out 8 < about Vancouver Wash 1730 pm 1800 E McLoughki Bfvd $7 from 360992 2815 or at the door) Lightbox Studio presents just out s published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline The Exception and the Rule Tor submissions is 14 days prior to publication Nov 15 16 and 20 23 at brmnal Space The directors collaborate to otter varied inter pretations of the same Bertolt Brecht tale of a would be o* merchant slowly descending nto madness ::i his race across the desert (8 pm 403 NW Fifth o u t a b o u t IS a free community service of ju st out Listing for events and announcements that are specifically relevant to sexual minorities in Oregon and southwest Washington is provided free of charge The calendar features events up to three weeks beyond the date of publication Bulletin Board listings run for two issues outreach listings of up to 50 words (not including contact information) are Ave $7 from 503 231 0839 or www iiqhtboxstudio org) provided free of charge to organizations and groups specifically serving the sexual minorities community All listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline Miracla Theatre commemo­ rates the dead with its annual Listings expire once a year (in July), and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date Listings are automatically deleted upon expiration To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updated information at least a month prior to the expiration date Theatre collaborates in a color ful Mexican festival for fnends on both sides o l " the border' ■ 8 pm Fndav and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday 525 SE Stark St $10-$! 7 from 503-236 7253 or ¡efe@milagro org ) ju st out (attn: Calendar) Send listings tQ: PO Box 14400 Portland. OR 97293-0400 Portland Canter Stage presents the world premiere of Steven Drukman s Another Fine Mess through Nov 8 at Winnmqstad Theatre This new work goes backstage as four actors prepare to go on—but to what, exactly7 (Call for Farf submissions to 503-236-1257 or e mail justout@justout.com Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone Please type your announcements and include full contact information 17th century f-ranee from 18 different museums through Jan. 4 ON V I E W times I t l l SW Broadway $16-$5l from 503 274 6588) Studio 2507 2507 SE Clinton St shares the work of artist couple Jacgulme Hurlbert and Steve Eichenberqer through Nov 30 Eichenberger s large- scale sculptural lamps illuminate Hurlbert s psychologi­ cally provocative ceramic sculptures Artists reception 6-9 pm Nov 7 .jy owned Alberta Arts Pavilion ..’315 NE Alberta S t . presents a Day o l the Dead Celebration through Nov 22 Portland and regional artists tom m a collabora­ tive and culturally diverse exhibit that uses altars as a medium tor creative expression The A rt Nucleus (formerly Steel Pond Gallery), '9 0 5 NW 26th Ave introduces gay artist Ehren Adams whose exhibit Plushy Huffer questions con­ Artist owned cooperative Talisman Gallery 1476 NE Alberta S t . shows througn Nov 23 Puttinq the Pieces Together, carved and painted wood obiects by Michael H de Forest, and Teachers and Guides, oil paintings by Marvella McPartland (Don t miss her "Madonna and Child ") sumerism by repurposing plush toys as art ob|ects suspended forever in plastic resin blocks, through Nov 26 Gay owned Brian Mario Fine Art 2236 NE Hroadwav, plays host to the debut of painters Jason tiradbury and Brenda Smola through Nov 30 In Remnants of Time. Bradbury matches fossils and machme-age remnants Smola s The Space Between senes skews time suggesting that another space exists imultaneously with the primary image plane Opening ieception 6-9 pm Nov 7 Ashland's A riattack Theater Ensemble presents Jeffrey. Paul Rudmck's gay comedy about sex and love m the age of AIDS, through Dec 1. (Call for times 310 Oak St $ 15-Sl 7 from 5 4 I -482-6505 or www artattacktheater com ) through Nov 30. Artists Repertory Theatre presents an adaptation ol undercover reporter Barbara Ehrenreich s popular book hlickel and Dimed, a colorful look at trying to sur­ vive on minimum waqe through Nov 16 at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center Show moves to World Trade Center auditonum Nov 19-23 (Call for times IFCC Welcome to the new Haza Gallary 6635 N Baltimore St *211 which presents Battle of the Artist Curators. multimedia work of artists who themselves are also ■esnonsibie tor making decisions about the inclusion— or exclusion— of art m other venues, through Dec. 31. 5340 N Interstate Ave WTC 121 SW Salmon St $15 $30 from 503 241 1278) I ntarstata Firahouaa Cultural Cantar. 5340 N terstate Ave offers Mane Sivak s Merche s Pietà, a multimedia installation of carved stone, proiected "iages and other items that poetically explore human loss and connection and Hama Imig s Mandala senes of watercolors and metallic inks that express the kmetic beauty in numbers, through Nov 26 Artist talk 6- 7 30 pm Nov 26 BroadArts Theatre presents Fat A Sassy a tasty new musical about women of substance, fatphobta and who s gettmq nch off America gettmq fat through Nov 22 at the YWCAs Collins Center (7 30 pm Fnday and Saturday t i l l SW I Oth Ave $16-520 from 503-288 5181) Cardboard Box Theatre Company presents Mister Murderv. a dark and stormy comedy m which Gay owned Onda Aria Latina 2215 NE Alberta St displays the umgue multimedia work of spmt and sub­ stance by Sonia Kaspartan through Nov 16 two women—one of them a man—save Citytown s les bian population from mvstenous murderous hands, through Nov 8 at The Electric Company (1030 pm piaar gallary 809 SW Alder St.. exhibits iconoclast. paintings that combine abstraction and realism by young Portland artist Nicholas Walker through Nov 28 2512 SE Gladstone St $10 from 503232 7667 or www cardboardbox org) Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave pre sents Ihe Tnumph of French Pamting. masterpieces of Portland Canter Stage also presents the otf Broadway cult smash Bat Boy The Musical through Nov 23 at Newmark Theatre Wade McCollum ot Hedwtq and the Angry Inch fame alonq with cabaret cut- tress Susannah Mars send up tabloid hyperbole, musical comedies, honor movies and more in telling the story of what t means to feel like an outsider Post show dialoque with com­ pany Nov 11 and 13. (Call for times. 1111 SW Broadwav $16 $51 from box office or 503-274 6588) ON STAGE Ha van 3551 SE Division St., exhibits Faces in the hekls, a collection o i photographs by Kathy Barron, Dia de los Muertos Festival Ofrenda al Cuerpo through Nov 9 Tears ol Joy Puppet Clark College staqes The Laramie Protect through Nov 21 at the Frost Arts Centers Decker Theater in Portland Opera present Puccini s Turandot. the wrench- nq tale of a cruel pnneess m ancient China who seeks levenge by nddlinq her suitors, failure m which sends them to the executioner What happens when one succeeds? Nov 8. 13 and 15 (7 30 pm 222 SW Clav Ave $30-8125 from M- 503 241 1802 or Ticketmaster) triangle productions! staqes Jonathan Harvey s tender roman­ tic comedy Beautiful Thing through Nov 15 at Theater' Theatre1 Two teen age boys m Can Nurse Cherry save the lesbians of Citytown? Cardboard Box Theatre presents Mister single parent, working-class Murdery through Nov. 8. London homes fall m love A panel of actors and civil rights join our new council and organize or attend monthly *316 offers a Parenting Successful Teens activists leads a post-show talkback Nov 9 (7 30 pm meetings Contact Amanda Wnght at 503 869-0076 or workshop 2-3 30 pm Nov 16 Designed to increase Thursday 8 pm Friday and Saturday 5 pm Sunday thesebraids@go com (11/7) parenting skills to address the unique needs of ado­ 3430 SE Belmont St $!7-$l9from 503239 5919) lescents. the class is led by Lauren A Berg, LPA, Call for art: The Jan 30 Feb 1. 2004 Seattle MA. psychotherapist Fee is $15. scholarships avail­ Erotic Art Festival is seekmq work interpreting the able To register call 503 226-7079. ext 25. by theme What is erotic?" 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