The Adventure Group goes on a 3-day bike tour from Sandy to Still Creek. This will be an easy ride designed for beginners, two easy days out and one moderate ride back. (RSVP to Jeff at 503-830-0187)

The Adventure Group goes on a 3-day difficult backpack trek from Eagle Creek to Tanner Butte / Big Cedar Springs Camp. (RSVP to Fred at 503-545-6217)

Come to Massage Night, sponsored by Manifest Men’s Wellness Community. Come in for relaxing table massage, neck-and-shoulders work, and hand massage by LMTs, masseuses, and massage aficionados. Relieve stress and have fun! (9pm-2am, Dirty Duck Tavern, 439 NW 3rd Ave, $2 suggested donation benefits Manifest)

Broke Bat Home Run Derby and Shootout, presented by Rose City Softball Association! The RCSA brings out the big bats as softball players from all over the West vie to be home run king (or queen) or shootout champion in this fundraiser that benefits Cascade AIDS Project, (7-9:30pm, Buckman Field, NE Glisan/NE 16th, $5 suggested donation for Cascade AIDS Project, All welcome)

Free mini-massages from 2 licensed massage therapists. FUNd-raiser for Manifest, a non-profit men’s wellness community with Mark E. Jones, LMT#14784. (9-11pm, Dirty Duck, 439 NW 3rd Ave, $2 donation, 503-233-8822 x1, manifestpdx.org/calendar)

It is the Netrippers 2009 Coed Soccer Tournament! 2nd Annual International LGBTQ Coed Soccer Tournament at Fernhill Park in NE Portland! (Noon-5pm, Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue & Ainsworth St)

Cascade Cup Softball Tournament presented by Rose City Softball Association, the Northwest’s Premier GLBT Softball Tournament is played this Saturday and Sunday! (8am-6pm daily, Hillsboro Gordon Faber Sports Complex, www.cascadecup.org, free)

Come kick it with Red Cap Garage on the 4th! From 5-9pm there’s no cover and free popcorn & cotton candy, and get your munch on with an all-you-can-eat American BBQ buffet with all the fixins. From 10pm-close, Boxxes mash-up w/ FSODJ + red, white & blue gogo dancers and ADAM WEST servin’ the beats that pack the floor in Red Cap...and the return of ALEX HOLLYWOOD! $5 cover, $3 if you’re wearing red, white & blue. (1035 SW Stark Street, redcapgarage.com)

Join the celebration as JonnyX and the Groadies turn one year older. This year is thirteen, that’s right we will officially be teenagers. You probably remember being thirteen. So many exciting changes! Our wildest, most rebellious times are at hand! Forget borrowing the car without asking. (6pm/food, 8pm/music, WorkSound Gallery, 820 SE Alder, free, nate@groadies.com)

Calling all queer youth who enjoy watching/performing original songs, poems, & art! Come and sip a stellar cup of coffee, meet new folks, and enjoy a great night of talent. We’ve got the space, the coffee, and the piano–now all we need is you! (7-10pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, Free)

New! Eco-Hike: Hoyt Arboretum and Pittock Mansion. Led by Tom Stanwood, member of Mazamas for 25 years. (2-5pm, contact Tom at 503-223-8822 x1 for more information)

Rain or shine, the Adventure Group goes on a moderate road bike ride! RSVP required, repeats July 12th. Meet at the north end of NE 33rd Dr. (9am, 2912 NE Marine Dr., Dave 503-281-4798)

Portland Bi-Women’s Group, Getting Bi PDX, holds its monthly meeting. (2-3pm, Spirit Feathers, 7704 SE 13th, free)

Wanderlust Cycling Group. Have fun exploring Portland by bike, followed by optional dinner & hot tub. (6:30-8 pm Mondays, weekly. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Find work and abundance group, Men committed to creating work that is both fulfilling & brings them abundance support one another every week. The group will also learn together crucial job creation skills like: informational interviewing, networking, resume writing, internet research, etc. Facilitated by Thom Cathcart, life coach. (7:45-9:30pm. Mondays, weekly. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Test your trivia knowledge for FREE every Monday night at Suki’s (near PSU, below the Travelodge). Prize is chiefly bragging rights. Groups as well as individuals welcome – they’ll find a team for you. (9 pm, Suki’s Bar & Grill, 2401 SW 4th Ave., www.sukisbargrill.com)

The Adventure Group takes an easy-pace urban bike ride on the quiet streets and trails of Portland. Repeats July 14th. Meet at the drinking fountain on the Esplanade’s Madison Plaza (6pm, 2 SE Madison St, Laurent 503-880-8900)

Manifest Community Visioning Event and Potluck! Come together to talk about the kind of men’s wellness community we want.  What activities and programs would you like to see added to Manifest’s schedule?  How do you see us best nurturing men’s health and well being?  (5-7pm/barbeque potluck, 7-9pm/visioning, for more info, contact Bart, 503-223-8822 x1)

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a year of serving eats in the neighborhood for Belly! To commemorate its first birthday, head out and celebrate with a birthday BBQ and open house! The bar will be selling cocktails, kids are welcome and there will be a smoker parked on the sidewalk! (6pm-'til they are outta grub, Belly, 3500 NE MLK Blvd, RSVP at 503.249.9764 or northeastrestaurant@yahoo.com)

Martinis, anyone? Head on down to Vault for the weekly queer night. (9pm-close, Vault, 226 NW 12th Ave, www.vault-martini.com)

Games, games, everywhere! Join the group for a great social evening of informal competition, sure to help you pass a Tuesday evening. Catch Phrase or Scene-It? Jenga or Checkers? Pictionary in teams? Either or, you get to make the call…and the first move. Game on! (7pm-9pm, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi,
www.pdxqcenter.org)

Yoga With Charles! This coed class, with all levels from beginner to advanced, practices a mixture of Flow, Core, and Relaxation poses. Bring a friend for only $5! *bring your own mat and blanket (if needed)* (6:30-8pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, $35/month or $10/drop-in)

Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified Personal Trainer David Scheer, and a team, how to turn your wellness goals into fun, easy exercise & nutrition. (7-8 am weekly Mon, Wed, & Fri. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

The Springboard Social Innovation Forum offers a monthly event designed to support those interested in creating a better future. Our focus is to help practitioners or potential practitioners of social projects push beyond discussion and debate into action. This month’s topic on the economics of family-raising, the crisis of car, and what we can do to set a new course in Oregon. (5:30-9pm, Urban Grind Coffeehouse, 2214 NE Oregon St, free)

The Adventure Group takes a very difficult hike to Table Mountain, a grueling climb with a great reward on top: one of the best panoramas in the whole Columbia River Gorge, including a bird’s eye view of the Bonneville Dam. (9am, Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer, 3030 NE Weidler St, Please RSVP - Evan 503-701-7922)

QLiterati! featuring Ariel Gore and authors from the Queer Portland Anthology! An LGBTQ reading series lead by Diane and Jacob Anderson-Minshall, QLiterati! features emerging and underground writers and spoken word artists. This will be a HOT event! (7-9pm, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.org)

Get easy and fun exercise with the Walking Group. Create community and enjoy Portland’s beautiful Esplanade & neighborhoods. (6-7 pm Wednesdays weekly. Bob Basar & David Hicks www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

FAME! North Portland’s new queer dance night happening every Wednesday night! Cheap food and drinks, pinball and pool. (9:30 pm–close. Portsmouth Pub, 5262 N. Lombard St. Free!)

Come out for PABA Biz Builders! PABA is the Portland Area Business Association, an organization in Portland, Oregon, made up of businesses and individual professionals interested in business and networking. We are an association that recognizes the rewards and challenges of being in the business world and seeks to support and promote the efforts of its members. (7-9am, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.org)

The Adventure Group takes an easy urban walk from Buckman to Kerns Loop. Meet on SE 19th one block south of Stark. (6pm, 1900 SE Washington St, Evan 503-701-7922)

Connect your breathing, body & mind with Beginner’s Yoga. Bryan Rollins, Hatha Yoga Instructor. (6:15-7:30 pm, Thursdays weekly. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

This year’s Just Out Amateur Photo Contest turned up hundreds of entries in travel, abstract, people, pets, and environmental categories--come to Q Center and have a look. A photo selection committee pawed through portraits and snapshots to select the best in each category and a Grand Prize winner. Come to see which photos were selected as “Staff Favorites”! (6-7:30pm, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, free)

It’s the Southern Oregon Pride Party: Rock Solid and Proud! Celebrate and dance to the sounds of The Rogue Suspects, the Rogue Valley Gay Men’s Chorus and others! (7pm-midnight, Roscoe’s BBQ, 117 S Main, Phoenix, Oregon,
www.abdellis.org)

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 led by a team of rotating queer-identified, trusted individuals. (6-7:30pm, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, free)

Artist talk with Blake Perlingieri, piercing artist and owner of the Nomad Museum of Body Adornment, for a conversation in the Portland Art Museum galleries about art that delights, puzzles, or inspires him. Participants depart from the Hoffman Lobby and the conversation continues afterward for happy hour until 8 p.m. Free with Museum Admission.
(6-8 pm, 1219 SW Park Ave.)

Head down to Diablos every Thursday for the Queer Underground Dance Party! (9pm, Diablos, Eugene, $3, 21+, thequeeerunderground@gmail.com)

Get Down Bitch Jamboree Style! Local queer electronic artist and multi-instrumentalist sugar short wave will be performing at a fundraiser/benefit for Bitch magazine. (Doors/7pm, Show/8pm, Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave, $10)                                                               

The OLD BodyVox Studio Farewell Party: Spring Sprung/Summer Flung! Yes, the floor is well worn, the elevator is fussy and the couch could tell a thousand stories.  Come say goodbye to our well-used home and prepare for our new digs with a celebratory bash-slash fundraiser that will ensure you a special place in the success of our artistic community. (6-9pm, The Old BodyVox Studio, 1300 NW Northrup, $50)  

Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified Personal Trainer David Scheer, and a team how to turn your wellness goals into fun, easy, exercise & nutrition. (7-8 am weekly, Mon, Wed, & Fri, www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Pushdot Studio is pleased to announce artist Robert M. Huff, Tropical Plastic, running July 1st – July 31st. Join us for an opening reception!
(6-9pm, Pushdot Studios, 1021 SE Caruthers, www.pushdotstudio.com, free)

Portland Actors Ensemble presents “The Tragedy of King Lear” at Cathedral Park. Bring a picnic and join in the summer tradition of Shakespeare in the Park! Show runs July 11th as well. (7:30 pm, Cathedral Park, under the bridge at
N. Edison St. and N. Philadelphia Ave.)

The Adventure Group goes on a moderate/difficult hike to Saddle Mountain. The view from the top, on a clear day, is tremendous with views of four Cascade volcanoes. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9am, 3030 NE Weidler St, Greg 503-963-4138)

It’s the Largest Skinny-Dip Across North America! Join in on the attempt to get into the Guinness World Records! Cool down while setting a hot new record! (12 noon, Squaw Mountain Ranch, 48176 SE Squaw Mt. Rd, Estacada, OR, jellonice@yahoo.com)

New cooking and eating well group at Manifest. Open to adult men of all ages, sizes, races, orientations, experience levels and backgrounds. Learn how to cook simple, nutritious meals. (10 am-noon, $15-$25 sliding scale, RSVP George Ellis 503-223-8822 x1, www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Q Center is “officially” open and we want to show you the space! In conjunction with the Mississippi Street Fair, we’ll have our doors open for tours and questions and the work of 8 local lesbian artists will be on display as well! Stop on in and see what all the excitement is about.
(10am-6pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, free)

Follow your senses to the annual Yamhill Artisan Fair in historic Yamhill, Oregon, a destination on the Oregon Lavender Festival Tour! Spend a lazy summer day in Yamhill’s shady Beulah Park while you feast on lavender-based cuisine, beer, and wine!
(10-9pm, Beulah Park, Hemlock/3rd Street, Yamill, www.yamhillartisanfair.org)

Calling all queer youth (ages 15-23) who enjoy watching/performing original songs, poems, & art! 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! (7-10pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, free)

The Adventure Group goes on an easy kayak outing on Scappoose Bay. Beginners welcome. Meet at the parking lot of Montgomery Park. (10am, 2701 NW Vaughn, Evan 503-701-7922)

Crush presents “That’s So Gay” trivia night every Sunday. Trivia about all things fabulous! (7 pm, 1400 SE Morrison St.)

Come play pinochle! Are you a little rusty? Always wanted to learn? Now is your chance! (6pm, Hobo’s, 120 NW 3rd Ave, Free)

Grab your spacesuit alien, we’re off for an out-of-this-world adventure as The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence bring you Intergalatic Bingo!  July is HOT...and bingo is no exception.  Fun, Cash & Prizes, and, of course, free stuff. (4pm, PPAA Hall, 618 SE Alder, $15-20/person)

Burlesque Life Drawing Comes to Portland, again! Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is the little New York art event that became a movement. Now, Miss Frankie Tease is bringing Dr. Sketchy’s to Portland, in its new incarnation.  The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls, drag queens and fetish models, along with contests, prizes and booze galore. Dr. Sketchy’s happens every 2nd Sunday
(8-11pm, Kelly’s Olympian Bar, Downtown Portland, $10, 21+, drsketchyportland@gmail.com)

Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified Personal Trainer David Scheer, and a team how to turn your wellness goals into fun, easy exercise & nutrition. (7-8 am weekly Mon, Wed, & Fri. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Wanderlust Cycling Group. Have fun exploring Portland by bike followed by optional dinner & hot tub. (6:30-8 pm. Mondays, weekly.
www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Find work and abundance group. Men committed to creating work that is both fulfilling & brings them abundance support one another every week. The group will also learn together crucial job creation skills like:  informational interviewing, networking, resume writing, internet research, etc. Facilitated by Thom Cathcart, life coach. (7:45-9:30pm. Mondays, weekly. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Yoga With Charles! This coed class, with all levels from beginner to advanced, practices a mixture of Flow, Core, and Relaxation poses. Bring a friend for only $5! *bring your own mat and blanket (if needed)* (6:30-8pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, $35/month or $10/drop-in)

Salon Q, a welcoming social environment for the queer community. Network, chat, socialize, flirt, dish, kibitz—we’re here. No cover, no presentations, no sales pitch. (7 pm. Venue Varies. Visit www.salonqpdx.com for the latest updates.)

The Adventure Group goes on a casual urban bike ride through the streets and trails of Portland. Meet at the drinking fountain on the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. (6 pm, 2 SE Madison St. Laurent 503-880-8900)

Martinis, anyone? Head on down to Vault for the weekly queer night. (9pm-close, Vault, 226 NW 12th Ave, www.vault-martini.com)

Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified Personal Trainer David Scheer, and a team how to turn your wellness goals into fun, easy, exercise & nutrition. (7-8 am weekly Mon, Wed, & Fri. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

Welcome to a writing group here at Q Center for self-identified women writers of all levels and genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen play, children’s lit, etc.) The goal of Women who Write is to combine critique and a creative writing group, all within a supportive space. (7-9pm, Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi, www.pdxqcenter.org)

Rosetown Ramblers hosts Club Night at the Milwaukie Grange with a special guest caller. Full Mainstream & Plus. No fee. Casual. (7:30 pm, Milwaukie Grange, 12015 SE 22nd Ave, free)

FAME! North Portland’s new queer dance night. Every Wednesday night. Cheap food and drinks plus pinball and pool. (9:30 pm - Close. Portsmouth Pub, 5262 N. Lombard St. No Cover!)

Connect your breathing, body & mind with Beginner’s Yoga. (6:15-7:30 pm. Thursdays weekly. www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)

The Adventure Group takes an easy urban walk on the Lake Oswego Loop. Meet in George Rodgers Park, next to Stone Furnace. (6pm, 590 Furnace St, Lake Oswego, Laura 602-334-6247)

Head down to Diablos in Eugene every Thursday for the Queer Underground Dance Party! (9pm, Diablos, Eugene, $3, 21+, thequeeerunderground@gmail.com)

The Feminist Film Society meets every 3rd Friday at the In Other Words Bookstore for a film plus discussion afterwards. Come find you’re feminist next Friday as we watch “Just One of the Guys” to kick the summer off right! (7pm, In Other Words Bookstore, 8 NE Killingsworth, Free, languagewatereddown@yahoo.com)

Cabaret with a Q is back! Welcome to a revival of the classic sing-a-long cabaret, where the piano was the center of attention and the hills were alive with the sound of music. At its greatest, this is one of the most fun events you’ll ever attend--regardless if you’re a singer or not. (8-10pm, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, free)

The Adventure Group goes camping for 4 nights in the Olallie Campground on the Mackenzie River. Expect nice day hikes, kayaking, hot springs and more. (RSVP to Richard 360-852-3132)

Rummage Sale! Check out the great deals at this fundraiser for Radical Women’s National Fund Drive! Merchandise includes clothing, electronics and tons of books. (9am-5pm, Bread and Roses Center, 891 N Killingsworth St, For more information, contact: 503-240-4462)

Yesterday and Tomorrow is hosting its monthly plant and harvest exchange! (10-6, 7506 N Albina, yesterdayandtomorrow.biz, free)

Jody Crocker’s “So My Story Goes” CD Release Party! Jody will be playing songs from her newest CD as well as your favorite covers. Enjoy some great wine, special beers, and great music. (9pm, Vino Vixen’s, 2929 SE Powell Blvd, $5 or bring a friend and pay $8 for both of you, 503-231-8466)