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28 u st Submissions should be sent t>> just out Calendar, P.O. Box 14400, Portland, O R 97293-0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at www.justout.com. Deadline is 15 days before issue date just out is published on the first and third Friday o f each month. A ll addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified. a ppears next to e ve n ts e s p e c ia lly re co m m e n d e d special guest drink The Venus of Willendorf! (10 p m -1 am. 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) [24 W ednesday 'Start feeling the holiday spirit with turkey bowling at the Egyptian Club. (3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689.) Portland's beloved ensemble performance troupe House of Cunt presents two weekends of music, performance art, hilarity and dance through Nov. 27 at Nocturnal. The Friday show is called “ Solo Projects," followed by "Sell Ron's Package" on Saturday. (8 pm. 1800 E Burnside St $10 each, $18 for both.) ^25 T hursday Once you've overeaten, bring your leftovers to Booty with the debut of guest D J . MoRocca at Porky's Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www. bootypdx. com.) Come pin the Christ on the cross, drink Bloody Marys and have a rockin' good time during Cabaret Passionata an evening of provocative performers— including the all-girl queer band t-reXXXa— through Nov. 20. Proceeds benefit Radiant Theatre's May 2005 production of Jesus Christ Superstar. (8 pm. Friday: The Tnbe Theatre. 403 NE Fifth Ave. Saturday: It 's a Beautiful Pizza, 3341 SE Belmont St. $5-$15 donation, www. radianttheatre. org.) © [26 F riday Enjoy $1 draft beers at the Gemini Pub in Lake Oswego while helping Jennifer Collier and Stephanie Corey raise money to run in an AIDS charity marathon in February 2005 in New Orleans. Proceeds benefit the Whitman-Walker Clinic. (5-8 pm. 456 N State St. Donations.) P atrick Califia. the most outspoken and intelligent commentator on sexual politics writing today, joins queer spoken word artists damali ayo and John G. Boehme for “ Language 'of Identity" at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center as part of the third annual Enteractive Language Festival. (8 pm. 5340 N Interstate Ave. $7 from In Other Words. For a complete schedule visit www.2gydz.org.) McMenamins North Bank in Eugene. (5 pm. 22 Country Club Road. Sue 541-741-1210.) M yshkin’s Ruby W arblers draw on a world of influences— from gypsy to punk to jazz—with James Low at Mississippi Studios. (8 pm. 3939 N Mississippi Ave. $8.) Connect the Dots Theatre Company debuts a documentary about the discrimination experienced in bnnging The Laramie Project to southern Oregon earlier this year during Dinner with the Dots at Wild River Publick House in Grants Pass. (6 pm. 533 NE E St. $35 from 866-904 DOTS.) Leather Night and Red Hanky Social at Gail's Dirty Duck every first and third Friday. (9 pm-midnight. 439 N W Third Ave. dustin@pacifier. com.) Song-and-dance team Lyndin & Warren perform with the Gateway Showtime Revue at Zion United Church of Christ in Gresham. (7 pm. 2025 NE 23rd Ave $5-$10.) Go on a M anhunt Party at Scandals with Q-LAND. Win prizes, meet interesting men and get a free HIV/STD test. (9 pm-midnight. 1038 S W Stark St www.qland.org.) 20 S aturday Eugene's O utdoor Group meets at The Beanery for a hike at Sweet Creek and Beaver Creek Falls. (9 am. 152 W Fifth Ave. Ron 541-683-5084 ) Acclaimed trans writer Patrick Califia presents a free informal reading and Q & A session at In Other Words. (3 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Acoustic dyke duo Terra perform at Touchstone Coffee House (7-9 pm. 7631 NE Glisan St. $3-$5 suggested tip.) I Language of Silence (= death) honors j International Transgender Day of Remem-. ' brance for victims of anti-trans violence at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center as part of the third annual Enteractive Language Festival. (7-10 pm. 5340 N Interstate Ave. For a complete schedule visit www.2gydz.org.) i The Gossip opens for Blues Explosion at Come to the third annual Gay Pinochle Tournament at Hobo's. (4 pm. $15 at the door, $10 in advance from 503 641-7224.) Crystal Ballroom. (9 pm. 1332 W Burnside St. $15 at the door, $13 in advance from Ticketmaster.) Lesbian social club Rainbow River Women meets first and third Saturdays at The all-new nightclub C.C. Slaughters presents the Blue Ball (9 pm 219 N W Davis St $5 l a i y S u n d a y Join Lesbians Enjoying Nature and Science for a morning of bird watching at Jackson Bottom Wetlands. (W arn. Terri 503 626-4623.) Joy Asherah Misra offers a queer meditation group for people to engage in self-guided healing with others Sundays at Prananda Yoga and Arts Center. (2 pm. 4812 N Interstate Ave. $5-$7 sliding scale.) Snatch: A Dyke Knight presents a singles snatch-up and hot homo dance party with Portland's best queer DJs first and third Sundays at the Doug Fir Lounge. (6-11 pm. 830 E Burnside St. $5 ) Trans writer/performer extraordinaire Kate Bornstein shares the stage with the LOPers—a troupe of 16- to 24-year old trans people who, under Bomstein’s tutelage during a weeklong workshop, will present the next installment in their semi-autobiographical, semi-theater, semi-perform ance art group show—during "Language of Paradox" at the Meow Meow. (8 pm. 320 SE Second Ave. $5-$15. www.2gydz.org.) Take flight to Metamorphose queer night at Madame Butterfly. (8 pm. 403 SW Stark St.) Drag king Johnny Mozzarella and DJ Tool host Twisted Sundays at the Brig with Portland’s largest Twister board. Drink specials, prizes and more fun than you can stand. (9 pm. 1035 SW Stark St.) [22 M onday You don't have to like touchdowns to score with Monday Night Football at the Egyptian Club. Enter to win a digital home theater system, play board games, and enjoy free spaghetti with any purchase. (6 pm kickoff. 7-9 pm dinner. 3701 SE Division St. 503-236-8689) Famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber offers a paean to pooches in A Letter to True through Nov. 29 at Guild Theatre. (7 and 8:45 pm Friday: 4, 6 and 8 pm Saturday: 5 and 7 pm Sunday: 7 pm Monday. 829 SW Ninth Ave. $6-$7.) Portland Bisexual Women go zydeco dancing at Norse Hall. (7 pm-midnight. 111 NE 11th Ave. mtroy1973@msn.com.) White Eagle Saloon presents Dazzling Duos with Gypsy Moths, Acoustic Minds and Portland queers Terra. (9.30 pm. 836 N Russell St. $6-$10 sliding scale.) Lesbian laughter leader Gail Hand teaches laughter classes at CoHo Theater to help lift your spints, lower your blood pressure and bring about amazing changes in your life. (7-8 pm. 2257 N W Raleigh St. $5.) Queer Night every Monday at Le Happy. (9 pm -1 am. 1011 NV\7 16th Ave.) It's Girls' Night Out' Portland Center Stage invites groups of women to enjoy appetizers, nonalcoholic drinks and dessert at Southpark before heading to Newmark Theatre for Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer-winning Anna in the Tropics. (5 30 pm dinner party, 901 SW Salmon St. 7 pm performance, 1111 SW Broad way $45 from 503-274-6589) Ms. Gay Poder Latino de Oregon 2003 Alicia Casanova will crown her successor Nov. 28 Dueling divas Diane Syrcle and Susannah Mars join music director Carol Lucas for an exciting evening of power ballads, burlesque, opera and tunes from Avenue Q and the Berlin Forbidden Cabaret in Everybody Says Don't Tuesdays through Nov. 30 at Wilf's Restau rant & Piano Bar. (7 30 pm 800 N W Sixth Ave. $15 from 503 223 0070.) ju «t\ When the weather outside is frightful, the Nude Review inside is delightful at the Egyptian Club (9 pm. 3701 SE Division S t) You'll have to wait until next May to see DeLonde Bell (left) as gay Jesus Christ Superstar, but you can set the stage at Radiant Theatre's Cabaret Passionata featuring t-reXXXa (right) Nov. 19 and 20 Tuesdays are Venus night at No Fish' Go Fish' for women who love women. Featuring Tzi S aturday The Oregon Bears cross the border for their annual Turkey Potluck Feast at North- bank Tavern in Vancouver, Wash. They supply the bird, you supply the trimmings. (5 9 pm 106 W Sixth Ave.) Jingle into the holiday season with Rose City Swing during Holiday Affair IV Let It Swing1 Let It Swing! Let It Swing ! at the Metro Police Club They'll have you hopping on the dance floor while they play a selection of standards and holiday I