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32 j U S t O U t • december 3.2004 I f Form and Function through Feb 2. 2005. at 1031 NW 11 th Ave just out PDX presents Toys and Totems sculptures and stitchenes of animals by Elizabeth Knight, Dec 7-31 at 604 NW 12th Ave Also on display is the PDX Window Project which features holiday art by Portland artists outtkabout is a free community service of just piear gallery exhibits Rachel Denny s combination of is published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication out Listing for events and announcements that are specifically relevant to sexual minorities 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 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, rele vance and receipt by deadline Listings expire once a year (in July), and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date. 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OR 97293-0400 Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. intaglio prints by Yu|i Hiratsuka and paintings by Richard Hoyen through Dec 30 at 522 NW 12th Ave Elizabeth Leach G allery exhibits paintings by Willy Heeks. whose organic abstractions nearly |ump off the canvass, and Jessyca Burke s latest sculptural works using steel, silk and human hair, at 207 SW Pine St G allery 500 420 SW Washington St *500. presents SmTax— a collaboration with Belinki & DuPrey Gallery showcasing Pop Art that explores the interdependence of consumption, the media, government and morality in American society today— through Dec 30 Am ore Salon and Spa exhibits paintings and pho tographs by Linda Gill through Dec 31 at 945 NW lo v e ly St Gay owned A rt Home G allery 438 SE Sixth Ave , presents oil paintings by Bob Nadeau and J Scott Wilson and mixed media monotypes by Efram Connate* through Dec 10 Followed by Nadeau s silkscreens through Jan 14. 2005 P ortland A rt Museum 1219 SW Park Ave . pre sents Childe Hassam Impressionist in the West Dec 11 -March 6. 2005. selections from The Enchantment o f the A rtist 's Book through July 10. 2005. Chnsto and Jeanne Claude The Pont Neuf Wrapped. Pans. 1975-85 and Selections from the Ed Cauduro Collection (a sampling of 19 New York con temporary artists from the 1960s to the 1990s) through Jan 2. 2005; and Lucian Freud Etchings from the UBS A rt Collection through Jan 23. 2005 Pulliam Deffendaugh Gallery exhibits color Please type your announcements and include full contact information. Abb«y Cafe exhibits abstract digital photographs by Portlander Patricia Heimerl through Dec 31 at 441 N Killmgsworth St Photographic Image Gallery exhibits photographs of indigenous ano tribal cultures from around the world by Phil Borges, along with fine art by Chnstopher Burkett and William Neill Also on display is Bob Dylan in the 60s and rarely seen images of the Fab Four in The A rt o f the Beatles Through Dec 30 at 79 SW Oak St P ortland C om m unity College s North View Gallery exhibits two and three dimensional fiber artworks through Dec 10 at the Syfvania Campus. 12000 SW 49th Ave Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e-mail justout@ justout.com ON V I E W organic materials photos and prints in Small Histories through Jan 28 2005 at 809 SW Alder St Genuine Im itation G allery exhibits a group show about preservation through Dec 31 at 328 NW Broadway #116 Random O rder Coffeehouse exhibits Kim Hamblin s mixed media installation about structure through Dec 15 at 1800 NE Alberta St 3 Friends Coffeehouse hosts the Sissyboy Art Exhibition and Silent Auction at 201 SE 12th Ave Art is on display through Dec 31 The silent auction ends Dec. 21 with a public auction of Sissyboy memorabilia and more W aterstone G allery exhibits vibrant watercolor and mixed media abstracts by Eileen Cotter Howell at 424 NW 12th Ave G uardino G allery exhibits Little Things 4. in which 23 adists (including lesbian Mar Goman) were given the challenge of making artwork that would fit within a 7 inch cube, through Dec 28 at 2939 NE Alberta St The A rt Institute o f P ortland showcases unique and limited edition toys in SubCultures The A rt o l the Action Figure through Jan 3T. 2005. at 1122 NW Davis St Law rence G allery i(resents plates and pnnts by The final exhibit of The A rt Nucleus >s a group show in which all of the work has been created on Shnnky Dink material. Runs through Dec 17 at 1905 NW 26th Ave Pablo Picasso inspired by Carmen through Dec 15 at 903 NW Davis St Lew is & C lark C ollege s Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibits some of the great photographers of all time, including gay artists Robert Mapplethorpe and Duane Michals, in Photography Past/Forward Aperture at 50 through Dec 19 at 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road B elinki t DuPrey G allery collaborates with C a lle r/500 to showcase Pop Art exploring the mterde pendence of consumption, the media, government and morality in American society today in Sm Tax through Dec 28 at 1224 SW Broadway B la ckfish G allery exhibits paintings and mixed media by Barbara Black and Angela Passalacqua through Dec. 31 at 420 NW Ninth Ave M ark W oolley G allery present? large scale hgura tive work on found materials and large drawings by Debra Beers through Jan 29. 2005. at 120 NW Ninth Ave Bonnie Kahn's W ild West G allery exhibits Lewis and Clark TwO Views Through Native Amencan Eyes featunng Lillian Pitt and John Potter through Dec 31 at 1524 NW 23rd Ave M ultn om ah A rts C e nter presents Acnlevity III. a show o l acrylic painted wood cutouts by Sandra J Anslow Dec 7-Jan 5. 2005. at 7688 SW Capitol Highway Ashland? A rtA tta c k Theater presents Tennessee Williams Amencan classic The Glass Menagene through Dec 13 (Call for times 310 Oak St $15 $17 from 541 482 6505 or www ashlandtheater com ) Ashland s A rtA tta c k Theater presents a staged reading of For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, gay play wnght Chnstopher Durang s parody of The Glass Menagene Dec 5. <8 pm 310 Oak St $10 from 5 4 1 482 6505 or www ashlandtheater co m ) A rtis ts Repertory Theatre rings in the holidays with the West Coast premiere of Mrs Bob Cratchit 's Wild Chnstmas Binge wntten by gay satmst Chnstopher Durang and directed by Jon Kretzu through Dec 26 (Call for times 1516 SW Alder S t $ I5 $35 from 503 241 1278) B roadw ay Rose Theatre Company presents The Gay-owned B rian M a rki Fine A rt. 2236 NE Broadway, exhibits painter Jason Bradbury s M 3304— M icroscopic to Telescopic through Dec 31 Artist reception 6 9 p m Dec 3 Gay owned Onda A rte Latina 2215 NE Alberta St presents paintings by Brazilian artist Marcio Melo through Dec 28 B utters G allery exhibits Chicago painter Brenda O regon Je w ish M useum highlights the best and Bamum s thickly textured and densely colorful paintings from her garden, at 520 NW Davis St most unusual objects in its collection in Curator s Choice1 through Jan 2. 2005. at 310 NW Davis St Colum bus Real Estate exhibits Portlander Ann Gay owned Paolo in the P earl exhibits D Edward Murray s compelling paintings in Structural Integration Ploeger s large format color photographs through Dec 21 at 1010 SE Water Ave ONS T AGE G ifts o f the Magi, a holiday musical drawing from two short stones by 0 Henry, through Dec 12 at the Tualatin High School auditorium (8 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday 22300 SW Boones Ferry Road $12 $ 19 from 503 620-5262 or www broadway rose co m ) CoHo P roductions presents David Mamet s comedy of manners about two Victorian 'women of fashion" who live together in a Boston Marriage through Dec 4 (8 pm 2257 NW Raleigh St. $ I9 -$ 2 I from 503-220-COHO ) C onnect the Dots Theatre Com pany presents an ongmal musical theater revue Dec 18-Feb 6, 2005. at a variety of locations in Grants Pass and Ashland (800-904 DOTS ) Do Jum p! Extremely P hysical Theater presents Do Jump for the Holidays through Jan 2. 2005 at Echo Theatre (Call for times 1515 SE 37th Ave $ I5 $22 from 503-231-1232 o r TicketsW est) Hitchhiking rabbits, metamorphosing caterpillars, insom niac hippos guilty raccoons and dysfunctional ducks fill the collection of oddities m Imago Theatre s latest version of Biglittlethm qs Dec 4-Jan 2,2005 (Call for times 17 SE Eighth Ave $ I4 $24 from 503-23 T958) or TicketsWest ) Interstate Firehouse C u ltural Center presents a staged reading of lesbian playwnght Gmny Foster s The Swamp and the City (7 30 pm 5340 N Interstate Ave $8 from 503-823 4322) Lakew ood Theatre Company j;resents Vitriol and Violets Tales from the Algonquin Round Table through Dec 12 Followed by The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Dec 16-23 (Call for times 368 S State St . Lake Oswego $22-$24 from 503 635 3901 or www lakewood-cen- ter.org.) Triangle P ro d u ctio n s presents the hilarious spoof Pageant featunng Kevin Cook (aka Poison Waters) as a tap-dancing Miss Texas and Pepe (of the Bottle Blondes) as a roller skating Miss Industrial Northeast through Dec 23 at Theater Theatre 17 30 pm Thursday. 8 pm Friday and Saturday. 5 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St $ I7 $ 2 3 from 503-239-5919 or TicketsW est) W hite B ird presents Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, with works by acclaimed African Amencan choreographers Ronald K Brown. Bill T Jones and Bebe Miller. Dec 9-11 at Portland State University s Lincoln Hall 18 pm '.620 SW Park Ave $ I4 $25 from 503-725-3307 or Ticketm aster) B U L L E T I N BOARD Curve magazine is holding a Lesbian Pride C ocktail C ontest ,ind invites lesbian bars and bartenders across the country to submit their recipes for the tastiest dyke drinks Submit your recipe with ingredients, quantities, mixing instructions and any spints brand preferences to N orthw est C hildren's Theater and S chool presents Narnia, a musical based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe through Dec 31 (Call for times 1819 NW Everett St $8 $12 from 503 222 4480 or www nwcts.org.) O regon Ballet Theatre presents George Balanchine s The Nutcracker Dec 10-24 at Keller Auditonum (Call for times 1111 SW Broadway $ I2 $ 9 2 from box office or 503 2 BALLET ) P ortland Center Stage presents The Rose City Showgirls present Virginal Confessions, a night of tantalizing burlesque, Dec. 16 at the Egyptian Club what's become a holi day tradition Steve Wilkerson in two holiday one-acts. The SantaLand Diaries and A Chnstmas Memory. Dec 10-24 at Newmark Theatre (Call for times I I I ! SW Broadway $15 $55 from 503-274 6 5 8 8 ) P ortland C ivic Theatre G uild s First Tuesday Readers Theatre presents N Richard Nash s Amencan romance The Rainmaker Déc 7 at The Old Church 0 0 3 0 am 1422 SW I Ith Ave. $5 ) Slocum House Theatre Company presents James Goldman's The Lion in W inter through Dec 19 (Call for times 605 Esther St.. Vancouver. Wash $5 $8 from 360 696 2427 ) Sow elu Theater Ensemble presents Megan Terry's feminist romp Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place through Dec 18 at Back Door Theatre (Call for times 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd $15 Reservations from 503 2 3 0 2 0 9 0 ) Theatre V ertig o presents A Bright Room Called Day. gay Pulitzer winner Tony Kushner s powerful portrayal of artists and political activists struggling to preserve themselves in 1930s Berlin as the Weimar Republic sur renders to the seduction of fascism, through Jan. 1, 2005. at Theater Theatre (8 pm Thursday Saturday. 7 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belmont S t $15 from www the- atrevertigo org ) editonal assistant Rachel Llewellyn at 1550 Bryant St Suite 510. San Francisco. CA 94103. 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