NOVEMBER
For nearly three years the Free Associates have been doing the nasty to Tennessee Williams with their improvised weekly theater piece, Cast on a Hot Tin Roof. Now they’re introducing a holiday version, A Dysfunctional Dixie Christmas, which they say is “a lighthearted look at Santa, homosexuality, and shattered dreams.” It runs Fridays and Saturdays through December 11, and then again on Saturday, December 18, at the Bop Shop, 1807 W. Division. Show time is 8 PM, and tickets are $6, $3 if you bring an item for Toys for Tots to distribute to underprivileged kids. There’s also a New Year’s Eve show, which costs $25 in advance, $35 at the door. That starts at 7:30 and includes the usual festive accoutrements: party favors, champagne, and so forth. Call 784-2745.
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The Guild Complex at the HotHouse is looking back on the first year of Bill Clinton’s presidency with Grade the President, a panel discussion featuring health activist Sharon Powell, labor leader General Baker, consumer advocate Michelle Kloha, Heartland Journal publisher Michael James, and Joseph Schumann, coauthor of Fighting Back: Gay and Lesbian Draft, Military and Veterans Issues. It runs from 3 to 6 today at the HotHouse, 1565 N. Milwaukee. It’s $5, free if you’re unemployed, and a poetry open mike precedes the talk. Call 477-3737 or 278-2210.
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