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A WAVE OF PRIDE!Fun-out on the Coast.Big Fat Gay Movie NightPut on your Gaaaaaaaayest Costume.Q-JAZZ at the Bridgewater BistroTHE BRIDGEWATER Bistro in Astoria begins anew offering this spring/summer season. Q-Jazzand Song Social invites the LGBTQ Communityand friends the third Thursday of each monthto enjoy the Basin St. Northwest Jazz Trio,complimentary apps, and piano bar hosted byfriends and performance associates Dinah Urelland Walt Trumbull.Arrive at 8pm for complimentary appetizersand catch a sampling of Basin St. NW pianotrio led by Chuck Wilder, featuring guitaristBook Release Celebration:Author Mindy StokesMama Baby Mama, Story of a Knocked-Up LesbianAt KALAKALA AT HIPFiSHmonthly, is thenew offi ce production/presentationspace for this publication. July2011 marks the inaugural monthfor KALA and HIPFiSH to inhabita new location after the fi re ofDecember 16, 2010 and thedestruction of the NO. 10 6th St.Building on the Riverfront whereHIPFiSH was located since 2005.KALA proudly presents MindyStokes author of Mama BabyMama, Story of a Knocked-UpLesbian. In this rich and tellingmemoir Stokes recounts the joysand the challenges she and herlifelong partner Katie encounter onthe road to parenting. Filled withhumor and angst, Mama BabyMama is a juicy slice of reality,when a feminist lesbian envisionsmotherhood. Mindy Stokes, is acollege instructor and counselor atClatsop Community College, and aWellness Educator in Astoria. Thisis her fi rst book. (read more onpage 16.)Tuesday, July 25, 7pm. Reading/Signing/Celebration.KALA@ HIPFiSHmonthly is locatedat 1017 Marine Dr. in Astoria.503.338.4878PFLAG OREGON North Coast willhave its July meeting on Thursday,July 21st - 6:30pm at the FirstLutheran Church, in Astoria - 72533rd Street, Astoria, OR. - At thisQ ❆ LGBTQ news and culturefor the lower columbia pacificFolkTHE COLUMBIAN Theater hosts another BigFat Gay Movie Night. Ridiculously fun and gay,treats, tricks and games are part of the affair.Host Marco Davis encourages you to look in yourcloset, and come out screaming!!! Fun surpriseshit, prizes and big opportunity to “camp” for afew hours. Kids in the Hall star in Brain Candy,the zany mid-90s fi lm featch from the Canadianhumour-elite. Costumed or not – does not inhibityour fun. Are you gay? Who cares. It’s the spirit init all that matters.Saturday July 16. The activities begin at10pm in the Columbian Theater in Astoria. Amere $3. See you queer!Dave Drury, and bassist Todd Pederson. Urelland Trumbull dip into the American songbook,in solo and duo, and open the mic for folkswho would like to sing, in the vein of Americanstandards, jazz and blues. Expertise notrequired. Old school piano bar culture, with ajazz twist – the soulful progressions of pianistChuck Wilder as your back-up is a treat.The event, now underway, is proving tobe a spacious and welcoming social gathering.Many expressed gratitude to Dana Gundersonfor hosting the Qmixer for a number ofyears at the Cannery Cafe, destroyed in theAstoria, Dec 16 Riverfront fi re. Owners of theBridgewater, Ann and Tony Kitchner welcomethe community, and look forward to the eventgrowing as a permanent monthly mixer for theQ-Community.Third Thursdays. 8pm-10pm. TheBridgewater Bistro is located at the Port ofAstoria, 20 Basin St., 503.325.6777Lower Columbia Pacific Pride PicnicPLANS ARE in the works for acommunity LGBTQ Pride Picnic.The date is set for Saturday,August 20 at Caruthers Park inWarrenton, 12noon to 3pm. Thisis a potluck affair, and bring yourown chair event.PFLAG Oregon North CoastStay posted for further details.For an email/mail invitation to thisevent, and all LGBTQ happenings,please send an email toccmepinfo@gmail.commeeting we’ll be serving FREEPIZZA!!! Don’t miss it!PFLAG - Parents, Family andFriends of Lesbians and Gays. Formore info - Drew Herzig - drewherzig@yahoo.com- 503-325-1895THIS WAY OUT airson KMUN Coast CommunityRadio, Wednesdays at 10:30pm.This Way Out marks over 20 yearson the air! Our first program was distributed on April 1, 1988 (no foolin , ).This Way Out is the award-winning internationally distributed weekly GLBTradio program, currently airing on over 150 local commmunity radio stationsaround the world.This Way Out leads off each week with NewsWrap, a summary of some of themajor news events in or affecting the lesbian/gay community, compiled from avariety of publications and broadcasts around the world. If you have a local newsstory you , d like us to report, please let us know!This Way Out is sponsored in partby Qfolk/Hipfish.Lots of "New" Old BooksPO Box 1096244 North SpruceCannon Beach, OR 97110(503) 436-0549PROPRIETORSJennifer & Watt ChildressAPPRENTICESRoan & Willa ChildressE-mail: jupiter@pacifier.comWeb: www.jupiterbooks.comAstoria Real EstateYour locally owned real estate officefor all your real estate needs.Buying • Selling • Investingwww.astoriarealestate.netPeter and Janet WeidmanOwner-Brokers336 Industry StreetAstoria, OR 97103503-325-3304The Lower Columbia ClinicThomas S. Duncan, M.D. • Susan L Skinner, CNM, CFNP595 18th, Astoria • 503-325-91317 july11 hipfishmonthly.com