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W eekly W o rld News and Portland
Center Stage: your first choices
fo r news and entertainment. B a t
B oy: The M u s ic a l runs through
Nov. 23 at Newmark Theatre.
Q ueer pop tno Vivian's K eep
er celebrate their long-awaited
C D Solid Ground at the Fez
Ballroom N icole Cam pbell Band
\ opens (9 pm 316 S W 11th
Ave. $5. 21 and over.)
2i
F riday
Acoustic dyke duo Terra return
to Touchstone Coffee House.
(7 9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St.)
Renowned gay author Edmund
White reads from his new tome,
Fanny: A Fiction, the quirky tale of
how Mrs. Frances Trollope wntes
the biography o f her dear fnend
and radical feminist Fanny Wright,
at Powell's. (7:30 pm 1005 W
Jason Bradbury's Remnant.s o f Time look back
from some distant future at Brian M ark! Fine A rt
Burnside St.)
PHOTO BY OWEN CAREY
2 Gyriz Performative Arts continues the Enter-
active Language Festival with Language
ma
If you talk with your hands, visit Queer Deaf
and Hearing Coffee Night at 3 Friends
Lesbians with Degrees meet first and
third Sundays at The Dive. (6:30 pm. 3145 SE
Coffeehouse. (7-9 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave
Hawthorne Blvd. 503-330-6963)
travelers, Steady as She Goes Women's
Adventures at Sea (7 pm. 3734 SE
Hawthorne Blvd.)
503-235 0840 voice dhor@deafvision.net.)
Satori Men's Chorus presents Breaths at
C'mon, you ol' poke— you best be gittin' on
over to Crystal's Country Jam at Portland
Metro Club. Lessons, dancing and plenty of
boot-scootin’. (8-9pm lessons, 9 pm-1 am
Unity Church of Portland, an evening of high
lights from the past 10 years that marks the last
concert for artistic director Ray Elliott. (7 pm,
(8 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $5-$8.)
Find bears in their natural habitat during the
monthly Bear Bust at Gail's Dirty Duck.
(8-11 pm. 429 N W Third Ave. $8-$10.)
The super-talented Rory M erritt Stitt brings
to 3 Friends Coffee House his “ piano-driven
theater-pop for the soulful and starry-eyed."
Awwww. (7:30 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave. $5.)
17 M onday
You won’t be backed into a comer when you
gather around the Portland Polyamory Cir
cle for informal discussions of open relationships
and commitment. (7 pm. Laury 503-285-4848.)
Get there early for a seat when Minneapolis
folk singer Ellis returns to Portland to make
music at Mississippi Pizza Pub, (8.30 pm.
3552 N Mississippi Ave. $5.)
Some guys make drag look glam, but not dunng
the Hookers Ball, when tacky costumes reign
at C.C. Slaughters. (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
before 10:30 pm, $8 after.)
16 S unday
Gus Van Sant and Walt Curtis are among
the many notables joining writer Ed McClana-
han in A Tribute to Ken Kesey at Bagdad
Theater. (5 pm. 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.)
M arylhurst U niversity students, faculty and
com m unity authors are featured readers in
Raising O ur Voices, Keeping the
Peace, a free poetry event at the universi
ty's bookstore in solidarity w ith Poets
Against the War.
Show your stripes when
M iss Gay Oregon XXVIII
Alycia Day plays host to
Sash Bash 2 0 0 3 at
Darcelle XV, with guest
hostesses Empress X U V
Poison Marie W aters
and Empress XXXVI
Maria. N et proceeds to
benefit O ur House o f
Portland. (8 pm. 208 N W
2 Gyriz Performative A rts
continues the Enterac-
tive Language Festi
val with Language o f the
Rubyfruit Jungle and the Sneaky Pie series
author Rita Mae Brown visits Powell's in
support of Full Cry, the third novel in her fox
hunting senes. (7.30 pm. 1005 W Burnside St )
Music comes naturally during an acoustic evening
with Mary Chapin Carpenter Shawn
Colvin Patti Griffin and Dar Williams
together onstage at Keller Auditorium. (7 pm
222 SW Clay St. $35-$45 from Ticketmaster.)
Every third Monday is the Rosetown Ram
blers' Gay Skate Night at Oaks Park.
(7:30-9:30 pm 1 SE Spokane St $5.)
is
T uesday
A ttention fags, dykes, trannies and
w hores B reakdow n moves to
Tuesdays at C obalt Lounge with
N O cover (10 pm 2 am. 32 N W
Third Ave.)
19 W ednesday
“ O'“* ” * '
(8 pm. 3551 SE Division St.)
Lesbian author and Seal Press
founder B arbara Sjoholm
(form erly Barbara W ilson)
stops by In O th e r W ords to
talk about her new book fo r armchair
East 14th Avenue and
Kincaid Street $3 $5.)
HoHy Near Join* Cria
Williamson for a trip
Grab an espresso and get
wired for Queer Night at Out
of the Fog Coffee House in
Eugene. (8.30 pm 450
“ Walk in a Wiccan Wonderland" at
SisterSpint's Pagan celebration
Yulefest through Nov. 23 at
Washington County Fairground's
Mam Exhibit Hall in Hillsboro. M usi
cian Heather Alexander plus mer
chants, entertainers, healers, read
ers, food, raffle and more. (Warn
Gay artist TJ Norris
joins La Orquesta
Lengua on Nov. 19 for
a feast of art, sound
and video during
Language o f the Senses
Senses featunng queer
artist TJ Norris and live orchestrations
from La Orquesta Lengua at Viscount Ball
room. (8 30 pm. 722 E Burnside St. $5 $ 15.
For complete schedule visit www.2gydz.org.)
T hursday
Dinner at My House for Our House, a
fund raiser series for O ur House of Portland,
continues with an international food adventure
at the home o f Erin Rothrock and Aaron
Cross. Celebrity chef John Newman cooks up
a culinary journey. (6 pm. $125. To make
reservations or for a brochure listing all din
ners, call 503 736-9276.)
2 Gyriz Performative Arts continues the
Enteractive Language Festival with Lan
guage o f Silence l=Deathl, a (r)evolutionary
adaptation o f the International Transgen
der Day of Remembrance with Portland
trans activist and singer/songwriter Lori Buck-
waiter, Llewyn Maire, Nine, a public shnne
and more at Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center. (7 30 pm 5340 N Interstate Ave For
Throwing M uses' Kristin Hersh brings her
nakedly acoustic music to Aladdin Theater
with guests Howe Gelb and Andrew Bird
(8 pm 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $15-$18 from
box office or Ticketmaster.)
music
Aladdin Theater
Enjoy a night out during
Out Dancing's monthly
Dance Social at Anke
ny Street Studio.
Lessons included
(7-10 pm. Southeast
Ninth Avenue and Anke
ny Street $8
503 2 3 6 5 1 2 9 )
Willamette St. 541 687-0709.)
S aturday
complete schedule visit www 2gydz.org )
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The acoustic roots blues of Aric
Riley makes Haven heaven.
(7:30 pm. 17600 Pacific
Highway, www. maryl
hurst. edu/calendar.)
Third Ave. $10.)
iQué caliente! Too Hot to Handle is Latino
night at Klub Z with host Mr. Gay Latino Oregon
2003 Caramel Delight. Join the likenesses of
Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Shakira and oth
ers to raise funds for a Dombecher Children’s
Hospital child (Midnight 333 SW Park Ave. $6
3106 NE 64th Ave. $10. Register at
503-280-8080)
5340 N Interstate Ave. $7 from
In Other Words. For completé
schedule visit www 2gyrlz.org.)
4525 SE Stark St $10-$13 from 503-299-4454.)
dancing. 618 SE Alder St. $5, $8 with lessons.)
The Rose City Gay Freedom Band
assembles at Hollywood Theatre for From Rus
sia with Love, a mix of music by Russian com
posers, including Modest Mussorgsky's evoca
tive suite Pictures at an Exhibition. Choral com
poser and conductor Joan Szymko hosts.
Perfect your technique during the Strap-
on Class at It's M y Pleasure. (7 pm.
o f Paradox stamng the original
gender outlaw Kate Born
stein, joined by San Francisco-
based performance artist
Katastrophe and members of
Portland's Sexual Minonty Youth
Resource Center, through
Nov 22 at Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center (7.30 pm
An interactive panel discussion follow s the
screening o f D ildo D iaries a docum en
tary that explores Texas
obscenity and (form er)
sodom y laws, in
Room 180 o f Pnnce
Lucien Campbell Hall at
U niversity o f Oregon in
Eugene A fund raiser fo r
next year's U O Queer
Film Festival. (6 pm.
6 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sun
day 873 NE 34th Ave. $5-$10
donation, www.paganfaire.com )
Looking for ecological, socially
responsible and health-onented
gifts? Try sustainable shopping dur
ing the Give Green! Holiday
Gift Fair at the DoubleTree Hotel
Convention Hall. (10 am-6 pm
1000 NE Multnomah St $3 or three nonper-
ishable food items.)
If you play your cards nght. you'll have a good
deal of fun dunng the Gay Pinochle Touma
ment at Hobo's. (4 30 10 pm. 120 N W Third
Ave $10 in advance, $15 at the door Mike
5032038426.)
Polish those boots and get to the Uniform
& BuzzCuts party at the Eagle PDX Yup.
Patrick Bear's cuttin' hair. ( 9 pm-2 am.
1300 W Burnside St $4 donation.)
S unday
Bring a vegetanan dish to Keshet s social
potluck dinner Sponsored by Jewish Family &
Child Service (5 pm. 503 226-7079, ext 14
www. gayjewishpodland. com.)
Turn 20 w ith Just Out* Everyone is welcom e
to the Just O u t 20th A nniversary
Party at H ollyw ood Theatre. Birthday cake
reception w ith art show and com m unity
organizations precedes com edy perform
ances by Karen W illiam s and Bob Smith.
(5:30 pm reception. 7 pm performances
4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $20 from It 's M y
Pleasure o r Gai Pied.)
See On View and Onstage listings on
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Check out more listings
at w w w .justout.com !