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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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