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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 2002)
The HollyTones jazz up your holiday season Dec. 9 at Wilf's Restaurant & Piano Bar Prince ft Princess Ball and Investitures 2002 at Embers. Drag show, too! (6 pm. Play with the gay and gay-friendly Pinochle Group any Sunday at Hobo's. ( 6 pm. 110 N W Broadway. $12 donation.) 120 N W Third Ave. George 503- 760-1248.) Dinner at My House for Our House, a fund-raiser series for Our House of Portland, continues with Something So Savory Gay boys James and Scott of the Hollywood District’s Savory Tart whip up their famous Torte Rustica in the West Hills home of Sandra and Gary Etlinger. (6 3 0 pm. $75. To make reservations or fo ra brochure listing all the din ners. call 503-736-9276.) Bear Leather Night with bootblacking at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8-11 pm. 429 N W Third Ave. 503-224-8446.) & SÍ The Portland Gay Men's Chorus presents Yule, La, La! through Dec. 15 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium. The guys add a distinctive French flair to this year’s much-anticipated holi day concert. (8 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. $12-$20 from 503-226-2588 or www.pdxgmc.org.) Bring an new, unwrapped toy for a child at Dunn House to the Lambda Community Center Association's Holiday Potluck at La Femme Magnifique International Kelley Cheval and Portland Regional LaFemme Mercedes Bends are the co-hosts of the LaFemme Holiday Show at Darcelle XV Proceeds benefit the Friends of People with AIDS Foundation. (8 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $ 10 .) The Aurora Chorus presents the exuber ance and poignancy of the Celtic spirit in Deep Peace, an alternative holiday con cert that strives to speak to every heart, at Parkrose High School. With special guests the Murray Irish Dancers (4 and 7 pm. 12003 NE Shaver St. $15 at the door. $13.50 in advance from Annie Bloom Books, In Other Words and New Renaissance.) Lynn Frances Anderson plays Touchstone Coffee House. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. $3 donation.) First Congregational Church in Ashland. Feel free to bring a dish, too. (6-9 pm. 717 Siskiyou Blvd. 541-779-3902.) Café. Special guests heat up your night with spicy stanzas from the rebels of Mexican poet ry. Open mike follows. (7 pm. 525 SE Stark St. 503-236-7253.) The Mark Woolley Gallery plays host to poetry and performance “ in short shots" in celebra tion of Leanne Grabel's new collection of poems, theatrical monologues and illustrations, Lonesome & Very Quarrelsome Heroes. Featuring gay artists Walt Curtis and Gregg Bielemeier. (7:30 pm. 120 N W Ninth A v e ) White Bird presents comedy dinner the ater event A Madrigal Portland Bi Women do their holiday shop ping during It’s My Pleasure's Sex Toys 101 These leather-clad metal chicks cover the whole span of the bad-boy band's career; the show includes appearances by Eddie the 'Ed and the grim reaper. We have no idea whether any of them are queer, but, frankly, we don't care. (11:30 pm. 1 SW Third Ave. $10.) class. Open to members and bi-curious. (7 pm. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Register at 503-280-8080.) Third Angle New Music Ensemble serves up the perfect holiday show with an adaptation of Ursula LeGuin's magical short story Ride the Red Mare in Winningstad Theater. Featuring an . the extraordinarily talent ed Jefferson Dancers through Dec. 14 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall. (8 pm. 1620 SW Park Ave. $12-$24 from Ticketmaster. www. whitebird. org.) The Skamania Performing Arts Foundation presents the holiday musical followed by dinner. Meet under the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge. (6:30 pm. 503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. org.) Join Deaf ft Hearing Out Reach at the Egyptian Club for a night of laughter during its ASL Comedy Show, starring local queer tal ent. Event is voice interpreted. (7-11 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $3. dhor@deafvision.net.) Snowshoe with the Forest Group at Frog Lake. Good Feast at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash. Also plays Dec. 15. (7 pm Friday, 5 pm Sunday. 1131 SW Skamania Lodge. $39.95-$49.95 from 509-427-7047 or www.skamaniaarts.org.) Join the Adventure Group to see the Christmas ships as you walk along the river, original score and performance by Tears of Joy Puppet Theater. Repeats Dec. 15. (7.30 pm Fhday, 4 pm Sunday. 1111 SW Broadway. $ 1 0 $ 14 from Fastixx.) The world's only all-women tribute band to Iron Maiden, The Iron Maidens, play Dante's. (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. $3 donation.) Portland Baroque Orchestra continues its holiday tradition of presenting Handel's powerful Messiah on authentic penod instru ments created in the composer's time through Dec. 21 at First Baptist Church. Moves to Lewis & Clark College’s Agnes Flanagan Chapel on Dec. 22. (7:30 pm Fhday and Saturday, 909 SW 11th Ave. 3 pm Sunday, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road. $17 $47 from 503-222-6000 or www.pbo.org.) beginner route. (503-659-2782.) Get that cold winter blood going with the Portland Frontrunners on a three- to six-mile run. Optional brunch follows. (9 am. June 503-819-4626. www. portlandfrontrunners.org.) "Ride the S to rm ' is one of dozens of arts and crafts pieces at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center's 10th annual Kwanzaa Celebration through Dec. 31 Terra plays Touchstone Coffee House. CityWalk the East Bank Esplanade loop with the Adventure Group and follow it up with brunch. Meet under the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge. (9 am. 503-452-5680. www. adventuregroup. org.) Put your money where you heart is when Bridgeport United Church of Christ plays host to The Mindful Gifts Bazaar, Portland's first holiday sale for nonprofits. Organizations will sell portions of their triangle productions! invites activities and proj the boys of Tuna, Texas, ects. Live music back for A Tuna Christmas and refreshments. through Dec. 21 (10 am-4 pm. 621 NE 76th Ave. 503-258-0992.) Tired of sappy holiday events? Visit Hart's Reptile World in Canby with Lesbians Enjoying Nature and Science for a nice change. Meet at the Glisan Fred Meyer store. (10 am. 6615 NE Glisan St. Deni 503-238-3877.) The seventh annual Holiday Bobble fea tures artists who use the latest recycling techniques to bring you cutting-edge, afford able art for the holidays. Through Dec. 15 at the Sapphire Hotel. (10 am-5 pm. 5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-901-1335.) SisterSpirit Wreath Making workshop (11:30 am. 3430 SE Belmont St *102 $25. Register at 503-736 3297.) Lesbians of Central Oregon Potluck in Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy the holidays. 2 Gyrlz Performative unleashes Hail Santa! at the Jasmine Tree with the experi mental rock mayhem of Olympia’s Dead Air Fresheners, sultry cabaret of Amoree Lovell and pirate looting of Captain Bootybeard. among others. Benefits the non profit 2 Gyrlz Quarterly. (9 pm-2 am. 401 SW Harrison St. $5-$15 sliding scale.) Calling all playaz. brothaz, hustlaz, homiez, sistahs, chickens heads, dimes, ballarz and all the rest of y all: Alberta Arts Pavilion jams with DJ Queen Bee at Kwanzaa Queer Ball 2002 $50 first prize for Best Dressed Kwanzaa Gear (9 pm- 3 am. 2315 NE Alberta St. $5. 21 and over.) Bend. (541-317-8457.) The Rogue Valley Gay Men's Chorus presents Musical Delights & Tasty Bon Bons at Medford First Christian Church. Festive, nostalgic old favorites of the season along with decadent desserts and scrumptious tid bits Maybe refreshments, too. (4 pm. 1900 Crater Lake Ave $10 from 541-772-8030 ) Witness the Impenal Sovereign Rose Court’s reigning monarchs Chloe Stone and Josef Foxx select new titleholders during the The Oregon Bears' monthly Bear Bust features SantaBear at Gail's Dirty Duck. (8-11 pm. 429 N W Third Ave. $7-$9. 503-224-8446.) Emergence Transgender Social Group meets at the Koinonia Center in Eugene. (7.30-11 pm. 1414 Kincaid St. emg977@yahoo.com.) The Portland Gay Men's Chorus honors Roy Melani, director of the 2002 Gay Softball World Series, during the Brunch with Beef Cake Santa holiday party at the Governor Hotel. Features a brunch, a silent auction, a raffle and the chance to sit on one o f four rather hunky Santas' knees. (Noon. 611 S W 10th Ave. $25-$50 from 503-226-2588 or www.pdxgmc.org.) Metropolitan Community Church of Portland offers a Christmas Concert featuring the Sanctuary Choir. (7 30 pm. 2400 NE Broadway Call 503-281 -8868 for cost.) Looking Ahead Don’t forget to pick up your Dec 20 issue of Just Out to find out what's hip and happenin' for New Year’s Eve! Gay-owned Alberta Arts Pavilion plays host to Sunday Jazz with the trio Soul Jazz. (2-5 pm. 2315 NE Alberta St $4-$8. 503-282-7700 ) Every Sunday is Dyke Night at The Dive Giveaways, bar games, live acoustical music (6-11 pm. 3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd 503-232-8713.) See On View and Onstage listings on Page 28. 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