In 2021, Lol Lounge—the inic (if nonscript) gay bar at Northeast Mart Luther Kg and Fremont known for regular karaoke, drag shows, and dance parti—shut s doors, jog the growg list of beloved queer spac Portland that have closed recent years (Embers, Rebel Rebel, and the Roxy, to name a few). However, jt the nick of time for Pri Month ftivi, the new gay bar is set to open on Friday June...
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- JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
- FRIDAY, JUNE 18PRI PARTY 2021 AT THE BIG LEGROWLSKILTLE LNS PRODUCTNS, WHICH GAVE A START TO MANY OF THE ROSE CY’S NEWBIE BURLQUE DANCERS AND DRAG KGS AND QUEENS, HOSTS A DAYTIME PAT PARTY WH POP-UP PERFORMANC, ALONG WH AN EVENG BARET SHOW GOG AS LATE AS LEGALLY ALLOWED. WCH PRCE, TOX!C AND OTHER ARTISTS SUPPLY LIVE MIC. THE BIG LEGROWLSKI, 812 NW COUCH ST. NOON. $10-$50. 21+.[VIRTUAL] CHASG RABOWSTHE PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHOS, ACPANIED BY THE LOW BAR CHORALE’S HOE BAND, BUTS A NEW PROGRAM OF STANDARDS OM GAY POP HERO, CLUDG WHNEY HOTON, GLORIA GAYNOR, CHER, DOLLY PARTON, LADY GAGA AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN. CHASG RABOWS STREAMS AGA ON FATHER’S DAY AT 3 PM SHOULD YOU AND YOUR DAD WANT TO STAN THE GREATS TOGETHER. SEE FOR STREAMG RMATN. 8 PM. FREE. ALL AG.SATURDAY, JUNE 19
- 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
- MISS GAY PRI OF PORTLAND 2023 PREVIEWS PORTLAND PRI FT, PARA
- RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
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Bars, Strip Clubs, Dancg CC Slghters & Rabow Lounge (219 NW Davis) CC Slghters & Rabow Lounge is your prototypil gay bar. Eagle (835 N Lombard) Eagle is unr new management, but that hasn’t affected the vibe at this North Portland gay bar. Eagle has pool, a vered smokg pat, and no-ills drks, and s primarily appeals to gay men who like Tom of Fland and Robert Mapplethorpe, if you know what I mean.
It’s technilly the Pearl District, but is an easy walk om the Old Town gay bars. Sndals (1125 SW Stark) At 40 years young, Sndals is among Portland’s longt-nng LGBTQ+ bars and is the last vtige of downtown’s long-gone Vasele Alley gay district. Circu Breaker (Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy) Circu Breaker terpts the natnal gay party circu that’s associated wh Pri season and Whe Parti, creatg a safe environment for fetish exploratn and exposn.
For Men wh Beards & Body Hair Bearracuda PDX (Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnsi) Bearracuda is part of an ternatnal work of over 60 gay parti celebratg bears—you know, big boys wh facial and body hair. Daddybone (Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy) This seasonal party is ls of a place to troduce your dad to gay events, and more of a party for people who fd themselv yellg “Daddy” more than once a day. The Alliance, The Gay Agenda (Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta) Cora Lus is among Portland’s funnit edians, and she mak regular space for fellow LGBTQ+ edians outsi tradnally gay bars on a monthly basis wh her Gay Agenda show, and weekly for her Alliance show (the latter of which is -hosted by Jake Silberman).
FRIDAY, JUNE 18PRI PARTY 2021 AT THE BIG LEGROWLSKILTLE LNS PRODUCTNS, WHICH GAVE A START TO MANY OF THE ROSE CY’S NEWBIE BURLQUE DANCERS AND DRAG KGS AND QUEENS, HOSTS A DAYTIME PAT PARTY WH POP-UP PERFORMANC, ALONG WH AN EVENG BARET SHOW GOG AS LATE AS LEGALLY ALLOWED. WCH PRCE, TOX!C AND OTHER ARTISTS SUPPLY LIVE MIC. THE BIG LEGROWLSKI, 812 NW COUCH ST. NOON. $10-$50. 21+.[VIRTUAL] CHASG RABOWSTHE PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHOS, ACPANIED BY THE LOW BAR CHORALE’S HOE BAND, BUTS A NEW PROGRAM OF STANDARDS OM GAY POP HERO, CLUDG WHNEY HOTON, GLORIA GAYNOR, CHER, DOLLY PARTON, LADY GAGA AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN. CHASG RABOWS STREAMS AGA ON FATHER’S DAY AT 3 PM SHOULD YOU AND YOUR DAD WANT TO STAN THE GREATS TOGETHER. SEE FOR STREAMG RMATN. 8 PM. FREE. ALL AG.SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Thursgays (QuarterWorld, 4811 SE Hawthorne) Meet gaymers monthly for pball and ar gam, or play bgo hosted by Flawls Sha, who hosts karaoke at Capol Bar, trivia at Victoria Bar, and drag at CC Slghters. Portland Lbian Choir, Portland Gay Men’s Chos, Queer Opera (Vari lotns) For s, the Portland Lbian Choir and Gay Men’s Chos have provid dienc a stage to support gay and lbian choral sgers.
In recent years, however, Queer Opera at PSU has provid people beyond the gay/lbian bary wh stag to share their unique voic. In 2021, Lol Lounge—the inic (if nonscript) gay bar at Northeast Mart Luther Kg and Fremont known for regular karaoke, drag shows, and dance parti—shut s doors, jog the growg list of beloved queer spac Portland that have closed recent years (Embers, Rebel Rebel, and the Roxy, to name a few).
'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
However, jt the nick of time for Pri Month ftivi, the new gay bar is set to open on Friday June 30, unr the new name of Back 2 Earth.
MISS GAY PRI OF PORTLAND 2023 PREVIEWS PORTLAND PRI FT, PARA
Gaybaret! [VIRTUAL] Chasg RabowsThe Portland Gay Men’s Chos, acpanied by the Low Bar Chorale’s hoe band, buts a new program of standards om gay pop hero, cludg Whney Hoton, Gloria Gaynor, Cher, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen.
RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
Saturday, June 19Portland Frontnners’ Pri RaceI get that we’re not all back the gym and might want some social exercise opportuni, but nng on pavement is absolutely homophobic. Whether that’s bee of downtown doom mongers or the ongog panmic is unknown, but ’s at least a her take on a pre-rerd para than last year’s Zoom talent show and archival footage of the Gay Pri 1999 para.