DJ Action Slacks
Upcoming Events & Appearances
Get all the details on all my upcoming Portland "Rhythm & Grooves" dance parties and other events! VINTAGE grooves to make you move!
OFFICIAL DJ ACTION SLACKS EVENT
June 6th - Saturday
FLAME: The Spirit of '76
TIME - 8 pm to the Midnight Hour
WHERE - The World Famous Kenton Club
ADMISSION - $10-$20 sliding scale (cash or Venmo)
This year brings its own unique societal challenges, which is why I’m presenting a different kind of Pride Month Kick-Off Party. It'll be the same joy-inducing vibe wrapped in a little different package.
As always, it’s important to create affirming spaces for our LGBTQ community, but this year I also want to emphasize solidarity across marginalized communities and reject the forces trying to divide us.
To explore that idea, I’m looking back to the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, which marked 200 years of the United States and came in the wake of the ousting of an unethical president. It was an attempt to restore national unity through patriotism. Less often discussed are the counter-events organized by disenfranchised communities, including LGBTQ activists, who used the moment to speak out against exclusion from the American dream.
At this June edition of Flame, we’ll gather on the dance floor in that same rebellious spirit, finding inspiration in those who spoke out in 1976 while channeling that energy toward confronting today’s inequities. Most importantly, we’ll celebrate solidarity through music, dancing to records released or recorded in 1976.
Expect rarities, familiar favorites, and/or guilty pleasures from Queen, Betty Wright, ABBA, The Spinners, Millie Jackson, Peter Frampton, Stevie Wonder, Rose Royce, and more.
Dress in threads that invoke the spirit of the event (however you choose to interpret it.)
Like most DJ Action Slacks dance parties, this event is open to all kind-hearted people, but is geared toward the Portland LGBTQmunity & its allies
OFFICIAL DJ ACTION SLACKS EVENT
May 15th - Friday
The Jett Set: Inclusive Pop-Up Lezzie Bar & Dance Party
TIME - 8 pm to the Midnight Hour
WHERE - The Spare Room: 4830 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218
ADMISSION - $10-$15 sliding scale (cash or Venmo)
Back by popular demand - It's your zany local vintage vinyl spinster DJ Action Slacks slingin' songs, schtick, & sentiments of benevolence @ The Jett Set!
This is a vintage vinyl party named for one of the coolest, most dykenamic musicians of all time - Joan Jett
This event was established in response to the closure of yet another local lesbian bar. We need spaces to gather - and we need a variety of them. This is an attempt to help fill that void.
DJ Action Slacks hosts & spins with her alter egos: DJ Guilty Pleasure & DJ Obvious Choice, with all three versions of her spinning a variety of vintage vinyl from the 1970s & 1980s, plus a dash of the 1990s. Expect rare dance-floor delights, beloved "cool" classics, & songs you’ll want to sing along to. Funky Soul, Pop, Rock, Funk, Punk, Hip-Hop, Disco, and more!
Whether you’re looking for a joyful night out with friends or hoping to make some new "connections", this event is designed to fill your big gay cup with music, camaraderie, & love. Please come dance, and help spread the word.
Admission: Sliding Scale: $10 - $15 at the door
21+
Friday - April 17th
Whipped Cream-DJ Residency @ Dot's
2521 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
8 PM to Midnight
THIRD Fridays
April is John Water's 80th birthday month. There are a few things going on in PDX to celebrate. He'll be in town with his Aladdin Theater Performance on 4/13. And the Clinton Street Theater is screening Pink Flamingos on 4/17!
It seemed only fitting to dust off my John Waters-adjacent records for the occasion. So on 4/17 you can pop across the street from the Clinton Street Theater and grab a fruity drink at Dots while I'm spinning tunes from John Waters films and some that sound like they could have been in Waters films!
At this point this is a specialty of mine, so if you're into this stuff, drop on by!
3rd Fridays at Dot's Music Residency
Whipped Cream-DJ Residency @ Dot's
2521 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
8 PM to Midnight
THIRD Fridays
Each third Friday I spin vintage 45s to compliment the vintage decor of the iconic SE Portland "dive bar" Dot's. Stop on by, take in the vibes and the velvet paintings. Delicious bar menu btw!