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NOVEMBER 19 2010
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Tanner and Ju st Out publisher Marty Davis
decide from the nine contestants who will
be crowned Portland’s M iss Thing.
I f you can’t make it to the finale, opt for
the next best route and order the official
M iss Thing calendar to relive all the glory.
The calendar, featuring photography by Eric
Sellers, is now available online via Ticketweb
and during Friday’s pageant for $20.
In the wake o f M iss Thing comes the call
for contestants for Saturnalia!, a perfor­
mance competition held at Someday Lounge
on Tuesday, December 14 from 9 to 11 p.m.
Special guest judges will score whatever tal­
ent you possess, with cash and prizes award­
ed the winner. Those interested in competing
should contact Saturn at saturn.houseof-
brooks@gmail.com.
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The M iss Thing Pageant is Friday, Nov. 19,
at 7 p.m. at The Fez Ballroom (316 SW 11th
Ave.); $10 advance at Ticketweb, $15 door,
$40 fo r VIP seating with beverage service.
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for National Best Books
2010 Award
U SA Book News recently named Portland
resident Eowyn W ood’s second novel, After­
glow, as a finalist in its National Best Books
2010 Awards in the Gay/Lesbian Fiction
category. The novel is the sequel to W ood’s
award-winning debut, Naked in the Rain.
Afterglow picks up where Naked in the
Rain left off, following the lives o f two teen­
age boys who quit working in a brothel and
try to make it out on their own. The quest
leads them on a cross-country journey
marred by drugs, coming to terms with their
sexuality and fidelity, and ending up in Port­
land to find a new home.
“I ’m honored and thrilled that Afterglow
has been recognized by U SA Book News as
a finalist,” said Wood, who aside from her
authoring efforts also edits for Crooked
Hills Publishing and works for Cascade
A ID S Project. “Writing this book and get­
ting it ready to publish was an emotional
rollercoaster that took many years and a lot
o f work. It’s validating and moving to know
that others are finding something worth­
while in Afterglow .”
For more information about Eowyn Wood and
to read the fir st chapter o f Afterglow, visit
eowynwood.com. For a fu ll list o f the winners
andfinalists o f USA Book News’ N ational Best
Books 2010 Awards, visit usabooknews.com.
Northwest News
in Brief
• Nine months o f jaw -dropping com peti­
tion come to an end Friday, November 19,
when the M iss Thing Pageant holds its finale
at the Fez Ballroom at 7 p.m. Guest judges
Artemis Chase, Fannie Mae Darling, Scott
• Portland Shockwave holds the second
o f its four tryout/player cam ps Saturday,
November 20 from 10 a.m. to noon— rain,
shine or snow— at Whitaker/Fernhill Park
(N E 42nd Ave. north o f Killingsworth).The
full-contact women’s football league camp
will consist o f position drills for kickers,
quarterbacks, long snappers and more, fol­
lowing a one-hour tryout with 40-yard dash,
800 run, shuttle run, vertical leap and maxi­
mum sit-ups and push-ups in one minute.
The first 50 to sign up for tryouts will receive
a free Nike Gym Sack. No prior experience
is required. For more information, visit port-
landshockwave.com.
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• T h e 100th M onkey Studio (110 S E 16th
St.) hosts a free art opening Friday, Decem­
ber 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. with the recently re­
christened Annual Kimble Memorial Show.
The fourth annual H IV/AID S-them ed art
show was renamed after Joel Kimble, a
friend o f the studio, following his death on
April 27. Kimble drew artistic inspiration
from his personal battles with cancer and
H IV and was an activist for many causes.
The Annual Kimble Memorial Show open­
ing reception will feature live music by The
Disappointments, and refreshments will be
provided. The exhibition will hang in the
studio December 3-26. For more informa­
tion, visit thelOOthmonkeystudio.com.
• T h e work o f local artists Celia J . Lyon,
Elaine Budlong and others will be featured
during “Gimme Shelter: Local Artists Sup­
porting Survivors”— an art show and sale to
benefit families escaping domestic violence.
The event is scheduled for Friday, December
3 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, December
4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Art Depart­
ment (1315 SE Ninth Ave.) All artists will
donate 15 percent o f sales to Raphael House
o f Portland. For more information, visit
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