about town
PUBLI C I NTEREST
picnics, parties, pot lucks, special events
and weekend camping trips.
Meetings are held on Thursday eve
nings at Outside In, 1236 SW Salmon, from
7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday at Old Wives
Tales restaurant, 1300 E. Burnside, from
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information call 244-3225,
Ann Shepherd.
M ass in Time of AIDS. A support faith
community for those touched by this crisis.
Mondays, 6 p.m., corner of SW Broadway
8t Montgomery. PSU Campus Ministry,
226-7807.
Ample Opportunity, a health organi
zation for fat women, conducts an hour of
sw im m ing every Tuesday and Thursday
evenings between 7 00 and 8 00 p.m. at
the MLC pool, 2033 NW Glisan. Open
swim, laps, water play, aerobics, instruc
C ascade Guild — Health Care
tion for fat women. This is a safe space for
Chapter, a social/ networking group —
fat women to come together and enjoy
medical, social and mental health care
themselves away from the judgements of j workers meet monthly. For information con
others. Woman lifeguard.
tact Hazel, 636-0509 or Chris, 297-4314.
Saturday Night Supper Club for in
tellectually oriented lesbians. Small group
dinners in homes and quality restaurants
to facilitate social networking. Call Holly,
282-1529,6-8 p.m.
GSSO, Gay and Lesbian Support of
Southern Oregon, is a support group in
Klamath Falls. GSSO offers support and
information for gays and lesbians. For
further information write. GSSO, PO Box43,
Klamath Fa lls, OR 97601.
The Gay Bridge Club, a rap and so
cial group for young adults 18 and up,
meets every Wednesday, at the Frist Con
gregational Church on SW Madison and
Park at 7 :30 p.m. Use side entrance on
Madison. C all 244-3225 for more
information.
The Bisexual Community Forum
meets the second and fourth Monday of
each month, at Old Wives Tales at 8 p.m.
in the Banquet Room. Exploration, rap,
and social group open to women and
men.
Parents Hag meets the fourth Wednes
day of each month at the Justice Building,
1111 SW 2nd Ave . at 7:30 p.m.
W indflre is a gay, lesbian and bisexual
youth group. It is one of the most exciting
things in Portland if you're 20 years old or
younger Growing up gay in a heterosex
ual environment is very difficult. Windtire
provides peer support in a non-judge-
mental atmosphere Besides peer sup
port, if you're looking for fun, Windfire is
most definitely for you. W indfire sponsors
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Portland NOW holds a Fundraising
Auction on Friday, June 26 at the North
west Service Center. The Silent Auction w ill
begin at 6:00 p.m., and the Oral Auction
w ill begin at 8:00. Admission w ill be $3,
which may be applied to purchases.
Mastercharge and Visa w ill be
accepted. Childcare w ill be provided.
Items donated for the auction include a
salmon fishing trip for four, various Chinese
art objects, and theatre tickets for Angry
Housewives. If you have something you
would like to donate, please contact Pat
Shockey, 658-6057.
Kim Hoggaft sings and Joe
A nderson plays piano at Hobo's, 120
N.W. 3rd Ave., Wednesday evenings,
7:00-11:00 p.m. No cover.
W om en’s Peace and Prosperity
M editation Group. Open to a ll women,
meets each Sunday, from 7:30-9:00 p.m.,
at Crone Magic, 1405 NE Broadway. For
further information call 233-2468.
Friday, June 5: Forest Group Potluck.
6:30 potluck, 7:30 meeting. C all Susan at
282-1038.
June 13-14: Forest Group tidepooling
trip. Good low tides. Tidepooling both
mornings. Possibly camp Friday and
Saturday eve. at Beverly Beach. Call
Cathy at 864-2569 for more information.
June 20-21 Weekend bike trip. Friday
evening through Sunday Near Bend.
C all Catherine at 231-5775
June 27 Day hike on coast. Aobut 2
miles. C all Susan at 234-9591.
June 28 Fishing on Clackam as River
C all Linda at 231-5775.
Gay Men Together June/July
Topics
June 3 The Gay Underground of the
70s (Coming out before gayness was
chic)
June 10 How Being Gay Affects Self-
Esteem (Do you feel good enough to
eat?)
Gay Men together meets Wednesdays,
7 :00 to 10:00 p.m., Portland State Univer
sity, Smith Center, Room 230 (SW Broad
way at Montgomery Street).
The following G.M.T. meetings w ill take
place at a location to be announced,
due to the end of the school year. Call the
Gay Events Tape at 248-6969 for informa
tion, near June 10.
June 17 Gay Athletics: Jocks In Jocks
(Portland's Running, Volleyball, Hiking,
etc., clubs)
June 24 C elebrate 1987 Gay/Lesblan
Prid e Week (What you can do and
with whom you can do it)
lifestyles w ill meet the 2nd and 4th Tues
day of every month, beginning May 12 at
8 p.m. C all 777-7777 for location.
Join the Portland Lesbian Choir! We
are a performance group seeking singing
and non-singing support members. If you
sing, compose music, play an instrument
or would like to support a Portland wo-
myn's choir, we need you. We meet every
Sunday at 6:00. Please call Cathryn Heron
for rehearsal location and information.
C all: 239-7716.
The choir presently is looking for an ac
companist, short or long term. Any indi
vidual with piano skills, please contact
the choir at the above number. We can't
offer you money, but we can promise fun!
Evangelical Outreach for people of
a ll w alks of life. Agapeland — (Love
land) for the kids and the kid within you,
2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:30-8:30
p.m. at Living Communion Church. Pastor
Naomi Harvey, 3829 SE 62nd, Portland,
OR 97206. (503) 236-1403.
PPO W — Portland Professional Organi
zation of Women — a group to provide
gay women an opportunity to meet
others. We sponsor socials and special
events throughout the year. For informa
tion write: PPOW, PO Box 22821, M il-
waukie, OR 97222.
A support group for Abused Lesbians at
Bradley-Angle House, 232-7805. It is faci
litated by lesbians, is confidential, child
care is provided and there is no fee. Do
nations are accepted.
The Lesbian Sunday Brunch group is
recruiting again. Every month on the 3rd
Sunday at 11.00 for potluck munching.
They are a varied group including artists,
political activists, corporate clim bers,
computer nerds, etc. Above a ll, they are
lovers of food and conversation who en
joy having a place to get to k now each
other. A ll lesbians are welcome. C all
238-4343 for location.
A Support Group for Transsexuals.
male to female, female to male, andro
gynous persons, crossdressers, trans
vestites and persons supportive of these
SANDRA K. PINCHES, Ph.D.
1801) N.W. Johnson, Sto. 7
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Have you been on the sidelines, watch
ing, wishing you could be digging a pad
dle into white water, gliding across the
Colum bia River in a sailboat or maybe
pedaling a bike down a shady country
lane? SOAR (Shared Outdoor Adven
ture Recreation) can help make those
wishes come true. SOAR offers instruction
in these and other outdoor adventure ac
tivities for adults with physical disabilities.
This summer SOAR is offering courses in
bicycling, sailing, white water rafting, hik
ing, rock clim bing, overnight camping,
sea kayaking and more. The course fees
are nominal and financial aid is avial-
able. For more information call SOAR at
238-1613 or write to PO. Box 14583, Port
land, OR 97214. Call soon because
SO A R's classes fill up fast.
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