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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1986)
can party and turn the United States into a C hristia n nation, the attitude of newspap ers tow ards re lig io us news can no longer rem ain the same. Ms. Rubenstein is w ell- q u a lifie d to explain how a m ajor metro p o lita n d a ily handles this new type of re lig io u s news as w ell as how an editor han d le s general re lig io us news on a day-to- d a y b a sis. To d a y's m eeting of Am erican Atheists b e g ins at 7 p.m. in m eeting room A of the M ultnom ah County Central Library at the com er of S.W. 10th and Yam hill. The meet ing is open to the general public and a ll interested persons are encouraged to attend. 12 tional or m edical organization which w ould like its group to know more about A ID S, or anyone interested in speaking about A ID S before any of the above men tioned groups, contact Scott Ekblad at 223-5907. C loud 9 Productions presents Spyro Gyra in concert tonight at 8 p.m., at the A rlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Tickets are $11.50/$12.50/$14.50, a ll seats reserved. Tic ke ts are on sa le at C ivic Auditorium Box O ffice, a ll G.l. Joe's, G a lleria , Jean M achine 8i Stevens & Sons. Charge by phone: 248-4496. 7 :00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th, Room 8. Agenda items include: enacting election process for Board of Directors, report from 1986 Conference of Interna tional Assoc, of LGP C oordinators and planning process for 1987 LGP celebra tion. Everyone is welcom e and encour aged to attend. 18 TUESDAY Lesb ia ns and gay-positive women are WEDNESDAY Hunter Davis, on her Harmony Album Tour perform s tonight at the Primary Domain, 1033 NW 16th St., 8:00 p.m. W om an's Place Bookstore from 5-7 p.m. See th is months Amazon Trail by Lee Lynch for more information. 15 SATURDAY In response to the ever-increasing de m and fo r public aw areness of the AIDS c risis, the C ascade A ID S ProjecfMCAFN is recruiting q ua lifie d persons for speaking engagem ents. An extensive training sem inar w ill be conducted at the Volunteers of Am erica B u ild in g a t Southeast Sixth and Alder on Saturday, Novem ber 15th, in which parti cipants w ill be educated in the latest AIDS inform ation from m edical, legal, echjca- tio na l, and hum anitarian perspectives. Any c iv il, relig io us, business, educa- Ju st O ut. November, 1986 FRIDAY Ba rbara W ilson, author of Sisters of the Road, M urder in the Collective, Thin Ice and more w ill be autographing books and reading from her works at A Woman's Place Bookstore. 1431 NE Broaday from 7-9 p.m. this evening. See Pat Scott's interview with W ilson in this issue for more inform ation. 14 _________ FRIDAY Sarah Schulman, author of The Sophie Horowitz Story and Girls, Visions and Everything, w ill be reading at A W ell known Portland fo lksing e r Mary Rose w ill perform songs celebrating wo men who spark changes on the job, in the hom e, and in the movements for social justice. Join Radical Women on Thursday, Novem ber 2 0 .6 :3 0 p.m., M ult nom ah County Central Library. 801 S.W. 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For m ore inform ation ca ll 249-8067. W heel c h a ir accessible. 21 Tic ke ts $5.00. Hunter D avis sin g s about sim p le things in life. Her repertoire includes blues, ja zz, . fo lk, and R 'n B. Her lyric s are clear, the m usic rhythm ic and expressive of the em otional content. Holly Near says, "Keep an eye on Hunter," and that means you. The second show in MetroNorthwest Productions Ma Instage Season w ill be the ever-popular c la ssic by the m aster of British d raw ing room farce, Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. This production coincides w ith the Noel Coward retrospective that is now being produced on Broadway. Blithe Spirit runs from November 14- Decem ber 28; Thursday, Friday and Satur day at 8 :00 p.m ., and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (excluding Thanksgiving and Christm as Days) at Sum us Theatre, 13 NW 13th, Port land. Sum us Theatre is w heelchair acces sib le and has free indoor parking. Ticket p ric e s are $8.00, Thursdays and Sundays; $10.00, Frid a ys and Saturdays; and $12.00 fo r the opening night, which includes a g a la cham pagne reception. Group rates are a va ila b le. For further information and reservations ca ll 220-0651. you to jo in them in a com m unity celebra tion of this happy occasion from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m . on Novem ber 20,1986,17645 NW St. Helens Road, (Hwy. 30), Portland, Oregon 97231. R S V P 1-800-221-9053, In Oregon. 1-503-621-3201. C hristopher Eske li, Ph.D.. A dm inistrator. Cyndy Bourke. M.Ed., Pro gram M anager; D ebbie Van Straten, C om m unity M arketing Representative. Mexico One Year La ter: The Popular Struggle Since the Earthquake. 7 30 p.m ., at the Friend s M eeting H a ll. 4312 SE Stark. A slid e show and presentation by a com m unity m em ber returned from a re cent visit. Everyone is welcome. 16 SUNDAY Sarah Doherty, first amputee clim ber to sc a le Mt. M cKinley, w ill be the featured sp e a ke r at SO A R's Adventurefest '86, scheduled 7:00 p.m., at Portland State's Smith Center Ballroom, 1825 S.W. Broadway. SO A R (Shared Outdoor Adventure Re creation) is the Portland area 's outdoor adventure program for people wih physi ca l d isa b iltie s. SO AR has sponsored an annual festival of adventure film s and m edia since 1983. Evening festivities w ill include a short auction of adventure equipment, trip, and travel opportunities; free apple cider and popcorn, and a short, aw ard-w inning ad venture film ca lled "G ra vity Never Sleeps." Tickets are availcble at the door for $6.00 general adm ission, and $5.00 students and seniors. The event is w heel c h a ir accessible, and w ill be interpreted for the hearing im paired by Ginny Deck. invited to explore the topic Are We What We Eat — Food Issues at the Lesbian Forum, 7:30 p.m., at W estm inster Presby terian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock, 2nd floor. Com ing up in December the Forum w ill present a Holiday Party and Talent Show on Decem ber 16. Anyone interested in helping plan either Forum should call 2 3 6 -4 3 8 6 and leave a message. We e sp e c ia lly need talented women to per form at the Decem ber show (you define "ta le n t" and "p erform "). The Lesbian Forum is interpreted for the hearing im paired and deaf, provides free supervised childcare, and is w heelchair a c cessib le at the 16th Street entrance (the d oor is attended from 7 :00 to 7 :25). Sug gested donation is $2 (less or more is O.K.). Alternative Sp iritua l Association Inc., a non-profit Pagan sp iritua l group celebrates G oddess and God. Gay, b i, straight. Tonight's ritual is a celebration of thanksgiving. 7:30 p.m .-9:30 p.m. Free. W rite for location. Box 13072. Portland, OR 97213. David York, of the Gay M en's Chorus, and Thom as Lauderdale, pianist, perform Sunday, Novem ber 16. beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Community M usic Center. 3350 SE Fra nc is St. W orks by: Faure, Gounod. Handel. Ives. M ozart, Poulenc. Rorem, Stra uss and W olf. A dm ission is free. C a ll 231-1955 for further information. Lesbian and Oay Pride, Inc. invites you to attend a community forum from 20 THURSDAY The Adm inistration and Staff of Right Stop Recovery Program are pleased to announce the opening of the first inpa tient, chem ical dependency fa c ility in the W est for gay men and lesb ia ns and invite 28 _________ FRIDAY Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom opens to night at Storefront Theatre. Best Play of 1985 (N.Y. Dram a C ritic s C ircle), a play with m usic about a 1927 recording session with M a Rainey, the "M other of the Blues." Sta rring Rick Jones. Thursd ays. Frid a ys & Saturd ays at 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 & 7.15 S.W. 2nd. Portland. 224-4001. 29 SATURDAY The Choral Consortium, consisting of C hora l Arts Ensem ble, Oregon Repertory Sin g e rs. Portland C horale. Portland Gay M e n's C horus, and Portland Sym phonic C hoir, present Gala Holiday Concert, 8 p.m ., A rlene Schnitzer Concert H a ll, S.W. M a in at Broadw ay in Portland. An exceptional program of seasonal m usic by Portland 's five great choruses, to ta ling over 300 voices. The groups w ill sin g sep a ra tely and together, jo ining first fo r a m oving rendition of trad itional C hrist m a s ca ro ls with audience sin g ing along, and a g a in at the fina le for the electrifying "G lo ria " by John Rutter, with stunning b ra ss accom panim ent Tic ke ts: $8 (m ain floor/b a lcony) and $12 (d ress c irc le /m e zza nine ) a va ila b le at C ivic A uditorium Box O ffice and from chorus m em bers.