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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1985)
8 FRIDAY Phoenix Rising sponsors M en In The W o o d s, a la id back gay men's retreat be ginning today, lasting through Sunday at Breitenbush Hot Springs. For registration in form ation ca ll 223-8299. 9 SATURDAY A health check-up for women in the Portland/Vancouver area w ill be given from 9 am to 12 noon, at Western States C hiropractic C ollege's Main C linic, 948 NE 102nd Avenue in Portland. The $5 exam ination fee w ill cover the cost of a breast exam, pap smear, spinal check-up and urinary lab test. Appoint ments are necessary and may be made by c a llin g 255-6771. A p a ir of Portland performing and d i recting talents, actress-director Victoria Parker and dancer-choreographer Benny Be ll, w ill com bine forces to present N tozake Shange's choreopoem. For C o lo re d G irls W ho Have C o n sid e re d $ u ic id e /W h e n th e R a n b o w Is Enuf, the fa ll Po rtla n d Sta te University theater arts production, November 9-23, in Lincoln Hall Auditorium. The show w ill play Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm on the auditorium main stage. Tickets are $5 general and $3.50 students and senior citizens, and are a va ila b le from the PSU Box Office, 229-4440. 12 TUESDAY M ary C atherine Lam b s last month on KBO O 's A W o m a n’s V o ic e begins tonight. She w ill be reading a chapter from Susan Brow nm iller's Fe m in in ity ca lled "M ovem ent," exploring gesture, posture and fashion in light of this "pow er ful aesthetic based upon a recognition of pow erlessness." On 90.7 FM , 9 pm. 13 W EDNESDAY N orthw est A rtists W orkshop contin ues its Slid e Talk Program this month with Eugene photographer David Joyce. The event, free and open to the public, begins at 8:00 pm , at the Northwest Artists W orkshop. There w ill be tim e for questions and dis cussion a fter the artist's presentation. The Slid e Talk Program , sponsored by North w est A rtists Workshop, was created to give the general public and artists a chance to learn m ore about an artist's philosophical approach and the nature and evolution o f an artist's work. Northwest A rtists W orkshop is located a t 522 N.W. 12th. Portland, telephone is 220-0435. Reg ula r gallery houre are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 pm. Kathleen Fallon M O * l N o v e rrt»iv ««5 the group M o th e rlo d e , w ill be perform ing at the Prim ary Domain at 8 pm. Com e sing along! The Oregon Public Broadcasting is featuring Th e Tim e s o f H a rve y M ilk at 9 pm and S ile n t Pio n e e rs at 10 30 pm on C hannel 10. The osear winning documentary "The Tim e s of Harvey M ilk " uses interviews and archival and news film to record the c o lli sion course between the San Francisco supervisor and his colleage Dan White, lead ing to a fatal conclusion. C ritics hailed the film as an important record of contem porary history, tracing the rise to power, p olitica l career and assassination of the nation's first openly homosexual elected public official. S ile n t P io n e e rs is a documentary about eld erly gay and lesbians and the pioneering achievements they have m ade to our community. 14 THURSDAY An eyew itness account and slideshow on the changing role of women in Nicara gua w ill be featured at a meeting of Radi cal Women. The S a n d in ista s and W om en. Guest speaker fem inist activist Chayatha Phelps w ill discuss the impact of the revolution on women in the fam ily and the labor force, and as leaders in b uild ing a new society. Be at the M ult nomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcom e. For more information call 249-8067. The library is wheelchair accessible. 15 FRIDAY The C harlie Murphy-Jam ie Sieber Band w ill perform in Portland to celebrate The A llia n c e 's fifth year and to help raise funds for the social change networking organization. The birthday party-fundraiser w ill take place at the Echo Theater, 1515 SE 37th, b eginning at 9 pm. It w ill take the form of a dance concert, with the M urphy/Sieber Band playing their polyrhythmic synthesis of rock, folk, reggae and new wave. The Seattle-based band is becom ing in crea sing ly known as a group that merges a highly danceable beat with lyrics that speak eloquently to current social and p o litic a l concerns. Tickets for the birthday party-fundraiser are $6 at the door or $5 in advance. Ticket locations are: Artichoke M usic, 722 NW 21st, M usic M illenium , 3158 E Burnside and NW 21st and Johnson, Looking G lass Bookstore. 318 SW Taylor; Papermoon Bookstore, 3538 SE Hawthorne, and A W om an's Place Bookstore, SE 24th and Ankeny. For more information, contact The A llia nc e at 239-4991. British-bom poet. Judith Barrington, w ill b e reading from her new book, hying to Be an Honest Woman a t the Com m unity M usic Center. Now a Portland resident. Ms. Barrington has been published in numerous places „..i.AM«*!... .»Ofc A V H o lly N e a r p e rfo rm s a t Be nso n H ig h and her book has just been released by Eighth Mountain P r ess. In it she brings to gether her mem ories of England and Ore gon, and speaks of personal relationships as w ell as politics. Reviews of the book have been enthusiastic! She w ill be freshly back from a national tour. Th is event begins at 7 :30 pm and the ad m ission fee is $2.00 at the door. This event is sponsored by the Metropolitan Arts Com m ission. For further information, c a ll 231-1955. 16 i » m 19 Tired of that tacky sofa? Want to get that ugly bathtub out of your living room'? S fill got junk hanging around from an old room m ate? Taking a vow of poverty? Here's help. W indfire is sponsoring a rummage sale to be held from 9:00 am till dark on Novem ber 16 and 17 in the parking lot and banquet room of O ld W ives' Tales Restaurant Proceeds from the sa le w ill be used to send representa tives to the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Congress in the summ er of 1986. W indfire is a weekly rap group and social gathering for gay. lesbian and bisexual youth, ages 20 and under, who m eet to share their concerns and view points about life and to make new friends. For m ore inform ation or for junk pick -up. leave a m essage for Mark at 233-1169 or Annette a t 643-9925. 23 • T !• « v \ * » ■ -* v » m jl.t r SATURDAY Sing e r songw riter H o lly N e a r w ill be m a king a rare solo appearance at Port la n d 's Benson High School, 546 NE 12th St. at 8:00 PM. Th is concert w ill be an exciting new show com bining old favorites with new m ateria ls. Holly w ill be accom panied on the p ia no by John Bucchino. Th is upcom ing concert in Portland p rom ises to be an exciting and inspiring evening. Tic ke ts are a va ila b le for this event a t M eier & Frank, Downtown; A W o m an's Plac e Bookstore, 2349 SE Ankeny; Artichoke M usic, 722 N W 21st St.; G l Joe Stores. Beaverton. Rock wood. Oak Grove. Eastport, G a lle ria Jean M achine. C harge by phone 226-1605. The Prim ary Dom ain celebrates her one year anniversary! C ham pagne $1.00. A fte r hours until 4 am. ,i i r » TUESDAY W hat are the issues lesbians face in the 9-to -5 w orkplace Lesbians and ga y positive women are invited to explore H ow to Su rv iv e 9 to 5 in the P a tria rc h y at the Lesb ia n Forum at W estm inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock, 7 30 pm. The Lesbian Forum is w heelchair a c cessib le and interpreted for the deaf A $2.00 suggested donation helps defray costs of b uild ing rental and supervised childcare. For TTY relay, contact NW A N SIR at 233-2677 and ask for W illow at 236-4386. 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