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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1986)
23 TUESDAY Every ind ivid ua l is a product of cultural influences. To explore that idea, plan to attend the Lesbian Forum on Intercut- tura l Relationships at 7 30 p.m. at West m inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock. The forum Planning Committee needs help in planning this particular Forum . Please ca ll 236-4386. The Lesbian Forum is a women-only m onthly gathering of lesbians and gay p ositive women, established in May, 1981 as a supportive place to d iscuss topics of interest. Services provided include free, sup ervised child care, w heelchair access at the 16th Street entrance (door is attended from 7 :00 to 7 :25) and inform a tion ta b le s for organizations. A $2 dona tion is suggested to help defray costs (m ore o r le ss is OK). The forum needs in terpreters fo r the deaf, see c la ssifie d s for m ore d eta ils. N oKcelli L— bkm Forum it continu- I m ing to i l m h u l a ■ ilraahirf^ moeT jgA <n Ijla w osim m sTor protoyro- dan Church. Fourth Annual World Music Festival, Transister. an a ll woman rock band, performs at The Prim ary Domain, August 22nd. a g ra ss skirt or don a Haw aiian shirt and com e on out to the party! Local gay and lesbian organizations w ill have information booths at the dance. THURSDAY The H a M ufa h Chorus (THC), is Port la n d 's first sin g ing com edy group — or a com ical sin g ing group. We jo ke about sex and d rug s and relationships and sex and love and sex and m ales 8t fem ales and sex. O rig in a l irreverant humor for adults. THC ap p ea rs at The Riverway Inn, 1001SW 10th ilOth 8c Salm on), at 7 :30 p.m. Cost: $2.00, no m atter what. SATURDAY Tra nsister is a Eugene-based band com prised of six women who together create a unique blend of funk-rock music. A better part of the band's m aterial is o rig in a l, ranging from sa ssy slow b a lla d s to hard-d riving dance music. Other m ate ria l includes various cover tunes by artists such as Joan Arm atrading, A llison Moyet, Parachute C lub, Steely Dan, and Sly Stone. Tra nsister w ill be appearing at the Prim ary Domain. (1033 NW 16th). Open ing the show, com edienne Candy Carr. at the Un iversity of Portland, 5000 N. W il lam ette Blvd.. Rain or Shine — 11 a.m. t il dark. An outdoor festival of trad itional and folk m usic from around the globe, featur ing concerts, w orkshops, dancing and c h ild re n 's events, ethnic food, arts and crafts. Featured artists include Seattle Taiko Drum m ers, Hester Street Klezm er Band, local singer-songw riter Kevin Shay John son, M icheál O 'D om hnaill, and the ‘Post punk Jew ish Ja c k' fo lksing er Phranc. And m any others. Tickets at Artichoke M usic, M usic M il lenium , G l Joe's, and University of Portland. O rder by phone 283-7525. Advance $10.50, Door $12.50. Seniors $5.00. Presented by W orld M usic Foundation — for inform ation ca ll 239-0279. The Hawthorne Boulevard M erchants invite the city to attend their Third Annual S fre e ffa lr. The fa ir w ill be located between SE 32nd and 40th Avenues on Hawthorne Boulevard. Excitem ent and fun for the w hole fam ily: live m usic, arts and crafts, food, gam es, face p a inting , clow ns, ba lloo ns, special outdoor perform ances by Hawthorne's own C olum bia Theater Com pany — and other outdoor activities. Plus many m erchant sp ecia ls! 30 SATURDAY The Sum m er's hottest dance party! Eariha lOtt holds court at the M asonic FRIDAY Tem ple G rand Ballroom (SW Park at M ain), 9 :0 0 to 2:30. A benefit for CAP. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door. The Northwest Rim and Video C enter presents Elena and Her Men, (France. 1956). 7 8c 9 p.m. In 1946 Ingrid Bergman asked Jean Renoir to m ake a film for her. It took ten years fo r Renoir to find the right vehicle, "u n e fanta sie m usicale," and the result w as worth the wart. Elena, set in the hey d a y of August Renoir, centers on a Polish p rin c e ss' search for love, a woman who thinks she can inspire men to fame and forune. The descent of this Venus among m en, shot in exquisite color by Claude Renoir, follow s Bergman a s she must de c id e am ong a wealthy boot magnate, a general (Jean M arais) and a flam boyant Henri de Chevincourt (Mel Ferrer). The re su lt is a film about the pow er of love, the • pow er o f women, the folly of progress and the evil of dictators. At the NW FVC , 1219 SW Park Ave. A lso showing 7 8c 9 p.m. Saturday, and 2 ,7 8c 9 p.m. Sunday. KBOO, Portland's non-com m ercial, listener-sponsored radio station is holding a lesbkm /gay Ttoptccri Dane« Forty from 9 p.m. on at the Pine Street Theatre. SE 9th at Pine. Th is a ll-a g e s event w ill fea ture a lim b o contest as w ell as dance m usic provided by your favorite KBOO D J's. A dm ission is $2.50 fo r the general p u b lic and $2.00 for KBO O members. Tropicat attire is encouraged so throw on Just Out. August. 1986 LOOKING AHEAD Juno M llllgton appears at the Prim ary Dom ain 1033 NW 16th. Septem ber 4th. The Com m unity C linic Defense C o a litio n (CCDC) sponsors an Abortion Rig hts M ini Film Festival featuring Port land prem ier of Holy Terror and A bortion: Stories from North and South Frid ay. Septem ber 5. 7 p.m.. at the North west Service Center, 1819 NW Everett. $2-$5 slid in g scale. PUBLIC INTEREST For Lesbians wtth life-threatening (Knees, an on-going w eekly peer support Kevin Shay Johnson appears at the World M usic Festival, August 23rd. group m eeting on Thursday nights at 7 pm. Fo r m ore inform ation c a ll Zo ne / 236-3449 13