FEATURE GET OUT WEDDINGS
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
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PQ Monthly February Press Party. Meet and mingle with your favorite reporters and editors and celebrate the February/March issue of PQ at Bossanova Ballroom. As always, this event is totally free and open to all in the community. 5 p.m., 722 E Burnside St.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
“We Are Resilient” Open Mic. Resilient Connections is CIOs queer/transgender/immigrant/refugee group and we are here to remind you that we are resilient in the face of xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia. Join local poets, artists, organizers, and cultural workers for a free night of creative healing. CIO is a sober space—please respect the space. ADA accessible, gender-neutral restrooms. Closed space—this event is for QTBIPOC/QTIR folks; if you are an accomplice, ally, family or friend, please reach out to our organizers for ways to support. Free. Center for Intercultural Organizing, 700 N. Killingsworth St. White Out 2016. Presented by Black Rock Boutiques, a fabulous dance party on two stages in bright white lights and blacklights. Tickets $30 online or $35 at the door. 21+, 9 p.m. Want more? We’ll give you everything. Head over to pqmonthly.com and check out our online calendar of events, submit your own events, and send photos for your event. Also, remember to carefully examine our weekly weekend forecast — with the latest and greatest events — each Wednesday (sometimes Thursday), online only. --MATT PIZZUTI, CALENDAR EDITOR PQ MONTHLY
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EVERY SUNDAY
Drag Brunch: Testify at Stag with Alexis Campbell Starr. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. every Sunday, Ms. Starr brings you the city’s hottest drag performers, drink specials (5 for $5 mimosas, $5 American Harvest Bloody Marys), and tasty brunch—all in the city’s hottest new bar. Be there promptly at 11, children. Ms. Starr demands it; and she brings so many guests. Stag, 317 NW Broadway. Samuel’s Hangover Happy Hour. Bloody Marys, friends, food, beats by Art of Hot and guests. It is an excellent recovery scenario. Mingle with queers in a very chill setting. 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Euphoria, 315 SE Third. Free. Superstar Divas. Bolivia Carmichaels, Honey Bea Hart, Topaz Crawford, Isaiah Tillman, and guest stars perform your favorite pop, Broadway, R&B, rock, and country hits. Dance floor opens after the show. Check out the newest and freshest Diva hits, plus a variety of diverse talent. 8 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis. Free!
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EVERY MONDAY
Family Home Evening. A weekly, post-work lounge party every Monday night at Vault, featuring DJ Orographic (Bridge Club, Queerlandia) and occasional special guests (Sappho fills in now and then). Jens Irish serves you happy hour all the live long night. 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Vault, 226 NW 12. 14 • FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
to 4 a.m. at Euphoria, 315 SE 3rd Ave. Stranger Disco. An always-packed North Portland favorite queer dance party on North Williams; DJs Stormy Roxx, Vera Rubin and Sappho. 21+, $5, starts at 9 p.m., Vendetta, 4306 N. Williams Ave.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
The 2016 Oregon Beer Awards. Gold, silver and bronze medalists will be revealed in categories ranging from Best Strong Hoppy Beer to Best Beer Festival. More than 60 judges have narrowed 520 submitted beers down to 42 medalists. $15 ticket includes includes a $2 donation to Oregon Wild, commemorative glass sponsored by Columbia Distributing, one pint of award-winning beer and snacks. 21+, 5:30 p.m. at Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
COLOSSAL electronic music fest. Celebrating this moment in electronic music in Portland. From hardware-based knob twirlers to laptop artistes, from ambient ethereal soundscapes to driving house beats, the inaugural electronic music event COLOSSAL will immerse audiences in the wealth of electronic music that Portland has to offer. Featuring Rafael, Strategy, Dylan Stark, Acid Farm, Ghost Feet, Apartment Fox, Visible Cloaks, Vektroid, EASTGHOST, Rap Class and more. Doors at 7 p.m., tickets $7 in advance or $10 day-of at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 EVERY WEDNESDAY
Amateur night at Stag PDX, though they won’t look like amateurs, trust. Hosted by Godiva Devyne, come gawk at the pretty dancers. And talk some shit with the Devyne Ms. G. 9 p.m., Stag PDX, 317 NW Broadway.
EVERY THURSDAY
Hip Hop Heaven. Bolivia Carmichaels hosts this hip-hop-heavy soiree night every Thursday night at CCs. Midnight guest performers and shows. Remember those midnight shows at The City? Bolivia does! 9 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis. Free.
FIRST SATURDAYS
Sugar Town. DJ Action Slacks. Keywords: Soul, polyester. Great place to find the ladies, to mingle, to get your groove on. 9 p.m., The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42. $5. Pop Rocks! 80s music aficionado DJ Matt Consola (Bearracuda) is hosting a very special 80s anthem night at Euphoria Nightclub. The space will be enhanced with an 80s theme featuring dancers, games and an official Dungeons & Dragons Gaming Table, visuals, rad 80s movies, drink specials, a photo booth, coat check and special guest DJs. 10 p.m., Euphoria, 315 SE 3. No cover.
SECOND TUESDAYS
Bi Bar—every second Tuesday at Crush, and it’s an open, bi-affirming space for music and mingling. Correction: Bi/Pan/Fluid/ Queer. 8 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison.
National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day. The first-an nual event, the National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day is a community mobilization initiative designed to encourage Blacks in our community to get educated, get tested, get involved, and get treated. Find fun events and food, plus free HIV testing. The free celebration is from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Charles Jorda Community Center at 9009 N Foss Ave.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
The Oscar Party. Walk the red carpet dressed to impress to Portland’s most fun Oscar Party! $25 gets you in the door, your first cocktail, and A-list appetizers. The room will be equipped with TVs airing the Academy Awards and during commercials breaks you’ll have the chance to win hotel stays around the U.S. The is one not to miss! Sponsored by Cascade AIDS Project and Hotel Monaco. Starts at 4 p.m. at Hotel Monaco, 506 SW Washington St.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
Sugar Town: Bit O’ Honey (Ladies of Classic Soul Celebration). The hive will come alive on 3/5 when Sugar Town and DJ Action Slacks present the FIFTH annual celebration of the LADIES of classic soul and R&B. Kick off Women’s History Month following the buzz to the Spare Room where you’ll dance to som of the mid-century’s finest records about hip shakes, heartaches, love fakes, mistakes, double takes, rat snakes, high stakes, hotcak and daybreaks. This time DJ Action Slacks will be joined by speci guest DJ Listen Lady! 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cover $5, 21+ at Spare Room Restaurant and Lounge, 4830 NE 42nd Ave.
SECOND FRIDAYS
Slo Jams is a Queer Modern R&B & Neo Soul Dance Night at Local Lounge. DJ II TRILL (TWERK) and DJ MEXXX-TAPE lay down everything from Mary J // Jagged Edge// Keyshia to Badu// Lauryn Etc. 10 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK. $5.
SECOND SATURDAYS
Hot Flash: Inferno. (Second and Fourth Saturdays) In the heart of Portland is where the women are—dancing the night away and burning up dance floors the second and fourth Saturdays of every month at Trio. Welcoming all women, queers, and their allies. DJ Lauren joins Wildfire, and this night features dancers from up and down the I-5 corridor. 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Trio, 909 E. Burnside.
THIRD MONDAYS
Bump, grind and crash into your favorite queer friends at Gay Skate. Look for our publisher, who’s always handing out copies of PQ. And, you know, you’ll probably get a date. Every CALENDAR SP third Monday. Food drive for Take Action Inc. 7 p.m., Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. $6.
THIRD WEDNESDAYS
Comedy at Crush: Belinda Carroll and a slew of locals rustle up some funny. Special guests, and Crush’s signature cocktail and food menus. Donations, sliding scale. (Comics have to eat and drink, too, so give!) 9 pqmonthly.com