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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2011)
JULY 1, 2011 WWW.JUSTOUT.COM If it’s not in Just Out, Mr. & Ms Oregon State Leather, Peter Pinn Palermo and Shell Bishop, host a Yard Sale to benefit Bradley Angle and Q Center. (8:00 a.m.-2:00p.m., 645 N Russet) Market Q farmers market. (9:00a m.-2:00p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) ✓ V w i Portland Latino Gay Pride kicks off a full day of events celebrating the ladies with Chicas Who Brunch. (11:00 am . - 2:00 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, $10- $15 sliding scale, latinogaypridepdx.com) Daddies and Papas is a social group for GLBT men raising young children. (10:00 a.m.-Noon, 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) /v w i Chick-A Boom Boom: Afternoon Patio Party Weenie Roast, featur ing records by women of the golden era of rock, soul, & pop dance music. With guest DJ Magic Beans, along with DJs Actions Slacks and Pukes In Vans. A fundraiser for Raphael House. (3-8:00 p.m., Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy, 21+, No cover!) Film Fridays at Pivot! This week's film: Wait- y n g for Superman (2010). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, Free, pivotpdx.org) Dining with the Divas! Dinner and drag, a match made in heaven. (7:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21 + after 9:30 p. m.) * Paddle for Life Dragon Boat Festival. (All day, Vancouver Lake Park, Vancouver, WA, paddle- forlife.org) Yoshida's Sand in the City. (All day, Pioneer Courthouse Square, sandinthecitypdx.com) bank Esplanade. Visit latinogaypridepdx.com for a full schedule of events. Yoshida's Sand in the City. (All day, Pioneer Courthouse Square, sandinthecitypdx.com) The Adventure Group goes on a difficult hike on Hunchback Mountain Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9:00 a.m., 3030 NE Weidler, RSVP to Tamara at 503-893-0796) Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather, Peter Pinn Palermo and Shell Bishop, host a Yard Sale to benefit Bradley Angle and Q Center. (10:00 a. m. -2:00 p. m., 645 N Russet) Lavender Extravaganza (10:30 a.m., Red Ridge Farms, 5510 NE Breyman Orchard Road, Dayton, OR, $35/person, redridgefarms.com) Femmes Unite! social group. Please bring food you can eat and a bit more to share. (2-4:00p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!) / n w i Repent! The Church of the Poison Mind welcomes all sinners with free food, $1 shots, a beer bust, and a healthy dose of your favorite Silverado dancers. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, No 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!) OUT Kayaking hosts a BBQ Social and meeting for the upcoming Waldo Lake trip. Bring food, drink, and a lawn chair and meet other pad- dlers! (4:00 p.m., Please RSVP to kyle@out- kayaking.org or 503-989-6333 for location) Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) C h eck out u p -to - d ate inform ation on the queerest events in tow n by logging on to justout.com. New OMSI exhibit explores gaming history, tech nology and culture Alder Street Hoedown, way fabulous country western dancing for our community. (8:00 p.m. two-step lesson, 9 :00 p.m dancing, PPAA, 618 SE Alder, 21+, $3) Sometimes we all need a Gayca- tion. What is it? Oh, just an all- inclusive homo dance party featuring the always charming Mr. Charming (9:00 p.m., Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $3) DANGER ZONE! ‘80s Cover Night, a benefit for Electrogals. (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, 21+, $5-15 sliding scale, elec trogals. org) S A T J U L Y 16 Portland Latino Gay Pride 2011: GW CelebrAccibn. All day at the East- Dirty Porno Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and Chonga. $2.50 well drinks from open to close. (8-10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Portland Latino Gay Pride Chicas Dance Party. Chicas and Chocolate City join forces for one big party for the ladies. (6:00 p.m. social, 9:00 p.m. dance, Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 2 1 + ,$ 5 cover, latinogaypridepdx.com) Friday Night Dancing with DJ Brandon. (9:00 p.m.. Local Lounge. 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Fuego Fridays, with DJ Marco and PSODJ. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) S U N J U L Y 17 Lesbians Love Their Dogs, a customer ap preciation barbecue! (2-5:00 p.m., It’s My Pleasure, 3106 NE 64th, 18+, itsmypleasurep- dx.com, 503-280-8080) That’s So Gayme! GW Nick Dean spins as you dance it out. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) ABO Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys. (5-8:30p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) / v w i Join Portland Story Theater for an evening of captivating stories. Ur ban Tellers: No script, no notes, no safety net. (8:00 p.m., Hipbone Studio, 1847 E Burn side, $10. portlandstorytheater.com) Jelly Roll— the dance party for fat folks and allies— is back, with DJs and Go-Gos and per formances (Oh, my!) (9:00 p.m., Crush Bar, 1312 SE Morrison, 21 +, $3 cover) it’s not happening. Slower Saturday Night Jam with DJ Sammy. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Boxxes ‘90s Remix Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Just Out presents Ecstasy Inferno's CANDY SHOP for a sticky, sweet night of bumping and grinding. $2.50 well drinks from open to close. (10:00p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21 +, No cover!) / y ^ Maricon © Matador, a night for homos and their homeys. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+) Booty Reunion 2011 . Get nostalgic in the Day- Glo jungle with six DJs and a $100 Bounce contest. (10:00 p.m., Branx, 315 SE 3rd, 21+) Gaymers and gnerds of the world unite! The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will have fans jumping for joystick with Game O n 2.0, what’s being billed as the world’s biggest video game celebration—and the exhibi tion’s U.S. premiere. A promised 125 playable games (including pinball!) are only the begin ning. Attendees are invited to immerse themselves in a hands-on history of video game culture, from the very first commercial coin-operated machine to the latest in virtual reality, 3-D and thought-interface design. No Pac- Man pixel will remain ungobbled, no controller or collectible untouched, throughout this 40-year retrospective, which chronicles the evolution of game design, development, production and marketing from the earliest computer titles through arcade-era icons and the present virtual realm. Witness original concept and character art through their creators’ eyes. Turn your ears to the vintage 8-, 16- and 32-bit sounds of Nintendo’s Koji Kondo and World of Warcraft composer Jason Hayes. Learn about the so cial and community-development aspects of online, multiplayer gaming. Pay your respects to console legends Atari, Sega and Sony. Tour the global gaming universe in print, by genre and on the big screen, and step into the future—literally—with the national debut of Virtusphere, a 10-foot hollow sphere in which a user can run freely while wearing a wireless, head-mount ed display. All together now: Whoa. W hether your high scores are in Pong or Pokemon, Space Invaders or the Sims, Asteroids or Halo Reach, OM SI’s exhibit is on like... you know. Couple that with the already-running Narnia, The Exhibition, on view through September 25, and you’ve a day made in Geek Heaven. True story. July 2-Sept. 18; Tues.-Sun., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Oregon Museum o f Science and Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.; $12 adults, $9 ages 3-13 and seniors 63+, free fo r members; 503-797-4000 or omsi.edu. — A manda S churr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — — -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
