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Rimsky's through Dec. 8.
We wouldn't have believe it if they hadn't sent a photo: Iron
Maiden tribute band The Iron Maidens play Dante's on Dec. 13
PHOTO BY KAREN CHAMBERS
Suggestion: A fter perusing and
purchasing paintings, bags,
hats, jewelry, journals and pot
tery, sit down and order the
pot de crème. (11 am-5 pm.
707 SE 12th Ave.)
Georgena's Journey: A
Community Confronts
Multiple Sclerosis holds a
Jewish Family & Child Service invites you to a
Hanukkah Party A dinner o f latkes, songs,
games and a white elephant gift exchange to
celebrate this last night o f Hanukkah.
Capt. Booty Beard & Passiflora are just
two of many at Hail SantaI, a Dec. 14
fund raiser for 2 Gyrlz Quarterly
silent auction at Trinity United
Methodist Church. Fabulous
items to bid on plus marimba
bands. All proceeds go to les
bian Georgena Moran's medical
fund. (1-4:30 pm.
3915 SE Steele St. www.
(6:30pm. Call 503-226-7079. ext. 14. for
location, www. gayjewishportland. com.)
Portland queer Kanzeon is like Tracy
Chapman, the Indigo Girls and Jewel all rolled
into one and singing while in dire need of
Prozac. She's at Touchstone Coffee House.
georgenasjoumey. org.)
Lesbian-owned Hip Chicks Do
Wine plays host to From
(7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. $3 donation.)
Cheap to Chic: A Chicks'
A rt Show & Auction to
Celebrate the holidays together at It's M y
Pleasure's Sex Toys 101. (7 pm. 3106 NE
benefit Full Circle Temple.
Enjoy live music, be amazed by
beautiful belly dancers, social
ize with hip chicks, buy afford
able art, drink wine. (5-8 pm.
64th Ave. Register at 503-280-8080.)
From jazz to funk to folk to punk: Canadian
queer Ember Sw ift plays the all-ages Meow
M eow with Portlander Myshkin. (9 pm.
4510 SE 23rd Ave.$1.)
Confluence: The Willamette Valley
Mixed GALA Chorus presents Home for
Dueling chefs and a loft in the Pearl: Robert
Reynolds, former owner of San Francisco's Le
Trou, and John Taboda, formerly of Genoa,
serve up some succulence in a private home as
part of Dinner at My House for Our
House, a fund-raiser series for
___Our House of Portland. (6 pm.
the Holidays at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Corvallis. See Dec. 7 for a Salem engage
ment. (4 pm. 2945 N W Circle Blvd $10.)
527 SE Pine St. $7.)
Coffee den Heaven has acquired more space for
a groovy all-ages lounge. Fndays are gay night
with club house and dance all night long. (10 pm-
4 am. 421 S W 10th Ave. www.heavenpdx.com.)
$ 100 For a brochure listing all the
dinners or to make reservations.
call 503-736-9276.)
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GALA Chorus presents Home
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Universalist Congregation of
I* Salem. See Dec. 8 fo r a
Corvallis engagement. (8 pm.
1838 SW Jefferson St. 503-232-7676.)
The Oregon Bears present the Bear Hugs
Review at Darcelle XV. The annual event
kicks off its Teddy Bear Drive for kids affected
by HIV/AIDS. Besides unforgettable bear per
formances, you'll see Darcelle, Babalou,
Poison Waters and members o f the Portland
Gay M en’s Chorus. (7 pm. 208 N W Third Ave.
R e d ite Lane.)
Skervy—Queer to the Bone dance party
at Billy Ray’s. DJs Zanne and Puppet spin you
'round with hip-hop, ska and buttrock.
Preceded by an open screening of queer
film and video. Bring your original w ork by
8:30 pm. (9 pm screenings. 10 pm-2 am party.
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San Francisco band Luster
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plays The Wetlands in Eugene
with Basic Assumption and Hit List. (10 pm.
2216 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
www. dejanvier. org/skervy.)
Lesbians Enjoying Nature and Science
922 Garfield St. $3.)
hike at Angel's Rest. M eet at the Glisan Fred
M eyer store. (8 am. 6615 NE Glisan St. Tama
503-254-6057.)
The couple who bring you lnHerTube.com
invite you to Kat t Amy's Christmas Art
Sale. Fine art and pottery fo r wholesale
prices at the home o f these fun dykes in
Camas, Wash. (10 am-4 pm. 652 S W Trout
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's HIV
Services plays host to an art show and
silent auction, featuring an eclectic mix of
work by local and national artists, at Ainsworth
United Church o f Christ. Proceeds benefit the
Daily Bread Express (Noon-2 pm.
2941 NE Ajnsworth St.)
St. Call 360-833-1156 for directions.)
Lesbian artist Serena Barton joins 10 other
women artists for the holiday sale Riches at
Portland Leather Alliance welcomes you to its
Holiday Party and Donation Drive at
Hobo's. Free snack buffet, but only if you bring a
M ^ n n W T f j donation or two for Esther’s
B y Pantry. Todd's Comer or
I Outside In (2 4pm I2 0N W
Third Ave For a list o f sug
gested items, visit
W W W pdxleatheralhance org )
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It's sex and gender open mike night at
the Back to Back Cafe. (7-9 pm. 614 E
Burnside St. emi@eminism.org.)
Vivian's Keeper plays the
Don't miss gay and lesbian audi-
Mississippi Pizza Pub. ( 7 pm.
l y y A j ' i T T yn
p lk W K lijJ jb
3552 N Mississippi Ave.
503 288 3231.)
Portlander Sara Gogol.
author of Hard Fought
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Portland State University soft-
ball coach Teri Mariani talk about the chal
lenging world of women in coaching at In Other
Words. (7 pm. 3734 SE
Alberta Arts Pavilion plays
host to Sunday Jazz with
the Rick M cN utt Quartet.
Nibble refreshments while
enjoying the sights and
sounds of the holiday sea-
son. (2-5 pm. 2315 NE
Alberta St $4 $8
503 282-7700)
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Stage's production of two works by gay
writers: David Sedans' The Santaland
Dianes and Truman Capote's A
Chnstmas Memory. Join hostess Poison
Waters for nibblies and wine afterward
while chatting with cast and crew. (7 pm.
1111 SW Broadway. $ 12-$4 7 from
503-274-6588.)
San Francisco’s two-thirds dyke rock
band Luster at Satyricon. (10 pm.
125 N W Sixth Ave. $3.)
Hawthorne Blvd.)
The owners o f the Egyptian
proudly invite you to their new
digs, Tennessee Red’s,
where every Monday and
Tuesday is karaoke night.
(9 pm-2.30 am. 2133 SE
11th Ave. 503-231-1710.)
The Portland Area
Business Association
holds its monthly lun
cheon in the Greek
Cusina's Minoan Room.
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Monthly dinner today, too,
same place Featured speak
er is Faye R Pietrokowsky,
M S., who will talk about using intu-
ition in business. Tony Stroh of the
W W Portland Gay M en’s Chorus will also
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Gay boys Kregg Am tson
and Richard Bower are half
o f the HollyTones, who
jazz up the holidays with a
Christmas Cabaret at
W ilf's Restaurant & Piano
Bar. (7:30 pm.
* lunch, 5:30-7 pm dinner. 404 SW
Washington St. For prices and reservations,
call 503-241-2222 or visit www.paba.com.)
800 N W Sixth Ave.
$10. Reservations at
503-223-0070.)
Pride at Work Oregon.
Popular ^ The lovely and talented Tori Amos plays
New York " l University of Portland’s Chiles Center. Howie
drag queen k Day opens. (8 pm. 5000 N Willamette
Edie returns R
Blvd. $26.50-$39.50 from Fastixx.)
to her Portland
roots Dec. 11
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AFL-CIO, meets to discuss
the Creating Change Conference
and to plan future activities at the
Communication Workers of
America Local 7901. (6:30 pm.
2950 SE Stark St. 4130.
503-757-8907.)
Bad G irls plays host to a
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The Noah Peterson Quartet,
featuring gay jazz bassist Rick
Crittenden, plays Monteaux's
Public House. (9 p m . / 6 / 6 5 S W
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V isit the Egyptian Club for the Nude Revue
any Tuesday night. (7 pm. 3701 SE Division
$3-$5 sliding scale.)
5090 Center St. NE.$10.)
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Portland Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays holds its annual Potluck
Christmas Party during its regular meeting at
First United Methodist Church. Feel free to bring
a food donation for Esther's Pantry. (7-9 pm.
Kinky Women's Welcoming
Munch at D ingo's. Beginners
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straight, is the lovely Edie. Having gar
nered titles like New York's Best Drag
Queen, Best Dance Artist and Glammy's
Entertainer o f the Year, this Portland-
grown queen returns to Darcelle XV for
one night only. (8:30 pm. 208 N W Third
Ave. $10 from 503-222-5338.)
Lesbian acoustic rocker Tamaras plays
Conan's Pub (9.30 pm. 3862 SE Hawthorne
Blvd. $5.)
are w elcom e to this social w here
kinky o r questioning w om en 18
and old e r o f all orientations can
connect and ask questions.
(7-9 pm 4612 SE Hawthorne
Blvd 503-972-2233.
www.pdxbadgirls. net.)
Miracle Theatre's Viva La Word! Poetry
Fiesta presents Mexican Irreverence:
Octavio Paz y las Très Manas at La Dali Maya