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A guide to going out on the town this holiday season
hether you celebrate with elves or
reindeer, with turkey or potato latkes,
by lighting candles or by dancing in an
oak grove with holly in your hair, find
something to feel joyous about this month!
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“Feliz N avidad,” a M exican Christmas dinner
at a lovely West Hills home. 7 p.m.; $60 a
person; get a brochure listing all the dinners
or make reservations at 503-736-9276.
triangle productions! presents A Qay
Christm as Carol, with Scrooge as a closeted
homo and Judy, Liza and Bette as the ghosts,
through Dec. 23 at Theater! Theatre! C all for
times; 3430 S.E. Belm ont St.; $10-$ 17 from
503-239-5919 or Fastixx.
Feast your eyes and ears on Return of the
Light, a multimedia celebration o f the winter
solstice through Dec. 21 in the planetarium at
OM SI, featuring the m agnificent voices o f the
David York Ensemble. T h is is truly a unique
experience— buy your tickets in advance, and
get there early for seats opposite the choir. C all
for times and prices; 1945 S.E. W ater St.;
503-721-0262; www.FeedYourEars.com.
Darcelle X V plays host to La Femme
Magnifique Christmas Show, featuring
festive performances by holders of this title,
including Perla, La Femme International.
8 p.m.; 208 N.W. Third Ave.; 503-222-5338.
Are you fa-la-la-la-la-ed out? Try the sounds
of Winter Sky, the Aurora Chorus in concert,
featuring music and poetry celebrating the dark of
winter as a time of reflection, yearning and hope.
4 and 7 p.m.; Parkrose High School auditorium,
12003 N.E. Shaver St.; $15 at the door, $12 in
advance from In Other Words, chorus members
or 503-721-0262; www.concordchoirs.org.
Celebrate the Return of the Light with the
women’s choir Jubilate! during its holiday con
cert featuring music honoring the winter solstice,
Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa at First
Congregational Church in Corvallis.
7 p.m.; 4515 S.W. West Hills Road; free.
The Rogue Valley Gay Men’s Cho
rus presents its Holiday Extravaganza at
the Cadillac Cafe in Medford. Your
admission includes refreshments. 3 p.m.;
207 W. Eighth St.; $3; 541-488-4002.
Calling all Vancouverites to attend
the North Bank Tavern Christmas
Party, featuring a gift exchange with a
$10 limit. 4-7 p.m.; 601 W. Sixth Ave.
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“Still a Warrior” by Silas Clark, part of
the Kwanzaa exhibit through Dec. 31
at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
December 16
Get a big helping o f Holiday Spirit! during
the Portland G ay M en ’s C horus concert
through Dec. 17 at Reed C o lleg es Kaul A udi
torium. 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday;
3203 S.E. W oodstock Blvd.; $12-$20 from
Fastixx; www.pdxgmc.org.
Join the Live and Let Live 12-Step Recovery
Club for its 20th anniversary celebration, a clean
and sober event at Helensview High School.
After a number of speakers have their say, an ’80s-
themed disco dance will get under way. 7 p.m.;
8678 N.E. Sumner St.; $2-$5; 503-238-6091.
Hang some holly on your tiara and join the
Imperial Sovereign Court of the Raintree
Empire for its Holiday Show at the North
Bank Tavern in Vancouver. 9 p.m.; 601 W.
Sixth Ave.; $7 or $5 with toy or canned food.
All women and children are invited to
SisterSpirit’s Festival o f Lights celebrating
w>nter traditions at the M usicians’ U nion Hall.
6 p m.; 325 N .E. 20th Ave.; 503-736-3297.
Fabulous dining for a great cause— make a
reservation for one o f the splendid dinners that
niake up the eighth annual Dinner at My
House for Our House. Tonight’s delight is
Open Saturdays 11-5
December 31
Holiday Hours: Open
Fridays & Saturdays in
December p lu s daily December 15-24
Purists will celebrate this New Year’s Eve as
the real beginning o f the new millennium.
W hatever puts you in the party mood, here’s a
good reason to don your finest gay apparel: The
Lesbian Community Project presents 2001 A
Lesbian Odyssey, a dinner dance extravaganza
at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel. 7 p.m.-
1 a.m.; $35-$50 from LCP, It’s My Pleasure and
In Other Words; 503-233-3913.
Another fun event is the Gay and Lesbian
Dance Party featuring Lynn Frances Ander
son and her band playing a wide range of
danceable tunes at the beautifully renovated,
smoke-free ballroom at Amegards. 9 p.m.;
1510 S.E. Ninth Ave.; $30 at the door or $25
in advance from Touchstone, In O ther Words,
It’s My Pleasure or Fastixx; 503-735-3992;
www.lynnfrancesanderson.com.
Or if something glitzier is more your taste,
sashay over to Darcelle XV for Risqué Bizniz, as
the best of the best entertainers make your New
Year’s Eve something special. O f course, there will
be party favors and champagne at midnight fol
lowed by a complimentary breakfast buffet.
208 N.W. Third Ave.; dinner and show $60 a per
son; show package $35 a person; 503-222-5338.
The Egyptian Club plays host to a New
Year’s Eve Bash featuring karaoke, party
Sweat away your winter blues at Bringin’
Down the House, a celebration of the winter
holidays at the Egyptian Club, featuring hosts
favors, food, midnight champagne, great prizes
and even breakfast. Doors open at 7 p.m.;
3701 S.E. Division St.; $10; 503-236-8689.
evening will enhance the fun. Proceeds benefit
Pride Northwest. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; 3701 S.E. Divi
sion St.; $3; 503-236-8689.
December 22
Fans of the seductive, tribal rhythms of Lava
de Mure can be satiated at Mount Tabor The
atre and Pub during the Winter Semi-Formal
Ball — of course, you get to define what that
means to you! Several opening acts— all with
female lead vocalists—heat things up before
Lava takes control. Proceeds benefit Raphael
House, a shelter for women and children. Open
ing acts, 9:30 p.m.; Lava performs at 11:30 p.m.;
$7; 4811 S.E. Hawthorne; 503-238-1646.
1211 NW 17th
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For those who bend toward the exotic, per
haps spending the evening at the Ash Street
Saloon for 2001 A Space Odyssey with the
erotic, theatrical band Lava de Mure would be
just the ticket. First Lava set at 10 p.m., followed
by a DJ set, then a final Lava set; 225 S.W. Ash
St.; 503-226-0430; www.lavademure.com.
January 1
Join Imperial Sovereign Rose Court
Prince X X Shelley and Princess X X V Poi
son Waters at the Silverado for Adventures
in Hangovers III. T h e fun includes a co m
plim entary buffet, drink specials and the S il
verado male dancers, but positively no foot
ball! C all for tim e; 1217 S.W . Stark S t.;
503-224-4493. j[T]
December 25
Lucky folks in
Eugene who don’t cel
ebrate Christm as have
a place to go: Hang
out at Mother Kali’s
Bookstore with other
kindred spirits and
enjoy refreshments
plus a 10 percent dis
count on all pagan,
Jewish, Islamic and
Buddhist books. Noon-
4 p.m.; 720 E. 13th
Ave., Eugene;
541-343-4864.
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Kristan and Janna show how it’s done at
midnight on New Year’s Eve
December 21
Ms. and Mr. Oregon Leather, Cyd Athens
and Charlie Salt. Raffles throughout the
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Celebrate Christmas Eve
10:30 a.m. M orning W orship
A service for the young at heart.
All children are invited to be acton
in the retelling of the Christmas Story.
10:00 p.m. Concert
10:30 p.m. Candlelight Service)
A traditional evening service of carols,
anthems, scripture and sermon.
Rev. Patricia Ross preaching.
Come out and hear the dashing Rogue Valley G ay M en’s Chorus
Dec. 17 in Medford
An open, affirming church where everyone |
is welcome - including straight, lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgemler people.
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