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b ind ing , quilting, tapestry, spinning, painting on silk , shooting self-portraits, spa rked with guided tours of the campus. 8245 SW Tam es Road, Portland, 297-5544. WEDNESDAY Angry Housewives is about four wo men who decide to break the routine of their lives, and perhaps m ake some extra money, by entering a “battle of the b a n d s" at a local punk club. They form their own band, c a lling it “The Angry Housew ives," and go for the $1,000 prize with an orig ina l song entitled “Eat Your # @ * ling Comf I a ke s!" Angry Hosuewives plays Thursday, Fri day and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 7 pm , through Septem ber 27, at Storefront Theatre, 6 SW 3rd Avenue. A ll tickets are $12, with a $2 discount for students and seniors. Reservations for Angry Housewives: 224-4001. Colum bia Thea ter Com pany proudly presents Edward A lb ee's Pulitzer Prize Play, A Delicate Balance. Thursday, F ri day and Saturday Evenings through Oc tober 18,8:00 p.m. Tonight, a Champagne G ala, C olum bia Theater Company, 2021 SE Hav/thome Blvd., (Form erly The Fine Arts Theater). A Delicate Balance is a biting, com passionate and humorous play exploring the them es of love, self-deception and the fear that come from recognizing the w eaknesses of those around us. It has rig htly been ca lled a probing and tanta lizin g com edy touched with poetry. A V iola Re c ita l by Martha Warring ton, vio la , assisted by Bonnie Garrett, harpsichord. Hamilton Cheifetz, cello, and Anne Taffel, piano, at 8:00 p.m., Com m unity M usic Center, 3350 SE Fra nc is St., one block south of Powell Blvd., at 33rd Place. The program includes w orks by Bach, Hindem ith. Beethoven, brahms. Adm ission is free. C all 231-1955 for further inform ation. At the Prim a ry Dom ain, June Milling ton, recording artist, electric guitarist ex traordinaire, and pioneer in womyn's m usic. $5 at the door, 1033 NW 16th. FRIDAY Hospice House w ill present national aw ard-w inning w riter Joe Kogel in a perform ance of his autobiographical show. Life and Depth at 8:30 pm, at the Portland Hilton. At 29, Kogel is a cancer survivor who has developed a kind of English/M ortality — M ortality/English dictionary to be able to talk about his experience. But Life and Depth is not about cancer. It is about g a ining a richer sense of life by living with uncertainty. When one can see c risis as opportunity, life becom es, not easier, but more satisfying. The performance is a benefit for Hospice House, a center to support those living with a life threatening illness. The show was directed by Carolyn M yers with an o rig ina l soundtrack by Karl M ansfield. Tickets are $10.00. Information: 244-7890. An A bortion Rights Mini-Film Festival featuring the Portland prem ier of Holy Terror and Abortion: Stories From North and South w ill be held 7-9 p.m. at the Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett, Portland. A dm ission w ill be $2-$10 slid in g scale at the door. Th is event is sponsored by the Comm unity C linic De fense C oalition and proceeds w ill go to benefit the Portland W om en's Health Center. For further inform ation, call 775-0680. 16 Photo by Steve Warner Angry Housewives plays through Septem ber 27 at Storefront Theater. producer Robert Nem iroff, who was m ar rie d to playw right Lorraine Hansbeny until her death in 1964, w ill be the keynote speaker. He has written and spoken exten sive ly on the issue of "c o lo r-b lind casting," a p o lic y of casting actors for roles based on their a b ility without regard for race or ethnic background. New Rose A rtistic Director M ichael G rig g s states that the purpose of the con ference is to increase the participation of m inority actors in local theaters. “In many ca ses, excellent actors have not been considered for roles sim p ly because of the ir race. We hope this conference be g in s to address that issue." Vera Katz, speaker of the Oregon SATURDAY Trash around with Mr, M iss, A M iss Qay Salem at The Show Place, Lana Ave. &. Portland Rd., Salem . For more information c a ll 364-1570. The New Rose Thea tre sponsors a conference entitled Ethnic D ive rsity In Po rtla n d Th e a te r: R e n d s In the 1980s from 10:00 a m . to 4 :00 p.m. It w ill take p la c e at the Theatre in downtown Port la nd at 904 SW M ain Street. Broadway fl I * » J-# "* House of Representatives, w ill be discus sin g tax-exem pt property legislation and its effect on taxpayers and government services at the meeting of the Portland chapter of Am erican A theists The m eeting begns at 7 p.m. and w ill be held in m eeting room B at the Multnomah County Central Library at S.W. 10th and Taylor. A rtists Re p e rtory The a tre is proud to announce the Portland prem iere of Strange Snow by Steve Metcalfe. A.R.T. is celebrating its fifth season with a gala cham pagne opening tonight for Met c a lfe 's profound com edy-drama, which w ill p la y through October 25. Strange Snow is a warm , witty, and honest story about the aftershock of the Viet Nam War experience on three lonely people. Two w ar veterans and a schoolteacher find that love is the healing element in their so lita ry lives. Starring W illie award-winner, Steven C lark Pachosa. Bob McGranahan, and Patt Blem , Strange Snow is directed by Stan Foote. C a ll 223-6281 for more inform ation. 13 SATURDAY Shoot a few self-portraits, browse through the G allery, peek through the pages of new book selections, watch a fla t sheet of metal becom e a bowl before your eyes, sharpen a chisel, watch, eat, learn, listen, and exchange ideas. Spend a day in the autumn beauty of the O regon School o f A rts A C ra fts Com e to their Open House caper from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and renew your creative sp irit. Day-long free demonstra tions in "ra isin g " a bowl (Metal), c a lli graphy. printm aking, letterpress, book TUESDAY G ood health m eans different things to each individual. Thing s you can do to m aintain good health, and health issues you perhaps haven't ever considered, w ill be d iscussed during the Le sb ia n Forum, Se lf C are — Health Issues, at W estm ins ter Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock, 7 :30 p.m. If you're interested in helping plan this forum, c a ll W illo w at 236-4386. An eight week experiential workshop w ill involve considerations of lesb ia n pa renting. The purpose is to a ssist lesbians in sorting through parenthood options in a safe, nonjudgm ental atmosphere. Begins tonight, from 5 :3 0 -7 :30. The fee is $55 for eight weeks. For more inform ation call Nancy G ilpatrick, MSW, at 234-8068. 18 THURSDAY Pathbreaking, A bigail Scott Duniway's autobiographical history of the tum ul tuous, dogged and successful battle to w in votes for women in the Northwest w ill be reviewed at the Ra d ica l Women m eeting at 6:30 p.m ., Multnomah County C entral Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For more inform a tion ca ll 249-8067. W heelchair accessible. 19 FRIDAY The Fifth Annual Inte rna tio na l Con vention o f Pa rents FLAG begins today at the Benson. Plan to attend workshops and hear nationally-recognized speakers. Fo r d eta ils, see the schedule in this issue. Just Out, Septem ber. 1986