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eatingout eatingout eatingout eatingout PEOPLE .......... ▼ Funny girls LOOKING FOR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? For information on how to establish your business identity with Just Out readers, contact Cshea Walker at 503-236-1253 #25. ristorante The flavor of Rome. Performers tickle Portland’s funny bone by J im R adosta hristopher Peterson, who has been called “North America’s foremost female imper- W0 sonator,” creates a dozen of the world’s most astonishing ladies right before your eyes in his one-man, many-woman extravaganza, Eyecons. Patsy Cline, Barbra Streisand and Marilyn Monroe all come back to life with the genius touch of this extraordinary entertainer from Canada. Joan Rivers rants, Shirley MacLaine raves, Dr. Ruth advises, all within minutes of each other. The stage becomes the world of Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Bette Davis, Katharine Hep- bum, Carol Channing, Lucille Ball, Tina Turner and more, all sung live with no interruptions— characters and costumes change right in front of the audience. Bom in Moncton, New Bmnswick, Peter son began developing his female characters while working on his theatrical career. He received the Dora Award—Canada’s equivalent of the Tony— for his performance in Brad Frasers Poor Super Man. Showtime is 8 p.m. June 15 at Darcelle XV, 208 N.W. Third Ave. Tickets are $20 from 503-222-5338. car and a couple hundred dollars and left me to find my way,” she told Just Palm Springs Maga zine. “With no idea of how gay people find each other, it only took me about two hours to go wandering into the famous Parlia ment House Resort. Within another hour, two sweet grown-up lesbians took me home and let me stay in their guest room for a few months while I tested and confirmed my lesbianism with any woman who would let me kiss her!” T iocalist/guitarist ' g Christine Lavin ■'J will bring her tren chant songs, observa tions of contemporary life and riotous live presentation to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on June 5. In a performing career that spans more than 20 years and 17 albums, she has been called a “comic observ er of contemporary manners” (The New York Times), “the singing Mark Twain of the 21st century” (Tuc son Citizen) and “as captivating an artist in solo performance as there is” (Billboard). Along with Lavin’s hilariously acute com positions about rela ormer Portlander tionships, fads and the Shann Carr will bring innate silliness of mod her “feel-good story em life comes a series telling” to Darcelle’s of comic monologues, 8 p.m. June 12. Tickets anecdotes, audience are $10 from involving quizzes and 503-222-5338. off-the-cuff dialogue— She’ll also serve as host and frequently a show of the Beartown 2005 stopping display of dinner 5:30 p.m. June 11 glowing baton at Windows Restaurant twirling. &. Lounge in the Although she is Red Lion Hotel, heterosexual, the con 1021 N.E. Grand Ave. cert will include To register visit performances from the www.oregonbears.org. lesbian-led Aurora The military brat Chorus, the Pacific child of religious Army Youth Choir and Port officers, Carr spent her land folk luminaries high school years in Port Kate Power and Steve land before coming out Einhorn. Proceeds to her parents at the age benefit Dress for Suc of 19 under unusual cir cess, the Rock ’n’ Roll cumstances: on the way Camp for Girls and From top, Christopher Peterson, Shann Carr to Epcot Center. the Girls’ Initiative and Christine Lavin will have audiences in “At the end of the Network. stitches this month. vacation, I told them The Beauty of Your that I was going to stay in Florida and investi Dreams starts 7 p.m. at 1037 S.W. Broadway. gate the homosexual lifestyle. They were amaz Tickets are $ 18-$75 from 503-AURORA-l, ingly cool about it. They gave me the rental www.aurorachorus.org or Ticketmaster. jFl F i I t
