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OR 97293 0400 ,Fax submissions to 5 0 3 -2 3 6 -1 2 5 7 or e-mailjustout@ justout.com Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. Please type your announcements and include full contact information. ON I nonverbal communication Artist talk by Bartow at 7 pm Oct 22 and by Nakell at 6 pm Oct 30 V IE W Apex Pharmacy and Gallary 1215 NW 23rd Ave . exhibits acrylics and mixed media pieces by gay artist Mlchaal “Misha'' Kennady through Oct 31 Aslonas AVA Gallary 160 10th S t . exhibits Cross. mixed meda explorations of cross-dessmg and gender fusion, through Nov 6 Ramey Holsman s portraits feature famous women who dressed or lived as men. Kate Cooper offers seK portraits of herself as male. Tracie SchiHo s drag party photos feature a handful of friends cutting loose Braad and Ink Cafe 3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd . dis plays the figurative oil paintings, mixed-media work and visual ghost stones of lesbian artist Sarana Barton through Oct 31 Gay owned Brian Markl Finn Art. 2236 NE Broadway, presents Sandro Neqn s latest body of paint mgs. Without Borders, through Oct 31. Intaratata Firehouse Cultural Cantar, 5340 N Interstate Ave exhibits work by Oreqon artists Rick Barlow and Loma Nakell through Oct 30 Rick Bartow Throuqh Many Eyes explores the healing properties of color through drawings, masks and sculpture Nakells Nonverbal paintings capture the symbolism and poetry pinar gallary. 809 SW Alder St exhibits Ken Dewar s painted mystical marídelas along with artwork by p ear youth through Oct 24 Portland Art M u m u ik i 219 SW Park Ave . presents The Tnumph of French Painting, masterpieces of 17th cen­ tury France from 18 different museums, through Jan 4 Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallary 522 NW 12th Ave shows Dancing on the Walls, a cross section of art colorful look at try- ng to survive on - mimurn waoe " fouati Nov 16 at nterstate rirenouse Cultural Center (8 om ihursaav- Saturoav 2 ana ' om Punaav 5 340 N interstate Ave $15-530 from 503 241 1278) From the woman who orouqht you WonoerBroads comes Fat S Saaay a tasty new musical from B ro a d A rts T h a a tra aoout women of sub­ stance tatpnooia and who s qettmq nch off America qet tinq fat throuqn Nov 22 at the YWCAs Collins Center (7 30 om f-ndav ana Saturday t i l l SW 10th Ave $16-$20 from 503-288-5181 .vww Dioaaarts org) Cardboard Box Thaatra Company [resents Mister Murdery. a dark and Nonverbal captures the symbolism ot body language combined with the study of cultural gestures through Oct. 30 at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center stormy comedy in which two women—one ot them a man—save Gtytown s lesbian population from mysterious murderous hands through Nov 8 at The Electric Company an eerie new performance installation based on the epic tragedy of Dr Faustus. who sells his soul to the devil in search of knowledge, through Nov I (9-11 pm porary sensibility the choreography is underscored by a commitment to breaking down cultural and racial bam ers (8 pm 1620 SW Park Ave $12-$24from (1030pm Friday and Saturday 25I2SE Gladstone St $10 from 503-232 7667 or www cardboardbox org) Thursday-Saturday 403 NW Fifth Ave $6-$8 from 503 890-2993 or www limmalgroup org.) Ticketmaster) Cirqua du Soiail visits Portland through Oct 26 with A le g ria another astonishing spectacle of ath­ leticism and artistry set against a baroque and operat ic backdrop (Call for times Southwest Moody Miracla Thaatra presents the world premiere of Elaine Romero s Bamo Hollywood, a story of four lost souls waiting for a miracle, through Oct IS (8 pm 525 SE Stark St $10-$17 from 503-236-7253 or gretchen&milagro o rg) about dance, from classical wonders to modem master­ pieces, through Nov 2 A portion of sales benefits Oregon Ballet Theatre Avenue $31 50-S65 from 800 678 5440 or www cirquedusoleil com ) Soundvision 625 NW Everett St *108. presents a solo exhibition of work by gay owner/artist TJ Norria in an audiovisual installation titled Genometncs (Tnbryd Part I of 3> Closing reception 7 30-9 30 pm Oct 18 Nov 1 at the Portland Metro Performing Arts Center Rick Lewis directs this hit comedy, which follows the career of a five woman band from their 40s to their 70s Miracla Thaatra commemorates the dead with its annual Dia de tos Muertos Festival Ofrenda al Cuerpo Oct. 31 Nov 9 Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre collabo­ rates in a colorful Mexican festival for fnends on both sides of ‘ the border' (8 pm Fnday and Saturday. 2 pm (Call for times 9933 SE Pine St $16-$20 from 503-775-8017 or www hotflashesthemusicalcom) Sunday 525 SE Stark St $I0-$17 from 503-236-7253 or iefe&milagro org.) Imago Thaatra presents the U S premiere of A Number, playwnght Caryl Churchill s super realistic The new comedv Mom m ie Q ueerest adds a twist to the wire hanqer bitch through Oct 18 at Theateri Theatre1 What if Joan Crawford had really been a man all along? Explains a lot. doesn t it (8 pm 3430 SE ON S T A C .E A rtis t« R e p e rto ry T h a a tra opens its 2nd Stage season with an adaptation of undercover reporter Barbara Ehrenreich s popular book Nickel and Dimed, a Hot Flashes celebrates its second year run through account of a family s confrontation with cloning, through Oct 26 (Call for times 17 SE Eighth Ave $21 $24 from 503-231 9581 or Tickets W est) Liminal Performance Group offers FausttFaust). THE BOYS NEXT DOOR S O R R V . e o y S . I ’V £ . G O T T O P O C O S OM » N O V E L S k M O V IE. S . by M arc Acito Belmont St $20 from Balloons on Broadway. Gai-Pied or TicketsWest ) Oregon Ballet Theatre s new artistic director. Chnstopher Stowell. embarks on New Beginnings, bal­ lets by George Balanchine. Kent Stowell, Paul Taylor and Helgi Tomasson set to music by Stravinsky, Bolcom. The Andrews Sisters and Mendelssohn, respectively, through Oct 18 at Keller Auditonum (7 30 pm 222 SW Clay St $10-$85 from box office or 503-222-5538) Portland Center Stage presents the world premiere of Steven Drukman s Another Fine Mess through Nov 8 at Wmningstad Theatre This new work goes backstage as four actors prepare to go on— but to what, exactly? (Call for times t i l l SW Broadway $16- $51 from 503-274 6588 ) Portland Opera s Broadway in Portland presents 42nd Street, the legendary give a gtd-a break and-she'll- become a star tap-dance wonder. Oct. 21 26 at Keller Auditonum (Call for times 222 SW Clay St $23 $63 I a a s c - * n o v c c “ h o w i rA io r o e C O U C M ’ UALL. 0C r u d l f H t P fA U ., lO O S 0 y H w p u A V * o o « i. Art i M f n i N T o ¥ W u i U Q x V . from box office or Ticketmaster) White Bird presents Portland s own Minh Tran A Company Oct 23-25 at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall In a fusion of Asian technique with contem­ D y k e s T o W a fd l O u f o r by Alison Bechdd B U L L E T IN BOARD Waqlis i. The brand new Northwest Two-Spirit Society of Portland welcomes new members from the native LGBT (Two Spints) community We invite you to )Oin our new council and organize or attend monthly meetinqs Contact Amanda Wnght at 503 869 0076 or thesebraids@go com. (11/7) Call for art The Jan 30-Feb 1. 2004. Seattle Erotic Art Festival is seeking work interpreting the theme “ What is erotic?’ All media will be considered for this |uried event that encourages diverse cultural, sexual and creative representations Artists must be at least 18 years old Deadline is Nov 8 Details, rules and entry forms available at www seattleerotic org (11/7) One with Heart offers a free salf-defansa workshop for women (and giris 15 and older) 6-9 pm Nov 3 at Garden Home Recreation Center. 7475 SW Oleson Road Reqister at 503 231 1999 (10/17) Holding a Grudge May be Hazardous to Your Health is a workshop on forgiveness led bv Judy Brodkey 9 am-4 pm Oct 25 at Central Lutheran Church, 1820 NE 21st Ave $50-$75 sliding scale for individuals, $75 for agencies/companies, from 503-234 1012 (10/17) Portland State University s Women's Studies Department offers several noncredit classes through Nov 15 as part of its Women Transforming senes, including "Women. Wnting and Personal Transformation" and "Bodies Talk Image. Creativity and Resistance.’ To request a brochure call 503-725-2445 or e mail devollk@pdx edu. (10/17) Bridges Vocal Ensemble a musical group that works to empower and inspire the gay. lesbian and bi community while building bridges and promoting under standing with the greater public, seeks new voices' Call 503 233 9554 or visit community oregonlive com/cc/bndges (10/17) vzv/w.DyKesToWafciiOufFor.com IT ‘5 SUPPOSE Dtt> CcrrWAT.' le >\*£ gc t bou a ß e n g t