1__________SUNDAY City Nightclub celebrates their Second A nniversary w ith a party and celeb ration. Sp e cia l film presentation sta rrin g D ivine in Polyester and a sp ecial a nniversa ry show featuring Rose Em press Rosey W aters. Doors open at 10 p.m. $3.50 cover. The C ity N ighclub , 624 S.W. 13th (between M orrison &. A lder). Fo r inform a tio n c a ll 224-C ITY. 2 _________ M ONDAY Bonnie Ra itt and J J . C ale perform at Sta rry M ghtdub at 9 p.m . Tic ke ts are $14.50. 5 THURSDAY Northwest Artiste Workshop launches its fa ll e xhib itio n schedule w ith two a rtists. Lise D rost and Helen Cohen. The exhibition opens today and w ill continue through Saturday, Septem ber 28. There w ill be a fre e , p u b lic opening reception for the two a rtists today at 8 p.m. It is sm a ll wonder that Lisa Drost title s her e xh ib it. Living Spaces. The insta lla tio n e xh ib it inha b its NW AW 's m ain g a lle ry sp a ce w ith a room fu ll of c h a irs, ta b les, p la n ts, la rg e and sm a ll p a inting s, p rints, and sm a ll inte rio r construction. The effect is a liv in g space where g a lle ry v isito rs can sit in the m id d le of the exhib it. O ne of the m ost intrig uing constructions is the fu ll sc a le trash can w ith the inte rior of a g yne c o lo g ist's exam ination room. V ie w e rs may notice that it appears a wo m an has ju st le ft the room because there is a p la stic gown crum pled on the exam i nation table. Sp e a king of her e xhib it Cohen sa ys, "It is m y aim to a lte r the vie w e r's old accept ance of these objects. Not only do I sug g e st that a toaster is a m etaphor fo r a kitchen of its era. but I hope to m ake the view er suspect that every toaster m ight contain a secret. To th is purpose I u tilize n o sta lg ia , lig h t, and the natural voyeur istic tendencies of everyone." Northw est A rtists W orkshop, a non-profit o rg a niza tio n and alternative art space, is located at 522 N.W. 12th. Portland, phone 2 20-0435. Reg ula r g a lle ry hours are 12-5 p.m . Tuesday through Saturday. 7 SATORDAY The Lesbian Aging Project (LAP) is sp o nso ring a potluck p icnic at Mt. Tabor Park from 1-6 p.m . to enhance aw areness o f LAP. There w ill be free lem onade, vol le y b a ll. law n d a rts, face and body paint in g . and sing -a -lo ng s. 10 TUESDAY The Tenth Annual S enior Pro# Day w ill b e he ld a t the W ashington Park Zoo from 9 :3 0 a m . to 3 p.m . Three to four thousand Slavic Voices perform ing Septem ber 21. a re expected to attend the event, which inc lud e s free ad m ission, tra in rid e s and other sp e c ia l a c tivitie s fo r se niors and the ir escorts. Se n io rs are invited to b ring a p icnic lunch and spend the day (food service a re a s w ill be open fo r those who w ish to purcha se th e ir lunch at the zoo). Free cof fee and ju ic e w ill be provided. A c tivitie s scheduled fo r the day are var ie d and num erous. V isito rs can liste n to a b and, watch a troop of tap dancers, sing o ld fa vo rite s in a "sin g -a lo n g " and even ta ke in a Kung Fu dem onstration. B ird s o f prey show s and zookeeper ta lks . a re scheduled at various locations around the zoo throughout the day. The Zoo- m o b ile w ill be on hand w ith sm a ll anim als to touch and pet. and zoo volunteers w ill have bones, horns and sk u lls on disp la y. A sp e c ia l feature th is year w ill be an art e xh ib it e ntitle d “Interpreting N ature." The e xh ib it w ill be com prised of w orks sub m itted b y se n io rs in a draw ing and paint in g com petition. The seniors-only a rt com p e titio n w as m ade p o ssib le by a grant from the M etropolitan A rts C om m ission. The e xh ib it, w hich w ill form a lly open on M onday, Sept. 9 , w ill be on d isp la y in the zo o 's prim a te house a rt g a lle ry until Nov. 1. 12 THURSDAY The Rosetown Ram blers sta rt the ir 3rd ye a r o f Squa re Dance instruction fo r be- g inne rs. Introductory cla sse s w ill be held at the NW Service Center, located at N.W. 18TH & Everett (Basem ent Level). C la sse s are each Thursday during Sep tem ber. Instruction of b a sic and m ain stream step s w ill continue fo r app roxi m ately 16 w eeks, follow ed by a gradua tio n dance and m em bership to the Rose- town Ram blers. C o rne ll Trouw, form erly of Denver, C ol orado, w ill be the instructor. He has taught fo r sq uare dance club s and the Interna tio n a l Convention in Denver. Sig n in g a va ila b le fo r the hearing im p a ire d . Everyone is welcom e. Days and tim e may be ad justa b le according to the response. C la sse s are each Thursday, 7:30-9:30 p.m . at the NW Service Center. 1 3 _________ FRIDAY Jo int Forces Dance Company pre se nts A llies, a New Dance Concert, on Septem ber 13.15,20.21 at Echo Theatre w hich is located at 1515 SE 37th, 8:00 p.m .. re se rva tions are recommended. A llie s is cbout recognizing that we h a ve the c h o ic e to b e o nth e sc im e sid e .lt p resents im ages that fragm ent and unite, sim p le m etaphorical im ages that people can re la te to. It is about rela ting to the p hysic a l w orld, because it is e a sie r to un d erstand than intellectua l abstract conceptions. Jo int Forces has p reviously perform ed in the Portland area, in conjunction with Portland State Unive rsity and a lso at Echo Thea tre both in the choreographers show case and an evening recently presented w ith M ary O slund of O slund and C om pany/Dance. The o rig in a l prem iere of A llies took place in Eugene's Hult C enter fo r Perform ing A rts and w as funded in p art by the O regon A rts C om m ission and the N ational Endowment fo r the Arts. 14 SATURDAY The Portland Yid d ish C lub and the Port land Fo lklo re Society w ill be presenting o r evening of Y id d ish m errim ent at the Echo Thea ter at SE 37th and Hawthorne. Th is m ulti-m e d ia event w ill feature the Hester Street Kle zm e r Band In a program of Yid d ish sc htic ks and songs along with Klezm a nia n accom plices Yanki Fa lk and Rose Leopold. The audience w ill be trans ported back to the re a l Hester Street on the Low er East Sid e of New York, circa 1910. To enhance th is celebration of Rosh Hashona (the Jew ish New Year) and Kle zm a nia . Ralp h Po lic a r (of P o lic a r's D elicatessen) w ill be on hand haw king Y id d ish food from h is pushcart d e ll and there w ill be plenty of space fo r dancing. The fe stiv itie s begin at 8.00 PM , Saturday. Septem ber 14. at the Echo Theater, 1515 S’: Ju st Out. Septorr e ~