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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1986)
< b la c k m usicia ns n her accom panim ent band. Ma Ra iney’s Black Bottom w ill play Thursd ay, Frid a y and Saturday at 8 p.m., for four w eeks through Decem ber 20, and then sw itch for the la st two w eeks to Frid ay and Saturday at 8 p.m ., Decem ber 2 6 .2 7 and January 2 .3 , with Sunday perform ances at 7 p.m., Decem ber 28 and at 2 p.m. January 4. There w ill a lso be a sp e c ia l benefit perform ance to a id Portland's hom eless on Tuesday, Decem ber 9 at 8 p.m ., part of Home for the Holidays Tic ke ts for this Tuesday perform ance only are $10, tickets for a ll regular perform an ces are $12 adults, $10 students and seniors. G roup discounts are a lso a va ila b le . For reservations, p lea se ca ll 224-4001. uses it in a ir ra id s against civilia ns. C all 2 2 2 -7 2 9 3 or 230-0488 for information. 12 FRIDAY Eugene's Transister returns to rock Portland at the Primary Domain. This dynam ic band of women has been de lig hting audiences in Oregon for two years, and w ill keep you dancing to their dynam ic m ix of original songs and con tem porary favorites. Show begins at 9:30 p.m., and the $5.00 cover charge includes a free draft beer or soft drink. The Prim ary Dom ain is located at 1033 NW 16th in Port land. Over 21 only, w heelchair accessible. Frasu Boa, Jungian Analyst from Toronto, lectures on "M asculinity, Thief of Hearts," 7:30, at the First United Methodist C hurch, 1838 SW Jefferson. G reat em phasis is currently being placed on the im portance of the fem inine in the developm ent of the human person ality. Th is lecture w ill exam ine the role of the m asculine in the liberation of the hu man heart. Sponsored by Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung, 635-3904. 13 21 The Snow ball Dance. C elebrate Happy Holidays, W inter Solstice, Hannak- kah, C hristm as with this benefit for the Les b ia n A ging Project. See the Lesbian V irg in M anger Scene, sit on Hannakah's lap and te ll her your deepest desires. At the Prim ary Dom ain. 1033 NW 16th. 2 8 SATURDAY Portland Gay Men’s Chorus Christ mas Concert perform s Saturday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m ., Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Service, Center, NW 19th and Everett. The first performance of PGMC's seventh season with fa m ilia r carols, comedy, a touch of c la ssic s, and the prem iere of Christm as, 1914. Th is b rillia n t new one-act m usical dram a was written for the Chorus by Tom Sim onds, com poser of Zillion and « Timber!. Th is m usical te lls of the harsh re a lity of W orld W ar I being broken for a few short hours as enemy soldiers put down their gun to share the m agic of Christm as. A ll seats are $7 at C.C. Slaughter's. Sta rke y's 3, C lub 927, Turntable M ary's, The Store, Ham burger M ary's. 14 SUNDAY Phoenix Rising presents Star Watch at Darcelle XV, 208 SW 3rd, at 8 p.m. Sta r Watch is a variety show studded with stars. D arcelle XV, The Fallen Angel Choir, The M icheál A llen Harrison Trio, Lady Ela ine Peacock, Joe Anderson, Joan Larson Keira O 'Hara, Tim Bowman, and a sp ec ia l surprise guest! Tic ke ts $10, $9 for Phoenix Rising Mem bers, $5 lim ited income. Net proceeds to su b sid ize professional counseling services for persons with AIDS, A RC , test positives, gay youth and adults m olested a s children. Altom allvo Holiday Social and Auction, presented by Portland Demo cratic Socialists, from 2 to 5 at Overlook House, 3 8 3 9 N. M elrose, in Overlook Park. Sile n t and b id d ing auction: arts, crafts, and unusual ¡Items available. $3 ad m is sion, refreshm ents provided. J u st O ut. Decem ber. 1986 SUNDAY C eram ic m ask by Portland artist Rhoda Flash. Part of a show with E. Ann Hinds. 16 TUESDAY Lesbian and Gay Street Youth. Barb Sussex and veteran Project LUCK volun teer, Pat Lynch, w ill d iscuss som e of the unique issues for gay and lesbian street youth as w ell as outline som e of their uni que service needs. They w ill a lso define hom ophobia, and encourage training p a rticip a nts to exam ine their own hom ophobic attitudes. There is a $5.00 charge for this workshop if you are not a Project LUCK agency staff or volunteer. 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m., Metro, Room 180,2000 SW First. C elebrate all the Decem ber holidays a s the Lesbian Forum presents a Talent Show and Holiday Party at W estm inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock, 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in participat ing in the talent show should ca ll 236-4386. (You define "ta le n t" and "p e rfo rm "!) The Forum suggests a $2 donation to help de fra y costs, but more or less is O.K. A ll les b ia n s and gay-positive women are w el com e to attend. The Lesbian Forum offers free supervised childcare, interpreting for the deaf and hearing im paired and w heelchair access at the 16th street entrance (door is attended from 7 :00 to 7:25). 18 THURSDAY Loa DeLaria, best known for her work w ith Jeanine Strobel and originating along with Tom Am m iano the now infam ous G ay Com edy Nights at San Francis c o 's Va lencia Rose, is now a sin g le act. A lone, she provides us with an entertain ing hour of slic k progressive ja zz and out rageous com edy antics that scream , "I'm G ay and that's O.K." Le a 's m essage is sim p le. "D yke s and Fa g s have got to get along." Her work tow ard "c lo sin g the cha sm " between the two com m unities has not gone unnoticed, w inning her San Francisco's C ritics C hoice C able C ar Award for Outstand ing C abaret and Comedy Entertainment in '84 and '85 and Provincetowns Golden G ull Award in '86. DeLaria w ill prem iere her act in Portland at the Prim ary Dom ain, 1033 NW 16th, at 8 :3 0 p.m. Tickets, $4.00, in advance, at P.D. or A W om an's Place Bookstore. 1 9 _______ FRIDAY Storefront Theatre presents the North w est Prem iere of August W ilso n 's Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, through January 4,1987. W inner of the New York Dram a C ritics C irc le Award for Best Play of 1985. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a play with m usic, is set in a C hicago recording stud io in the late 1920s. M a Rainey, the "M other of the Blu e s," arrives with her en tourage to record new sid e s of old blues favorites. W aiting for her at the studio are her m anager and the record com pany ow ner (both of whom are white), and the SUNDAY Blushing prem iere of Private Pleasures and Shadows, the best of Lesbian erotica and S8JVI. A lso surp rise show ings of the best of Blush Productions. Sm all cover charge. Begins at 7 p.m. 3 1 WEDNESDAY Dress up or d ress down, just be sure you're at the Clean and Sober Dance sponsored by Phoenix R ising at the Right Step Recovery Center. Disc jockey C ha rle s Powne from The O ooze Records w ill be sp inning o ld ie s but goodies, disco, rock and ro ll, soul, b lues and your requests. The dance starts at 8:30 p.m. and w ill continue until 2 a.m. next year. Party favors at m idnight, and a countdown to the New Year yo u 'll never forge'. Tic ke ts slid in g scale $5-$10 at the door, (Phoenix R isin g m em bers get $1.00 off). Shuttle rid e s a va ila b le from downtown Portland to the Center for a m inim al fee, c a ll 2 2 3 -8 2 9 9 or 236-1252 to m ake a shut tle reservation, get directions or for more inform ation. Rig ht Step Recovery C enter is located a t17645 NW St. Helens Road, just two m iles w est of the Sauvies Island Bridge. The Blues Sisters A Lea DeLaria. Have you tire d of New Years scene at crowded sm oky b a rs? W e ll, skate on down to the Echo Theatre for a wham , bam double b ill w ith com ic Lea D eLaria. Portland's new east coast im port and those soulful Blue s Sisters. Buffet dinner a va ila b le by a w a rd -w inning caterers, doors open 7 p.m. A dvance tickets a va ila b le D ecem ber 15 at A W om an's Place Book store. M ore inform ation. 234-7080. 15