id Magazine is sending out it’s parazzi team of photographers and reporters this weekend to a series of events for which you have to be seen at.
Friday January 1.15.10: Enjoy Portland night life with us as we celebrate everything red neck, white trash, and worthy of Jerry Springer at Red Cap’s 2nd annual TRASH party. Located on 1035 SW Stark Street, the party starts at 10pm and last till 3am. Be sure to wear your wifebeater t-shirts and trucker baseball caps. Showers are optional. DJ Adam West spins the beats, and there will be a “Jagerbooty” rump shaking contest for two big bills.
Saturday January 1.16.10: Team Portland Tennis will be hosting a dinner party for all current and interested members from 7-10pm. Keg will be provided. Fundraising raffle for Dunlop racquet and a dinner for two at The Resort at the Mountain in Welches. Come see what the organization has in store for it upcoming season. For more information contact Carla Ikehara at teamportlandtennis@yahoo.com.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Multnomah County Department Directors and Chair, along with MANA de Portland, are pleased to host a reading, Q&A session and book signing by Latina author Michele Serros at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland). This event is free and open to the public; no advance reservations are necessary. For more information, call 503-236-7253 or visit the website.
Named by Newsweek as “One of the Top Young Women to Watch for in the New Century,” Michele Serros is the author of Chicana Falsa and other stories of Death, Identity and Oxnard, How to be a Chicana Role Model, Honey Blonde Chica, and her newest young adult novel, ¡Scandalosa!
Serros has written for the Los Angeles Times, Ms. Magazine, CosmoGirl, and The Washington Post and contributes satirical commentaries regularly for National Public Radio (Latino USA, Morning Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, Anthem, Along for the Ride, and The California Report). An award-winning spoken word artist, she has read her poems to stadium crowds for Lollapalooza, recorded Selected Stories from Chicana Falsa for Mercury Records, and was selected by the Poetry Society of America to have her poetry placed on MTA buses throughout Los Angeles County.
In recent years of film making there has been a surge of movies appearing on the market about queer topics thanks in part to companies like Here! and TLA.Some of these movies have even become blockbusters of entertainment and culturally significant.Brokeback Mountain for example.Even rental companies are providing accessibility to titles online and their physical locations—I was surprised to see a large easily accessible selection available at Hollywood Video at 21st and Burnside.In all of these cinematic pieces few touch on the experience of a queer athlete.
Granted you can find Greg Louganis’ story of Breaking the Surface and the softball classic Broken Hearts Club, but where are the movies addressing victories of queer jocks among heterosexual counter parts outside of the sport of cheerleading?Not saying a gay identity is not important to cheerleading success.Since there are few films in sports with the GLBTQ voice we turn to the abundance of other jock films to be inspired and entertained.
Argue as you may that lessons to be learned from any sports film are universal and sexual identity should not be an issue is only half true.As we all identify with different labels like “athletic”, “straight” and/or “queer” each are tenants we stand upon in building a positive self identity for ourselves to achieve success not only in sport but other areas of life. Queer jocks desire more presence on film—as with other areas of media—in all play fields arenas.Enough of being on the soap box though.
Id Magazine’s newest issue available online and in print (within the week) has the theme of film.Review of the long list of popular sports themed movies three solid categories emerge:1) out of place coach inspires a team to victory and personal lessons of triumph; 2) creating your own path of success in the world though athletics often dancing along the way; and 3) women who can kick butt in a male dominant world inside and out of the boxing ring.Dancing is culturally connected to queers—don’t forget about our influence with disco and having the best clubs to go to—so let’s look at the lessons from such movies.
Editor’s note:As contributor Matthew Free is completing the hours of watching high stepping action for this review of sports films we would like to hear about your favorite sports films and their significance to you as an athlete.Come back August 18th for this story wrap up.
On Friday, Aug. 7, Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to host “Tragic Magic”, an evening with three different solo performance artists from New York City — Heather Ács, Glenn Marla and Silas Howard — sharing three separate, but complementary excerpts of new works. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland). Tickets are $12 from 503-236-7253 or at the Milagro Theatre website or the PDX Ticket Network box office at the Hollywood Theatre daily 1-9 p.m.
Presented By:
Heather Ács, Glenn Marla and Silas Howard
Notorious New York City downtown performance artists Heather Ács, Glenn Marla, and Silas Howard of Tribe 8 present an evening of new solo works, traversing through a multi-media world of string theory, face masturbation and loopholes in the American dream. Through ruminations on desire, shame and loss, this motley crew invites audiences into a non-linear landscape scattered with fragmented mothers, MILF-y therapists and the mysterious figure of Mr. Hollywood, asking What is the price of letting go, selling out, or breaking up with your own body?
“Tragic Magic was so good it hurt ….Thank goodness I brought moist towelettes!” — Justin Bond
Heather Ács’ piece what the brain forgets and the heart denies, the body remembers… explores illness, death, grieving and loss refracted through working class Appalachian and Mexican cultural imagery, creating a nonlinear world layered with movement, soundscape, video and storytelling. In this multi-media solo performance piece, time and testimonies loop and break apart, sparrows descend, tortillas and tears sizzle on the comal, a river flows with dirt and glitter, and 60s girl groups croon cotton candy lyrics while dust gathers in an empty house.
Glenn Marla
What has your mother’s fear of death done to you? Have you ever wanted to f*%k your therapist at age 14 because she loved you more than you ever could? How many years have you spent trying to break up with your body? Performance artist Glenn Marla is excited to premiere Tragic Magic, one tranny’s dark, hilarious exploration of how we interact with our bodies and our past.
Silas Howard of Tribe 8
Silas Howard’sThank you for Being Urgent is a tale of a queer punk spilling into the cruddy and exalted glitter of Hollywood’s desire and shame. He searches for true tales of fierce outsiders and re-imagines the mainstream, ruminating on loopholes in the American Dream, burlesque dancers with dementia, and tranny jazzmen.
Eli Westin has moved to Portland…and we should be honored! After spending 30 years outside the mainstream, Westin has come to Portland.
She comes from Alaska, where recently she had built a home in the coastal rainforest of the state panhandle. Being a two hour boat ride from the nearest community, left Westin plenty of time to write songs and play guitar, especially in the winter. Westin did take some trips to exotic areas during this time to Jamaica, Tonga and Somoa. These trips gave her the opportunity to play with other musicians from other cultures.
Catch Westin at the Flying Cat Coffee Co. July 10th, and we will review her CD, “Freezer Burn” in our Premiere issue hitting the streets on August 27, 2009. Flying Cat Coffee Co. is located at 3041 SE Division Street 97214
The hot rising super star Lady Gaga continues to burn up the charts and push the envelope, with both music and fashion. Currently she’s on display in V Magazine, photographed by Sebastian Faena, styling by Nicola Formichetti.
Lady Gaga’s star began rising when her digitally released album began selling and snowballing into ten million downloads. The gay community and club crowd welcomed the new pop star with open arms, some might say to rid them of other pop-tarts that have been overexposed…and so yesterday. Has it helped that she kisses girls?
Rolling Stone reported in its May issue that her boyfriends can be “uncomfortable” because of her bi-sexuality. What do you think? Some claim its a game, ala TA.T.U. way back in 2002. We’re not sure, but hey…Katy Perry has mixed the pot up nicely for this to be a non-issue these days.
A new exhibit at the Portland Art Museum, “Marking Portland: The Art of the Tattoo” will open June 20 and continue to September 7, 2009. It will be really exciting, because, as you may know, we are one of the most tattooed folks of any city in the U.S. To add to their program, which is quite amazing, PAM wants to hear from YOU!
The Museum is asking individuals who got their tattoos in Portland or people who have a tattoo and currently reside in the area to submit images of their tattoo/s to the institution’s Flickr site. The Museum’s curators will review the images and select some to be presented inside the galleries and used for a multi-media presentation in the Whitsell Auditorium.
Are you a treasure hunter on a budget? Indulge yourself guilt-free at a GARAGE SALE to support the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC).
AHC members will be selling all sorts of bargains this weekend with all proceeds going straight to the AHC. So come on by, buy some stuff, and show your support for historic preservation!
Friday, June 19 & Saturday, June 20 9:30 am – 2:00 p,m,, 2846 NE 45th Avenue (Near 45th & Alameda)
WHAT: -Books -Kitsch -Costume Jewelry -Office furniture -Vintage china -Picture frames -Lamp shades AND MORE……
ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE CENTER: The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation, located in Portland, Oregon. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, The AHC hosts dozens of programs, workshops, and exhibits each year, helping people APPRECIATE, RESTORE, and MAINTAIN vintage homes, buildings, and neighborhoods. We are also caretakers of one of the largest collections of architectural artifacts in the United States. Anne Mitchell Fund Development & Membership Manager
Bosco-Milligan Foundation / Architectural Heritage Center 701 SE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Phone: 503-231-7264 Fax: 503-231-7311 www.VisitAHC.org “Resources & Inspiration for Historic Preservation”
id Magazine is sending out it’s parazzi team of photographers and reporters this weekend to a series of events for which you have to be seen at. 
Eli Westin has moved to Portland…and we should be honored! After spending 30 years outside the mainstream, Westin has come to Portland. 
The hot rising super star Lady Gaga continues to burn up the charts and push the envelope, with both music and fashion. Currently she’s on display in