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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
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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)
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