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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 2003)
2 8 J u s t o u t ' decem ber 5 .2 0 0 3 out about just out is published on the first and third Friday of every month. The deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication. outikabout is a free community service of just out Listing for events and announcements that are specifically relevant to sexual mmonties 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 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. 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. Send listings to: just out (attn Calendar) PO Box 14400 Portland. OR 97293 0400 Fax 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. PHOTO BY JOHN KLICRER p :e a r g a lle ry 809 SW Alder S t . exhibits work by ON V I E W Gay owned B rian M a rki Fine A rt 2236 NE Broadway presents photography by Victoria Kauffman and Steve Scardina through Dec 31 Scardma s Travelogue France is a series of silver gelatin prints, while Kauffman's color film highlights the architecture of Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall D isjecta G allery 116 NE Bussell St plays host to Austin Texas queer artist Heyd Fontenot s Blood Portlander Henk Pander through Jan 29. Six draw ings describe a progression from childhood wartime memones to a 1960s-style insurgency, echoing urgency and stillness often found in the artwork of p ear youth P ortland A rt Museum 1219 SW Park Ave . pre sents The Tnumph o f French Painting, masterpieces of 17th century France from 18 different museums, through Jan 4 P ortland Institute o f Contem porary A rt Sugar o f the Lamb through Dec. 13 Fontenot's large- scale work blends unique fantastical imagination with abstract humor and existential playfulness Closing party 4 10 pm Dec 14 219 NW 12th Ave . exhibits work by four radical picture- makers. each combining realistic facts with troubling or optimistic fantasies, in Unforeseen Four Painted Predictions, through Jan 24 G uardino G allery. 2939 NE Alberta St., presents SK Josefsberg S tud io 403 NW 11th Ave displays Little Things 3. a group showing in which 27 artists show tidbits no larger than 7 inches, through Dec 30 Flowers, a floral-themed photographic exhibition that includes work by queer artists Arne Svenson md Ron van Dongen through Jan 10 Haze G allery 6635 N Baltimore St «211. presents Ave $ t2 1 $ I0 if you bnng an item ] from 503-2240688 or www brodytheater com ) Brody Theater ilso presents The Bards, an impro vised musical extravaganza in which scenes and stones break spontaneously into songs and even whole pro duction numbers with words, music and choreography created on the spot, through Dec 13. (10 3 0 pm Saturday 1904 NW 27th Ave $9 from 503 224 0688 or www brodytheater com ) Do Jum p! Extremely Physical Theatre pens its 26th season with a revival of Jump for Joy 1 Dec 6- Battle o f the A rtist Curators through Dec 31 Includes a concept sculpture based on the cloning of urban culture by Portland gay artist T J N o rris Opening party Dec 6 features music by Jeff Jahn Artist-owned cooperative Talisman G allery 1476 NE Alberta St., shows through Dec 28 Foot Square, an annual holiday show in which no piece exceeds 12 inch es A benefit for Habitat for Humanity Jan 4 at Echo Theatre— the company's most popular production of aerial dance, laugh-out-loud humor and heart stopping surpnses (Call for times 1515 SE 37th Ave $15 $20 from TicketsWest o r 503231 1232.) In O th er W ords .1734 SE Hawthorne Blvd , hosts U tre ch t G allery 1122 NW Everett S t . displays cityscape paintings by Portland gay artist Tarsus M oschetla 'hrough Dec 31 The City in Oils serves as carrier of emotion and mood evoked by the tempera mental Northwest city through impressionistic cubism Imago Theatre presents Biglittlethings through Dec 28 This follow up to FROGZ features operatic ducks, hitchhiking rabbits and insomniac hippos among the madcap characters (Call for times 17 SE Eighth Ave $14-$24 from 503-231 9581.) Six in One A Fuckin' Dyke A rt Show Dec 13-Jan 30 Featured artists include Am y Pedersen and K atrina H um bert on canvas and clay. A m ber Fox on paper M arie Fleischm ann on scrap/glass and N ik A rn o ld on wood Artists reception 7 9 pm Dec 13 O regon B allet Theatre prances the boards with the In te rsta te Firehouse C u ltu ra l Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave , offers its 11 th annual Kwamaa Celebration through Dec 31 featuring Portland African American artists working in a vanety of media reflecting the seven pnnciples of Kwanzaa Special activities on closing day mark the Kuumba Celebration pnnciple, including artist instruction M ark W oolley G allery 120 NW Ninth Ave #210, celebrates its anniversary with the special two-month exhibit 10 Years One Foot A fter Another through Jan 31 An ever changing grid of 12-mch square gems by 180 different artists are npe for the plucking Special musical event by The Anniversary Quartet at 8 pm Dec 5 Chnstmas. but skewenng holidays throughout the year (8 pm Friday and Saturday 525 SE Stark S t $10 from 503 258-1681.) Toad C ity P roductions presents modem interprets tions of Rumi through Dec 20 at Backdoor Theater (8 pm Friday and Saturday 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd $10 from 503-736-1027.) trian gle pro du ctions! stages Judy 's Scary Little Chnstmas. a quirky and captivating mix of camp, nostal gia and vintage vanety show as Judy Garland returns for a star-studded TV Chnstmas special through Dec. 21 at Theater1 Theatre1 (Call for times 3430 SE Belmont St $17-$23 from 503-239 5915 ) W hite B ird present Urban Bush Women in Shadow 's Child Dec 11-13 at Portland State University's Lincoln Performance Hall A collaboration with the National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique, the dancers, a musician and a few animal puppets share the loneliness of a young African girl whose family relocates to Florida (8 pm 1620 SW Park Ave $12-$24 from Ticketm aster) classic ballet of a young girl's yuletide fantasy in George Balanchine 's The Nutcracker through Dec 27 at Keller Auditonum (Call for times 222 SW Clay St $7-$90 from box office o r 503 222 5 5 3 8) ON S T A G E Broadw ay Rose Theatre Company iffers A Chnstmas Survival Guide, a holiday revue combining old favontes and forgotten goodies with new Christmas themed songs, through Dec 21 at Tualatin High School Auditonum (8 pm Friday and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday 22300 SW Boones Ferry Road $10-$19 from 50 3 62 0 5 2 6 2 or www broadwayrose com ) B rody Theater oresents Antiques Improv Show, in which a duo of ‘ experts" appraise objects brought to the performance by audience members, through Dec 20 (8 pm Friday and Saturday 1904 NW 27th P o rtla n d C e nter Stage revives the holiday two some of David Sedans' wry Christmas classic The SantaLand Dianes alongside gay playwnght Truman Capote s more tender A Christmas Memory through Dec 23 at Newmark Theatre (Call fo r times 1111 SW Broadway $16-$51 from box office or 503-274 6 5 8 8 ) The 3rd Floor -.ketch comedy group presents The 3rd Floor Takes a Holiday through Dec 27 at Miracle Theatre Inspired not just by Thanksgiving and BULLETIN BOARD Calling all FatGiris and allies1 We re in the planning stages of the second annual FatGiri Speaks: A Celebration of Site, Self and Sexuality slated for May 8 at Roseland Theater Volunteers/organizers need ed1 First meeting is 2 pm Dec 14 For details, e-mail mfo@fatgirlspeaks com or call 503-753-3038 (12/5) Q ueer Am erican Sign Language 10-week classes offered by Deaf & Heanng OUT Reach begin anew Jan 5 All levels plus a conversation group for expen enced signers Sliding-scale fee. For details or to regis D ylçeSTVW àfcJlO vlfïor by Alison BecJid*! OH My GOP/ THIS 15 ASTRONOMICALÎ.SOMEONE MUST HAVE STOLEN OÜR i CREDIT CARD INFO .T^ r o O S W . 'T M iS S E D ' > M yR P G / . Deaf & Hearing OUT Reach's Q ueer Deaf & Hearing Book C lub is getting ready to start up again For more information, e-mail dhor@deafvision net or call 503-235-0850 (TTY/voice). (12/19) Deaf & Hearing OUT Reach is forming a coed deaf and hearing Dragon Boat Team1 Both new and experi enced paddlers welcome Interested in joining but don't sign yet7 Take a queer American Sign Language class this winter For information call 503-235 0840 voice, e-mail dhoriSdeafvision net or visit www deafvision net (12/5) C all fo r en tries to the 28th annual San F rancisco Intern ation al Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 2004. Audience awards, cash prizes Submissions are due Jan 5 Download entry forms from www frameline org/festival or call 415-703-8650 (12/5) Join a newly formed indoor women's or coed v o lle y ball team to play in the Portland Volleyball Association league Call Holly at 503 287 3485 (12/5) Parents are invited to bring children between 5 and 11 to a free self-defense class 9-10 am Dec 6 or 13 at One with Heart, 4231 SE Hawthorne Blvd Kids develop self-confidence, calm awareness and respect for others through an Indonesian martial art called Poekoelan Reservations recommended at 503-231-1999 (12/5) Through Dec 31, all donations to S isters o f the Road's A nn ive rsa ry P ro je ct ire matched 50 cents per dollar by a private pool of individuals and business es to support lasting solutions to homelessness, hunger and poverty For details call Monica at 503-222 5694. ext 19. or visit www sistersoftheroadcafe org (12/5) v / w v z . 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