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5 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. HmiH HOLIDAY DANCE Friday, Dec. 7, 1990 Colony Square Hotel 8 - 12 $15 / person • $25 / couple Call 662-6868 for Reservations Fourth Tuesday • PO Box 7817 Atlanta, GA 30309 Italian Cafe Specializing in Southern Italian Cuisine Home Cooked Specialties ^2 for 1 Dinner, Sun-Thurs"^ J Present this ad and j* | receive 2nd entree TPPP ^ jipto $8.00 / 2140 N. Decatur Rd. at Clairmont in Decatur 728-0041 To Grandmother's house we go... ... for the warm and hearty Hunter's Stew: Layers of Rice, Great N. White Beans, Chicken, Sausage, Ham, Lamb and topped with Thick and Rich Tomatoe Sauce. PEASANT COOKING W-S: 6-10, Sun: 6-9:30 Closed M-T 469 N. 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Proceeds Benefit: ■ ik SAME Southeastern Arts, Media & Education The South's Only Gay and Lesbian Theatre and Arts Organization” SAME'S Second Annual rTS FESTIVAL Inman Park Trolley Barn 963 Edgewood Ave., H.E., Atlanta December 2 - Noon to 6pm Featuring: Fine Art Auction Paintings • Photography • Drawings Raffle Dozens of Terrific Prizes Crafts Fair Ceramics • Jewelry • Wearable Art Books • T-Shirts 8r Much More SAME Cafe Home Cooked Sunday Dinner and Tempting Desserts Info 584-2104 VISA & Mastercard Welcome!