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The Portland Women’s Theatre Com
pany presents Hollandia '45, a play by
Sarah Dreher, opening tonight and play
ing Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
through June 23.
Hollandia 45 is the story of an army
nurse, Kit Fortescue, stationed in New
Guinea during World War II, who finds her
civilian life in later years is haunted by her
memories of the war. Her niece, Marian,
attempts to destroy those memories, but
Kit clings to them all the tighter as they
become more real than the present. She
fervently defends her right to spend her
last years however she chooses.
Other characters in the play include
Edith, Hazel, and Mary — Kit's World War II
chums. Faith McDevitt plays Kit, and Sara
Packer plays Marian. Judy Clover directs.
Tickets are available at A Woman's
Place Bookstore, and Catbird Seat Book
store in advance for $5.00. The place is
the former Do Jump space, 3922 N.
W illiams.
The Open Door Theatre proudly pre
sents Robert Chesley's Stray Dog Story,
scheduled to run every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at 8:00 p.m. through July 15th
at J.R.'s West, N.W. 10th and Everett.
Stray Dog Story is best described as an
adult fairy tale which follows the life of a
dog turned into a gay man who encoun
ters life's struggles while searching end
lessly for love on the streets of New York
City. Outrageously humorous and
touching!
The cast features Karen Boetcher-Tate
as the fairy dog mother and Kevin Koesel
as Buddy, the dog turned man. Jim Gam-
brell is producing and Brown McDonald
directs.
Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Must be 21.
For further information contact Brown
McDonald at 224-1482.
Everything in the Garden, directed by
Jerry Leith, plays in the Portland Civic
Theatre's Blue Room through June 30.
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8
p.m., with an Actor's Benefit on Sunday,
June 24 at 7 p.m.
Edward Albee, great playwright of
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe and A Deli
cate Balance turns to Suburbia, U S A. for
a highly comic but scathing examination
of money.
Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $5.50 for
students and seniors and early reserva
tions are recommended.
Sirius Productions presents Miguel
Pinero's Short Eyes. One of the most highly
praised productions in Portland's theater
history. Short Eyes is a powerful portrayal
of prison life set in the dayrooms of a New
York house of detention where a group of
prisoners insult, entertain and fight one
another in an attempt to preserve their
sanity.
Playing Fridays and Saturdays through
June 16, performances beginning at 8
p.m.
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The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus brings their Best to You June 23rd and 24th.
The Northwest premiere of Dos Lesbos.
A Play By, For, And About Perverts, will
open at Judy’s, 1431 NE Broadway. Writ
ten by Teresa Baum and Carolyn Myers,
directed by Harrison Pierce.
Dos Lesbos opened in San Francisco in
1981 and was subsequently nominated for
a Cable Car Award (best theatrical pro
duction) and a Bay Area Theater Critics
Award (best original dramatic script). Co
author Baum starred in the original pro
duction, which played in San Francisco
for over a year. The Portland production
w ill be the first outside the Bay Area.
See Just Entertainment for more infor
mation.
The NW Film Study Center presents as
part of their Columbia Classics Film Series,
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) at 7 p.m. Star
ring James Stewart as a small-town de
fense attorney pitted against George C.
Scott, the big-city D A.
The soundtrack features the jazz of
Duke Ellington.
The New Rose Theatre presents The
Comedian in Spite of Himself, a commis
sioned work by resident playwright
Charles Deemer about famous 17th
century French playwright, Jean-Baptiste
Moliere.
The play will open this evening and
play through June 16. Playing Thursday
through Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Call
227-4080 for more information.
The Portland Art Museum presents
Pop Art. This exhibition features prints by
such artists as Rauschenberg, Warhol,
Dine and others. The works are on view in
the First Floor Corridor Gallery, through
July 15.
The current works of Kay Buckner will
be on exhibit at the Graystone Gallery,
3279 SE Hawthorne.
Buckner works in oils, her paintings give
a visual statement about society. Her
works have been exhibited extensively
throughout the U.S.
Womansoul on KBOO 90.7 FM from 10
p.m.-1 a.m. Yourfavorite music by women.
From Grace Jones to Meg Christian.
La Patisserie. 208 NW Couch, will ex
hibit the work of a lesbian printmaker and
poet through June 30. Susan Blacker’s
work includes lithographs, woodcuts
and collographs — some illustrating
poetry by Rosanne King. For more infor
mation call 281-7247.
The Artists Repertory Theatre presents A
Lesson From Aloes directed by Rebecca
Adams.
Set in a house in a white district of Port
Elizabeth
in 1963, this im
portant work gives a compelling portrait
of a new society caught in the grip of a
police state.
Runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday eve-
ings through July 8 at the Wilson Center for
the Performing Arts in the Downtown
YWCA. For reservations and ticket infor
mation call 223-6281.
A benefit for Sisters of the Road Cafe
features Kate Sullivan, and other local
entertainers at the Pine St T heatre. 215
SE ">th at 8 pm. Ticket are S5-I0.0u.
Children under 12 free.
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SATURDAY
The Rosetown Ramblers, Portland's gay
square dance group, is hosting the sec
ond annual Rose Festival Jamboree, a
weekend of square dancing and other
festivities that brings square dance
groups from other cities to Portland.
Tonight at the Smith Memorial Ballroom
at PSU, is the real jamboree. Highlights
include an exhibition by the Seattle
square dance group the Puddletown
Squares, and an exhibition by the NW's
only all-woman square, the Women of
Rosetown. There will be two step and line
dancing for everyone to take part in.
Tickets are $5.00 at the door and in-
elude a buffet. The jamboree begins at 8
pm. The Smith Ballroom is at Broadway
and S.W. Montgomery. For more informa
tion call Richard, 224-6315 or Bill,
281-4488.
The fabulous Dyketones perform at
their big Bon Voyage Partv at the Pine
Street Theater The time is 8 30 p.m
and the cover is $5.00 Their Derformance
is interpreted for the hearing impaired,
and is wheelchair accessible
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Sandy Director presents Mr. Hunky XI at
Darcelle XV at 8:30 pm. Tonight view the
candidates in their various dress, and
watch as judges pick this year's Mr. Hunky
XI. Tickets are $5.00.
Lesbian and Gay Pride needs you!
Security monitor training for the march
and rally. Wider vsibility requires more
monitors. Meet at the Echo Theater, 1515
SE 37th, noon-5:30. Call 231-5034.
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MONDAY
The Bisexual Exploration Group is having
an open house tonight from 7-10 pm at
Old Wives Tales.
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WEDNESDAY
Lisa Koch performs comedy and
music to delight you at Judy’s. $1.50 cover.
8:30 pm.
G ay M ales Together (GMT) meets at
PSU's Lincoln Hall, Rm. 75, at 7:30 pm to
discuss issues pertinent to gay men. New
comers welcome.
Just O ut June 8-June 2?