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.)
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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
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