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Listings are automati­ cally deleted upon expiration. To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updat­ ed information at least a month prior to the expiration date. Send listings to: £ » s t o u t Cattn: Calendar) P.O. Box 14400 Portland, OR 97293-0400 Fax submissions to (503) 236-1257 or e-mail tojustout@ justout.com . Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. Please type your announcements and include full contact information. ■Fats" Waller, Nov. 5 through Dec. 17. (Reiersgaard Theatre. 1516 SW Alder St. $ 15-$26. Call for times: 503-241-1278.) Art on Alberta holds a last Thursday gallery walk every Brody Theater presents Diabolical Experiments month from 6 to 9 pm, so mark Nov. 30 on your calendar and stroll along Northeast Alberta Street between 14th and through Dec 2. (8 pm. 1904 NW 27th Ave $8 503-224-0688) 30th avenues, where you'll find 21 gallenes full of art. Maps Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theatre presents the repertory show they'll be taking on the road this year, Up in the Air. through Nov. 12. Then once they return from playing the Kennedy Center and beyond, are available at the gallenes. Be sure to check out the les­ bian-owned gallery Plain Jana at 2936 NE Alberta St., which is featuring a mixed-media collaborative show by Jenna MacGdlis. Joya Menashe and Linda Peters. Two other gay-owned gallenes are: Matrix Gallary at 2315 NE Alberta St., showing mixed-media works by Richard Schemmerer through Nov. 27, and Our Ora am they'll settle in for another run from Dec 8 to 28 at their home base, the Echo Theatre. (Call for times. 1515 SE 37th Ave. $13-18 from Fastixx. 503-224-8499) Gallary at 2209 NE Alberta St., presenting paintings by Anthony Jeffrey through Nov 27 And finafy. yet another spot. ONDA Studio and Gallary at 2215 NE Alberta Late Nlte Catechism continues its one-woman, every-nun show in which students are questioned and chastised in the best Catholic tradition through Nov. 26. S t„ is also now wholly gay-owned. Through Nov. 28 they're showing sculpture and mixed-media pieces by Nancy Pobanz. She works manly with materials she gleans from the earth, including natural bark papers and inks. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 2 pm Sunday at Main Street Theater. 904 SW Main St. $24 50-$2950 from Ticketmaster.) MaryMH Muaaum of Art presents its collection of Despite appearances, they Ain’t Misbehavin' Nov. 5-Dec. 17 at Artists Repertory Theatre You, You’re Perfect, a musical revue that follows the ups and downs of romance from youth through old age. through Nov. 10. (CaH for times. Unidentified plays at 3430 SE Belmont St.; I Love You play’s at 121 SW Salmon St Tickets from Fastixx or the box office. 503-239-5919.) the museum also will feature Queen Mane and the Romanovs This fascinating museum has beautiful grounds of the Dead, through Nov 11. (Call for times. 525 SE Stark St. $10-$!2. 503-236-7253.) (35 Maryhif Museum Drive, GcMendale, Wash 509-773-3733.) Portland Cantor Stage presents The Cripple of Inishmaan in the Newmark Theatre of the Portland Portland A rt Museum presents tw o new show s— O regon’s 20th Century in Photography and In Search o f the Prom ised Land: Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church— through Jan. 3. (1219 SkV Park Ave Center for the Performing Arts. The GALA performance is at 7 pm Nov. 5. (Call for times and tickets. 1111 SW 503-226-2811. w w w portlandartmuseum.org.) Nov. 26. (Noon-6 pm Wednesday-Sunday 219 NW 12th Ave $3 nonmembers, members free 503 242-1419 ) ONSTAGE Artists Repertory Theatre presents A in't Misbehavin' the musical revue based on the work o f fo u rth S aturday o f each m onth; ske tch ers and m od­ of the mysteries around us— metaphysics, spintuality, conspiracies, UFO-type phenomena and much more—in els welcom e. Call Philip 5 0 3 -4 9 3 -3 7 6 1 . (1 1 /1 7 ) a friendly, casual home setting. All ages, interests and To register your domestic partnership, bnng is looking for several hundred volunteers. If you'd like to $60 cash to the Multnomah County offices at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd between 8 am and 4 45 pm weekdays. Call 503-248-3027 for details. (11/17) wnte to PO Box 6611. Portland. OR 97228; o r e-mail No on 9! It's dangerous for our kids, and it's danger­ A help with next year's celebration, call 503-295-9788; pndenorthwest@usa.net. (12/15) social skiils/support group will begin m eeting in m id-Novem ber in S outhw est W ashington to pro­ vide a safe place for com ing out, self-esteem and Portland Opera presents Verdi's O telh Nov. 4. 6. 8 write to PO Box 40625, Portland, OR 97240. (11/3) and 11 at Keller Auditorium. (7 30 pm. 222 SW Clay St. The WomenStrength Program sponsored by the other issues. Call 360-695-1325. ext. 332, o r e-mail LEZephyr42@ aol.com. (1 1 /3 ) The Lesbian C om m unity Project is form ing a new Profile Theatre Protect presents Arthur Miller's The Price through Nov. 19 at Theater' Theatre1 (8 pm Portland Police Bureau is recruiting women interested in volunteenng to teach women's self-defense classes. No experience needed; they will train you next March and Apnl. Women of color and bilingual women especially Thursday-Saturday: 2 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St. $12-$20 503-242-0080 ) are encouraged to apply. Please call 503-823-0296 by Dec. 11 to request an application. (12/1) dining out. rafting, day trips and m ore. Call triangle productions! presents two simultaneous shows Brad Fraser's Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, about a Volunteers of America Family Center offers free gay man. his female roommate and their travails in the single scene, through Nov 11 Also playing is f Love process, as well as groups for moms, queer youth and women also dealing with other recovery issues All support groups for survivors of domestic abuse, includ­ ing a group that uses wntmg as part of the healing group, the Free ongoing support group for men with H IV /A ID S m eets from 12 30 to 2 pm W ednesdays in Northeast Portland. Sponsored by O HSU and facili­ tated by M yriam Coppens, LMFT. CNP. Call 503 494-7031 (1 1 /1 7 ) Lasbian, Gay, Bi and Trans Prtda Celebration Alliance's latest initiative. Call Chad at 503-232-7176 or Tickets start at $25 from the box office or Ticketmaster. 503-241-1802.) Portland Institute for Contemporary Art pre­ sents the group show Counter Canvas through Gay M en's Figure Draw ing Group m eets the ous for our schools. Help stop the Oregon Citizens Broadway 503-274-6588) 541-754-4144 o r e-mail UUtunes@ ad.com . (11 /1 7 ) In search o f.... We are interested in explonng some (12/15) Bailadores dancing and singing in celebration of the Day and makes a great day tnp up the Columbia River Gorge 503-771-5503. (12/15) queer orientations are welcome from 7:30 to 10 pm on alternating Thursdays Call John at 503-239-6820. Miracla Theatre/Tsatro Mllagro presents Die de los Muertos Festival, featunng the Milagro Auguste Rodin bronzes through Nov. 15. At the same time, groups are ongoing arid have child care. Call An at Lesbian Singles Boomers Fun Famed lesbian author Leslea Newman is seeking s to ­ anthology of lesbian erotica to be published by Alyson Publications. She ries for Pillow Talk III. an is looking for submissions from wom en who identify as lesbian or bisexual. Obtain guidelines first from PO Box 815, Northam pton, M A 01061, or w w w lesleanewman.com. (1 1 /1 7 ) Body Electric is Celebrating the Body Erotic you've heard about it and talked about it, and now it's time to do it. Men, experience your sexual energy in a different way. Through ritual, breath and massage, wake Club, fo r those bom b efore 1959. A c tivitie s under up your body, mind and spirit to ecstatic states o f being Nov. 4-5. Call 503-790-2141 o r visit consideration are: barbecues, star gazing, camping, www.bodyeiectric.org. (1 1 /3 ) 503-281-0296 o r 5 0 3 -282-8475 o r e-mail Out 'N About, a group fo r queer youth ages 13- pdxboom ers@ yahoo.com . 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