Superhero-
PubCrawl.com)
Limp Wrist, Lebenden Toten, Belicose Minds,
and Trauma. (8:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd, All
ages, $8)
LIVE ART. Create live art from a selection of
models. (1-3:00 p.m., Frankie Tease Studio,
833 SE Main #119, $10)
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+,
No cover!)
Northwest Gender Alliance monthly meet
ing. (2-6:00p.m., QCenter, 4115NMississippi,
nwgenderalliance. org)
Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC
Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)
Embers presents L4L.PDX for lesbians 35 and
older. Dance, laugh, relax, enjoy! (5:00 p.m.,
Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 2 U $5 cover)
Gaay Aalto Sundays. Chill out on one side of
the bar, dance it out on the other. (10:00 p.m.,
Aalto Lounge, 3356 SE Belmont, 21+, No
cover!)
Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys
(5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 StV 4th, pivotpdx.org)
The First Annual King and Queen of Hearts
Pageant. (6:00 p.m., CC Slaughter's, 219 NW
Davis, 21+)
/ n w i Fire & Ice: Mr., Miss, and Ms. Gay
Vancouver Pageant. (7:00 p.m.,
Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 107 E. 7th St.,
Vancouver, WA, $12-15, raintreeempire.org)
American Idols LIVE! Yep. All of your favorite
packaged-for-TV singers swarm into town to
sing saccharine-laced songs. Yep. (7:00 p.m.,
Bose Garden, 1 Center Court, $45-65, ameri-
canidol.com)
SuperFest333: Portland’s Electronic Music
Fest. (7:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd, All ages,
$7-10)
Redhare presents Gypsy Soul, with Larry Mu-
rante, live in concert. (8:00 p.m., Alberta Bose
Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, $18 adv/$20 dos)
Shannon Curtis, live in concert. (9:00 p.m.,
The Buffalo Gap, 6835 SW Macadam, 21+,
shannoncurtis.net)
Slower Saturday Night Jam with DJ Sammy.
(9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+)
MON JULY 11
Men’s Morning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30 a.m.,
for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
Bears Gone Wild Happy Hour.
(4:30 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE
MLK, 21+, oregonbears.org)
Burger night at Starky’s! Come enjoy a deli
cious $5 burger with your hostess Poison Marie
Waters. (6-9:00 p.m., Starky's 2913 SE Stark,
21+, No cover!)
Men’s Qi Gong. (6:15 p.m., for more informa
tion, visit manifestpdx.org)
Queer gaming nerds! Come to Magic: The
Queer Gathering. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words,
14 NE Killingsworth)
LGBT affirming Pentecostals: express your
charismatic style of prayer and worship in a
safe, nonjudgmental environment at the LGBT
In-Gathering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell's Colonial
Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter from the
parking lot doors)
OUT Dancing Country 2-Step lessons. (7:30
p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10,
outdancing.info)
2011 US Air Guitar Championships! (9:00
p.m., Dante's, 350 W Burnside, 21+, $13
adv/$15 dos, USAirGuitar.com)
Men’s Massage Exchange. (7:45 p.m., for
more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
/■ y w « Mary-oke! (8:00 p.m., Hamburger
V A * Mary s . 19 NW 5th, 21+ after 9:30
p.m., No cover!)
Film Noir night with Samuel Thomas. (9:00
p.m., Bed Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No
cover!)
Kate Davis and Mojave Bird, live in concert.
(10:00 p.m., Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th
Place, 21+, No cover!)
TUES JULY 12
Men’s Morning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30 a.m.,
for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
LGBTQI & Disabled support group. (1-2:30p.m.,
Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for
guys into guys. (5:00-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW
4 th, pivotpdx.org)
✓ V w i Author Nora Olsen comes to town
v j L ! ^ for a reading and Q & A of the novel
The End: Five Queer Kids Save the World. (7:00
p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth)
Men’s Naked Yoga. (7:00 p.m., for more infor
mation, visit manifestpdx.org)
Men's Shamanic & Energy Healing Group.
(7:45 p.m., for more information, visit mani-
festpdx.org)
Gypsy jazz pioneer John Jorgenson celebrates
the release of two new albums. (8:00 p.m.,
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, $25
adv/$30 dos)
Timeless Tuesday with DJ Michael Morris.
(9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+)
Boxxes hosts the weekly charity event Versus.
(10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No
cover!)
WED JULY 13
Men's Morning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30 a.m.,
for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
LBGTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60
and over. (Noon-1.00 p.m., Metropolitan Com
munity Church, 2400 NE Broadway, 503-367-
2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com)
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. (1-3:00
p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, for more
information, call 503-286-3575)
Boxxes ‘90s Remix Night. (9:00p.m., Bed Cap
Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for
guys into guys. (1-3:30p.m., Pivot, 209SW4th,
pivotpdx.org)
/ n w i NOTORIOUS, with ChiChi & Chonga.
(10:00 p.m., Bed Cap Garage, 1035
SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
Inter-Personal Violence Support Group.
(6-8:00 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
Maricon © Matador, a night for homos and
their homeys. (10:00 p.m., Matador 1967 W
Burnside, 21+)
The Link, a social networking group for HIV+
GLBT men, meets for Pizza Talk. Come for free
pizza (yum) and a presentation on topics rele
vant to HIV+ men. (6:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW
4th, pivotpdx.org)
SUN JULY 10
The Adventure Group goes rafting on the
Deschutes River, an all-day River Drifter with
barbecue lunch. Meet early morning near
Maupin or come camping the night before and
enjoy a light hike and exploration of the John
Day Fossil Beds. (BSVP to Evan at 503-701-
7922 for instructions on registration.)
Anawim Christian Fellowship. (6:30-8:30
p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
BodyVox Dance and Chamber Music
Northwest present IN MOTION, a
performance combining innovative choreogra
phy and dance with live accompaniment. (7:00
p.m., BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 NW 17th,
$25, bodyvox.com)
Southern Oregon Pride Benefit. Featuring live
entertainment from pianist Shawn Traub and a
silent auction with treasures from around the
world. (2-5:00 p.m., 451 Lindsey Lane, Ash
land, OB, sopride.org)
Q Poetry. A night of queer poetry. (7-9:00 p.m.,
In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth)
Quizzyl (7:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW
5th, 21+ after 9:30 p.m., No cover!)
Butch Crew PDX social group. (3-5:00 p.m., 0
Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Repent! The Church of the Poison Mind wel
comes all sinners with free food, $1 shots, a
beer bust, and a healthy dose of your favorite
Silverado dancers. (4-9:00p.m., Silverado, 308
SW 3rd, 21 +, No cover!)
it’s not happening.
Karaoke with Theo. (10:00 p.m., Bed Cap Ga
rage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
John Jorgenson b rin g s his
ow n b ra n d o f "g y p s y jazz" to
P o rtla n d Ju ly 12.
THURS JULY 14
Men's Morning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30 a.m.,
for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
A Drop In The Bucket
Water in the Desert’s Mizu Desierto embarks on
First Annual 1 Fest
For its inaugural run, the First Annual 1 Festival—brainchild of Port- >.
land choreographer Mizu Desierto and performer Sean Bowie—wraps
modern dance, theater, workshops, one-person shows and more into an
existential epoch. Particularly noteworthy is the “New Women in Butoh”
performance schedule July 8-9, which includes butoh theater by Desierto
herself, Seattle’s Sheri Brown and New York artist Vangeline, who’s cur
rently working on a film with James Franco and Winona Ryder that fea
tures Vangeline’s dancing.
The craft of butoh dance is defined, even by its purveyors, as indefin
able—a fluid range of motions are improvised by a sense of internal trig
gers. According to her bio, Desierto’s own style broaches themes of personal
truth and transformation through dance by “focusing on the integration of
the dancer’s energetic, kinesthetic and emotional states through move
ment.” Desierto notes the dance’s foundations as being highly linked to
societal oppression of homosexuality.
“Butoh, from its very origins, was a transgender expression,” explains
Desierto, whose name translates to “desert water,” and whose Water in the
Desert nonprofit artistic collective is presenting the 1 Festival. “The dance
has been and continues to be something which ferociously explores the
masculine, feminine, hermaphrodite and everything in between.”
The 1 Festival’s multi-day lineup is rounded out by Sean Bowie’s petulant
production Drunken Fucker , Hand2Mouth ensemble member Erin Lcddy’s
performance of M y M ind is Like an Open M eadow , and much more.
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First Annual 1 Festival, Thurs., July 8-Sun., Ju ly 17, perform ance times
vary; Headwaters Iheatre, 55 NE Farragut St. ff9; $75 fo r fu ll pass, $15 indi
vidual tickets, $10 artists, students, seniors; 503-289-3499, thelfestival.com .
— R yan J. P rado
Gay & Grey, a program of Friendly House, pres
ents the 2nd Thursday Social for GLBTQI el
ders, their families, friends, and allies. (1-3:00
p.m., Village Inn, 1621 NE 10th, contact Kara at
503-224-2640 for more information)
Write Around Portland Writing Workshop.
(5-7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, 18+, pre-reg
istration required by calling 503-796-9224 or
visiting writearound.org)
/ y w i Portland Latino Gay Pride Kick-
Off: Voz Alta. Musicians Edna
Vazquez and Joaquin Lopez join forces for an
intimate concert of music and poetry. (7:00
p.m. reception, 8:00 p.m. performance, The
Little Church, 5138 NE 23rd, $15-25, latinogay-
pridepdx.com)
Scandals presents Thursday Night Live! (8:00
p.m., Scandals, 1125 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
Mary-oke! (8:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19
NW 5th, 21+ after 9:30p.m., No cover!)
I’ve Got a Hole in my Soul, soul
v 3 L Ä i night with DJs Laurent Reus, Maxa-
million, and Worms. (9:00p.m., Botture, 315 SE
3rd, 21+, $3)
Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local
Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)
Portland Idol. (9:00 pm ., Bed Cap Garage,
1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
FRI JULY 15
Men’s Morning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30a.m.,
for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
Transgender FTM Therapy Group. (7-9:00p m.,
Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqccnter.org)
Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox
& Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21 +, No cover!)
Jill Sobule, live in concert, with John Doe.
(7:30 p.m., Alberta Bose Theatre, 3000 NE Al
berta. $20 adv/$25 dos)
The Feminist Film Society meets to watch and
discuss films from a feminist perspective. (7:00
p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth)