Queer painter Storm Tharp's Arm It Arm closes Nov. 29 at POX Contemporary Art.
Candye Kane (left) and Sue Palmer raise money for Esther's
Pantry on Nov. 24 at Starky's.
tenhoefer entertains Nov. 22 at
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d Jaffe have been familiar
ince 1998. Kirk and Skin-
x' world premiere, which
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different works. As the sec-
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WED•
NOV. 26
Drag
per-
formers CJ
and the Dolls
co-host
Bordella's
Gaym Show Bingo
featuring fabulous priz-
es at Crush. (9 pm.
1400 SE Morrison St.)
THU•
NOV. 27
Need to escape the
family? The Egyp-
tian Club is open on
Thanksgiving with ka-
raoke! (9 pm. 3701 SE
Division St.)
FRI •
NOV. 28
Reduce your carbon
footprint! Why drive
all over wine country
when you can come to
Hip Chicks Do Wine
and taste wines made
from grapes sourced
from throughout Or-
egon and Washington?
Admission
through
- Rebecca Ragain
Nov. 30 includes fine
music, tasty wine, fab-
ulous snacks and a logo
glass. (11 am-9 pm Friday and Saturday, 11 am-
6 pm Sunday. 4510 SE 23rd Ave. $15.)
C.C. Slaughters presents the Oregon Bears'
monthly Double X Dance featuring music by DJ
Peter Calandra of Studio 54 fame. (9 pm-1 am.
219 NW Davis St. $2.)
SAT• NOV. 29
The Adventure Group tours the exhibit Wild
Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River
Gorge at Portland Art Museum. Meet in the
gift shop. (10:15 am. 1219 $W Parle Ave. Evan
503-701 -7922.)
Put a shine on your dancing shoes for
the seventh annual Rose City Swing
Holiday Affair-a memorable night
out on the town with family and friends featuring
a 16-piece band playing your favorite tunes of the
swing era-at Ambridge Event Center. (7 pm
group lesson, 8 pm dance. 300 NE Multnomah St.
$ 18 at the door, $15 in advance from Brown Pa-
per Tickets.)
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Raintree Em-
pire presents Fast Times at Raintree U, an old-
fashioned college pep rally at the Eagles Lodge
in Vancouver, Wash. Bring three cans of food for
a $2 discount! Proceeds benefit the charities of
Reign 34. (8 pm. 107 E Seventh St. $7.)
Are you looking for a place to meet other college
folks and play some games? Then College Game
Night at Q Center is the place for you and your
friends. (8-10 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
C.C. Slaughters presents the Global Groove Tour
Party and a CD single promotion for HDon't Call
Me BabyH by Kreesha Turner. (9 pm. 219 NW
Davis St.)
SUN• NOV. 30
Weather permitting, The Adventure Group takes
a moderate hike to Aldrich Butte, overlooking the
Bonneville Dam area. Meet outside Starbucks at
Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9 am. 3030 NE Weidler
St. Jeff 503-234-4800.)
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Clinton Street Theater presents Lethal Lesbian 3:
Israeli Lesbian Film Night followed by a party
at Holocene. (1:30-5 pm films, 2522 SE Clinton
St., $8 at the door, $7 in advance from the box
office, In Other Words or Haven. 5-11 pm party,
1001 SE Morrison St., free with film admission,
$5 wfthout.J
Sarah Doughs performs with an exciting surprise
guest at Valentines. (9 pm. 232 SW Ankeny St.)
MON• DEC. 1
Meet at Whole Foods for Wanderlust: Men's Cy-
cling Rideabout presented by Manifest. In honor
of Wor1d AIDS Day, -several men wiU lead a sto-
ryteUing ride to visit some of the important places
where Portland first responded to AIDS. (6:30 pm.
3535 NE 15th Ave. $5-$15 sliding scale. RSVP to
503-223-8822 or www.manifestpdx.org/calendar.)
Medford Congregational United Church
of Christ observes World AIDS Day
with an interdenominational evening of
remembrance, music and speeches culminating in
a moving candlelight ceremony. This year's theme
is HFacing AIDS.H (7 pm. 1801 E Jackson St.)
Bisexual Community Forum hosts a casual
discussion group every first Monday at Red
and Black Cafe. (7:30 pm. 400 SE 12th Ave.
503-285-4848.)
TUE• DEC. 2
Q Center presents 61111ft Nitht, a great social
evening of informal board game competition.
Choose from many options, or feel free to bring
your own favorite and teach the group. (7-9 pm.
69 SE Taylor St.)
WED•
DEC.3
A youth librarian reads
engaging stories and leads
songs and movement ac-
tivities for children up to 5
years old during the month-
ly Stotytime with Maria
at Q Center. (10-11 am.
69 SE Taylor St.)
Friendly House
hosts the Elder
Resource Alli-
ance Holiday Open House
featuring fantastic friends,
fabulous food, fun music,
door prizes and a fanciful
silent auction . (2-4 pm.
1737 NW 26th Ave.)
Q Theory discusses mind-
expanding books by the
leading thinkers of the past
few decades at Q Center.
(7:30 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
THU•
DEC.4
The
Portland
Area
Business
Association,
which recognizes the
rewards and challenges
of being in the business
world and seeks to support
and promote its members'
efforts, presents PABA
Biz Builders at Q Center.
(7-9 am. 69 SE Taylor St.)
Design Within
Reach
hosts
On Deck, a si-
lent auction of skateboard
decks that have been
transformed into one-of-a-
kind works by SO artists,
including queers T J Norris
and Marne Lucas. The free
event will feature food and
drinks by Prowista Foods
and Lord Beltane. Proceeds
benefit Complete Skate,
a Portland-based youth de-
velopment
nonprofit.
(5-8:30 pm. 1200 NW Ev-
erett St. www.completes-
kate.org/ondeck.)
Thinking about coming
out? Looking for a phobia-
free space to consider
She Kissed a Girl .. . First!
Fir t thing fir t: Ye , it' true, Jill Sobule wrote "I Ki
ed a Girl," which was a huge hit with an
accompanying video that wa played ad nau earn on MTV circa 1995.
"That ong was a double-edged
word for me," h ay . "It wa per-
ceived a a novelty hit, but on the
other hand it wa the first song with
an overtly gay topic to be aired on
Top 40 radio. I am quite proud of
that."
econdly, the 2008 Katy Perry
ma h "I Ki ed a Girl" i a different
ong; the little bitch tole obule'
title. (Hey, my word , not her .
bule i a graci u oul who recognize
that all publicity i good publicity.)
obule i o much more than a
ne-hit wonder. More than 13 year
later, h ha become the left' fa,
vorite inging atiri t and t pical
troubadour. he wa a frequent gue t Jill Sobule opens for Melissa Ferrick on Nov. 22 at
on NPR's now defunct Bryant Park
Wonder Ballroom.
Project and on Air America doi ng
mu ical op-ed n everything from the hri tian right and campaign fatigue to up r Tue day and,
of cour e, Bu h- lot of Bush.
obule' piece de resi tance i her ong about a ecret fanta y lov affair with ecretary f tate
Condoleezza Rice. Here i a choice line:" ond leezza y u've got m in a trance, ondoleezza take
ff th e pant uit pant ." It might n t mak it ont the hit Ii t, but h might now b n th FBI'
watch li t.
obul i al a featured blogger on Arianna Huffington' Web it , HuffingtonPo t. om. Right
before the election he attended a Ye on rally in alifornia with video cam ra in hanJ to aprur
ome grea "hat nugget ," leaving her "I Heart Rachel Maddow" hirt at h me. You can wat h thi
frightening vide nline.
obule' ong li ti n't all fun and gam ; there are om p ignant, h artfelt trac in h ·r atalog
like "Barren Egg" fr m th 1997 D Happy Town and "Empty la " from an off-BroaJw y play
called Prozak and the Platypus.
Dropp d by two re ord lab l and with two mor that w nt under, obul Je ided to appeal to
her fan to fund h r v nth 0. he t up a W b ite,Jill NextR orJ . om, with the aim t f rai ing
75,000. In 53 day obu le reacheJ th g al; at pr tim h had rai eJ upwarJ of 9, 0. Thi
nice Jewi h girl from Denver ha hutzp h, all right: Her fund-rai ing tory wa pi k d up by national
m dia, and h r iv c.l ton of pre . Her up oming di i b ing produ ed by D n Wa (Bonni
Raitt, Am Lee) and promi c appearan from John Doe of X anJ C ndi Lauper.
bul i a mart cooki who would be a gr at mpanion for karaok . Fan of arah ilv rman
and tephen Colbert will at her up with a poon. D n't xp ct y ur typi al "kumbaya" I bian
folk: inger; he i an opening act worth howing up early for.
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-Dale chiff