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decomber 3.2004 celebration! (6.30 pm. For location, contact Jason at 971 409 3463 or jasonloyd@hotmail. com.) Local authors share their latest prose and poetry during Write Around Portland's Voices of the City at First Congregational Church. WRAP will unveil its newest anthology at a reception afterward. (6:30 pm. 1126 SW Park Ave.) Marilyn Sewell reads from Breaking Free: Women o f Spirit at Midlife and B e yo n d - featuring the work of 27 writers including Gloria Steinem, Isabel Allende and Germaine Greer—at In Other Words. (7 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Enjoy singing and choreography, festive costumes and sets, and light refreshments dunng the Kiwanis Christmas Revue at Firwood Gardens. (7 pm. 819 NE 122nd Ave.) Women's jazz trio Sweet Thunder celebrates the release of its first CD, Kinship, at Common Grounds Coffeehouse. (3-6 pm. 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) The Community Alliance of Tenants holds a fund-raiser at SERP Enterprises featuring locally made art for less than $25 and a silent auction for more expensive work. (Come early to get the best stuff!) Music, food and a cash bar, too. (5-9 pm. 2514 SE 23rd Ave. $5-$10 sliding scale before 7 pm.) Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays hold a Winter Solstice Party featuring fun festivities and a potluck dinner at Tam's house. Bring food to share and a white elephant gift that costs no more than $10. (6 pm. For location, e-mail Hoang at hhpangel@pacifier. com.) The Northwest Film Center screens 2001 's Lavoura Arcaica—a tragic drama about a family of Lebanese immigrants in the interior of Brazil that tackles grand themes such as love, incest, prostitution and hom osexuality- through Dec. 12 at Guild Theatre. (7 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 829 SW Ninth Ave. $6-$7.) Out Dancing's monthly Dance Social is every second Saturday at Ankeny Street Studio. Lesson and refreshments included. (7-10 pm. Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $5. 503-236-5129.) Shannon Tower performs with Grant Warrens and Jeff Sullivan at the lesbian-owned coffee shop Haven. (8 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald Empire presents its annual Christmas Show/Toy Drive to raise money for Centro Latino Americano. (8 pm. 1417 Villard. $5 donation. $3 with a new unwrapped child's toy.) 13 M onday Miracle Theatre Group presents Harvest of Talent, a play reading series of the newest scripts by the nation's hottest Latino playwrights. Tonight’s selection is Karen Zacarías' Marieta in the Desert, in which modern Mexican painters Diego Rivera, David Siquieros and Frida Kahlo fill the memories of a family of artists determined to let their deepest secrets remain undisclosed. Time's up. (7 pm. 525 SE Stark St.) 14 T uesday Discover high-wage careers in carpentry, electric and more during a presentation by Oregon Tradeswomen at Portland Community College's Workforce Training Center. (2-4 pm. 5600 NE 42nd Ave. To register, call 503-335-8200, ext. 21.) i s W ednesday Enjoy drinks, food and music while shopping for handmade holiday gifts and supporting Portland artists (including queer photographer Marne Lucas) during the second annual W inter A rt Bazaar at XV Lounge. (6-10 pm. 15 SW Second Ave.) Win some exclusive Melissa Etheridge memorabilia and be the first to see her Lucky Live DVD on the Egyptian Club's seven-foot screen! (7 pm. 3701 SE Division St.) Oscar-nominated queer director Todd Haynes (Far from Heaven, Come out and support your local v feminist bookstore, ■ g a g In Other Words, during Sex, Drag and Rock & Roll with burlesque entertainers Honey D. Licious and Chariey Horse What, did Captain America emigrate to Canada, and musicians Excuse Me Sir, Tamara j. Brown and too? Find out Dec. 15 at Powell’s. Just Out News Editor Sarah Dougher at Missis- Get ready to bid on your favonte football sippi Pizza Pub (9 pm. 3552 N Mississippi player during the Portland Shockwave's Ave.) third annual Holiday Ball and Auction at the Egyptian Club. Great raffle prizes and dancing, too! (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $5. www.portlandshockwave.cpm.) Hold onto your fanny packs: DJs Puppet, Stormy, Heewee and ChaotiQueer spin during Booty at Porky's Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www.bootypdx.com.) Cheer on the Just Out editorial team as m sM it kicks The Portland Mercury's ass dur- ing Strip Jeopardy! at No Fish! Go Fish! And hey, if we lose, you get to see us in our skivvies! ( 10:30 pm. 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) io F riday j u.*^ The HollyTones (featuring gay enter tainer Kregg Amtson) and Rose City Swing perform during Swing'n in the Season at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and the Hambleton Project. (7 and 9 pm. 2400 NE Broadway. $10 from TicketsWest.) i l S aturday 12 S unday Come to Holocene for Tart a monthly party where the girls go to get more week end in their weekend You will be sad you missed it. (4-9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St.) What do you get when you mix childhood insecuri ties with teen angst, fashion sense and a buttload of talent? Scream Club two female electro-hip-hop MCs with snappy rhymes and dancy beats for the queer in you. Live show followed by a Jack dance party with DJs Puppet and Stormy at the Doug Fir. (6 pm-midnight. 830 E Burnside St. $3 before 7 pm, $5 after.) Gay-owned Chameleon Restaurant & Bar holds its eighth annual Hat Party featuring prizes for cre ativity, an extravagant buffet, fabulous cocktails, fire-eating entertairiers, go-go dancers, DJs Eric and Scottie'Soul, and radi cal drag troupe Sissyboy Donations benefit Hollywood Senior Center, and dnnk proceeds benefit Oregon Food Bank (6 pm party. 9 pm The Church of Scientology Women’s League Annual Holiday Bazaar sells homemade crafts, baked goods and rare and unusual gift items at reasonable prices through Dec. 12 Proceeds benefits Outside In No, your eyes are not deceiving you Unity Church of Beaverton presents Home for tha Holiday*: A Holiday Concert (10 am-5 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday 709 SW Salmon St.) with Mark Bosnian and friends. (7 pm. 12650 S W Fifth St $15 from 503-646-3364 ) hat contest, 10 pm after party 2000 NE 40th Ave To RSVP, call 503-460-2682.) Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story) joins Sophe Lux and house band Klezmocracy for the OPB sketch-comedy show Live Wire! at Aladdin Theatre. If you can’t make it, tune your radio to 91.5 FM. (7 pm. 3116 SE 11th Ave. $5.) The Superhero Book contributors (including Mr. Oregon State Leather Andy Mangels) talk about the ultimate A-to-Z compendium of every comic lover's favorite superheroes at Powell's. (7:30 pm. 1005 W Burnside St.) Michael Kadera and a star-studded lineup of artists explore the interdependence of consumption, the media, the government and morality in SinTax at Belinki & DuPrey Gallery and Gallery 500 16 T hursday |18 S aturday The Rose City Showgirls present Virginal Confessions, a night of sensual, tantalizing wintertime burlesque that is sure to warm you up, at the Egyptian Club. (9 pm. 3701 SE Division St. $5.) Don't lose your peg leg while butt pirate DJ Faggoty Ass spins his favorite party hits during Booty at Porky’s Pub. (9 pm-2 am. 835 N Lombard St. $3 after 10 pm. www. bootypdx. com.) [i7 F riday Roosevelt High School s Gay Straight Alliance throws a dance benefit for queer youth. (7-10 pm. 6941 N Central St.) Don't miss Dolly Parton s most extensive tour in 20 years, Hello, I ’m Dolly, at the Rose Garden Theater of the Clouds. Yee-haw! (8 pm. 1 Center Court. $34 $54 from Ticketmaster.) Leila Chiako of Vivian's Keeper puts down her drumsticks and picks up her guitar to enchant you with her equally masterful guitar playing and soulful voice at Haven (8 pm. 3551 SE Division St.) Dayton Contemporary Dance Company performs works by acclaimed African American choreographers Dec. 9-11 Come help SisterSpirit rejoice the return of the sun through Yule, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations during its Annual Festival of Lights at the Musicians Union Hall. All women and children welcome. (6 pm. 325 NE 20th Ave. $3-$5 donation.) Dyke duo Terra and gay musician Jeremy Gloff perform at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. (7-10 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.) The Portland Gay Men's Chorus welcomes guest conductor Mary McCarty for its first mainstage event of its 25th Anniversary Season, Silver Bells, an annual celebration of all the holidays of the season through Dec. 19 at Reed College's Kaul Auditonum. A friendly and warm tradition for the entire family! (8 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. $ I2 $25 from 503-226-2588 or w w w pdxgmc.org.) The Aurora Chorus Portland's 120-voice woman's choral group, takes you on a spint restoring musical journey this holiday season during Always Coming Home at Catlin Gabel School's Cabell Hall. (4 and 7 pm 8825 S W Barnes Road $18 at the door, $15 in advance from 503-AURORA-1 or wwwaurorachomsorg.) Terpsichores Daughters present A Forbidden Cabaret featunng Johnny Mozzarella and members of DK PDX, comic burlesque, trapeze, singing, dancing, contortion and more at Holocene. (8 30 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St $5 ) 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.) Check out more listings at w w w .justout.com ' 31
