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The last Fruitcake ever is tonight

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DJ Nolita is leaving us!

We all knew that Fruitcake was struggling when it lost its Northeast Portland venue to the lures of medical marijuana, but the final death throes came when founder DJ Nolita announced she was leaving Portland for the wide open sea of San Fran. Not only will she be missed, but so will the insiders night that quickly became a Nopo favorite. Our only consolation? A grand farewell tonight at Portsmouth Pizza (5264 N Lombard).

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Written by || Fri, Jan 22nd 2010 at 01:09 PM || Tags: , , , , , , , , , , || Category: Night Out! || 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tartdown and other Wednesday night happenings

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DJ Automaton at the decks

DJ Automaton at the decks

Wednesdays are often quite a full hump day with the weekly Fame/Gay Pizza/Slice, and monthlies Lube Job and Gloss. But tonight also features a special mix of 2 of Holocene’s (1001 SE Morrison) dykiest nights. Tonight’s Tartdown is a celebration of Double Down and Tart as well as a going away party of sorts.

From the organizers:

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Written by || Wed, Sep 30th 2009 at 04:25 PM || Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , || Category: Art, Music, Night Out! || 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Wednesday night happenings

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genderfkWhat else is there to say about reletive newcomer Gloss? It’s the best ladies lounge night around, some of the best drink specials in town, and ambience abounds. This week’s party will feature the Red Hot Soulful sounds of DJ Nolita of Fruitcake and DJ Shannon Wizbang of Olympia fame. Plenty of dark corners to get lost in and really feel the music, if you know what I mean.

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Written by || Tue, Aug 25th 2009 at 12:08 PM || Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , || Category: Imbibe, Night Out! || Comments are closed

Getting down at Portsmouth Pizza

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We're dealing with a family dining establishment here...it's gonna take some timeIt’s on a Wednesday and it is way the hell out there. These aspects of a new queer dance night that popped up in North Portland lead me to think it might not rise to the ranks of a truly popular queer destination. But then again, 4 or 5 years ago a little night called Booty opened up all the way up in what was then the middle of nowhere, in a tiny bar called Porky’s and it became a night of queer Portland legend.

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Written by || Thu, Mar 26th 2009 at 11:35 AM || Tags: , , , , || Category: Imbibe, Night Out! || 2 comments - (Comments are closed)