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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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