• THE event of the season
  • The show's about to start!

    "Turnabout"
    January 8th
  • Ron Zheng
  • Holiday Eats 'n Treats
  • Testing, testing…1, 2…3?
  • www.flickr.com

Jan 6th:

Posted by AdminS2 on November 8th, 2008

Game Night

Game on!

Board Game Night is one of Q Center’s most popular evenings.
Come alone and make friends, or come with a group. This is a great social night of informal competition, sure to help you pass a rainy evening.

Every month more folks come with different games, keeping each night full of great options.

    Cranium or Catch-Phrase?
    Chess or Scattergories?
    Pictionary in teams?

You make the call…and the first move.

Every First Tuesday

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
7:00-9:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 7th:

Posted by admin on November 4th, 2008

Storytime With Maria

Nurture a love of reading and meet other gay and lesbian parents.

Join us for Q Center’s new monthly storytime for kids 0-5 years and their families. Youth Librarian, Maria Lowe will read engaging stories and adapt songs, and movement activities to match the ages and attention spans of the children attending.


Wednesday, Jan 7th, 2009
10:00-11:30am
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 8th:

Posted by admin on November 1st, 2008

Each month, our friends at the QDoc Film Festival partner up with Q Center to bring you the best in documentary films.

Tonight’s movie is “Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers”:

Turnabout

The unusual and fascinating story of the Yale Puppeteers who toured the U.S. for nearly seven decades lampooning the public figures of the day. TURNABOUT recalls the life and art of lyricist Forman Brown, puppeteer Harry Burnett, their partner Roddy Brandon, and of their fabulous Turnabout Theater, a world famous Hollywood institution between 1941 and 1956.

More than a documentary about three gay men and their 50 year career as entertainers, TURNABOUT is a celebration of diversity and “doing your own thing” during a time when most gays were still in the closet.

Thursday, January 8th, 2009
7:00-9:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 8th:

Posted by AdminS2 on October 30th, 2008

Coming Out:  Discourses & Resources

Thinking about coming out? Looking for a phobia-free space to consider whether or not now is the right time and place for you? Maybe you’ve already come out and are looking for safe, supportive, and inclusive people to talk with?

Welcome to Coming Out: Discourses & Resources, a new group at Q Center lead by a team of rotating queer-identified trusted individuals. Casual and relaxed, this is a time to explore questions more than anything else.

It’s not therapy or a lecture, and the answers you walk away with will be your own!

A new topic will be introduced weekly, each relating to how your sexual or gender identity fits into this stage of your life.

This is also a great place to gather ideas about how to get involved and connected with the resources in greater Portland’s LGBTQ community.

*2nd & 4th Thursdays*
January 8th 2009

6:00-7:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 10th:

Posted by admin on October 27th, 2008

Queerotica

A writer’s group for those who enjoy writing GLBTQ erotica.

We meet to read and critique (and praise!) each other’s work with the goal of publishing and selling what we write. Group moderator is David Holly, an erotica writer whose stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines, digests, and paying web sites.

The group meets on second and fourth Saturday afternoons from 2 to 4pm and participants must be at least eighteen years of age.

For more information please contact David Holly at purple-prose@hotmail.com.

Saturday, Jan 7th, 2009
2-4pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 10th:

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2008

Testing...testing...1,2...3?

Calling all queer youth who enjoy watching or performing original songs, poems, & art!

You are welcome to come and sip a stellar cup of coffee, meet new folks, and enjoy a great night of talent.

In addition to this being a great place to hang out on a weekend night, the Queer Youth Coffeehouse is the perfect time for writers and musicians to test out new original material and connect with other local youth creatives.

We’ve got the space, the coffee, and the piano–now all we need is you!

**Second Saturdays**
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
7:00-10:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 16th:

Posted by admin on October 24th, 2008

Sing Out!




Welcome to a revival of the classic sing-along cabaret, where the piano was the center of attention and the hills were alive with the sound of music.

Cabaret with a Q is a monthly evening of singing, meeting new and old friends and delicious conversation around the piano.

With the delightful Bob Lamberson as our host and Glenn Goodfellow at the keyboard, you can either sing along with the group or grab the mic and rock a solo.

With hundreds of songs, there’s always a tune in our songbook with your name on it!


Friday, January 16th, 2009
8:00-10:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
donations accepted at the door

Jan 18th:

Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2008

Tranz Guyz

Tranz Guyz

This group is for trans guys/men, intersex, genderqueer, questioning people who were assigned female at birth. A discussion group in a supportive environment to address such topics as: coming out; hormones; surgery; “passing”; coping w/society; dating and relationships; medical and emotional health; family issues; sex and sexuality.

For more information please contact Rej Joo at rej2443@yahoo.com.

3rd Sundays

Sunday, January 18th 2009
6:00-8:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)

Jan 20th:

Posted by admin on October 20th, 2008

Trans-Fem

Trans Discussion

We’re really excited about this new group here at Q Center. Trans-Fem is a social group for anyone identifying and/or presenting on the trans-feminine spectrum.

They meet for fun, discussions, and support around what it means to be on the trans-fem side of things.

Chloe, the group’s leader, has high hopes that the January meeting will continue to bring a lot of fresh faces. She’s been really encouraged by the great response the group’s been getting and looks forward to ongoing growth.

For more information please contact Chloe at csbroz@gmail.com.

Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2009
7-9am
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE

Jan 20th:

Posted by AdminS2 on October 20th, 2008
Late Awakenings

Late Awakenings is a support group for women who question their orientation or who come out and identify as lesbian later in life. That tends to be anywhere from 35 to 65, but anyone is welcome at any age.

We are simply a group of women who have been through that experience and we share our stories and our myriad solutions with anyone who wants to know how we coped.

Most of us were married at one time, many of us had children, a large percentage of us came from very conservative religious backgrounds, and all of us had that feeling of not knowing where to turn for any kind of support or advice. We won’t give you any advice either, but you can hear how a variety of women coped with this momentous change in their lives, and figure out the path you need to take for yourself.

Confidentiality is respected.

*Always the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2009
7:00-9:00pm
Q Center
69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave, Portland (map)
FREE