I know youll all be at the Sock Hop (below) this weekend but there are a couple other tidbits to fill your calendar:
Saturday
Portland Avalanche rugby team holds boot camp for newbies. Whew! Tough butchies will work you hard! 503.715.3122.
Adventure Group takes a grueling 8.2 mile hike. More work for your tail! Meet at Starbucks inside the Hollywood Fred Meyer (3030 NE Weidler) 503.239.8563 jeromeguillen@freightliner.com.
Workshop for aspiring gay and ally comics. Through the 28th. Finally a break from the workouts. You may not become the next Margaret Cho but its a start10a-6p at Hospitality Inn (10155 SW Capitol Highway). $125 503.490.8751.
Music. Dancing at Doubledown and crooning with Rufus Wainwright.
Sunday
Lets go bowling with the Portland Gay & Lesbian Community Bowling Association at Hollywood Bowl (4030 NE Halsey St.) 3:30 p. Its 28th season of Sunday afternoon bowling starts Sept. 11.
Laughing Horse Books (3652 SE Division St.) screens Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, the first documentary to explore the trials and tribulations of being openly gay in non-Western cultures. Vegan treats provided. 8 pm. $2-$3 donation.
Tuesday
In Other Words (3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) presents The Last Word Open Mike Zine Read. 8 p click_patterdale@yahoo.com
