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F riday
Join Keshet (H ebrew fo r rainbow ) fo r a
Hanukkah party w ith a klezmer band,
latkes and a g ift exchange Bnng a vegetarian
dish to share Sponsored by Jew ish Family &
Child S ervice (6 30 pm. David 503-226- 7079
www gayjewishportland com )
A ll American Jewish lesbian folk singer
Phranc pairs up w ith acoustic alt-rocker
John Doa fo r a 21 -and over evening o f bots
terous music from the Los Angeles punk scene
at Lola's Room (7 pm 1332 W Burnside St
$10-$ 15 from box office or Tic ketm aster)
Picture it soaring vaulted ceilings, plush
leather couches, crackling fireplace, so ft light
in g .. .it's Terra in an intim ate, adults-only
house concert setting (7.30pm Call
503 777 6776 for reservations and directions.)
Hallelujah1 The Portland Baroque Orches
tra presents a fresh new interpretation of
Handel's Messiah through Dec 20 at First
Baptist Church. See Dec 21 fo r additional
perform ances (7 30 pm. 909 SW 11th Ave.
$17-$47 from 503 222 6000 or www pbo.org.)
Look sm art at Stitched. B uffalo Exchange's
huge fashion show and music event at Noc
tum al to benefit p ear, a nonprofit that helps
hom eless and transitional youth. M usical
guests include Jasm ine Ash Band, Odds
Against Tom orrow and The Bella Fayes.
Bonsoir et bienvenue à Q u eer N ig h t
o f 82nd G allo w ay A
L u ckett p e rfo rm at the
G atew ay S ta rb u cks. (7 pm.
every M onday at Le H appy M aybe y o u 'll
even fin d a French kiss O oh la la. (9 pm-
1 am 1011 N W 16th A ve.)
10112 NE Halsey S t.)
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Join Deaf & Hearing OUT Reach
for Q uaar Deaf A Hearing
Coffee Night at Haven
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(7-10 pm. 3551 SE Division St.
503235-0840 TTY/voice
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Pull on those cow boy boots
and tip your hat to Crystal's
Country Jam at Portland
M etro Club. (8 9 pm lessons,
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9 pm -1 am dancing 618 SE
Alder St. $5, $8 with lessons.)
This m onth's Bear Bust
boasts a Santa Bear contest
and Teddy-Bear D rive wrap up
at G ail's D irty Duck. Your last
chance to donate a bear and to
sit on Santa's lap (The beard is
probably real.) (8-11 pm.
429 N W Third Ave. $8 mem
In O ther W ords presents The Last W ord
Open M ic Zine Read the last Tuesday o f
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every m onth Com e sign up to read o r ju st
listen. (7 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd For
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info contact Click at 503-233-0554 or
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1001 SE Morrison St. $5 sliding scale.)
Yes, you can wear w hite after Labor Day if
you're attending the Impenal Sovereign Rose
C ourt's W h it* Party w ingding at Level to
benefit the Sexual M lnonty Youth Resource
C enter Cash prize fo r best costum e. (10 pm
13 N W Sixth Ave. $10.)
20 S aturday
G et in som e last m inute holiday shopping at
Touchstone C offee House's Holiday C ra ft*
and A rtisan Sals. (10 am-4 pm 7631 NE
Ghsan S t.)
The Abdib EHis Lambda C om m unity C enter
plays host to the third annual Christm as
Potiuck at First C ongregational C hurch in
Ashland The Rogue Valley Gay Men 's Chorus
and a g ift exchange keep sp irits high. Bring a
dish to share. (6 pm. 717 Siskiyou B M $8
members, $10 nonmembers 5 41-488-6990.)
120 N W Third Ave. No cover.)
W elcom e to Darklady's R eform atory fo r Unre
pentant Deviants for the Reform School
N ew Year’s Prom N ight Eve Dress up for
a 21-and-over potluck buffet, vendors, prom
photos, door prizes, dancing, play space and
more. (8 pm-2 am $20 in street clothes. $15 in
bers. $10 nonmembers.)
It's beginning to look a tot
like. C.C Slaughters' sixth
annual Holiday Bash1
(219 NW Davis St. Call
503248 9135 for cover)
prom g a it or with donation for the Friends o f
People with AIDS Foundation. RSVP to
darklady@darklady com for directions.)
The R ocky H o rro r
P ic tu re S how every Saturday
at Clinton Street Theater. (Mid
night. 2522 SE Clinton St $6 )
The Zone invites you to the Black and
W hite Ball w ith D J M el at the S carlett B all
room A dm ission includes great food and m id
night champagne toast. (8 pm-2 am. 700 NE
Dekum St. $10 from 503-230 9206 )
2i S unday
The Portland Baroque
O rchestra presents Handel’s
M e s s ia h through Dec 22 at
Lew is & C lark C ollege's Agnes
Flanagan Chapel. (3 pm
Sunday. 7:30 pm Monday.
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rood
$17 $47 from 503-2226000
or www.pbo.org.)
J o in A u ro ra C h o ru s
o n th e lo n g e s t n ig h t
o f th e y e a r fo r a
s o ls tic e jo u rn e y y o u
w o n 't s o o n fo r g e t
And now for something com pletely different
Celebrate "the longest night" when Portland's
Aurora Chorus offers a nontraditional holiday
program from many cultures and backgrounds in
Solstice! at Parkrose High School Auditonum
(4 and 7 pm 12003 NE Shaver St. $15 at the
door, $13 in advance from 503-287-6721.)
M etropolitan Com m unity C hurch o f Portland
presents M ary Queen o f Peace, a service
by M C C Latino M inistries. (6 pm. 2400 NE
C .C . S laughters is open today fo r a festive
St. No cover. $8.50 dinner )
26 F riday
Take to the Floor in 2004: A Lesbian
New Year's Eve Party at Shenanigans
For folks into B /D /S /M and those who love
them: You w ill go to the Eugona M onday
Munch at McM enamins N orth Bank. (6-9 pm.
Ave. $25 from In Other Words. It's My
Pleasure, Touchstone Coffee House, choir
members and LCP, $30 at the door.)
22 Club Road conradhQefn org )
(9 pm-mkksght 219 NW
Davis S t.)
Breakdown every Tuesday at C obalt Lounge
w ith four queer D Js. Im prom ptu art and drama
(9 pm. 32 N W Third Ave Donations )
Russell St. $8.)
24 W ednesday
27 S aturday
25 T hursday
(9 pm 1800 E Burnside St.
$8 max voltage com.)
Panorama celebrates a
Decade o f Decadence
during its New Year's Eve
C elebration party (341 SW
For chicks who dig flicks,
R im Fatales m eet m onthly
fo r single lesbians older than
30 who enjoy w atching
m ovies (360-694 4163.)
10th Ave. $10.)
Silverado does the Eve w ith
drag queens, hot male
dancers, a confetti drop and
DJ Iran (1217 SW Stark S t)
If you love the holidays so
much you just can't let them
go, In Uniform presents a
Get all revved up at Crush's
second annual New Year's
Drag Race# Fun, entertaining
audience interaction hosted by
Cariotta Crush Includes midnight toast
and balloon drop (9 pm. 1412 SE Mor
Bikers A Boots Christ
mas Party at the Eagle PDX
(9 pm. 1300 W Burnside St.)
C atholic C harities AIDS M in istry and S t
C y ril’s Pansh o f W ilsonville play host to a hol
rison St. $15 m advance from Crush.)
iday dinner fo r poopls living w ith H IV
at P ortland's All S aints C atholic Church.
(Noon appetizers, 1 pm dinner 3847 NE
Glisan St. For reservations call
503-963 8 1 0 2 )
DJ Lauren, smoke-free, no-host bar, light buffet
and silent auction. (8 pm-1 am. 4575 N Channel
Blast into the future during
The Big Bang at Nocturnal
featunng a space-themed
costum e contest; DJ Devrox;
bands T Rexa and The Divided;
and The Playroom Genderfuck
Cabaret w ith Max Voltage.
Eva Ning, Mona Littelauder
and special guest Double
Trouble, a “ radical fly girl tag
team and burly striptease from
Olympia ' All ages upstairs,
21-and-over downstairs
For tw ice as much fun. try the
Oregon Bears’ Doubia X
Dane# at C .C . Slaughters.
Your fa vo rite P ortland queer
m usicians Tam ara J.
B row n and A shleigh
Flynn play M cM enam ins
W hite Eagle to benefit In
O th e r W ords W om en’s
Books. (9:30 pm. 836 N
11 pm service 2400 NE Broadway
503 28 18 86 8)
performance, 10:30 pm party 9933 SE Pine
St. $16-$20 per event from 503- 775-8017.)
29 M onday
Broadway 503-281 8868 )
23 T uesday
H o t F la sh e s the sizzlin’ hit musical about an
all-women band aging from 40 to 70, gives a
special New Year's Eve perform ance followed
by tw o rockin' hours o f dance music perform ed
by the show ’s band and a few special guests at
Portland M etro Performing A rts (8 pm
Dykes go dancing when the Lesbian Community
Project and the Portland Lesbian C hoir present
Christm aa dinner! (3-9 pm. 219 N W Davis
Celebrate Chnstmas Eve with a memorable
evening of worship and music at Metropoli
tan Community Church o f Portland The night
begins with a concert featunng the Sanctuary
Choir. Celebration Singers and soloists, followed
by a festive tea Then Rev Glenna Shepherd
preaches at a candlelight service (9 pm concert.
S te p h e n O 'D o n n e ll c o n tin u e s to
p o n d e r h is ra th e r fla m b o y a n t in n e r
c h ild in M y th o s a t F ro e lic k G a lle ry
W ednesday
For a night that's the cat's meow, 23-skidoo
over to the Roaring '20s N ew Year at
H obo's featunng music by pianists M atthew
Kern and P atrick Anderson. (6 pm.
(8 pm-midnight. 1800 E Burnside St $8 )
The drag kings are back w ith brand new acts:
cow boy fags, New Kids on the Block, M s
Claus gets raunchy DK PDX is synchronized
fo r your pleasure at Holocene (9 pm.
T uesday
If your belly's grow ling, m eet your friends fo r
the m onthly B ear Brunch at Jubitz Truck
Stop. (11 am 1 pm. 10310 N Vancouver Way
www oregonbears.org.)
S is te rS p irit d iscu sse s “ Tree M agick
and O gham .* A ll w om en w elcom e
(7 pm. 3430 SE Belm ont St. 4102
$5-$10 donation.)
Out Dancing holds a New Year's Eve Dinner
A Dance at Ankeny Street Studio Dinner,
dessert, dancing, party favors and sparkling cider
to ring in 2004 (9 pm -1 am Southeast Ninth
Avenue and Ankeny Street $20 503-236-5129.)