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DECEMBER 21.200? justioutas Blue Door Productions presents nationally acclaimed sketch comedy troupe The 3rd Floor’s Gone in 60 Sketches, which packs 60 sketches into 90 minutes, Dec. 29 at Miracle Theatre. (8 pm. 525 SE Stark St. $10 from 503-627-9847) Blue Monkey Theater Co. presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, an enchanting musi cal set in a mythical late '50s fairy tale kingdom, through Dec. 30 at West End Theater. (7 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 1220 SW Taylor St. $16420 from 503-593-2466.) CoHo Productions presents The 24 Hour Plays —a creative collaboration in which 30 actors and four writers are locked in CoHo Theater for 24 hours to cast, direct and perform four original one-act plays—Jan. 5, 2008. (8 pm. 2257 NW Raleigh St. $20 from 503-220-2646.) Do Jump presents Do Jump for the Holidays featuring a new tap piece, the return of "At Such a Dizzy Height* (inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall) and other surprises through Dec. 30 at Newmark Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 .SW Broadway. $25429.50 from 503-231-1232.) Imago Theatre revives Biglittlethings —a family production mixing mask theater, illusiomstic cos tumes, original music, special effects and spec- tacle—through Jan. 5, 2008. (Call for times. 17 SE Eighth Ave $16431 from 503-231-3959.) 128 NW 11th Ave. 503-445-3700.) Integrity Productions presents Holly Jolly Hullabaloo...Again! featuring "Little Red Riding Hood* with a global warming message through Dec. 29 at Theater Theatre. (7 pm Wednesday- Friday, 2 pm Saturday and Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St. $5410 from 503-286 3456.) Portland Ensemble Theatre Company pre sents the world premiere of its debut produc tion, Roger and the Cave Monster —a romantic comedy that explores modem isolation with warmth, humor and a feral child—through Dec. 23 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 3430 SE Belmont St. $12415 from 503-544-6650.) Key Productions presents As Is— an award winning play illuminating one man's struggle with AIDS and its impact on him, his friends, his lovers, his family and the medical community— through Dec. 22 at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. (Call for times. 5340 N Interstate Ave. $10420 from 503-781-3464.) Lakewood Theatre Company presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a delightful family story about the true meaning of the holiday, through Dec. 22. (Call for times 368 S State St., Lake Oswego. $10412 from 503-635-3901.) Oregon Ballet Theatre presents the only West Coast performances of George Balanchine's quintessential The Nutcracker through Dec. 24 at Keller Auditorium. (Call for times. 222 SW Clay St. $144120 from 503-2-BALLET.) Northwest Children's Theater presents Beauty and the Beast, Disney's best-loved musical fairy tale based on the Oscar-winning film, through Dec. 30 at Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center. (7 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Saturday and Sunday. 1819 NW Everett St. $12- $22 from 503-222-4480.) Northwest Classical Theatre Company presents A Scandal in Bohemia, in which Sherlock Holmes finally meets his deductive match, through Jan. 6, 2008, at Shoebox Theater. (7 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 2110 SE 10th Ave. $12418 from 971-244-3740.) Pacific Artists Ballet Theatre presents La Boutique Fantasque, an alternative to the tradi tional The Nutcracker by John Clifford, legendary former artistic director of Los Angeles Ballet and widely considered to be George Balanchine's choreo graphic protégé, through Dec. 23 at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall. (Call for times. 1620 SW Park Ave. $15-$18 from 503-725-3307.) The Press Club unveils Nina's photographs Jan. 4, 2008. satingiout eatingiout Portland Center Stage presents a new adapta tion of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' classic tale of greed and redemption, through Dec. 23 in Gerding Theater at the Armory. (Call for times. RANpIT $16.50461.50 from *Vn HOrtlLtSV 'MM ’ . 1 SATIATE. MIMC sv«nvAk. Public Playhouse presents Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, a funny and deeply moving story that brings the ghost of Marley into the spotlight to tell his version of the famous tale, through Dec. 22 at CoHo Theatre. (7:30 pm. 2257 NW Raleigh St. $14 $ 16 from 503-922-0532.) Third Rail Repertory presents the Tony-nomi nated Shining City, a haunting story of guilt, loss and missed connections, Jan. 4-Feb. 2, 2008, at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 5340 N Interstate Ave. $16-$25 from 503-235-1101.) Tl««»! ai im n Chris Haberman's paintings are on display this month at gay-owned Vino Paradiso and next month at 23 Sandy Gallery. From Stage to Skillet “Karma here is as tangible a currency as the dollar,” says Tall Matt Haynes, a high-minded Portland actor who, incorrigibly, dons a chef’s hat to ham it up as The Qreenroum (jourmet, rhe latest bun in the oven of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance, a nonprofit service organization that hopes its new cookkxik will cook up as much good will as it will gixxl eats. Recipes in The Greemwm Gourmet are as eclectic as their authors, who range from limelight lovelies to backstage beau ties, including a few gorgeous gays like yours truly. The fruits of your labors will fill transportable Tupperware containers eas ily nuked in a microwave at your destination—no kitchen required. As such, they are geared toward on-the-go Janes and Joes who, like most of Portland’s economic creative class, stew through the day job in order to enjoy a taste of the night life. Proceeds from this kitsch cache will be deposited in PATA’s Valentine Fund, a special community resource providing emer gency financial assistance to theater artists in need. In the past, the Valentine Fund has assisted with crises as diverse as the theater itself: a costume designer whose house burned down, a member who needed dental surgery for damaged front teeth and an actor with AIDS who wanted a last quiet week end with his wife. Theresa Hernandez and Tall Matt Haynes serve up The And yet, in true Christmas fashion, Haynes says it’s not just Greenroom Gourmet, a book of on-the-go recipes from about the recipes (which alone are worth the mere $15 includ Portland-area theater artists. ing shipping) nor the act of charity (which has got to double your queer karma) but the humble spirit of community (which tributor, go see shows and enjoy relationships with your co- nourishes our collective creativity). players in our magical city. Feed on.” To order The Greenroom Gourmet, visit www.patagreen- “Our hope for this recipe kxik, besides it earning money for the Valentine Fund, is that, in its own light and goofy way, room.org; for delivery before Christmas, however, call Theresa it builds relationships. In a town of relationships, you can Hernandez at 503-222-3893. To make a direct donation to the make great theater. And in a town of great theater, you can use Valentine Fund, send a check to PATA, 1017 S.W. Morrison that to build great relationships. They just chase each other up St., Suite 315, Portland, OR 97205. the spiral,” Haynes says. “So try a recipe, read about the con- —Timothy Krause eating|out eating|out eating|out eating|out eating|out eatingiout eatingiout eatingiout eatingiout eat n; ¡out Wine Crêpes * M • Coffee c I Lunch justoutpersonals.com it b Dinner Espresso! Open at 7 a.m. Full dinner menu & cocktails from 5 pm until 2 am nightly 2621 SE Clinton St. Happy Hour until 6:30 306 NW Broadway (â> Everett 503.222.GILT (4458) www.giltclub.com DAVID KINDER Artists Repertory Theatre presents Mars on Life: The Holiday Edition, Susannah Mars' popu lar cabaret celebration of the holidays, through Dec. 23. (Call for times 1516 SW Alder St. $20- $47 from 503-241-1278.)
