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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1984)
30 FRIDAY A benefit for the Cascade AIDS Project begins at 8 p.m. at Ju d y’s, 15th and NE broadway. Two shows, one at 8 and one at 10 p.m., will feature a 60s theme, including "lip synching, by Rosy Waters, the reigning Empress, Miss Oregon and Linda Lee. Harrison Pierce will perform a one-act play currently running off- Broadway in New York between the two shows. An AIDS Foundation spokesperson will speak on the latest medical informa tion on AIDS. $3 cover charge. W illiam Shakespeare's "problem com edy," All's Well that Ends Well, shows Thurs days through Saturdays at 8 p.m. through April 28 The New Rose Th e a tre ’s pro duction is directed by Peter Fomara. This rarely produced Shakespearean work portrays the traditional theme of good vs. evil. Tickets are $8 and are available through any of the six TicketLink outlets in the Portland area. Call 227-4080. 31 SATURDAY Spicy, saucy Sister Tomato stirs it up at Ju d y ’s, Broadway and NE 15th, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The all-woman band fea tures swing, hot jazz, blues and originals. Signed for the hearing impaired. Be there or be ketchup! Cover charge $2.50. W in d flre , a lesbian, gay and bisexual support group, meets at 2:30 p.m. in Old Wives' Tales banquet/meting room, 1300 E. Burnside. 1_________ SUNDAY The G re a te r Po rtla n d A rea C itize ns P a rty w ill hold a general meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. at the PACT Senior Center, Divi sion and SE 35th. The gathering will ad- Alice Philips and Barbara Turrill perform Womenfolk music at Judy's. Friday, April 6. dress "The Citizens party: 1984 and Beyond," including discussion of local races, a Jackson campaign update, is sues and initiative and chapter officer elections. Refreshments will be available. Child care can be arranged by calling 230-6908. 3 TUESDAY Doric W ilson's dark comedy, The West Street Gang shows at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at J R ’* C e ll, 300 NW 10th at Everett. Directed by Brown McDonald, the award winning satire concerns the patrons of a gay bar under siege from a gang of fag bashers. Tickets are $5 at the door. 4 WEDNESDAY P o rtla n d A rt Museum presents "W ild Beauty," photography of the Columbia River Gorge from 1865 to 1915. The exhibi tion runs through May 6 at the museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue. G ay M ales Tog ether (GMT) meet at 7 :30 p.m. at the Portland State University Smith Center, room 229, to discuss issues important to gay men. 5 THURSDAY W ho kille d Karen Sllkw o od ? Ada Sanchez, former national coordinator of Supporters of Silkwood, will speak about "Silkw ood, the Sequel" at 7 :30 p.m. at the Methodist Church at 1838 SW Jefferson. Issues of wiretapping, surveillance, plutonium smuggling, conspiracy and coverup which were not addressed in the recent court decision and movie will be discussed. An optional $1.50 donation for support of Silkwood education work in the Northwest is requested. The Bluegrass Cardinals play hard- driving traditional blue-grass, but their p sweet and sophisticated vocal arrange- :g ments set them apart. They have won £ laurels for their lively syncopated three- | voice harmonies and their superb handl- 2 ing of gospel tunes. In addition, their de- ^ velopment of original songs has made 0 them the most important band on the | contemporary scene for introducing new 1 bluegrass material into the repertoire. Tickets w ill be on sale at the door for $5.00, $4.50 for Oregon Bluegrass Associ ation members; $2.50 for seniors; and children under 12 are admitted free. Gheorghe Zamfir performs April 5. 6 FRIDAY Barbara Turrill and Alice Phillips from Eugene, Oregon, will be performing Fri day, April 6, at Jud y’s, 1431 NE Broadway, at 8:30 p.m. Turrill and Phillips play original folk songs that reflect women's lives by com bining personal experience with political perspective. In the style of the old time troubadours, they mesh steady electric bass rhythms, fine guitar picking and strong vocal harmonies to create an ex citing range of moods and messages. Don't miss this performance of original feminist folk songs and theater. Cover $2.00-$5.00 (sliding scale). CYGNUS X-1, a new women's band featuring Naomi Littlebear Morena, performs at 8:30 p.m. at the M e tro p o li ta n Com m unity C hurch, NE 24th and Broadway. Naomi's music is well-known locally, as performed by the Izquierda En semble. Her song Like A Mountain (You Can’t Kill the Spiht). has become the an them of the international peace movement and proceeds from the con cert w ill help fund Naomi's European tour. The concert will also include music from Naomi's rock opera. Survivors. Tickets are available at the door on a sliding scale of $5 or $6. A women-only performance will be held Saturday at 8 :30 at MCC. MCC is wheelchair accessible. Just Out, March 30-April 13