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WED AUG 24
LBGTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age
60 and over. (Noon-1.00 p.m., Metropolitan
Community Church, 2400 NE Broadway, 503-
367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com)
Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening
for guys into guys. (1-3:30 p.m., Pivot, 209
SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
Inter-Personal Violence Support Group.
(6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
Marriage Strategy & Community Meeting.
(6:30 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississisppi,
pdxqcenter.org)
Anawim Christian Fellowship. (6:30-8:30
p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
LEZ STAND UP #4! It’s the lezziest comedy
night in town! (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza,
3552 N Mississippi, $5)
GAYCATION! DJ Mr. Charming and special
guests invite you to Portland's premier all-
inclusive homo dance party, featuring queer
talent from across the nation. (9:00 p.m.,
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $3,
groups, facebook. com/gaycation)
Bear Paw Beer Bust! (9:00 p.m., Eagle Port
land, 835 N Lombard, 21+, oregonbears.org)
Mary's Show Tunes Showdown! (9:00
p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)
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Just Out and Red Cap Garage
V A R present Portland’s hottest ‘90s
dance party, Ecstasy Inferno’s CANDY
SHOP, a sticky, sweet night of bumping and
grinding. (10:00p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035
SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)
Maricón @ Matador, a night for homos and
their homeys. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W
Burnside, 21+)
SUN AUG 21
Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more infor
mation, visit camporegonbears.com
Bottomless Mimosa Brunch! Get ready for
that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00
a m .-3:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW
5th, All ages)
Q Patrol Training (Noon-2:00 p.m., 0 Cen
ter, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Femmes Unite! social group. Please bring
food you can eat and a bit more to share,
(2-4:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi,
pdxqcenter.org)
MON AUG 22
Burger night at Starky’s! (6-9:00 p.m.,
Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+)
Coming Out support group. (6:30-7:30
p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxq-
center.org)
LGBT affirming Pentecostals: express your
charismatic style of prayer and worship at
the LGBT In-Gathering. (7:00p.m., Caldwell’s
Colonial Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter
from the parking lot doors)
OUT Dancing Beginners Swing Lessons.
(7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE
Sandy, $10, outdancing.info)
Men’s Massage Exchange. Kent Tsai facili
tates as you learn simple techniques and
practice giving and receiving massage in a
safe, comfortable atmosphere. (7:45 p.m.,
manifestpdx.org)
Rotten Musicians come to town, with Ad
ventures With Might and Decades. (9:00
p.m., Rotture, 315 SE 3rd, 21+, $5)
Karaoke with Theo. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap
Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+,N o cover!)
Manifest Men’s Community presents a Last
Thursday Community Potluck. Men and
their allies are invited to make Manifest their
home base for Last Thursday and enjoy a
potluck dinner. (6-8:30 p.m., To RSVP or for
more information, visit manifestpdx.org)
/ n w i 2nd Annual Equity Bike Ride. This
6.5 mile ride includes presentations
from local cultural organizations and a stop at
Zenger Farms to enjoy home-cooked tamales
from Hacienda Community Development Cor
poration's Micro Mercantes program. (6:00
p.m., Lents Park, SE 92nd & Steele)
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PHAME Community Town Hall. (7-9:00
p.m., Grace Memorial Episcopal Church,
Community Hall, 1535 'NE 17th, Free!,
phameacademy. org)
Transgender FTM Therapy Group. (7-9:00
p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)
Men’s Erotic Energetics. (7:45 p.m., mani-
festpdx.org)
Punkstart My Heart presents
V A R Streeteaters, Fucking Lesbian
Bitches, and the return of The Mishaps! (8:00
p.m., Saratoga, 6910 N Interstate, 21+)
Rotten Musicians plays live in “the Gaybor-
hood." (8:00 p.m., Beaterville Cafe, 2201 N
Killingsworth, $3)
Costume MaryOke! Arrive in costume or dig
through our box of props (and win a cash prize
for the best performance). (9:00 p.m., Ham
burger Mary's, 19NW5th, 21+, No cover!)
FRI AUG 26
Women in the Woods. Visit womeninthe-
woods.com for more info.
2011 Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival.
Visit vancouverwinejazz.com for more info.
The Adventure Group goes on a two-night
kayaking and primitive camping on Waldo
Lake. (9:00 a m., for details and RSVP call
Kyle a t 503-989-6333)
Festa Italiana. (11:00 a.m .-11:00p.m., Pio
neer Courthouse Square, festa-italiana.org)
Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00p.m., Fox
& Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!)
“Taking Our Streets Back” flash mob and
demonstration. (5:00p.m., Search Facebook
for “ Taking Our Streets Back" for more
information)
/ n w i Queer Country & Line Dancing
Night! The first hour of the night
will be lessons in the two-step partner dance
and/or a line dance, leaving the rest of the
night for some good old-fashioned fun.
(8-11:00p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killing
sworth, inotherwords.org)
VA R
Glitter Girls From Outer Space! It’s an in-
tergalatic themed burlesque performance
featuring the glorious ladies of Time Bomb
Burlesque! (8:00 p.m., Bossanova Ballroom,
722 E Burnside, 21+, $10 adv/$12 dos)
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MaryOke! Hamburger Mary’s has
more songs than you can shake a
high heel at (and a cash prize for the best
performance). (9:00 p.m., Hamburger
Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!),
TUES AUG 23
Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening
for guys into guys. (5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209
SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)
Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6-8:00p.m., 0
Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)
Men’s Naked Yoga. (6:15 p.m., manifest-
pdx.org)
The Church of the Poison Mind welcomes
all sinners with free food, $1 shots, and a
healthy dose of your favorite Silverado danc
ers. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd,
21 +, No cover!)
Cabaret Karaoke. It’s karaoke with live pia
no accompaniment! (6:30-9:00 p.m., Wilts,
800 NW 6th, 21+, stumptownstages.com)
H.I.M. Rose Empress XVII Elsa
Daniels presents a FREE Birthday
Celebration Show and Dance Party. (7:00 p.m.,
Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+, No cover)
Beloved local songwriter, Nick Jaina, cele
brates the release of his newest album, with
Dovekins and Run On Sentence. (9:00 p.m.,
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi,
21+, $8 adv/$10 dos)
Festa Italiana. (11:00 a m .-11:00 p.m., Pio
neer Courthouse Square, festa-italiana.org)
/ y v i Red Cap Garage presents the
V A R premiere of HOTT MESS, a
mashup of Portland Drag Race and Miss
Thing. Who’s the hottest mess in town?
(10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW
Stark, 21 +, No cover!)
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/ n w i Single Mingle for Dapper Dykes
V A R and Femme Fatales. (4-7:00
p.m., Bartini, 2108 NWGIisan, 21+)
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/ v w i Brief Encounter. Strip down to
your skivvies for hour prices all
night! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N
Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/
theeagleportland)
VA R
Women in the Woods. Visit womeninthe-
woods.com for more info.
Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local
Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+,N o cover!)
Film Noir night with Samuel Thomas. (8:00
p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+,
No cover!)
/ n w i Roxy’s 76th Birthday Party! In
V A R honor of the queen behind the
queen, Darcelle’s is rolling back prices to the
1976 rates! For just 50 cents, you get your
admission, 2 beer tickets, and a free spaghetti
dinner! Happy birthday, Roxy! (6-9:00 p.m.,
Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+)
Capitol Forum Show to benefit Alzheim-
ers! (6-9:00 p.m., Southside Speakeasy,
3529 Fairview Industrial Drive Southeast,
Salem, 21+)
Quizzy! (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19
NW 5th, All ages)
THURS AUG 25
Enter The Net, a Portland-based website
design and marketing company, holds a
drop-in lab on all things WordPress. (6:45-
9:15 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi,
pdxqcenter.org)
Mary’s Charity Bingo. Hosted by drag diva
Lee Lee, this is NOT your typical “ church
basement bingo.” (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger
Mary's, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in)
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Grammy-winning jazz maven Es-
peranza
Spalding performs live
Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC
in a concert to benefit Thara Memory’s youth
Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)
jazz program, the American Music Program.
Trina Hamlin and Mike Midlo in concert. (7:30 p.m., The Gerding Theatre at the Ar
(9:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mis mory, 128 NW 11th, $35-100)
sissippi, $10)
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WaterWho?
ABBA stage spawn Mamma Mia! waxes melodic at the Keller
For some, the word represents the soundtrack to com
ing o f age. For others, it’s a throwaway karaoke night, or
a campy lap around the roller rink (Gay Skate, y’all!).
And for others still, it’s nothing more than a palin
drome— and for those poor folks, we feel for you.
Yep, we’re talking ABBA, the 7 0 s Swede pop factory
behind M am m a M ia !— the hit song-turned-hit musical-
turncd-hit film-turned-Fred Meyer Broadway Across
America hit production. Benny Andersson and Bjorn
Ulvaeus’ music and lyrics come to life in the story o f an
independent single mom whose almost-grown daughter
hopes to find her father just in time for her wedding.
Cue classics such as “Take a Chance on M e,”“S.O.S.n
and “Dancing Q ueen,” all staged within 24 eventful
hours on a picturesque Mediterranean isle. As mother-
of-the-bride Donna reunites with old friends— and all
three o f her maybe babydaddies, thanks to daughter
Sophie— audiences get a feel-good, cross-generational
love story that transcends a tribute show.
Fans o f the music, the 2008 movie, or the original
musical, now in its 13th year, have a scant seven shows to
catch M amma M ia! in Portland. And knowing we,
knowing you— yeah, we went there— you’ve already got
your ticket.
Consider these testaments to the power o f that palin
drome: more than 45 million people worldwide, upwards
o f $2 billion at the theatrical box office, 300-plus cities.
There’s no Waterloo in sight for the ABBA juggernaut.
Except for, you know, that one. Humming it now,
aren’t ya?
Tues.-Sun., Aug. 23-28, 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 2 p.m.
Sat., 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sun.; Keller Auditorium, 222 SW
Clay St.; $25-$75 plus fees; 503-248-4335, 800-982-
2787 or ticketmaster.com.
— A m anda S churr