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4 4 DECEMBER 9,2011 -------------• nightlife------------ Ho-Ho-Homomentum! Queer cabaret spectacle returns after the holiday season Been feeling less than whole lately? Like series is slated to build upon its indefinable since April there’s been something missing? performance past with dance, bur Something important? It could just be coinci lesque, drag, horseback riding, dence, we suppose, that April just so happened competitive quilting, puppet to mark the final installment of the 2010 H o- go-go dancers and... whoa, momentum season. Surc Just keep telling your wait. A few o f those aren’t self it's ullllll a coincidence. In any event, that necessarily on the list of at void you’ve been experiencing is about to be tractions. The point is that vanquished with glitter glitz, and lots of gay— each and every H om o all hail the return of Homomentum! C om mentum brings out the mence collective sigh of relief! crafty in all its performers, Helmed by Max Voltage, care of her Pants- and you never know what O ff Productions, Homomentum will launch its you’re gonna get. third season with a bang Friday, January 6, The third season kicks off under 2012 at the Fez Ballroom. The queer cabaret the theme “Myths 8c Legends,” where our per by ryan j sonal fantasy insists that someone facilitate a burlesque piece utilizing Sasquatch and/or the Loch Ness Monster and/or Chupacabra. We won’t even take credit for it... This b “queer-fabulous journey of \ epic tales reimagined 2 through drag, dance, bur lesque, performance art and camp” will also feature audience participation, M C Max Voltage, prizes and more. Homomentum continues every first Friday through May, with each month providing a new theme for performers * ' W W W .JU S T O U T .C O M . prado to prepare for. Voltage is packing more acts into a shorter run this time around, something she says will only add to the “gaymazingness” o f the show. “No doubt our third season will prove to be as sexy, silly, campy and magical as ever,” says Voltage. “Expect to see crowd favorites as well as lots of new faces on the Homomentum stage. We’re always on the lookout for new talent!” Remember, a little Hom om entum goes a long way. J#] -4 Fri., Jan. 6, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8; The Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave.; S5-S10 sliding scale; 21+;pantsoffpdx.com. your h a p p y hour an d night life info brought to you by SCANDALSPDX.COM DOWNTOWN PORTLAND B O X X E S /R E D C A P G A R A G E • 1035 SW Stark St. 503-226-4171 The only two-in-one gay club in the city. r • U 610 NW Couch St. • 503-224-9062 “All-inclusive" nightclub and lounge. 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