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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
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