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LEAF DROP. Thru. Dec. 9. Recycle your tree
debris into valuable mulch for the public Pied
mont gardens. Enter the Garden at The Prado
and follow the signs. Atlanta Botanical Garden,
876-5859.
Fundraisers
SODOMY REPEALPARTY.Thurs.Nov.29.
9pm. Opal Foxx and The Ellen James Society
open for the Jody Grind at a benefit to make the
world safe for sodomites. The $$$ raised here go
to support a phone bank and legislative lobby
ing. Help us “lick”the sodomy law in Georgia.
Tickets $5. at the door. At Masquerade, 695
North Ave.
CATS WHO CARE. Thurs. Nov. 29 11:30pm.
Members of the touring cast of “Cats” present an
evening of after-theatre cabaret with proceeds
going to AID Atlanta. These are “Cats Who
Care” and live each of their nine lives with a
purrpose. $25. At Gene and Gabe’s Upstarirs.
Call 872-0600 for reservations.
DISPELLING MYTHS: TWO VIEWS
FROM THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. Sat., Dec. 1,
5-8pm. The photographs of Billy Howard and
Michael Schwarz provide powerful and
campassionate looks at the “heroism of the
human spirit.” Admission is free, donations are
accepted. Copies of Howard’s “Epitaphs for the
Living” will be available, proceeds to Heart
Strings. The photographs will be on exhibit from
Nov. 28-Dec. 5. At the Atlanta Photography
Galllery, 495 Peachtree. 881-0139.
ARTS FOR PRIDE FESTIVAL. Sat. Dec. 2,
noon-6pm. Local artists and crafters show off
their wares for Christmas or Soltice gift giving.
A raffle and home cooked Sunday Dinner will
help raise funds for SAME, Atlanta’s own gay
arts organization. A good time for a good
cause. At the Inman Park Trolley Bam. Call 584
2104 for info.
Music
WINDHAM HILL WINTER SOLSTICE
TOUR. Weds. Nov. 28. Literate mood music for
meditation and mind expansion. At Symphony
Hall. Tickets at TicketMaster, or 249-6400 to
charge by phone.
ATLANTA FEMINIST WOMEN’S CHO
RUS. Sat Dec. 1,7pm and 9pm. To hear them is
to love them. Fine voices blend in musical
selections that are usually uniquely feminist and
occasionally funny. Moving music and the best
chance to see Atlanta’s loveliest lesbians both
on stage and in the audience. At Southside High,
801 Glenwood Ave. Advance tickets ($8) at
Charis, Atlantis Connection and The Boy Next
Door, or $10 at the door.
MELANIE HAMMET. Sun.,Mon., Dec 2,3 at
8:30pm. Melanie returns from the Gulf Shore
with her acoustic guitar to make the expresso
sweeter at the coffee house with a view. At the
Oxford Acoustic Cafe, 360 Pharr Rd., 262-3333
for info.
CHRISTMAS WITH ROBERT SHAW.
Weds., Dec 5-Dec. 8. ASO Chorus, the
Morehouse College Glee Club and the Young
Singers of Callanwolde help the Symphony Or
chestra make a joyful noise.” Symphony Hall,
Woodruff Arts Center. 892-2414 for ticket info.
Sports
FRONT RUNNERS. Weds. Nov 21, 28, and
Dec. 5 at 6:30pm in Piedmont Park. Also every
Saturday 9am at the Chattahoochee River off
Powers Ferry Rd. Call Shelton Hayme (622
0739) or Lynn Patterson (438-1421) for info.
ATLANTA TEAM TENNIS ASSOCIA
TION. Sun. Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 7pm.Come
play or watch a game in which the word love has
a major role. Play is now indoors at Eastlake
Tennis Center. And the newly formed women’s
division plays at the same time as well as new
Friday night matches. Call 892-8335 or 622-
GAME.
AVS BOWLING. Every Monday, (except
Christmas and New Year’s eves) 8:30pm. The
teams are already formed but substitutes are
always needed and welcome. So are spectators.
Come down down and have a ball. Express
Lanes, Monroe Drive. Call Steve at 361-1286
for info.
Theatre
FUNNY THAT WAY. Mon. Nov. 26 & Dec 3,
8:30pm. Atlanta’s lesbian and gay improv troup
provides instant relief from the tedium of the
holidays. $3 cover and a one drink minimum at
Upstairs at Gene & Gabe’s, 1578 Piedmont.
874-6145 for reservations.
THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PIL
LOW. Thru Nov. 30; Thurs-Sat, 8pm, also Sat.
at 5pm. A touching,romantic fablemasquerading
as an urban battle-of-the-sexes written by John
Patrick Shanley, author of “Moonstruck” and
Cats Who Care: Join members of the touring
company of Cats in this late night fundraiser
for AID Atlanta Thurs. Nov. 29 at Gene and
Gabe’s Upstairs. Call 872-0600 for reserva
tions.
“Joe Versus the Volcano”. At Actors Express,
221-0831 for info and reservations.
FIVE GREAT SONGS FROM FIRST
GRADE. Sundays, thru. Dec. 2, 2pm & 5pm. A
suite of dances choreographed to some of the
best music from the late sixties and early sev
enties. Dance and dialogue offer a look at
growing up in another time which was not so
long ago and far away. At Actors Express, 221
0831 for info and reservations.
THE APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS. Thru.
Dec 22. Mountain music and tales highlight this
evening of family entertainment for those who
need a reminder that there’s more to Christmas
than the lighting of the Rich’s tree. At the The
atrical Outfit, 872-0665.Theatre
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY. Dec. 1-23. Tom
Key’s exquisite reading of Truman Capote’s
most touching work is a holiday must-see for
anyone who grew up feeling different. At the
Alliance Studio Theatre. 892-2414.
Upcoming
GAY HOLIDAZE CABARET. Thurs. Dec. 6-
Dec 16, Thurs-Sun at 8pm. A night of comedy,
music, and parody set in a fictional tacky show
room. Don we now our gay apparel and celebrate
with Mimi Beverly Shondra Devon and her
cohorts as they dream of a lavender Christmas
where Santa brings our heart’s true desires. At
Little 5 Points Community Center. Tickets
available at Charis and E.D.’s Gourmet; for
reservations and info call 584-2104
NATIONAL LESBIAN CONFERENCE
BENEFIT WITH FUNNY THAT WAY. Dec.
7,9:00 pm Laugh a lot for a good cause with the
nation’s only gay and lesbian improv comedy
troupe. They make Saturday Night Live look
dead. Tower Lounge, 735 Ralph McGill, 875
5463, $4 cover.
CAROLS, TOYS AND SUGAR PLUM
FAIRIES. Sat. Dec. 8, 8pm. The Atlanta Gay
Men’s Chorus presents its annual holiday bash
under the direction of Jeffrey McIntyre. At
Southside High, 801 Glenwood Ave. Tickets at
Back Alley Video, The Boy Next Door and
Charis Books. 458-8747 for info.
ATLANTA BACH CHOIR. Sun. Dec 9,4pm.
Choral voices blend with a chamber orchestra as
someof Bach’s best stuff is featured in this really
oldie but goodie presentation. At Druid Hills
Presbyterian Church, 1026 Ponce de Leon. For
info call 872-BACH.
CAROLINE AIKEN. Sun.,Mon., Dec 9,10 at
8:30pm. Cappucino and Caroline, who could
ask for anything more? At the Oxford Acoustic
Cafe, 360 Pharr Rd., 262-3333 for info.
YOUNG FEMINIST CONFERENCE. Feb 1
3,1991. A gathering for those who followed in
the wake of the baby boom and Ms. magazine.
Yours is the next revolution. Call 523-1227
and leave your name and phone number for info.
NATIONAL LESBIAN CONFERENCE.
Apr. 24-28, 1991. 5000 lesbians from all over
right here in Atlanta. The conference needs
dollars now, so early registrations are welcome.
Write NLC, PO Box 1999, Decatur, GA. 30031,
or call (404) 373-0000 for info.
LEA DELARIA. Sat., Dec. 15. Lea returns to
Atlanta in Lezbo-A-Go-Go, at the Variety
Playhouse in Little 5 Pts. Tickets at the Variety
& TicketMaster outlets. 524-7354 for info.
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Friday, Dec. 7, 1990
Colony Square Hotel
8 - 12
$15 / person • $25 / couple
Call 662-6868
for Reservations
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FESTIVAL
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963 Edgewood Ave., H.E., Atlanta
December 2 - Noon to 6pm
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