OPULENT // QUEER // EMPIRE
This is a club night for queers, and their peoples.
A safe space on the Hill.
A dark, dirty, divey situation.
A body-positive exhibition.
Dress-up, dress-down; you do you.
Find your spot in the Shade.
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Guest DJ's...
We could go on and on about these talented creatures!!! Hold My Hand and Huf N Stuf are involved in putting together some of Portland's most legit parties, including Bridge C...
OPULENT // QUEER // EMPIRE
This is a club night for queers, and their peoples.
A safe space on the Hill.
A dark, dirty, divey situation.
A body-positive exhibition.
Dress-up, dress-down; you do you.
Find your spot in the Shade.
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Guest DJ's...
We could go on and on about these talented creatures!!! Hold My Hand and Huf N Stuf are involved in putting together some of Portland's most legit parties, including Bridge Clubpdx... Looks like they're taking over Shade for the night, and we couldn't be happier!
HOLD MY HAND (Bridge Club PDX / Loveball PDX)
Portland based DJ and Promoter, HOLD MY HAND always brings his eclectic taste to the dance floor. Co-founder and music curator of Bridge Club, the art-fag T-Dance which took Portland by surprise in 2012; HOLD MY HAND has embraced his love of dancing and the Portland queer community. He can be found in PDX at either of his monthly parties, Bridge Club and Polari; or at Love Ball (a bi-yearly vogue ball). HOLD MY HAND has had the opportunity to play alongside such acts as: Midnight Magic, Light Asylum, and Miracles Club to name a few.
HUF N STUF (Queerlandia / Bridge Club)
Have you ever heard a guy with a halo? Yeah, no shoes.
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Resident DJ - Riff-Raff (Shade / Bottom Forty)
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Photo Booth Magix - Rachel Robinson
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Visual Stimulation - Ashley Nieves
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Brought to you, with love, from Riff-Raff, Butch Queen, and Nark Magazine.
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The space...
The front door, as well as the bathroom entrance are 80x32.
There is a 2nd floor, which is accessible by two staircases located at each end of the bar.
The is an outdoor patio at the back end of the bar, which is accessed through a doorway that is 80x32.
Unfortunately, the bathroom stalls were not constructed to be wheelchair accessible.