Defunct nightclub in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Escape Nightclub , also known as Escape Club or The Escape ,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] was an all-ages LGBT -friendly nightclub in Portland, Oregon , in the United States.[ 4]
History
In 2016, it was announced in the Portland Tribune that the space formerly occupied was going to serve as a homeless shelter to temporarily house transients with expected opening by Thanksgiving day in 2016.[ 5]
On February 1, 2017, Willamette Week reported that Escape had closed four months prior to the news story publication after operating for fourteen years.[ 6]
Drag performer Jinkx Monsoon has said, "The very first time I performed in drag on a large scale was at the Escape."[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
References
^ "Escape Club - Portland, OR - The Stranger" . Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ "10 hottest nightclubs in Portland" . December 6, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ "Get Off-Campus: Escape Nightclub" . Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ "LGBTQ+ nightlife" . Travel Portland. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2016 – via PQ Monthly .
^ Hewitt, Lyndsey. "Downtown business owners support new homeless shelter, but apprehensive" . Portland Tribune . Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ June, Sophia (February 1, 2017). "Portland's Long-Running Underage Gay Night Club The Escape Has Closed, And Can't Find a New Space" . Willamette Week . Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017 .
^ "Jinkx Monsoon, Drag Race's Champion, Dishes to PQ Monthly" . PQ Monthly . Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ "Q&A: Jinkx Monsoon from 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Molina, Christiana (May 8, 2013). "Beauty Chat: Jinkx Monsoon on the Art of Drag" . Elle . Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Lynn, Logan (5 December 2012). "Queer Voices - Monsoon Season: An Interview with RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Contestant (and Former SMYRC Youth) Jinkx Monsoon" . Q Center . Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
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