Photos by Garbero Photography

Photos by Marty Davis

Photos by Xilia Faye

And what would the party be like without Byron Beck on the seen??? Check out his photos.

Get ready for some amazing performance artists, fresh DJ’s entertainment, and the talented Storm Large.

All online ticket sales for Red Dress 2012 have ended! You may still purchase tickets in-person at Starkey’s (SE 29th and Stark) until they are sold out.

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door the night of.

Have you found your Red Dress???

Red Dress PDX

ONLINE TICKET ORDERING NOW AVAILABLE!

This year’s party is located at 1415 NW 12th Avenue on NW Quimby and the space is HUGE… Buy your tickets now and don’t forget your Red Dress!

General Admission (sold at Starky’s on SE 29th and Stark) = $50.00
General Admission (online) = $65.00
VIP (Online or Starky’s) = $150.00

VIP tickets: Saturday, April 14, 2012 8:00 PM

We have an amazing line-up for this year’s VIP entertainment! Our VIP ticket holders are allowed to enter early without waiting in a long line and enjoy the entertainment that we have gathered for their enjoyment. There will be a dedicated VIP section with hosted food from our sponsors and there will be a full bar with premium liquor options as well. Keep in mind that purchasing a VIP ticket is also an excellent opportunity to donate more money to our wonderful beneficiaries.

We suggest that you arrive as early as you can so that can an optimal VIP experience. Our bartenders do accept tips and remember that this money will be given to our beneficiaries once the party is completed. Please remember to bring your ID’s and don’t forget to wear a Red Dress!!

Check out the VIP entertainment line-up…

General Admission tickets: Saturday, April 14th, 2012 9:00 PM

General Admission ticket holders will be allowed to enter at 9:00PM. We have some amazing DJ’s lined up for this year! As always we will have some amazing cocktails created to keep the party going for you… Our bartenders do accept tips and remember that this money will be given to our beneficiaries once the party is completed. Please remember to bring your ID’s and don’t forget to wear a Red Dress!!

Red Dress PDX is proud present our amazing VIP line-up of performance artists for Red Dress: REDemption… End of Days!

VIP performances start at 8:30PM.

Esequiel Cortez and Isaiah Tillman are the heartbeat of Portland’s hottest male Boylesque duo, Burlesquire. Dancing together since 2007, they have sent many audiences into a cheering frenzy as they fuse together their love for hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, ballroom, and burlesque. Ever since their first public appearance at the Red Cap Garage’s block party in 2007, they have been performing at numerous Pride main stages, Peacock After Dark, Dante’s Sinferno, Superstar Divas Mega Show, Peepshow, Geeklesque and many more. And for the past 2 years now as resident cast members of The Rosehip Revue and Burlescape, you can catch these guys in action every month as well as other local venues throughout Portland.

More information and booking…

Diana Guy, born and raised near Portland, Oregon, has been twirling baton since she was 7 years old. She has competed at local, state, regional, national, and international levels. She was a part of a national team, Encore, which received the gold medal at the world competition for two years in a row. Shortly after retiring from the competition world, Diana, had the opportunity to be a part of a traveling Broadway show, BLAST II M.I.X. over in Japan in 2008. This was, in fact, the best job she has ever had and hopes for more of those opportunities. Until then, Diana, enjoys performing at Portland Trailblazer’s pre-game shows and indulging in any performance opportunities that come her way.

Photography by Laura Domela

“My mother told me never to run with scissors or play with matches…” ~Peach

Peach aka Gary Talbot is no stranger to the stage. He brings to it, over 30 years of experience. Currently working with Fire for the past 10 years and performing at Dante’s Sinferno Cabaret for 10 years as well.

As a vocalist, Gary has performed with The Boston Rock Opera and been an opening act for Debra Harry of Blondie, Taylor Dane, Crystal Waters, Lea DeLaria, Sandra Bernhardt, and Lipsynca to and was co master-of-ceremonies to Boston Gay Pride in 1998.

As a comedian he has worked with Ryan Landry in several stage productions and wrote, produced and directed his cabaret show for 4 years at Stormy Harbor Restaurant called “A Pair of Queens”.

As a designer, Gary/Peach has outfitted many of the performers in this year’s Red Dress Event and four of his designs will be present.

After moving to Portland about 12 years ago, he was introduced to Fire and has been performing with it since.

Michael Price has been entertaining audiences for 5 years now with a blend of technical fire artistry and showmanship. After meeting some of the world’s top fire performers at Burning Man in 2006 he made his first fire prop and was instantly in love. After only 5 months of training Michael placed third in the Northwest Fire Entertainer of the Year competition. 3 more years in the competition saw him place 2nd, 3rd and in 2010 he won 1st place.

Michael has also performed in Austin, Las Vegas, Seattle and at Burning Man. He is the leader and principle choreographer of one Burning Man’s longest running fire troops, Black Rock City Garnish. In 2010 Michael began taking his love of circus arts even further.

In early winter of that year he began taking classes in circus acrobatics and several months later classes in aerial silks at Night Flight. Having dreamed of flying since he could remember the silks were like a childhood wish come true. Over the last six months Michael has performed silks at the Bossonova Ball Room, Dante’s and Night Flight’s open house.

For booking information contact Michael Price at mwakeangel@gmail.com.

It was love at first skin burn for Alicia Doerrie and Paulina Muñoz. These athletic and flirty duos began their aerial dance training together in 2005, and have been creating edgy, innovative acts happily ever after. From renowned theaters and corporate events to massive music festivals, these PDX-based aerialists light up stages with their skill, grace, and sultry intrigue. Curiosity propelled them to become masters of fabric, lyra, sling, harness, and the hand loop. Their versatility doesn’t stop there, so don’t be surprised to catch them training in swing dance, acrobatics, poi, belly dance or anything fun they can get their hands on. Since one taste is never enough, you can also find these two artists wowing crowds with their company partners, the AWOL: Dance Collective and Wanderlust Circus.

More information and booking…

Angelique DeVil is known for her eclectic style of hip hop and neo-burlesque, and shines among Portland’s burlesque stars. Angelique is a resident cast member for Portland’s monthly burlesque extravaganza “The Rosehip Revue”, and performs regularly in other local weekly, monthly and quarterly shows. She also hosts the Portland’s chapter of Naked Girls Reading. Outside of Portland, she has performed in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, and had the honor to compete in the Best Debut category at the Burlesque Hall of Fame 2011 in Las Vegas.

Angelique DeVil puts the pop-n-lock in the bump-n-grind!

More information and booking…

Storm Large will be making a guest performance for the party this year! Storm has been singing and slinging inappropriate banter at audiences around the globe for more than 15 years. Seven years ago she moved to Portland and quickly, with her band, The Balls, went from wild club act to legendary cult status. In 2006 she was tapped to be on CBS’ Rockstar: Supernova. This three month stint on television gained her worldwide fame and in late 2006, her single, Ladylike, debuted at #5 on the hot singles chart in Billboard Magazine, and the Number 1 seller on CDBaby. For the next 2 years she and The Balls hit the road touring all around the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Iceland, and Singapore. In 2007, tired of touring and missing Portland, Storm took a chance and accepted the role of Sally Bowles in Portland Center Stage’s production of Cabaret. The production turned out to be a huge hit and Storm fell in love with the theater.

Storm Large will be giving us a short performance starting at 11pm!

More information and booking…

Red Dress PDX would like to welcome Palm Springs to our Red Dress family!  Board members Cheri Betts and Dustin Shanky will be heading down to give them a warm welcome!

The Palm Springs Red Dress Party will be held on Saturday, March 24th at The Loretta Young Estate in support the LGBT Community Center.

For more information on the LGBT Community Center… Click Here

Support Red Dress Palm Springs… Check out their Fan Page!

Red Dress: REDemption…End of Days: Check out what our DJ’s bring to the turntables this year!

DJ Adam West

DJ Adam West

Adam started in the radio and music industry at just 17 years old. Within 10 years his sounds had been heard on radio stations across the country. His particular ear for amazing production and a great sound sent his production to the next level, where he turned his attention to music; in particular a great club track. He has spun in clubs from coast to coast and is a mainstay in the Portland Gay DJ Scene. You can also catch him behind the bar at Red Cap every Thursday through Sunday. He knows the sounds people want to hear and capitalizes on fun remixes of the most familiar artists. Watch and listen as he takes his ear for energy and transfers it to this year’s Red Dress Party dance floor. You won’t stop moving, except for maybe long enough to get a cocktail.

DJ Jakob Jay

DJ Jakob Jay

“Musical Magic” – At least that’s what people have been heard to say about the fresh, enthusiastic style DJ Jakob Jay incorporates into his sets. It started after moving to Washington DC in 1999 and getting a job at a record shop. Jakob began collecting records, honing his craft, and observing some of the industry’s finest at work.

After returning to New Mexico, Jakob began making a name for himself through appearances in Albuquerque at Pulse, Blu, Dragon’s Empire, OPM, and Lucky’s Lounge, as well as Paramount and Bar B in Santa Fe. The result was a good buzz and a demand for his sound, and he soon found himself spinning at numerous parties, raves, events, and other nightclubs in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. Over the process of 6 years Jakob built his two residencies – Spice and Sugar, (at Pulse and Blu Nightclub) into enormous weekly events with near cult-like followings.

Today, Jakob is proud to call Portland home, and is ready to make his debut. Whether its funky house, disco, soul, electro, or top 40, one guarantee is that the floor will always be jumping and the crowd will love the sounds of DJ JAKOB JAY.

DJ Harmonix

 DJ Harmonix

Ranked as the top circuit DJ in the Northwest, DJ Harmonix has rocked major clubs and circuit party events held in Miami, Seattle, Portland, Vegas, Chicago, San Francisco and Vancouver B.C. Best known for his high-energy tribal infused sets, Harmonix has a relentless score that reveals dark brooding songs of desire, lust and heartbreak, his sets progress into heart-opening, uplifting, hands-in-the-air anthems.

His mixing skill combined with a knack for sophisticated combinations of vocal house, progressive electro-rhythms, anthems, pounding tribal-beats and high-energy covers have a flair for the dramatic. Best known for his energetic tribal infused sets, Harmonix’s crowds undertake a magical transformative experience that elevates his crowd to a higher level of being. This has led him to spinning at Winter Party Festival in Miami, Chicago Red Dress Party, Portland Red Dress Party, Portland and Seattle Pride events, Space in Miami, Club Universe in San Francisco and working with such artists as: Deborah Cox, DJ Manny Lehman, Inaya Day, DJ Chris Cox, Kim English, DJ Tracy Young and Ultra Naté to name a few.

DJ Harmonix always creates the right blend of style, mood and texture. His music has something for everyone. Continuously searching to find the next big anthem or underground ass-shaker, he relentlessly scours to bring his dance floors new music, but above all he strives to provide partygoers with the best quality in dance music and overall experience.

Check out DJ Harmonix’s Music

Connect with DJ Harmonix

DJ Saltfeend

DJ Saltfeend

Saltfeend, a long time Portland DJ, has spent many a year behind the decks of Portland’s night clubs. Entering the club scene in early 1998, Saltfeend gained his first residency at the famed ’1201′ club. For many nights, Saltfeend honed his skills while playing 4-5 hour marathon downbeat and dub sets. Fueled by tequila, and American Spirits, Saltfeend spearheaded his trademark cut-n-paste lounge-core sound. This led to residencies at other local Portland nightspots. Originally interested only in the hard techno sound, Saltfeend was booked to play more and more downbeat sets. Saltfeend now holds a monthly residency at the Lowbrow Lounge in northwest Portland.

In Late 2009, Saltfeend joined the ranks on Dubterrain.net an internet-baseddub/bass/dubstep radio station where he now hosts PDXpreshaDrop every Sunday at 7pm PST. Due to some stellar dubstep nights in Portland, Saltfeend officially caught the “dubstep-bug” in mid 2008 at the monthly ‘Various’. Dubstep on a “propa” system… Who could not get hooked?

Check out DJ Saltfeend

DJ Scotty D

DJ Scotty D

DJ Scotty D is Scott Dillinger, native Oregonian, recovering social butterfly, and life-long music lover. Spinning records over the past 25 years, he has seen the sounds and technologies change, but the love of a sweaty, packed dance floor endures. Self-taught, by sneaking into the DJ booths at Confetti’s and the Lotus in the late 80′s to early 90′s, he went on to DJ around town at parties, fundraisers, and clubs. Specializing in 80′s music and mainstream, modern dance hits Scotty D’s floor will always entertain you, and sometimes surprise you! In his real life, he works as a Medical Social Worker, is married to a wonderful man, and shares parenting duties of their five year old boy.

Check out DJ Scotty D

This year Red Dress has partnered with the fun and hip Jupiter Hotel. Book a stay and you’ll have shuttle service to and from the event. Shuttles will begin service at 7:45 PM and running every 30 minutes until the party ends.

Shuttle passes are $7 each in advance and can be purchased when you buy your Red Dress Party tickets or on location.

The Jupiter Hotel on E. Burnside is home to one of the more popular, boutique Red Dress pre-funk events located right in the heart of Portland. Book The Jupiter Hotel now and enjoy special rates from $99 (plus tax). What better way to start off your Red Dress party by having a place to “get it together” before the Red Dress: REDemption… End of Days soiree?

CLICK HERE to book online at this special rate.

For more hotel deals and online booking, visit Travel Portland.

Our House provides healthcare, housing, and other vital services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and has been part of the Portland community since 1988. “Our services have expanded but our commitment to people living with HIV/AIDS has remained the same.” HIV/AIDS is a complex and challenging disease that can often be overwhelming. The Our House team of expert clinicians works with people with advanced HIV/AIDS who are having difficulty managing independent living. They tailor services for each individual that defines what “living well” means to them.

Quest Center for Integrative Health is a nonprofit based on the philosophy that people thrive when their physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs are effectively met. They are rooted in a community model, recognizing the important role that receiving and giving support to others can play in the effort to make lifestyle changes.

Their services include mental health care, primary medical/wellness care with a holistic focus, naturopathic medicine, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, osteopathic manipulative medicine and cranial osteopathy, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, services for women living with breast cancer and survivors, and HIV services, including the state’s only program exclusively for women and children living with HIV.

“We pride ourselves on providing culturally competent, integrative services and on being representative of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and HIV communities we serve.”

CAP’s Kids’ Connection program believes that it is very possible to have a positive experience talking with your child about HIV and that this step can lead to a stronger relationship between caregiver and child. Kids’ Connection provides HIV-specific support to children, youth and families who are HIV infected or affected. Kids’ Connection also provides training to other family-serving agencies in the Portland area to improve their capacity to serve HIV-impacted families.

Red Dress PDX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all contributions to the Red Dress Party are tax deductible.

To make a donation or to help sponsor the Red Dress Party, please contact larry@reddresspdx.com.

To learn about volunteer opportunities, contact volunteerrdp@gmail.com.

Please join us in thanking our fantastic sponsors for 2012!

Scarlet Sponsors ($5,000+)

Bob Ball and Grant Jones

Ruby Sponsors ($2,500+)

Garnet Sponsors ($1000+)

Kalberer Company

Crimson Sponsors ($500+)

Red Sponsors ($250+)

You can still join us as a sponsor and receive recognition both here and at the party! For more information, contact larry@reddresspdx.com.