Live Music

ALBINA GREEN
5128 N Albina Ave.
(503) 546-3183
6th, 13th, 20th, 17th—Songwriters Roundup, 8 pm
14th—Kate Mann, Michael Dean Damron, Mark Huff, 8 pm
15th—Aric Riley, Katey Angel, 9 pm

BRAINSTAINS
3535 N Lombard St.
www.brainstains.com
(503) 283-0885
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th—Music Expansion Classes, 7 pm; 6th—Sueellen, more TBA, 8 pm

IN OTHER WORDS BOOKS
8 NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
$6, 7 pm
15th—Jana Losey
28th—Luna Music Series, featuring local female musicians

MISSISSIPPI PIZZA
3552 N Mississippi Ave.
www.mississippipizza.com
(503) 288-3231
6th—Loose Change, 6:30 pm
7th—Jenny Sizzler, 6 pm; Melao de Caña, 9 pm
8th—Swan Island, The Shondes, Sarah D, and the SGs, 9 pm
9th—Still Pending (Holiday Party), 5 pm
12th—Portland Songwriter’s Association Showcase, 6 pm; Mood Doculators, 9:15 pm
14th—Ukulady Liz, Jana Losey, 7 pm; Whiskey Puppy, Jes Raymond and Her Famous Band, 9 pm
15th—Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls Show, 6 pm; Urban Berbers (bellydancing troupe), 9 pm
16th—Douglas Dentrick Quartet, 6 pm
21st—Voodoo BBQ, 6 pm
22nd—Black Elk, Sick, Sick Sister, 6 pm; Queer Christmas, 9 pm
27th—Trombone Encounters, 6 pm

MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS
3939 N Mississippi Ave.,
www.mississippistudios.com
(503) 288-3895,
21+, advance ticket prices unless otherwise noted.
5th—Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, The Online Romance, $7, 8 pm
6th—Gerald Collier, Steve Turner (of Mudhoney), $8, 8 pm
7th—The Morals, Tractor Operator, John Vecchiarelli, free, 8 pm
8th—Jeff Boortz Band, Lisa Mann, $10, 7 pm
13th—Peter Broderick (CD Release), Ethan Rose, 8 pm
14th—David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion), J. Tillman, $10, 7 pm
16th—Linda Hornbuckle & Janice Scroggins Holiday Concert, $13, 6 pm
23rd—Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band (Live Recording), “Naughty Bawdy Christmas Tour,” $25, 5 pm
Jan 4th—Leviethan, Ritchie Young (solo), IOA, free, 10 pm

PROPER EATS
8638 N Lombard St.
www.propereats.org
(503) 445-2007
All ages, free.
7th—Beliss, 6 pm Slowly Rising, 8 pm
8th—George Veech, 5 pm; Steve Cheeseborough, 7 pm
9th—Sonny Cohen, 12:30 pm; Chris Beck, 3 pm; Eric McEuen, 5 pm Sallo, 7 pm
14th—Key of Dreams, 7 pm
15th—Pamela Goldsmith, 5 pm; Hannah’s Field, 7 pm
16th—Sonny Cohen, 12:30 pm; Steve Cheeseborough, 3 pm
21st—Stumptown Jugthumpers, 6 pm
22nd—Djangovitis, 6 pm
23rd—Sonny Cohen, 12:30 pm
28th—James MacFarland, John Vecchiarelli, 7 pm
29th—DJ Mom, 9 pm

TWILIGHT ROOM
5242 N Lombard St.
(503) 283-5091
21+
7th—Jess Lageson, 9:30 pm
14th—David Evan, 9 pm
21st—J*Malem, 9:30 pm
28th—John Stapleton, 9 pm
Jan 4th—Jeremy Serwer, 9:30 pm

THE WAYPOST
3120 N Williams Ave.
www.thewaypost.com
(503) 367-3182
7th—The Exosphere Project, Ali Ippolito, 8 pm
14th—Renegade Minstrels, 8 pm
15th—Flote, 8 pm
Jan 4th— Beliss, 8 pm

WHITE EAGLE SALOON
836 N Russell St.
www.mcmenamins.com
(503) 282-6810
All shows 21+, free unless otherwise noted
5th—Jewmongous solo comedy show, $18, 6:30 pm; Robin Remaily, 9:30 pm
6th—Jammin’ Hour with Stevi Marie and Jackson Road, all ages, 5:30 pm; The Minor Thirds, $4, 8:30 pm
7th—Reverb Brothers, all ages, 5:30 pm; Dirty Sweet, The Imprint, $8, 9:30 pm
8th—Boys of Greenwood Glen, $6, 9:30 pm
9th—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase, 7:30 pm
10th—Colin Lake & Wellbottom, 8:30 pm
11th—Joe McMurrian Quartet with Jimi Bott, David Lipkind, and Jason Honl, 8:30 pm
12th—Cocktail Hour, featuring local singer/songwriters, 8:30 pm
13th—Jammin’ Hour with Stevi Marie, all ages, 5:30 pm; Bingo Therapy, $4, 8:30 pm
14th—Reverb Brothers, all ages, 5:30 pm; The Tree People, Jon Koonce, Maggie’s Choice, $6, 9:30 pm
15th—The Chapman Swifts, $6, 9:30 pm
16th—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase, 7:30 pm
17th—American Nobody, 8:30 pm
18th— Joe McMurrian Quartet with Jimi Bott, David Lipkind and Jason Honl, 8:30 pm
19th—Quaker Gun, Right Left Grand, Sons of Chayo, 8:30 pm
20th—Stevi Marie and Jackson Road, all ages, 5:30 pm; Pagan Jug Band, $4, 8:30 pm
21st—Reverb Brothers, all ages, 5:30 pm; Jacob Merlin Band, $6, 9:30 pm
22nd—Bryan Flannery Band, $6, 9:30 pm
23rd—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase, 7:30 pm
26th—Wrong Side of the Tracks, forward thinking hip-hop, 9 pm
27th—Jammin’ Hour with Stevi Marie and Jackson Road, all ages, 5:30 pm
28th—Reverb Brothers, all ages, 5:30 pm
28th— Gavin Wahl-Stephens, $6, 9:30 pm
30th—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase, 7:30 pm

WONDER BALLROOM
128 NE Russell St.
www.wonderballroom.com
(503) 284-8686
All shows 21+, advance ticket prices and door times unless otherwise noted.
6th—BATA KETU, a night of Afro-Brazilian dance and music, featuring Michael Spiro and Mark Lamson with guests Brian Davis and Derek Reith (of Pink Martini), $10, 8:30 pm
7th—Leve presents the Fourth Annual Charity Ball, 21+, $30, 7 pm
13th—Storm and the Balls Holiday Cabaret, 21+, $17, 7 pm
28th—School of Rock: Best of the NW, $15, 8 pm
31st—Shanghai Nights: NYE 07, featuring The Everyone Orchestra, Strings 4 Industry, Freak Mt. Ramblers, Stephanie Schneiderman, Darol Anger, Tony Furtado, Scott Law, Tye North, and guests, $35, 8 pm

Film

MONDAY MOVIE MADNESS
Pix Patisserie
3901 N Williams Ave.
www.pixpatisserie.com
(503) 282-6539
Free, 8:30 pm
10th—Brad Bird’s The Incredibles (2004), the animated story of a family of suburban-bound, undercover superheroes, featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson and Jason Lee. 17th—Christian Carion’s Joyeux Noel (France, 2005), a story of unlikely peacemaking on Christmas Eve 1914, during WWI.

FIRST AMENDMENT FILMS
Proper Eats Market & Café
8638 N Lombard St.
(503) 445-2207
www.propereats.org
Free, 7 pm
11th, 18th, 25th—Every Tuesday night, Jim Wrathall hosts “First Amendment Film Night,” screening rare, hard to find, and censored documentaries and films. Check website for full list of films.

GIRL MOVIE NIGHT
In Other Words Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St.
(503) 232-6003
www.inotherwords.org
$5-$10 donation, 7 pm
21st—In Jack Starett’s Cleopatra Jones (1973), starring Tamara Dobson, Special Agent Cleopatra Jones works to crack down on drug dealers. Followed by discussion on feminist elements in the movie.

LOST MARATHON
Pix Patisserie
3901 N Williams Ave.
www.pixpatisserie.com
(503) 282-6539
Free, 6 pm
Jan 1st-21st—Lost, the Emmy Award-winning television series, tracks the lives of survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. The marathon begins Jan. 1, running every night Sun-Fri from Jan 1-21. Featuring four episodes nightly.

Visual Arts

GENUINE IMITATION
8926 N Lombard St
www.genuineimitation.com
(503) 241-3189
Thurs-Sat, noon-6 pm
Formerly situated in the Everett Station Lofts, art and design gallery Genuine Imitation reopened November 17 in the heart of St. Johns at 8926 N Lombard St.

BLUE MOON CUSTOMER SHOW
Blue Moon Camera and Machine
8417 N Lombard St.
www.bluemooncamera.com
(503) 978-0333
Blue Moon Camera and Machine celebrates its sixth year in business with its Fifth Annual Customer Appreciation Show, featuring over 1,000 photographs at five venues. Anna Banannas (8617 N Lombard St), Proper Eats Market & Café (8638 N Lombard St.), James John Café (8527 N Lombard St.), Ladybug Coffee (8438 N Lombard St.), and Legong Gelato (8716 N Lombard St.) host five years of Blue customer photographs, chosen by Blue Moon employees. The show runs the month of December.

12 X 12 STUDENT ART SHOW
Cascadia Homes, Realtors
7824 SE 13th
6:30-9 pm
7th—Each first Friday, School and Community Reuse Action Project (SCRAP) teams up with Cascadia Homes, Realtors in Sellwood to bring art openings.

VANESSA CALVERT
Hovel Home Furnishings
4000 N Mississippi Ave.
(503) 280-6211
Through Dec 13th—Vanessa Calvert uses photo collage and encaustic to create blurred and disjointed realistic images that seem suspended in space.

Theatre, Dance & Performance

TIR EÓGHAIN IRISH CEILI DANCE LESSONS
Yeates-Malone Studio
4231 N Interstate Ave.
(503) 286-4812
13+, $3 drop-in fee, 7-9 pm
Every Monday, the All-Ireland Cultural Society of Oregon sponsors Tir Eóghain Irish Ceili dance lessons, taught by Sam Keator. No experience or partner needed. Please bring dance shoes.

AS IS
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
5340 N Interstate Ave.
www.ifcc-arts.org
(503) 823-4322
$20 adults, $10 students (Thurs), Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm
7th-22nd—Key Productions presents “As Is,” a play directed by Michael Mendelson. The 1980s play was the first one written that directly dealt with AIDS. For more information and tickets, please call (503) 781-3464 or visit www.keypdx.com.

Reading & Spoken Word

IN THE PRESENCE OF BOOKS
St. Johns Bookselllers
8622 N Lombard St.
(503) 283-0032
Free, 7:30 pm
5th—Deborah DeWit Marchant reads and signs her new release In the Presence of Books, a meditative collection of images of the reading life. The book includes a forward by Portland poet, Kim Stafford. Marchant is also author of Traveling Light: Chasing an Illuminated Life (2006) and Traveling Light: A Photographer’s Journey (2003).

ARCHITECTURAL GUIDEBOOK TO PORTLAND
St. Johns Booksellers
8622 N Lombard St.
(503) 283-0032
Free, 7:30 pm
12th—Bart King offers a slideshow presentation on his new release, The Architectural Guidebook to Portland. Highlighting more than 250 sites throughout Portland, the book delves into the history and design of Portland architecture.

BITCH MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY
In Other Words Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
7 pm
13th—Bitch Magazine releases its 38th issue, Lost and Found, which features rediscovered feminist texts, interview with Susan Faludi, and debates about gender in the political realm. Portland Women’s Crisis Line, a community partner of Bitch Magazine, will join the party.

Outdoors & Recreation

PCC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Portland Community College Cascade
705 N Killingsworth St.
www.pcc.edu
5th—PCC vs. Peninsula, 5 pm
21st—PCC vs. Grays Harbor, 3 pm

NONPROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
In Other Words Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
6:30 pm
5th—Come discuss the future of radical work in a world where “the revolution will not be funded.”

YOGA AT IN OTHER WORDS
In Other Words Books & Resources
8th NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
$5 donation, 9 am
11th, 18th, 25th—Experience yoga as a transformative art and way of being, focusing on Hatha, Kriya, and Intuitive Movement with Elaina Beam. The class works with breathing, postures, meditation, and flexibility.

Community & Culture

CRN SHOPPING EVENT
Children’s Relief Nursery
www.crn4kids.org
5:30-9 pm
6th—Shop at Our Children’s Store (located in the Lloyd Center near Marshall’s and Sears) and help support St. Johns-based nonprofit child-support organization, the Children’s Relief Nursery. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, and information available for customers. All proceeds from purchases at Our Children’s Store go directly to CRN.

FLIGHT NIGHTS
Pix Patisserie
3901 N Williams Ave.
www.pixpatisserie.com
(503) 282-6539
$10, 5 pm-close
6th—Muscat Grape: Moscato d’Asti, Beaumes de Venise, Clear Creek Muscat
13th— Hot Toddies: Germain Robin, Benedictine, Old Weller Bourbon
20th—Egg Nog: Chipotle Spiced Tequila, Grand Marnier, Matusalem Rum

HOLIDAY BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE
Bread and Roses Center
819 N Killingsworth St.
(503) 240-4462
8th, 9th—Holiday Craft Fair and Bake Sale to support Portland Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party at the Bread and Roses Center. Gifts include cozy knit and crocheted hats and scarves, jewelry, magnets, journals and more. Bake sale includes homemade treats and coffee, tea, and hot cider. December 8th from 10 am-6 pm, December 9th from 10 am-4 pm

ESPANOL SIN FRONTERAS
In Other Words Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
$5-10 donation, 6:30 pm
17th, 31st—Santa leads a class on Spanish grammar, culture, history, and travel.

VOLUNTEER FOR IN OTHER WORDS
In Other Words Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St.
www.inotherwords.org
(503) 232-6003
6:30 pm
19th—In Other Words Books & Resources hosts a volunteer orientation for all interested in volunteering. Learn about a variety of volunteer opportunities, from running the cash register in the bookstore to organizing community events.

VOLUNTEER FOR SMART
Start Making A Reader Today
219 NW 12th Ave.
www.getsmartoregon.org
(503) 937-4800
SMART (Start Making A Reader Today), a nonprofit literacy program, pairs volunteers throughout Oregon with K-3 children. Volunteers devote one hour a week or more to reading one-on-one with two students for a half hour each. Volunteers are needed for North Portland SMART programs, including James John Elementary, Sitton Elementary, Clarendon Portsmouth School, and more. For more information and to apply, please visit the SMART website.

VOLUNTEER FOR CRN
Children’s Relief Nursery
8425 N Lombard St.
www.crn4kids.org
(503) 283-4776
Many volunteer opportunities are available at the St. Johns-based nonprofit child-support organization, Children’s Relief Nursery, from handiwork to working with teachers and children in the classroom. For more information, visit the website. Children’s Relief Nursery works to prevent abuse by reinforcing positive interactions in families.

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