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Who needs a spanking7 Every
Wednesday Munch at McMena
mins Tavern is a chance to socialize
with other B /D /S /M folks. (5-8 pm
1716 N W 23rd Ave
dykedadi@aracnet. com.)
Queer-owned Blend Coffee
house+Cafe invites all loudmouths
to its open mike night every
first and third Wednesday Share
poetry, spoken word or a deep,
dark secret. (7-9 pm 2327 E
Burnside St.)
Cascade Zydeco plays host to
queer-friendly zydeco dance
lessons Wednesday nights at
Alberta Street Public House.
( 7 1 5 pm lesson, 8-10 pm dance.
1036 NE Alberta St $2.
www. cascade zydeco. com.)
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C.C. Slaughters holds its second annual cir
cuit-themed White Party (Do tighty whities
count7) (9 pm. 219 NW Davis St.
www ccslaughterspdx. com.)
S unday
Have your day in court when M r , Miss and
Ms Gay Oregon celebrate A Holiday Har
mony Rendezvous at Darcelle XV. Raffles.
St. Nick and Darcelle herself, with all proceeds
to benefit the Fnends of People with AIDS
Foundation. (7 pm. 208 N W Third Ave $7.)
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Jackson County observes World A ID S
Day at Medford's First Congregational
Church. The evening includes representatives
from health and social service organizations,
musicians and singers culminating in a candle
light ceremony. (7 pm. 1801 E Jackson St. Bill
541-772-1777 or 541 -282-0281.)
For additional World A ID S Day events, see
sidebar on Page 21
Work out your kinks with a free
introductory therapeutic yoga
class for queers at Cascade Yoga
Center. Bart Church and Arthur
Cornell teach yoga and Ayurveda to
help you self treat chronic pain and
other problems. (7 30-9 30 pm.
4415 NE Sandy Blvd 4200 Call
503 734-6508 to reserve space
www. gayyogaportland. com.)
4 T hursday
The fourth annual G oG irlsM usicFest at
Aladdin Theater, which benefits the Rock 'n'
Roll Camp for Girls and the Sexual Minority
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sents electro/acoustic music with video and
sonic musings in a concert titled Sounds Elec
trie at Winningstad Theatre in the Portland
Center for the Performing Arts. (7:15 pm pre
concert talk, 8 pm performance. 1111 S W
Broadway. $18.50 $24 25 from TicketsWest.)
Terri Grayum and Gwen Thomas cele
brate the release of their second CD. Road Trip,
with a concert at the Community Music Center.
Special guests include Nan Collie and Mona
Wagner. (7.30pm 3350 SE Francis St. $10
from Annie Bloom s Books and In Her Image,
$12 at the door www temandgwen.com.)
Former bard of the land of Monty Python Eric
Idle swings through Oregon on his “ Greedy
Bastard Tour" with a one-night stand in
Eugene's Hult Center. See Looking Ahead
below for Portland show info. (7:30 pm.
I Eugene Center $35 $39 from box office,
541 682 5000 or www.ci.eugene.or.us/hult.)
It's a cinch to find fun during the men's
Leather Night and Red Hanky Social
at Gail's Dirty Duck. (9 pm midnight 439 NW
Third Ave. pdxsaltydg@aol.com.)
6 S aturday
Pick up the pace and join the Adventure
Group for a brisk morning CityWalk. (9 am.
503 452 5680 www adventuregroup. org.)
If winter weather makes you want to stay
indoors, how about joining the fnendly Les
bians Enjoying Nature and Science for
a game mght/potluck? Bnng games, beverage
of choice and a dish to share. (5 pm.
360-699-3014)
the concert Winter
Song at Unitarian
Universalist Congre
gation of Salem. See
Dec. 7 for a Portland
appearance (8 pm.
5090 Center St NE
$10 from Jackson 's
Books)
december
Sunday of every month (3. .30 pm 217 SW
Second A v e )
Third Angle New Music Ensemble pre
Confluence: The
Willamette Valley
Mixed GALA
Chorus presents
Alberta Street Public House becomes "The
Vivanum" on the last Sunday of every month
See cute queer trio Vivian's Keeper in their
natural habitat (7-10 pm. 1036 NE Alberta St
$5 All ages until 9 pm.)
Confluence: The Willamette Valley
Mixed GALA Chorus presents the con
cert Winter Song at Umtanan Umversalist
i Congregation of Salem. See Dec 6 for a
Salem engagement. (4 pm 4525 SE Stark St
$10 from In Other Words.)
Dinner at My House for O ur House a
fund-raiser senes for Our House of Portland,
cooks up holiday happiness with a European
feast at the Southeast Portland home of
Chameleon chef Pat Jeung (6 pm. $125. To
make reservations or for a brochure listing all
dinners, call 503-736 9276.)
Make a little merry during the Northwest
Gender Alliance Holiday Party at the
Hilton. (6:30pm reception, 7 3 0 -9 3 0 pm
dinner. 921 SW Fifth Ave. For reservations
e-mail nwga@nwgapdx.com or write to
PO Box 4928, Portland, OR 97208 )
Stimulate your intellect' Lesbians with
Degrees meet first and third Sundays at The
j Dive. (6 30 pm. 3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503 330 6 96 3)
i Looking Ahead
Eric Idle who has written novels, sung
operas, directed for television and many other
things unrelated to Monty Python, swings
through Oregon on his “Greedy Bastard
Tour" with a one-night stand Dec. 8 at Aladdin
Theater. See Dec. 5 for his Eugene engage
ment. (8 pm 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave $52 50
from Ticketmaster)
...................... Dear Rufus Wainwright Do you
■ ■ I i . ..... know you're my secret boyfriend7
OK, maybe it's not just me, but
about 10,000 other
queers who also have a big fat crush
on your classy lush lyrics and all
around aural aura And, yeah, you're
pretty cute, too (Sigh ) Meet me
8 pm Dec. 11 at Aladdin Theater,
3017 SE Milwaukie Ave I'll be the
one holding the $25 stub from
Ticketmaster With admiration and
adoration, Your Secret Boyfnend
7 S unday
1 M onday
Tie one on— a red nbbon, that is— in recogni
tion of Worid A ID S Day A daylong senes
of events, including lectures, a poetry slam
and information tables, take over the Universi
ty of Oregon campus in Eugene (For com
plete schedule, contact Cameron at
541 346-0634 or camiluvsozzy@hotmail com.)
5 F riday
you re ready to shout out I-69, go to
I When
the Fox & Hounds to play bingo on the first
the Dec. 7 Dinner at My House for Our House
There's more to the buzz than the caffeine
when the Lesbian Community Project hosts
Coffee Night at Haven. (7 pm 3551 SE
Division St.)
Talk about double entendres1 The Bisexual
Community Forum presents casual discussion
of bisexual ethics at 3 Friends Coffee
house Everyone welcome (7 30-9 pm
201 SE 12th Ave 503-285-4848)
2 T uesday
Stop running in circles and head out for two
miles of hilly and scenic sidewalk ambling
with the Portland Frontrunners and the
Adventure Group's Tuesday night West
Hills Street Run/Walk ( 6 3 0 pm
wwwportlandfrontrunners.org.)
Make your yuletide gay when the Holly-
Tones jazz up Wilf's Restaurant & Piano Bar
j with a holiday cabaret Additional perform
I ances Dec 9 and 16. (7 30 pm 800 N W
Sixth Ave $10 from 503-223 0070 )
When the weather outside is frightful, the
Nude Review inside is delightful at the
Egyptian Club (8 pm 3701 SE Division St.)
Leave it to fate at Misha's Make-A-Data
Free every Tuesday at Boxxes (9 pm
1035 SW Stark S t )
Youth Resource Center, includes a killer
lineup of rockers: Patncia Ju, Ashleigh
Flynn. Annie Vergnetti, Two Loons for Tea
and more (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave
$12 from box office.)
Join Deaf & Heanng OUT Reach for its first
Dragon Boat Team meeting! Find out
about the co ed deaf and hearing team and
meet the coach. (For time and place call
503-235-0840 [voice] or e-mail dhor@
deafvision net www deafvision. net/dhor)
Enpy Sunday brunch at Braille's in Eugene
with the Gay/Lesbian 20s and 30s
Social Club (11 am 1689 Willamette St
Mick
Check out more listings
at www.justout.com?'