A lso featured in the "Avant Garde
C a rtoonists" exhibit w ill be work by Nicole
Hollander, creator of the strip "S y lv ia " car
ried in 38 newspapers including the
Oregonian; Portland native and aw ard
w inning illustrator Dennis A dler; Portland
resident Jim Blashfield; B ill Plym pton, an
aw ard-w inning p olitica l cartoonist and
Oregon City native; Sandy G ullikson, a
1964 Reed C ollege graduate from
LaG rande, editorial cartoonist Bruce
M cG illiva ry; and three Portland State
graduates who have becom e successful
cartoonists, John C allahan, Isaac
Sham sud-D in and Joe Spooner.
The project is funded, in part, by a grant
from the W ashington State Arts C om m is
sion. For additional inform ation, contact
Jim Archer, gallery director, at 699-0144.
MCC's Coffeehouss w ill happen today
at the Prim ary Domain and A p ril 13 at
MCC. Both events start at 8 p.m. A dm is
sion w ill be slid ing scale, with proceeds
going to scholarships for the Northwest
D istrict W om en's Retreat in May.
People are still needed to subm it acts
for the Coffeehouses. Please ca ll Sa lly at
282-8615 - she prom ises her m essage
m achine doesn't bite!
The renowned G ilbert and Sullivan
touring repertory company Opera A La
C a rte w ill appear at the Portla nd Civic
A uditorium A pril 3 through 6 for four
perform ances of two G ilbert and Sullivan
favorites — “The M ika d o " on A pril 3 and
4, and “Pirates of Penzance" on A pril 5
and 6, with a ll performances at 8:00 p.m.
D escribed as “The M ikado As It Ought
To Be," O pera A La C arte's production of
this G ilbert & Sullivan cla ssic was recently
acclaim ed as having “a ll the accoutre
ments one would expect, including a
superb orchestra and elaborate, elegant
costum es." “The Pirates of Penzance" has
been hailed as “a production that is full of
life and vitality.
Richard Sheldon heads the “M ikad o"
cast in the title role and appears as “the
very m odel of a modem M ajor-G eneral"
in “The Pirates of Penzance." Eugenia
Ham ilton w ill portray Ruth in "P ira te s" and
the form idable Katisha in “The M ikad o"
with Kenneth Pound playing opposite her
a s Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. John
Ross Nelson plays Poo-Bah, Lord High
Everything Else and also the Pirate King.
Tenor Paul Harms sing s the wandering
m instrel Nanki-Poo as w ell as Frederic, the
Pirate apprentice, with soprano Nita
Danoff as M abel, his love-sm itten
sweetheart.
The O pera A La Carte Chorus and
Orchestra w ill be conductea by company
m usic director Frank Fetta. Both produc
tions are directed by Richard Sheldon
with costum es designed by D oris Surany
and sets by David Barber and Jack
Vaughn.
Tic ke ts are on sa le at C elebrity Attrac
tions. 1010 SW M orrison. Portland, 97205.
A uditorium Box O ffice; Gl Joes, Stevens
Jew elers. Lloyd Center.
The New Rose Th e a tre ’s 1984-85
c la ssic season continues with Marsha
N orm an's Pulitzer Prize winning
dram a, ’Night, Mother. ’Night, Mother
w ill p la y W ednesday through Saturday at
8 p.m .. and Sunday at 2 p.m., through
A p ril 27,1985. A discussion w ill follow the
m atinee on A p ril 7. led by C hris Thom p
son, professor at the Portland State Uni
versity in English. Ms. Thom pson is teach
ing a course this spring on "M others and
D a ug hters" at Portland State University.
M arsha Norman, author of Getting Out.
has written an honest and warm account
of the relationship between a mother and
daughter during what becom es, by
choice, the daughter's final hour. In their
sm a ll living room, Je ssie 's mother first re
fuses to believe Je ssie 's intentions, but as
Je ssie sets about tidying the house and
m a king lists of things to be looked after,
her sense of desperate helplessness be
g in s to build. In the end, with the inexora
b ility of genuine tragedy, she can only
stand by, stunned and unbelieving, as
Je ssie quietly closes and locks her bed
room door. The play ends in one fate I and
stunning moment — a moment never to
be forgotten by those who have w it
nessed, and come to understand. Jessie's
p lig ht.
D irector A lana Beth Lip p has assem
b le d two fine actresses to create ’Night,
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THURSDAY
A west coast caravan w ill pass through
Portland bringing slid e shows, speakers,
and performers to raise consciousness and
funds for Big Mountain, Arizona, where
native Am ericans are struggling to pre
serve their lands against industrial uranium
m ining, in a modem Indian war.
The caravan, which originates in Seat
tle, w ill be at the N.W. Service Center, 1819
N.W. Everett, between 5-10 p.m. There w ill
be a slid in g fee scale of $3-$10. For more
inform ation call Anpo, 231-8283.
1 2 _________ FRIDAY
fed Schultz and Ken C olburn in The Unseen Hand, at Storefront Theater.
Mother; Linda W illia m s Janke plays Jes
sie and (returning to the stage after a long
break) is Isa b ella C happell as Thelm a,
Je ssie 's mother. Sets w ill be designed by
Jeff Seats, lighting by Jim G ilsdorf, and
costum es by Shaune G. Wunder.
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WEDNESDAY
An exhibit featuring the artwork of a
dozen nationally and regionally published
cartoonists, many with local ties, w ill be on
d isp la y in C lark C ollege's Index G allery
A p ril 10-May 1.
An opening day reception w ill begin at
4 :3 0 p.m., today, with an illustrative talk by
Seattle cartoonist Lynda Barry at 8 p.m.
Both the reception and exhibit are free
and open to the public. The C lark gallery
is located at the back of the campus
bookstore on the lower level of G aiser
H a ll, 2001 Ft. Vancouver Way. G allery
hours are 7:30 a.m .-7:30 p.m., Monday-
Thursday, and 7:30 a.m .-4 p.m., Fridays.
Barry is noted as one of the cartoon
w orld 's shrewdest chroniclers of sex, love
and romance. Her com ical depictions of
the m ating gam e are syndicated in 20
w eekly new spapers and featured each
month in Esquire Magazine. Barry was
studying fine art at The Evergreen State
C olleg e in O lym pia when she began car
tooning to entertain friends.
Genevieve Productions presents a very
sp ec ia l evening with Ronnie Gilbert (of
the Weavers) accom panied by John
Bucchino. The show is opened by the
group, MotherLode. Th is event w ill take
place at the Northwest Service Center,
18th and NW Everett.
Th is concert follow s the first solo releases
in over 20 years for G ilbert. Two years ago,
she perform ed with Holly Near in two sold
out show s at Meany theatre in Seattle.
Hundreds of disappointed fans had to be
turned away for lack of seats.
G ilbert is one of the founding members
of the Weavers, a much loved, m illion-
record se lling group in the 50s and 60s.
Recently, G ilbert starred in the heralded
film . Wasn’t That a Time, a 1980 docu
m entary of the last reunion of the Weavers.
At her concerts, generations come to
gether united by the vocal power and
touching delivery that G ilbert has shown
throughout her career as a performer.
The show w ill be signed for the hearing
im paired by Debra Westwood. And
childcare w ill be available.
Tickets are $8.50 in advance, $9.50 at
the door, and can be purchased at
Artichoke m usic. C atbird Seat Books,
Ju st Out, April 1985