DECEMBER 7, ¿007
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Portlanders share holiday memories
Compiled by Jaymee R. Cuti
“My memorable Christmas
story is from when we moved
from Los Angeles to Newberg
in 1972. All the years before,
we wore shorts and Santa Claus
was always carrying a surfboard
and wearing sunglasses. In
California, we always had
white flocked trees, so they
looked like they were covered
with snow. That year, there
were 7 inches of snow before
Christmas, so we had a real
white Christmas in our house
in the country.”
M ichael L ong
Storm and the Balls
Holiday Cabaret benefits
Q Center.
Take your pick from these holiday outings
Portlaiul Area Business Association board member, Human Rights
Cam/wign governor, intellectual property/business attorney
“This is our 12th
year to celebrate
by Julie Sabatier
Christmas in Portland.
hether the holiday season is your
formance and just give her time like that,” said Q Center executive
We have no biological
favorite rime of the year or just
director Kendall Clawson. “1 am a huge, ridiculous, shameless fan,
family that lives here,
something you resign yourself to
so nothing could he better.”
so our Christmas family
getting through, there’s nothing
According to Wonder Ballnxim’s general manager, Howie
is made up of a great
quite like a fun and festive event
Bierbaum, the event will he styled after a 1960s variety show, with
circle of gay friends.
to get you in the spirit of things.
special guests and more than a few surprises. Openly gay Portland
Our best friend, Tom
That’s why Just Out has put
City Commissioner and 2008 mayoral candidate Sam Adams will
Peters, plays host on-
together this guide to help you through this year’s gay and gay
join Large onstage to sing a duet (“Baby It’s Cold Outside,” accord
Christmas Day, and we
friendly, secular and religious, naughty and nice holiday events.
ing to his staff).
all gather at his house
Perhaps one of the most anticipated events of the season will
“There’s a really killer special guest who will close the show and
for food, fellowship and games. Our other wonderful Christmas mem
he Storm and the Balls Holiday Cabaret, a variety show to bene
blow everyone away, hut I can’t say who it is,” Bierhaum said coy
ory is going to the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus concert. They give us
fit Q Center 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell
ly. “It’s going to he quite memorable.”
the gift of music every Christmas season.”
St. The star of the evening is Storm Large, the beloved Portland
Bierhaum says 20 percent of the night’s profits will go to Q Center
rock star who is fresh from her theatrical debut in Portland Center-
along with money collected for a vanilla vodka holiday drink special.
M ary B eth B rindley and E velyn H all
Stage’s production of Cabaret.
This is a 21-and-older show with a full bar. Tickets are $17 for
Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises co-founders
“It’s a really great opportunity because she’s out as a bisexual, so
it’s great to have someone who’s part of our community give a per
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