* SATURDAY W om en w ho w ant to q u it sm oking ca n a tte n d a free, introductory seminar, spon­ sored b y BrecrttieFree, a t 10 a.m ., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m . in room 510 o f the G alleria, SW 9th a n d Alder. Feel free to bring your c ig ­ arettes. C om e d a n c e to the sw inging b a n d S/s- ter Tomato from 8:30 to 12:30 a t Reed C ollege Commons. There'll b e tangos, waltzes, swing, hot jazz a n d blues from the 30s a n d 40s. C om e hear songs like Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing a n d Storm y Weather p la y e d with spice b y one o f Portland's to p Women's bands. D on't miss the D ance o f a Lifetime. W heelchair accessible a n d signed for the hearing im paired. C over ch a rg e is $3.50 a n d $1.75 for Reed students. Be there or b e ketchup. Wlndflre, a support group for gay, les­ b ia n a n d bisexual youth, meets a t 2:30 p.m . in O ld W ilves' Tales b a n q u e t/ m eeting room , 1300 E. Burnside. 9 MONDAY W om en w ho w ant to stop sm oking ca n b e g in w ith a free introductory seminar, sponsored by BreafheFree, a t 10 a.m., 2 p.m ., 6 p.m . or 8 p.m. in Room 510 of the G a lle ria a t SW 9th a n d Alder. Feel free to b rin g your cigarettes. 10 TÜESDAY Auditions for E very thin g in the Garden by Edw ard A lb e e w ill b e held Tuesday. The p ro d u ctio n w ill b e d ire cte d by Jerry Leith a n d w ill run from M ay 25 to June 30. C all Portland C ivic Theatre for details, 226-3048. 11 WEDNESDAY G ay Males Together (GMT) m eet at 7 :30 p.m. a t the PSU Smith Center, room 229, to pro vid e a forum to discuss issues of im p o rta n ce to g a y men. 13_________FRIDAY Echo Theatre presents its first annual Choreographers Showcase a t 8 p.m. at 1515 SE 37th Avenue. In the spirit of support­ in g Portland's ta le n te d artistic com m unity the Echo is featuring the works of several lo c a l choreographers. Tickets are $3.50 at the door. Portland artist Ronna Neuenschwander w ill g ive a slide presentation a n d talk a b o u t her recent adventures in Timbuktu a t 7 :30 p.m. a t Northwest Artists Workshop. 522 NW 12th. Ronna's experience an d re­ search in Timbuktu focuses on the Salt C a m el Caravans, follow ing the salt trade through Timbuktu through M ali, one o f the last rem aining ca m e l caravans in the photo bu Art Thompson 7 NW Repertory C om pany presents 1984 o p e n in g A pril 4. From left, Anna Donner as the la nd la dy. Bill Merkins as Winston a n d Karen L. Hallm ark as Julia. w orld. Admission is $3.50 a n d $2.50 for NWAW members. A reception w ill follow the presentation. The Kathleen Tracy Band, a Seattle b a s e d wom en's group, is com ing to Port­ land. Judy's, 1431 N.E. Broadway, an d Strega Productions present tw o concerts, A pril 13th a n d 14th. The shows start a t 8:30 p.m . Admission w ill b e $3.00. The b a n d is prom oting their prem iere ta p e release, "Signature" w hich will b e a v a ila b le a t the concerts. Kathleen a n d her b a n d com b in e o rig i­ nal b a lla d s, R&B, quasi-country a n d rock to p ro d u c e a unique sound. Their tunes a re u p b e a t, p o ig n a n t a n d hard hitting. None are disappointing. Don't miss this opportunity to hear a versatile a n d ta le n te d wom en's b a n d ! SATURDAY Northwest Artists Workshop a n d Vir­ ginia C afe are c o lla b o ra tin g on a "Buck D a y" on S aturda/, from 2 until 8 p.m. The d a y is cen tere d around a Napkin Art Con­ test w ith over $500 in prize money. Artists a n d hopefuls are en cou rag ed to b rin g their pens a n d pencils a n d try for the prize money. Each hour there w ill b e a “ q u ic k sketch" com p etitio n, with the w in­ ning entries ju d g e d against ea ch other a t the e n d of the day. Prizes in this category are $150 for first p la c e , $50 for second p la c e , a n d $25 for third p la ce . For the h a rd co re entrants who w ant to drink and d ra w a ll d a y long, there is an "unlim ited tim e " c a te g o ry with prizes set a t $200 for first p la c e , $75 for second p la c e , an d $25 for third p la ce . M eg Christian w ill b e perform ing a t the NW Service Center, Saturday, April 21st a t 8 p.m . Seating is lim ited to 1000 people. See Just Entertainment for m ore inform ation. Just Out, March 30-April 13 J