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Small works of art for gift
giving, including glass, ceramic,
wood & works on paper.
Also, 20% off already
discounted framed prints.
Best butch and fabulous
femme named
A panel of judges, including Just Out's Inga
Sorensen, chose Moira Bowman, 29, as best
femme, and her real-life partner, Jae Larsen, 31,
as best butch during the first Evening of Divine
Decadence: The Namingof Portland’s Best Butch
and Fabulous Femme! contest, held Oct. 26 at
Darcelle XV in Old Town.
The packed event, which featured 13 contes-
nteria m m e tti
tants, was sponsored by Yes Madam Productions.
According to organizer Pauline Miriam, the
contest was based on attitude rather than beauty,
and participants competed in casual wear, formal
wear and performance categories.
Bowman is a self-defense instructor, a politi
cal activist and a “dabbling actor and playwright.”
i Larsen is the owner of Mad Dog Construction, a
blues drummer, softball coach and the “best dog
mom there ever was.”
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HUNGER
The many friends
of Our House
More than 60 local artists have donated paint
ings, sculptures and other works of art for the
second World AIDS Day Art and Antique Auc
tion to benefit Our House of Portland, a hospice
for men and women with AIDS.
Some of the region’s best-known artists have
donated their work to the event, including Rick
Bartow, Sandy Roumagoux, Stephen Hayes and
Laura Ross Paul. Local furniture dealers and
design businesses have also made generous con
tributions to the list of items available through
silent and live auctions.
Since its founding in 1987, Our House has
cared for more than 400 people. Many of those
who spent their final days at the facility worked in
the visual and performing arts.
The auction takes place Monday, Dec. 1, from
5:45 to 9 pm at Theater! Theatre!, 3430 SE
Belmont St. The event is open to the public and
there is no admission charge. Light hors d’oeuvres
and wine will be served. Call 234-0175 for more
information.
Satire, anyone?
On Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Clinton Street
Theatre, the Eggplant Faerie Players will present
their newest original play, Next Year in Sodom, a
circus-paced comedy filled with songs, drama,
outrageous costumes and wild props. Don’t miss
your chance to see this touring group of perform
ers and political satirists now based in rural middle
The Angels fly
again
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
7 pm
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books: 220-5911
music: 221-9811
In December 1996 the infa
mous Fallen Angel Choir re
tired, after 21 years of perform
ing.
If you were despairing at the
prospect of Angel-less holidays,
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despair no more. Comedic The Eggplant Faene Players
crooner and 11 -year Fallen Angel veteran Melinda
Tennessee, “the fastest growing gay neighbor
E. Pittman has assembled a new group, aptly
hood in the world.”
named Angels the Next Generation (or ATNG),
The play, in which a gay couple is visited by
to liven up this hectic season with silly carols and
the prophet Elijah as they prepare for the Passover
comedy.
Seder, was specifically written for a radical faerie
Joining Pittman in reviving the Angels’ pilgrimage to Israel last summer. Created by
queers living in the buckle of the Bible belt and
untraditional tradition of political satire and topi
cal tomfoolery are Lisa Lewis, Elizabeth Lower
performed in a land drenched in conflict, Next
and Jenny Levison, with Jennifer Gosar on key
Year in Sodom celebrates freedom amid repres
boards.
sion and explores issues of personal, political,
ATNG presents a preview show at the Scottish
sexual and spiritual liberation.
Rite Center, 709 SW 15th Ave., on Friday, Nov.
Advance tickets are $8 and go on sale Dec. 1
28, and performs on a varied schedule Thursdays
at Laughing Horse Books, 3652 SE Division St.
through Saturdays through December. There is
Admission is $10 at the door; the show begins at
one Sunday matinée, on Dec. 14. ATNG also
8 pm. The Clinton Street Theatre is located at
appears at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis on
2522 SE Clinton Street.
Saturday, Dec. 6, and at the Performing Arts
Center in Newport on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Compiled by Christopher D. Cuttone
All seats are reserved. Tickets range from $8
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Gallery Hours
10 am -6 pm Mon. -Sat.
You’ve still got a couple of days to experience
the wonder and joy of the Mittleman Jewish
Community Center’s Jewish Book Festival, fea
turing the world première of Desiree Stone’s play
A Christmas Menorah, author talks, storytelling
and a book sale.
Gabrielle Glaser will give a free talk on inter-
faith marriage at 8 pm Friday, Nov. 21. A Christ
mas Menorah shows at 8 pm Saturday, Nov. 22
(admission is $10-$12). On
Sunday, Nov. 23, at 11 am
Tamar Frankiel discusses femi
nine power in Jewish tradition
(admission $5); at 1 pm re
nowned local author Eric
Kimmel gives a free special
reading for children. Prints by
Diana Breyer combining Jew
ish and Southwestern images
are on display at the MJCC
Gallery until the end of the
month.
All events except Kimmel’s
reading take place at MJCC,
6651 SW Capitol Highway; the
reading is at Congregation
Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peace
ful Lane. For more information
call 244-0111.
(advance sale discount for the preview) to $ 17 and
may be purchased through the Angels box office,
at 295-1142, or Fred Meyer Fastixx outlets (charge
by phone at 224-8499 or 1-800-992-8499).