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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1986)
The Life & Times of Harvey Milk and Before Stonewall play at Cinema 21 in honor of Lesbian Gay Pride Week. C all theatre for showtim es, 223-4722. NW 21st & Hoyt. Through June 14. 1 5 _______ SUNDAY Jane Siberry performs tonight at Sta rry Night, 8 NW 6th. Tickets are $9, and are a va ila b le at G.l. Joe's, G a lleria Jean M achine, and Everybody's Records. Let's bow l over convention expenses at the Father's Day Bow ling party benefit for this fa ll's Pa re nts FLAG convention, 1:00 at Pro -300 Lanes, 3031 SE Powell Tickets are $10, and entitle me nolders to tnree gam es of bow ling and a fun afternoon. To sa y nothing of the p rize s.. . . 17 TUESDAY Le sb ia ns and gay-positive women are invited to celebrate Lesbian and Gay Pride by attending a discussion on "Sexu a lity " during the Lesbian Forum, 7:30 p.m. at W estm inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock. The Lesbian Forum was begun in M ay 1981 as an open, supportive pla ce for women to d iscuss topics of in terest. Services provided at the Forum include w heelchair access at the 16th Street entrance (door is attended from 7:00 to 7:25), supervised childcare and inform ation tables for flyers, business ca rds, etc. To help defray costs, the sug gested donation is $2 (more or less is O.K.). Look fo r the Lesbian Forum Voter Registra tion Booth at the Lesbian and Gay Pride '86 Ra lly, Saturday, June 21! The Forum Pla nning Comm ittee needs interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired. Please see C la ssifie d A ds for details. 19 THURSDAY The fina l play of the IFCC Theatre's m ulti-cultural theatre season w ill be Star ing Back, opening at 8 p.m. at the Inter state Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N, Interstate Avenue and continuing through July 20. The IFCC presents the Oregon Premiere of this unique comedy revue, which was o rig ina lly produced by C hicago's Second City and the Schwab Rehabilitation Clinic. W ritten by Susan Nussbaum and Law rence Perkins, this hila rious and zany re vue stars both d isab led and able-bodied actors who m anage through comedy to turn a ll the cliches concerning d isa b ilitie s upsid e down. Reviews of the Chicago production called the play "everything a good revue should be: smart, funny, sharp ly pointed and fast m oving" and "fille d with wonderful moments, a special evening of comedy that w ill keep you laughing ." Staring Back plays at 8 p.m. Thursday. Frid a y and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sun day. Tic ke ts are $8 on Thursday and Sun day, and $9 on Frid ay and Saturday. To m ake reservations, please call the IFCC at 2 4 3 -7930 (voice or TTY). com m unity can successfully organize tor an A ID S cure, despite government and m edical obstruction and right wing- insp ired panic w ill be discussed by trade unionist and gay activist Jonathan Foe, 2 :30 p.m ., at the M usicia n's Union Hall, 325 NE 20th. Door donation $2.00, low-income $1.00. A d elicious brunch w ill be served for $5.00 at 1:00 p.m. and a social w ill follow the discussion. Sponsored by Radical Wom en and the Freedom So c ia list Party. For inform ation ca ll 249-8067 or 249-1710. W heelchair accessible. 26 THURSDAY We re Not Going To Take It. Video chronicling em battled local P-9's strike ag a inst Hormel is presented at the next Ra d ic a l Women meeting Can P-9's m ilita nt orga nizing galvanize the labor movement and reverse the trend of give- back contracts nationwide? Join us at 6 :3 0 p.m. at the Multnomah County Cent- 1________TUESDAY Zonnie J. Bauer and Dancers perform Woven Cultures, a dance concert of row night at 8:00 at the First Congrega tiona l Church, 1126 SW Park Ave. Tickets are $10.00. A Woman’s Place Bookstore is now open at 1431 NE Broadway. They are celebrating their new location a ll through the month of June. Today, a sp a rkling re ception from 5-8 p.m. at the new store, stop in and say hi! The Double Epidemic: AIDS And Anti-Gay Hysteria How the gay SATURDAY a ca ppella ensem ble, w ill perform folk songs of Eastern Europe at 7 30 p.m. at the Balkan Restaurant/C afe Inernational on NW Broadway and G lisan. A dm ission is $3 or 2 for $5. Authentically prepared and d elicious dinners are priced from about $4 to $8. Doors open at 6 30 p.m. For reser vations, phone 224-5014. For more infor m ation, phone 246-7935. The Prim a ry Dom ain hosts a Summer Solstice Party to kick off Lesbian and G ay Prid e Week. No-holds-barred party tim e introducing, from Eugene, The Transistors, a rock and rhythm dance group. Long Island Iced Tea Specials. After Hours plus. $4 at the door Friends of Multnomah County Library and W illam ette Week present Virginia Woolf: A Spark of Fire tonight and tomor 28 Sla vic Voices a four-woman 2 0 ________ FRIDAY o rig in a l w orks based on South America featuring Bra zilia n m asters perform ing the m a rtia l art/dance C apoeira, June 20,21, 22, and 2 7 ,2 8 at 8 p.m. (Echo) and July 2 4 ,2 5 ,2 6 at 9 p.m. (PSU). June perform ances at Echo Theater, 1515 SE 37th & Hawthorne. C a ll 231-1232 for reservations. July perform ances at Shattuck Studio The ater, Portland State University, SW C ollege and Broadway. C a ll 229-3131 for inform a tion. $6.00 for adults, $5.00 seniors, PSU students at PSU. Both locations are wheel c h a ir accessible. For more information c a ll 231-1232 or 238-1366. rig hts protection in em ploym ent, housing, and p ub lic accom m odations), the ACLU is d eveloping strategy for a sim ila r victory here in Oregon. Learn about the lobbying process and how a b ill becom es law. What does an om nibus Lesbian/G ay rights b ill really m ean? How would it affect our lives? W hat are our chances9 How can we get involved? Com e and listen to C om m issioner Kafoury and Ms. Remington address these issues and d ialogue with the Le s bian Community. There w ill be tim e for your questions. Follow ing the presentation w ill be an inform al reception for Gretchen and Stevie. Refreshm ents and conversation w ill be served Please plan to attend this exciting evening in conjunction with Lesb ia n/G a y Pride Week Jane Siberry at Starry Night June 15. ra l Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For more inform ation call 249-8067. W heelchair accessible. 2 7 ________ FRIDAY County C om m issioner Gretchen Kafoury, a long-tim e supporter of Le sb ia n/G a y Rights, and Stevie Rem ington, Executive Director of the Am eri can C ivil Liberties Union (ACLU) w ill speak to the Lesbian Comm unity and its friends at 8:00 p.m. at the M etropolitan Com m unity Church (MCC). The evening, hosted by the Lesb ia n Com m unity Pro je c t w ill be devoted to d iscussion of the new Lesb ia n/G a y rights b ill targeted for 1987. Based on recent success in W isconsin (the only state to have Lesbian/G ay c ivil At 8 p.m. at Arlene Schnitzer C onceit Ha ll, SW Broadway at M ain Street, The Po rtla n d Gay Men’s C horus with con ductor David York jo ins The San Fra n cisco Gay Men’s Chorus with conductor G regg Tollm an. Topping off the C horus' sixth season, we w ill sing with the gay chorus that started the entire gay choral movement. The San Francisco Gay M en's Chorus m akes its first Portland appearance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Each chorus w ill sing a variety of songs includ ing show tunes, pop and cla ssica l. Then the com bined forces of more than 150 voices w ill fill the hall with thrilling sounds and the sp irit w ill be irre sistib le ' $8 m ain floor and balcony tickets. $12 dress c irc le and m ezzanine. Tickets a vailable at C.C. Slaughter's, Forward Gear. Sta rke y's 3. The Prim ary Dom ain, Dugan's, Turntable M ary's, The Abbey, The Store. Ham burger M ary's and C ivic Auditorium Box Office. PUBLIC INTEREST A ffirm a tio n , an educational, social, and fe llo w ship group serving lesbian and gay Latter-D ay Saints since 1977, is once a g a in an active and via b le organization in the Portland area. For inform ation con tact A ffirm ation, PO Box 400200. Portland, O R 97240-0200. O r c a ll 648-4218 or 281-2654 .1 I Just Out. June 1986 11