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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 2011)
OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE When it comes to All Hallow’s Eve, Port land is known for going all out, in more ways than one. Club nights, classic frights and straight-up weird sights—even by Stumptown standards— are par for the course come late October. W hat’s a costumed queer to do? Fear not, party people. We’ve got your best bets covered, along with a few other local highlights. Turn to p. 32 for the creepiest queer nights around, pp. 21-24 for even more in our Out &. About calendar and, as always, head to justout.com for late-breaking events. Black and White Masquerade Ball: Sat., Oct. 22,10 p.m. at Local Lounge, 3536 N E M ar tin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; $5. Celebrate Hallow een in Mardi Gras fashion with Portland Black Pride. Prizes for the best masks, hip-hop from DJ On Air and drink specials; “Black and White Masquerade Ball” on Facebook. Q_ Center Presents M as-Q jR ade: Fri., Oct. 28, 8 p.m. at Crush, 1400 SE Morrison.; $5; 21+. This creepy carnival-themed party features DJ Mikey and guest DJ Tronic, drink specials and more, to benefit Q_Center; pdxq- center.com. Second Annual Wicked Awesome: Fri., Oct. 28, 8 p.m. at Rotture/Branx, 315 SE Ihird Ave.; $5 in advance via hrownpapertickets.com, $8 at the door; 21+. Count Fagula presents a “Homo Halloween Party and Queer Cover Bands Show” chockablock with beats by Be- yonda Doubt, Chelsea Starr, Bruce LaBruiser, Stormy Roxx and more. As for those bands? Georgina Michelle (think George Michael) boasts members o f La Pump, Team Dresch and the Gossip, while Megatalica combines the sonic doom o f Metallica and Megadeath—and members of TraumaDom, Pom Pom Meltdown and Gay Deceivers. Other all-star acts will cover Lady Gaga, Joy Division and X. Scandals Dark Fables: Fri., Oct. 2 8 ,10 p.m.- 1 a.m. and Mon., Oct. 31, 9 p.m.-midnight at Scandals, 1125 SW Stark St.; no cover. Bookend your holiday weekend with giveaways, drink specials and the sounds o f DJ Robb; scandal- spdx.com. Hot Flash Inferno Halloween 2011: Sat., Oct. 29, 6-10 p.m. at Cuda Beach Club, 9 NW Second Ave.; $8. It’s ladies fright night with in ► ---------events--------- Grave Expectations It’s here, it’s queer, it’s, you know, Halloween BY AMANDA SCHURR dividual and group costume contests, “Witches Brew” libations and more; hotflashdances.com. Creepy Carnal Ball: Sat., Oct. 29, 8-11 p.m. at Crush, 1400 SE Morrison St., S4. Submit to pleasures of the flesh with snake-charming sounds from I)J Aurora and DJ B.L. Zebub, go-go dancers and fortune telling, a “freak show’ costume contest and a Groping Booth. A Bearish Leather Halloween!: Sat., Oct. 29, 9 p.m.-midnight at Eagle Portland, 835 N. Lombard; $5; 21+. Blackout Leather Produc tions co-sponsors the hirsute hijinks, including drink specials, “gory atmosphere” and “a caged human” (!), plus a costume contest with hefty cash prize; “A Bearish Leather Halloween!” on Facebook. Casey’s Halloween Costume Dance Party: Sat., Oct. 29, 9 p.m. at Caseys PDX, 610 NW Couch St.; no cover; 21+. Celebrate the grand reopening of Casey’s downstairs dance floor with a deejay and full har. The upstairs lounge will feature live music and food, plus drink spe cials; caseyspdx.net. “There’s Something About Mary”—A Costume Party!: Sat ., Oct. 29, 9 p.m. at Ham burger M ary’s, 19 NW Fifth; 21+. Treat yourself to Deep-Fried Twinkies while enjoying drag performances by DUI (Divas Under the Influ ence), and vie for cash and honors as Best Mary (any Mary) and Best Hamburger Mary. Fright Night! A I lalloween Bash!: Sun., Oct. 30, 5:30p. m. dinner, show at 6:45 at Starkey’s Res taurant and Lounge, 2913 SE Stark St.; reserva tions suggested by calling 503-230-7980. The Stark Raving Queens— Heavenly Bliss, Candi Wrapper and Coco Burnside— plus resident co- star Josephine and guest talent present a dinner variety show. Don’t forget your costume. Homo Hallows Eve: Sun., Oct. 30, 8-11 p.m. at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St.; $7 in advance via homohalloween.eventbrite.com, $10 at door; 21 +. A “big gay dance party,” to benefit Team Portland 2012 for AIDS/LifeCycle, complete with costume contest, DJ Lunch Lady on the decks, raffles and more. And Because Our Jack O’ Lanterns Runneth Over... Vagabond Orchestra’s Fifth Annual Transylvanian Voodoo Ball Halloween Spectacular: Sat., Oct. 29, 9 p.m. (doors at 8); The Star Theater, 13 NW Sixth Ave.; $15- $20; rockpaperscissors.biz/go/vagabond. The singing souls in Vagabond celebrate the release o f their fourth full-length album with a night o f music, dance, ritual and art, plus an interac tive Day of the Dead altar and tarot readings. Viva La Revolucion!—A Celebration o f the Day o f the Dead: Fri., Oct. 21, 8 p.m. running through Nov. 13; Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St.; $15-$30; milagro.orgor 503-236- 7253. For its 2011 festivities, Milagro honors Las Adelitas, the women o f the Mexican Revolution. The event, the longest-running observance o f its kind in Portland, features theater, music and dance. OCTOBER 21, 2011 27 M Dia De Los Muertos! Downtown Parade, Altar Build and Cultural Celebration: S a t ? Oct. 29-Sun., Oct. 30; Someday Lounge, 125 NW Fifth Ave.; donations accepted; somedaylounge. com. Someday Lounge will again serve as head quarters for a downtown community celebra tion, including family-friendly activities, a Sunday afternoon parade stepping off from Pi- oneer Place Mall and an after-party with food, | performances and raffles. * Elsewhere, the Zomb and M onster Pub Crawl hits up downtown watering holes— including Red Cap Garage— beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 22 ("1st Annual Zomb & Monster Pub Crawl 2011” on Facebook). G et Your Goth On at a pre-Halloween bash and Kickstarter fundraiser with My Summer as a Goth filmmakers Tara Johnson^ Medinger and Brandon Roberts (7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 28 at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N E Sandy Blvd., $10-$20). Also that night, the Alberta Rose Theatre hosts Night F ligh t’s “ Fright N ight,” a H al loween Circus o f apparitions and acrobatics (3000 N E Alberta St., doors at 7 p.m., house at 8, $20 advance, $24 at door, minors okay with parent or guardian, nightfightaerial.com). The three haunted houses o f FrightTown continue “underneath” the Veterans Memorial Coliseum through October 31 (300 N. Win ning Way, $20, frighttown.com). Experience the King o f Pop homage Thrill the World at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 29 (Irving Park at Seventh and N E Fremont, thrilltheworld.com). The Portland Zombie Walk, also set to include a “Thriller” dance, begins at noon Sunday, October 30 from Hol lywood Vintage (2800 N E Sandy Blvd.). Celebrate the haunted holiday at a special Portland Saturday M arket Sunday, October 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., when kids and par ents alike can participate in a costume parade, contest and other adventures (2 SW Naito Parkway; saturdaymarket. org). In other all-ages fun, Milepost 5 turns Mi- leG host 5: The Haunted M anor from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, October 31 with a spooky movie night, pumpkin patch and two floors o f inside/out-of-the-weather trick-or-treating (850 N E 81st Ave., milepostfive.com). 4
