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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1985)
tenberry and Ruth Morgan. For more than 20 years, W illia m Christenberry has been making photographs around his fa m ily's home in Hale County, Alabama. The show includes some of his ea rlier work with inexpensive sm all cameras as well as a number of more recent large prints taken by Ruth Morgan at San Quentin State Prison are in the g a lle ry's Outer Space These com pelling portraits of prisoners in their cells create an intense environment accentuated by the size of the prints. JANUARY During January. Portland a rtist B ill W ill brings The Big Picture to Northwest A rtists Work shop. The Big Picture, as its name im plies, is a 15,000 cubic foot drawing — part of an insta l lation in the Main G allery running from January 10 through February 6 The installation is de scribed as incorporating the technology of television and bow ling — now figure that one out' The description may be obscure, but any one fa m ilia r with B ill's work w ill know that a good time w ill be had by a ll. the artist in cluded The opening reception will be on Thurs day. January 10. from 7-9 p.m The Sa vle r Stre et Theater presents the Savier Street Follies starring Gary Adams, Brian Bressler, and Jon Newton in an evening of comedy, m usic, and video sketches. These guys are wacky, talented, diverse and very entertaining. Catch their act at the Savier Street Theater, 2235 NW Savier, Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6.00 re served, $700 dt the door. C all 228-5544 for more information. Running concurrently in the East Gallery is a show of Type-C color prints by Eric Moore of San Francisco The C am ouflage Tree Series is loosely based on The Industrial Cam ou fla g e Manual, a collaboration between the U S. government and Pratt Institute which pro posed new ways to project Am erica's indus tria l sector from enemy attack Does this seem tim ely or what9 Mr Moore has shown widely throughout the Bay area, and we are pleased to bring his work to Portland G.M.T. (Gay Men Together), an open and inform al discussion group for gay men. meets reg ula rly every Wednesday evening at 7 00 p m. in Room 229. Smith Center, on the Port land State University campus (S.W Broadway at Montgomery Street). An ongoing group for at least ten years. G M T provides a laid-back, personal but easy and non-threatening space for gay men to meet, make friends, and discuss their common concerns. The wide range of topics has included: coming out, dealing with parents and fam ily, forming and maintaining gay relationships, being gay on the job, health, gays and p olitics, gays and religion, our self- im age, gays and m arriage, alternative life styles, etc. G M T. has a minimum of organiza tion : anyone is free to drop in and out of the group as they wish. This is a great place to meet other gay men in a friendly atmosphere and shdre our ideas and feelings on common concerns and problem s. The IFCC proudly announces the first locally- produced performances of Mark Medoff's Tony Award winning play Children of a Lesser God playing January 4-27 at the IFCC. 5340 N Interstate Avenue. Portland. This deeply moving, beautifully written comedy- dram a details the romance, conflicts and m ar riage of a sensitive but spirited deaf woman and the devoted (and hearing) teacher whom she meets at a school for the deaf New York critic s a lso gave the Outer C ritics C ircle and Drama Desk Awards to this play, calling it "a m ajor event, a play of great importance, full of love, understanding and passion " Perform ances of Children of a Lesser God are at 8 00 p.m Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 00 p.m Sundays. January 4-27 Tickets are $6 regular and $4 students and seniors All per form ances w ill be accessible for both hearing and deaf audiences, as much of the dialogue is both signed and spoken by the characters them selves, and interpreters w ill sign a ll d ia logue that is spoken only. Th is production is made possible in part by a enerous grant from the C ollins Foundation a ll Sue Busby or Gary O Brie n at the IFCC. 243-7030, for reservations or further information 8 This number is TTY accessible. , Samuel Beckett's Endgame reprises yet again with more perform ances at the C ubicólo. 939 N.W. Everett The show w ill play Thursdays, at 8 00 p.m., and Saturdays, at 1100 p.m. Rony W iesel directs Warren Harshbarger and Keith Sca les as C lov and Hamm, the O riginal « Odetta prepares to sing in Chords of Fame, a film being shown at the NW Film Study Center. Odd Couple. These two clowns "y u k" it up in a w eirdly com ic apocalyptic world where all winds down after some horrible holocaust. The production also features a new set and light ing. Mother Road Projects produces the event in conjunction with Sirius productions. Tickets are $4 00 each C all 224-9481 for reservations Don't m iss the Northwest Film Study C enter’s 3rd Annual Music and the Movies series running January through February. Film s w ill include rock 'n' roll, jazz, blues, country and Motown with a line-up of m usical greats sure to satisfy. From Count Basie and E'vis pr>=>slev to dish up Spinal Tap. Music and the Movies everything from sophisticated swing to hip shakin soul. C all the Film Center for a complete schedule of film s. 221-1156. Sum us Theatre presents Jean Genet's The M aids with separate all-m ale cast and a ll fem ale casts In The M aids, two dom estics imitate super fic ia litie s of their m istress in a determinedly de trop wdy. Arthur Harold and Bob McGranhan play in the a ll-m ale cast, Saturdays and Sun days at 7 30 Barbara Bosakowski and Nicho- lette Borashenko play in the all-fem ale cast Thursdays and Fridays at 7 30 Sumus w ill present The Maids through January 19 A rtists Repertory Theatre is proud to pre sent Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn The author of such hits as "The Norman Con q ue sts" and "How the Other Half Loves" does it again with Season's Greetings! Half a dozen friends and relatives celebrat ing C hristm as with Neville and Belinda. Various . h'idren are also there Though unseen, their presence is alw ays felt and. indeed, seems duplicated in the adults Petty squabbles break out — and some not so pettv A final clim ax, resulting from the arrival of C 'ive a voung writer — leads to what momentarily no pears to be a tragedy, as Clive is shot by trig ger happy Harvey, who thinks he is a burglar Hilarious highlights include a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene that ends by setting a fearful din among severa1 noise m aking mechanical Christm as toys. Performances evenings at 8:00. Sunday evenings at 7 00. Tickets are $6 general adm is sion, and $5 students and seniors. Performances w ill be at the W ilson Center for the Performing Arts in the downtown YWCA, tttl SW 10th. For further information and reservations call 223-6281 Soph — A Visit with the Last of the Red Hot Mamas, a one-woman m usical based on the life of the late Sophie Tucker is being per form ed at the Storefront Theatre. Portland's own Wendy Westerwelle is mem orable to local audiences for her roles in Babes on Burnside, Emergency Room, and Angry Housewives to name a few With Soph she b ring s to the stage her life-long fascination with this great Jewish singer and comedienne in an evening of song and reflections Wendy was awarded an individual artist grant from the Oregon Arts Comm ission to help her realize this dream As Sophie sings the old m elodies and shares her intim ate memories of the famous names of her day — Fanny Brice. Eddie Cantor. Flo Zieg- field — theatre-goers get a glim pse of the woman who became a legend here and abroad. Written for historical accuracy, the show has been carefully researched and fea tures splendid costumes designed by Daniel Storto M aterial was taken from her auto biography and features many songs never re corded and rarely heard, along with those well-known favorites she im m ortalized It is W endy's hope that audiences leaving the theatre w ill be humming the m elodies Sophie sang to her generation, feeling as if they have just had a personal visit with the late and great "La st of the Red Hot Mamas." Soph is directed by Ric Young, with m usical direction by Ron Snyder, and written by Vana O 'Brien and Wendy Westerwelle. with set de sign bv Doug Mouw. Soph plays Wed Th u rs. Fri and Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m Prices are $8 on Thurs. and Sun. and $9 on Fri and Sat Opening night cham pagne, buffet party is $12. C all: 224-4001 for reservations Through Jan 16 Blue Sky G allery (117 NW 5thI is showing photographs bv W illia m Chris- Siriu s Productions opens in its new perma nent location, the CubiculoNCu-bic-u-lo), 938 NW Everett. W illia m M astrosim one's Extremi ties. Peter Fornara w ill direct this taut drama, chosen by Tim e m agazine critic TE. Kalem as one of the ten best plays of 1982. Extremities centers around M arjorie, the victim of an at tempted rape, and what happens when she refuses to be victim ized, but turns the tables on her assailant. Jen Graham plays M arjorie, a woman who rea lizes that as a victim without a mark on her, the legal system is against her, she is deter mined to create her own justice. Colleen Con roy and G loria Guinn, as M arjorie's house mates Terry and Patricid, are alternately sup- pxxtive and horrified at M arjorie's decision to take matters into her own hands. The work also illustra tes clearly how it is possible, by a variety of methods, to chip away at women's solidarity Extrem ities w ill run through December 22 at the Cubiculo, 938 NW Everett, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 00 p.m. and Sunday evnelngs at 7:00 p.m. Information and reserva tions can be obtained by phoning 224-9481. Group tickets are available 31 MONDAY The Fabulous Dyketones. Portland's own '50s rock and role band, invites you to their 8th anniversary. New Year's Eve dance at the Pine St. Theater They have graduated as seniors and now hove new sophomores joining the theater band. So come on over and help cele brate1 Wear your favorite '50s garb and have a sw ell time bringing in the New Year. Cover is $6.00 Be at the Pine Street Theater, 215 SE Pine at 9 30 p.m., or be square1 2 WEDNESDAY Gay Father’s Support Group meets to share feelings and problem s. C all 284-4275 for more information. Do you love to play b ridge9 A Gay Bridge Club meets to play every Wednesday at the First Congregational Church on SW Madison and Park at 7 30 p.m. Use the side entrance on Madison. C all 244-3225 for more information. 3 THURSDAY A colorful show of New Forms and New Faces opens today at Qraystone G allery, 3279 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. Two graduates of the Pacific Northwest College of Art w ill show their work. Joan Rudd w ill present sculpture and Just Out, January, 1985