OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
If it’s not in Just Out,
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FRI AUG 19
Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more infor­
mation, visit camporegonbears.com
Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00p.m ., Fox
& Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!)
The Feminist Film Society meets to watch
and discuss The Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas from a feminist perspective. (7:00
p.m ., In Other Words, 14 NE Killings worth)
Crave presents GLOW 3rd Annual Black
Light Party, a dance party for queer ladies
(and friends). Wear white or neon and dance
it out under the black lights with DJs Ali-
cious and Wildfire. (8:00 p.m ., Crush, 1400
SE Morrison, 21+, $6 before 10p.m ./$8 a f­
ter, facebook.com/cravedanceparty)
Makin’ It Better. The Portland
Sisters give Portland's Young
Adults the opportunity to work with profes­
sional performers for this one of a kind
show! (8:00 p.m ., The Fez Ballroom, 316 SW
11th, $5 w ith donabon o f canned food, $10
general admission, PortlandSisters.org)
Brand New DJ Brad spins with the best lights
and sound the Local has had yet! (9:00 p.m.,
Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)
Drinking with the Divas! Join Godiva Devine,
Honey Bea Hart, and Allie McQueen (along
with weekly guest performers) for a night of
drinking and debauchery! (10:00 p.m., Ham­
burger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)
/ y w i ChiChi & Chonga host PEEP
v A R i SHOW, a monthly queer cabaret
variety show. Stick around to dance the
night away with DJs Mr. Charming and Roy
G Biv! (10:00 p.m ., Red Cap Garage, 1035
SW Stark, 21+)
Netrippers FC Weekly Practice & Scrim­
mage. Open to all! (11:00 a.m., Duniway
Park, SW 6th and Sheridan, netrippers.org)
MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (10:00 p.m .,
Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)
PFLAG Portland Black Chapter Meetup.
(Noon, SMYRC, 3024 NE MLK, facebook.
com /pflag.portlandblackchapter)
SAT AUG 20
Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more infor­
mation, visit camporegonbears.com
The Adventure Group goes on a moderate
hike on Mt. St. Helens. Meet outside Starbucks
at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (8:00 a.m., 3030 NE
Weidler, RSVP to Jerry a t 571-241-3787)
The Adventure Group goes on a one-night
dog-friendly backpack trip along Quartz
Creek. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood
Fred Meyer. (9:00 a.m., 3030 NE Weidler,
RSVP to Alex a t 240-888-1349)
Market Q farmers market. (9:00 a m. -2:00
p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
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, adven-
turegroup.org)
Daddies and Papas, a social group for
GLBT men raising young children. (10:00
a m.-Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi,
pdxqcenter.org)
A Tip of the Hat: PABA Scholar-
ship Brunch with Governor Bar­
bara Roberts. (10:30 a.m., Ecotrust, 721 NW
9th, $50, paba.com)
Men’s Gardening & Food Sustainability
Team. Max Floyd presents practical skills
and tips for fall gardening and soil amend­
ment. (1 -3 :3 0 p.m ., manifestpdx.org)
The Greater Portland PFLAG Picnic.
(4-6:00 p.m ., Creston Park, SE 44th & Pow­
ell, pflagpdx.org)
Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys.
(5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
Portlandia In Other Words fund-
V A ™ raiser. Fred and Carrie will be in
attendance to raffle off some awesome
ftort/arrd/a-related prizes. If that’s not
enough, did we mention the dance party?!
(6:30 p.m ., In Other Words, 14 NE Killings-
worth, $40, inotherwords.org)
Fire on the Columbia: ERUPTION. Your fa­
vorite end-of-summer party is back! (7:00
p.m ., 22700 NW Gillihan Rd., Sauvie Island,
$45-50, hreonthecolumbia.com)
Punk Start My Heart presents a Zoo and
Foot OX live show! (7:00 p.m ., Record Room,
8 NE K illings worth, 21+)
Women’s Rights Day Forum: The Fight to
Save Public Education. (7:00 p.m ., Bread
and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, $2 door
donation, $8 optional dinner donation)
Aimee Mann performs live (right next to the
elephants) with the Weepies! (7:00 p.m .,
Oregon Zoo, 401 SW Canyon Rd., $26, ore-
gonzoo.org)
Alder Street Hoedown, way fabulous
country western dancing for our communi­
ty. (8:00 p.m . tw o-step lesson, 9:00 p.m.
dance, PPAA, 618 SE Alder, 21+, $3 les­
sons, $7 dance)
/y w i Nuns ‘N Roses. The "Sisters"
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converge on Portland for Conclave
2011 with a Rock ‘N Roll themed night. (9:00
p.m ., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, $3
suggested donation, portlandsisters.net)
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Bumination 3. Featuring DJs from around
the world! (9:00 p.m ., Local Lounge, 3536
NE MLK, 21+, No cover!) *
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Strange Fruit
Peaches Feels Cream, does Portland
Trying to pin down the artistic oeuvre of Canadian electro-pop en­
chantress Pfeaches is a study in futility.The artist born Merrill Beth Nisker
has fine-tuned a sometimes crass live show and heralded a sense of fashion
imbued with both new-wave niche cool and hermaphroditic haute cou­
ture. It’s not surprising, then, that her music receives the lesser attention in
the mainstream press.
It’s also a shame. Following now classic electronic touchstones like her
Y2K debut The Teaches o f Peaches and 2006’s Impeach M y Bush, Peaches’
artistry is as eclectic as ever on her latest full-length release, 2009’s 7 Feel
Cream. Thrumming synthesizers still abound, with a more experimental
vocal approach to tracks like the single “Talk to Me,” or the oddly lush,
softly sung “Lose You.” The album marks a departure of sorts for the per­
former, and signals yet another shift in her distinguished career.
Existing on the relative fringe of the soundscape—be it for her contro­
versial views on the traditional representation of gender roles (she sports a
full beard on the cover of 2003’s Fatherfucker)— Peaches’ latest projects
have included collaborations with mega-safe acts like R.E.M. and Chris­
tina Aguilera. The latter’s 2010 album, Bionic, features “My Girls,” a track
Peaches co-wrote with electro-punk pioneers Le Tigre.
But when it’s all said and done, we watch, we listen, we lionize Peaches
as we do all our great enigmas. Just because you can’t pin her down doesn’t
mean you shouldn’t prop her up.
Performance accompanied by a DJ/M C set; Sun., Aug. 4, 9 p.m.; Roseland
Theater, 8 N W Sixth Ave.; $19; all ages, 503-224-8499, ticketwest.com or
roselandpdx. com.
— R yan J. P rado
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