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30 JUStlOUt JANUARY 18. 2008 Women seeking women: JustOut Personals.com presents the first- ever single women's Bunco event at Q Center! (5:30-7:30 pm. 69 SE Taylor St. marty@justout. com.) Gay-owned Vino Paradiso hosts a four-course wine dinner to benefit p:ear—which helps provide education, art space and recreation for homeless and transitional youth—featuring a raffle of prizes from vineyards, glassware suppliers and Willamette Valley bed-and- breakfasts. The chef will incorporate local organic pears in each recipe. (6 pm. 417 NW 10th Ave. $100 from 503-295-9536.) Celebrate God's love for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities during Reconciling in Christ Sunday at Mission of the Atonement Church in Beaverton. Sponsored by the Portland Metro Chapter of Lutherans Concerned/North America. (7 pm. 7400 SW Scholls Ferry Road.) Gay-owned Chameleon Restaurant and Bar throws the 11 th annual Hat Party featuring an elaborate buffet, special performances, a hat contest and guest of honor Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams! Proceeds benefit Hollywood Senior Center and Dress for Success of Oregon. (7 pm* party [$25 donation], 10 pm after-party [$5 donation], 2000 NE 40th Ave. RSVP to 503-460-2682.) TUE • JAN. 29 Dexter's Famous Spoken Mic gives writers "rock star status" by bringing beginners and more established readers together for inspira tional rants and performances every last Tuesday at In Other Words. (7:30 pm. 8 NE Killingsworth St.) WED • JAN. 30 First Congregational United Church of Christ presents a special screening of the award winning film For the Bible Tells Me So. (7 pm. 1126 SW Park Ave.) Amy Gilmore Cairns presents women's open group coaching focusing on building greater personal knowledge and development at Q Center. Gain life skills and perspectives applicable to both existing and future challenges. (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St. $5 members, $10 nonmembers.) how to do-it-once and do-it-right for building a custom home or undergoing a major remodel. Breakfast included. (9-11:30 am. 1110 NW Marshall St. RSVP Out Dancing's intermediate West Coast swing class starts tonight and continues every Friday in February at Ankeny Street Studio. Beginning nightclub two-step class follows. (6:15-7:15 pm swing ($40 for month], 7:15-8:15 pm two-step ($30 for month]. 975 SE Sandy Blvd. 503-236-5129. www. outdancing, info.) to 503-222-1757, ext. 11, or relations@paolodesigngroup. com.) Turn your dreams into teams and results during Men's Vision Quest presented by Q-LAND/ MenSpirit. Six accomplished life coaches will help you clarify and prioritize your new year's resolutions and then turn them into the concrete actions and Gay standup comedian Carl Wolfson of Air America Radio performs with Dave Anderson of KATU-TV's AM Northwest at First Unitarian Church. Proceeds benefit Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, which provides aid to victims of genocide in Darfur, where 400,000 have died and more than 2.5 million have been left homeless. (8 pm. 1011 SW 12th Ave. $20 at the door, $15 in advance from 503 228-6389, ext. 44, or klore@firstunitarian.org.) teams necessary to turn your dreams into results. (11:30 am- 4:30 pm. RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www. lovetribe, org/menspirit.) SAT • FEB. 2 Burlesque performer Sahara Dunes entertains Jan. 19 at Sluts + Squares and Jan. 26 at the Hot Flash Fourth Anniversary Party. Gay-owned Paolo Design Group presents Turn-Key House Plan ning, a free workshop identifying Portland artist Ronald DeHerrera chats about his eye-catching and provocative work at the Men's Wellness Center. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres provided. (7-8:30 pm. 928 SW Stark St.) The Winsome Griffles perform during Queer Bait, a weekly alterna-queer night at Crush. (9 pm. 1400 SE Morrison St. $3.) FRI • FEB. 1 Q-LAND/MenSpirit presents Fridays After Work, a series of conversations about the men you love or have loved, at 3 Friends Coffeehouse. This week's focus is work and money. (6-8 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.) eating|out eatingjout Award-winning San Francisco queer film maker Shani Heckman presents the Portland premiere of her short Wrong Bathroom with DJs Harmony and BrainEater at Zaytoon. Proceeds benefit her next project, America's Most Unwanted. (7 pm. 2236 NE Alberta St. $5-$10 sliding scale.) Jimme Jamma, resident beat Svengali of Sissyboy, brings you Money Shot, Portland's dirtiest electro night, every first Saturday at the Eagle PDX. (9 pm. 1300 W Burnside St.) Urban cowboys and girls are in abundance during DJ Crystal's country western dance at the Portland Metro Club (PPAA). (9 pm- 1 am. 618 SE Alder St. $5.) Get lucky during the Fox Er Hounds' Monthly Charity Bingo. (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.) Life in Cartoon Motion Graphic novelist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi was a bit standoffish at the start of our interview at Hotel Monaco. But soon she unleashed her enthusiasm and discussed her creative process, her influences and some thoughts on queer culture. Bom into a liberal family in Iran in 1969, Satrapi witnessed a violent revolution and lived under an oppressive fundamentalist regime until her parents sent her to school in Austria in the early 1980s. She now lives in Paris and has secured a spot in the pantheon of great graphic novelists with the Persepolis series, which recounts her childhood in Tehran and her teen years in Europe. The excellent film adaptation opens Jan. 25. Directed by Satrapi and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud, it won a jury prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and it is France’s official entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Satrapi will return to town April 7 for the Portland Arts &. Lectures series. For more information visit www.literary-arts.org. Stephen Blair: What were the major differences in your approach to writing the graphic novels and doing the film? Marjane Satrapi: Well, when you write, you work by yourself—you work all alone. With the film, not only do you have to work with 100 people but you’re responsible for these people. • THU * JAN. 31 Hot Flash presents Stardust, a ladies dance for women 21 to 101 featuring DJ Lauren playing swing, Latin and music from the '40s through the '70s at Boxxes. (5-9 pm. 1035 SW Stark St. $8.) SB: What influences did you draw on? MS: My inspiration comes from everything from F.W. Murnau [German Expressionist director of Nosferatu] to Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas by use of the nar ration and the way the story is told. * SB: Are there any graphic novels that inspired you to go into this field? MS: I read Maus by Art Spiegelman. I was just like everybody else—I thought comics were just for kids or adolescents or retarded adults. Then 1 read this book, and 1 realized that it was a masterpiece. It frees you when you realize you can tell any stdry with comics. SB: In your memoirs you seem right at home with gay men. MS: 1 have lots of gay friends. 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