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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 2011)
V 24 SEPTEMBER 16. 201) If it’s not in Just Out, x - s B e a r r a c u d a returns to Rotture with V A * scruffy guys, chunky visuals, tasty treats, and go-go bears. (9:00 p.m., Rotture, 315 SE 3rd, 21 +, $5, bearracuda.com/PDX) Burlescape! A tantalizing taste of the bur lesque and boylesque world! (9:00 p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $7 c o m ) Pants Off Dance Off! (9:00 p.m., Variant Lab, 4810 NE Garfield) Brand New DJ Brad! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!) Bear Paw Beer Bust! (9:00 p.m., Eagle Port land, 835 N Lombard, 21+, oregonbears.org) Red Cap Garage presents Portland's hottest 90s dance party, Ecstasy Inferno’s CANDY SHOP, a sticky, sweet night of bumping and grinding. (10:00p.m., RedCap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) / v w i Show girls: The Peaches Christ Experience. SF’s Midnight Movie Maven Peaches Christ presents the Portland edition of her legendary interactive, heckle- a-long screening of this classic piece of cinema. (10:00 p.m.. Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, 21+, $8) XXXotica. (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!) Haven't had enough of Not Enough!? Head over to the Queer Carnival after party! In side you may find friends, booze, popcorn, peanuts, and other delights! Carnival attire encouraged! (10:00p.m., Sloan's, 3 6 NRus sell, 21+, No cover!) Maricón @ Matador, a night for homos and their homeys. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside. 21+) Surftides presents the 2nd Annual After The Festival Show. Join La Femme Mag nifique Plus International 2010 Adrienne Al exander, ISRC Decade Celebrant H I M Rose Emperor XXVIII Shelley, and The Legendary Marcy Kraft for the perfect end to Iris Pride. (10:00 p.m., Surftides, 2945 NW Jetty Ave., Lincoln City) SUN SEPT 18 Not Enough! Queer Music and Arts Festi val. For more information, visit notenough- pdx.tumblr.com Race for the Cure. Visit komenoregon.org for more information. Bottomless Mimosa Brunch! Get ready for that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00 am . - 3:00 p. m., Hamburger M ary’s, 19 NW 5th) p r A i The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus presents Gay Fair on the Square! (Noon-5:00 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, pdxgmc.org) TransActive and PFLAG present Of Trucks and Tiaras, Supporting Trans and Gender Non-conforming Children and Youth in Your Community. (2:30 p.m., Historic An chor Inn, 4417 SIV Hwy 101, Lincoln City, oregoncoast. org/iris -pride - festi val) r - x r w i Imperial Sovereign Rose Court Announcement of Candidates Show. (5:00 p.m., Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+, $5, rosecourt.org) Femmes Unite! social group. Please bring food you can eat and a bit more to share. (5:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!) Robin Bacior, live in concert. (8:00 p.m., Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th, 21+, $5) Quizzy! (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) OUT Dancing Beginners Swing Lessons. (7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) The Portland Polyamory Circle, a place to chat about inclusive relationships, extended families, and intentional community. (7:30 p.m., ContactLaury at 503-285-4848) p w The unwittingly controversial Chaz v A * Bono kicks off a new season of Dancing With the Stars. If you're not too cool to support Trans rights, come on out to the “Pro- Bono" Viewing Party! (8:00 p.m., Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy, 21+, No cover!) Cabaret Coiffure, a hair show with song and dance to benefit S.E.L.F.. (8:00 p.m., Star Theatre, 13 NW 6th, 21+ $15 adv/$20 dos, self, ticketbud. com/cabaret-coiffure) MaryOke! Hamburger Mary’s has more songs than you can shake a heel at (and a cash prize for the best performance). (9:00 p.m., Ham burger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!) TUES SEPT 20 Dirty Porno Bingo, hosted by Chi Chi and Chonga. (8-10:00 p.m., Boxxes, 1035 StV Stark, 21+, No cover!) Gaay Aalto Sundays. (10:00 p.m., Aalto Lounge, 3356 SE Belmont, 21+, No cover!) DADT Repeal Color Guard. (11:30 a m., Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th) MON SEPT 19 / v w i DADT Repeal Celebration & Re- v A * membrance. OutLoud Radio broadcasts live for this momentous event. (5-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Burger night at Starky’s! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky's 2913 SE Stark, 21+) Al > * ' STANDING ON A SUN ' * „ * ? * * ' * DECK IN BROAD DAYUGHT » % * * * * * * ON THE 4TH OF JULY TALKING ABOUT DILDOS. W ith / v w i Just Out presents Gay Skate! v J l R Skates or no skates, we’ll be raf fling off Erasure tickets! Bring extra food donations, get extra raffle entries! Proceeds benefit the Just Out Scholarship Fund. (7-9:00 p.m., 1 SE Spokane St., $6 plus a food donation for Esther's Pantry) Veterans “Stand Down" Event in celebra tion of the repeal of Don't Ask Don’t Tell. (9:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m., Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK) > I DON’T ENJOY * ; it’s not Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for guys into guys. (5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) DADT Repeal Cocktail Party. (6:30-9:00p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW3rd, 21+, No cover!) Mary’s Charity Bingo. This is NOT your typical “ church basement bingo.” (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger M ary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Late Awakenings is a support group for women who question their orientation or who come out and identify as lesbian later in life. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Q Patrol Training. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Trans*Fem is a social group for our gender- fabulous sisters. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Star Light, Star Bright, a story of childhood anguish and sexual confusion, has a one- night screening. (7:30 p.m., EA T. @ Mile- post 5, 850 NE 81st, All ages, No cover!) I DON’T THINK THIS IS WHAT THOMAS JEFFERSON HAD IN MIND. ' Profile Theatre opens 15th season with McNally’s AIDS-era drama and otherwise—hit the deck in more ways than one. By juxtaposing the lives (and monologues) of its four straight leads with a houseful of (unseen) gay characters, McNal ly’s 1991 play sparks fireworks of a whole different kind in an explosive, both heartbreaking and humorous look at identity. And with Mars at the center of Profile’s new produc tion, audiences can be assured a powerhouse start to its 15th season, a trip down memory lane also set to include works by Edward Albee, Wendy Wasserstein, Lee Bless ing and others. Sept. 28-Oct. 23, Wed.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. (Matinee Talkback Oct. 2); Profile Iheatre, 3430 SE Belmont St.; S16-S30; 503-242-0080 orprofiletheatre.org. —A manda S churr THURS SEPT 22 Sweet Momentum Fitness. (5:30 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi) PHAME Cabaret! A night of musical theater starring PHAME students, staff, and special guests. (7:00 p.m., Place PDX, 700 StV 5th, $10, phameacademy.org) Edna Vazquez performs with Mariachi Los Palmeros as part of the La Luna Nueva fes tival. (7:30 p.m., Teatro Milagro, 525 SE Stark, $15 adv/$17 dos, milagro.org) The new season of Portland Arts & Lectures kicks off with Annie Proulx, author of Broke- back Mountain and The Shipping News. (7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1111 SW Broadway, $14, literary-arts.org) / v w i San Francisco Drag King Champi- ons, Momma’s Boyz, bring an original all-live performance to town. (9:00 p.m., Star Theater, 12 NW 6th, 21+, $14-19) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+,N o cover!) 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, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!) Beary-oke! (9:30 p.m., Scandals, 1225 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Hip Hop Heaven. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) / v w i Pivot presents Lube Wrestling! The winner gets a buttfull of cash and a basketful of lube. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+,N o cover!) WED SEPT 21 Teeth For its season-opening play, Profile Theatre turns to Terrence McNally’s Lips Together, Teeth A part, a family portrait 24 hours—and a lifetime of baggage—in the making. Jane Unger directs Portland talents Susannah Mars, L eif Norby, Karen Wennstrom and Darius Pierce as a grieving sister, her husband and in-laws, respectively, each coming to terms with fear and love. It’s the Fourth of July, and Sally Truman is mourning the loss of her brother David to AIDS. Sally and husband Sam are spending the holiday weekend at the Fire Island beach house David shared with his lover—the house Da vid left his sibling. Accompanied by Sam’s sister and her own husband, Sally and her houscgucsts wrestle with their anxieties over the epidemic, homosexuality and their own relationships. Needless to say, the tics that bind—marriage, blood R obert W instead, M egan Carver, R e b e cca Teran and Jo sh S tenseth sta r in the ro m a n tic m usical c o m e d y / Love You Because, running S ept. 23 th ro u g h O ct. 16 at th e B ro a d w a y Rose N ew S tage. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , visit b ro a d w a yro se .o rg . 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) PABA Biz Builders Lunch. (Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, paba.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., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Red Cap Garage presents 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!) FRI SEPT 23 Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) SWAGGER all-inclusive body-positive dance class! (6:00 p.m., Center Space Studio, 420 SE 6th, $8 drop-in, $35 5 classes, theother- spacellc.com) Urban Luau. Enjoy an enchanted evening with the Hip Chicks. (6-9:00 p.m., Hip Chicks Do Wine, 4510 SE 23rd, 21+, $18 adv/$20 dos) The Feminist Queer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Read ing Group discusses Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler. (6:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Monica Boulevard presents Celebrity Squares. (6:30 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) Anawim Christian Fellowship. (6:30-8:30 p.m., 0 Center, 4115 N Mississippi) OUT Dancing Intermediate/Advanced Swing Lessons. (6:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing, info) Portland Lesbian Choir Open Rehearsal. (6:30 p.m., Ainsworth UCC, 2941 NE Ains worth, plchoir.org) / v w i Join the Rosetown Ramblers for a Taste of Square Dancing. (7-9:30 p.m., Trinity UMC Basement, 3915 SE Steele, Free, iagsde. org/rosetownramblers) Quizzy! (7-9:00p.m., Hamburger Mary's, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Karaoke with Theo. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Film Fridays at Pivot! This week’s film: Winter's Bone (2010). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, Free, pivotpdx.org) Live Wire! This show’s guests include Chuck Palahniuk, Dwight Slade, and On the Rocks. (7:30 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, $18 adv/$20 dos, livewir- eradio.org) Crazy Jane: New Works by Women Com posers of Cascadia. (7:30 p.m., PSU Lin coln Performance Hall, 1620 SW Park)