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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1987)
to Terry Schrunk Plaza, where a ra lly w ill feature b rie f presentations by those marchers who cue representing famous fem inists. Actresses from the New Rose Theatre w ill perform portions of This Thing I Do. the hit show about suffragists in Am erica. Th is year's Walk for Equal Rights w ill be an opportunity to join in the sp irit of the early fem inists and to pledge support for the cause to which they devoted their lives: equality under the law. In Plain Black and White: Coming Together is an a ll-live variety benefit show featuring a cast of multi-talented Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, Metropolitan Music Community, Living Communion, and Metro polita n Community Church — Portland indivi d ua ls and groups. Tonight, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the M etropolitan Community Church, 1644 NE 16th, Portland, tickets are $4, available through Pentultim ate V isio n, PO Box 2277, Portland, 97208. Th is event benefits the Brinker Fund, Junip er House, M etropolitan Community Church and sending a PWA to the March on W ashington. 3 • SATURDAY New Behaviors — Sa fe r Sex W orkshops fo r Qay and Bisexual Men. Today from noon to 4 p.m., M ike Gorton, C linica l Supervisor, On Tra c k, Inc., of Medford w ill lead a workshop on “M eeting and Bonding in New and Continuing Relationships '' Held at Job Council, 3069 C rater Lake Avenue, M edford, sponsored by People for People with AIDS, 773-8146 M exican Dinner Benefit. Authentic Mexi can food (choice of m eatless dish, also) served from 5-8 p.m in the social hall at MCC. 1644 NE 24th at Broadway Members of Wo men of Color v e fundraising to sena Portland women to the first Latin American Caribbean Lesbian Fem inist Conference in Mexico Tickets and conference inform ation available at A W om an's Place Bookstore, 1431 NE Broadway Pieces of Thith, a personal theater perform ance for women performed by Cindy Lucrecia, Ka seja O, La Rosa, Mara, NiAodagain. tonight at 8 p.m. in the W hiteaker School, 21N Grand. Eugene $3-7 sliding scale Childcare provided, ASL interpreted, and accessible to wheel chairs. For more info call 342-7332 4 • SUNDAY The Lesbian Community Project presents the First Annual Lesbian Pool Tournament, Sing le s. Doubles Elim ination, $5 entry fee, $50 1st place cash p rize Sign up at 1 p.m.. play starts at 2 p m at the Prim ary Domain, 1033 NW 16th For more information ca ll 233-9079 The Oregon Gay Rodeo Association pre sents Come Play with the Cowboys and See How the West Was Really Won. Help join us at our first fundraiser A ll you can drink Beer Bust at Silent Partners Lounge and Restaurant, 1810 NW Lovejoy St.. Sunday. October 4,1987 — fro m 2 0 0 p m to 6 0 0 p m , $ 3 0 0 donation at the door 5 • MONDAY Ample Opportunity, a health organization for fat women, is having a clothing sale wo m en's size 18 and up. today. 1 4 p m at Friendly House. 26th and NW Savier For more informa tion, c a ll 233-1707 6 • TUESDAY Gay C ar Club Meeting: Northwest Scenic C ruisers Gay C ar Club is a new organization for those in the community with a common interest in collectors and special interest auto m obiles and in the developm ent of e < citing so c ia l a c tivities centered around them. We have open m eetings every first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. to discuss club activities, scheduled social events, etc Anyone interest ed is welcom e to attend, you need not be a m em ber; and there is no charge. The next m eeting is at Pietro's Engine House Pizza, at the Jantzen Beach Center next to M cDonald's, to night at 7 p.m. Pizza and beverages are a va il a b le for purchase For further information con tact Jim at 281-0330 7 • WEDNESDAY A second meeting w ill be held to explore ways of com bating the right-w ing initiative to repeal the Portland City Ordinance which pro hib its discrim ination on the b a sis of sexual orientation of city employees. There w ill be a d iscussion of p ossible avenues the gay and lesb ia n community can take in reaction to the initia tive The meeting w ill be facilitated by the ACLU Com m ission on Gay and Lesbian Rig hts and w ill be held in Room C Portland Build ing (1120 SW 5th), tonight at 7 p.m. There is free p arking under the building after 5 p.m. 9 • FRIDAY_______ The San Francisco Mime Troupe is com ing to town with a new comedy spy /thriller. The Mozamgola Caper. It's a powerful, insightful and hum orous look at Am erica's foreign p o l icy. Catch it tonight and tomorrow night at the Northwest Service Center. 1819 NW Everett, Portland, 8 p.m. Proceeds w ill benefit the Ben Linder Memo ria l Fund and Portlanders O rganized for South ern A frica Freedom Tickets are $10 advance and $12 at the door For more information call 236-7916 M ary Forlenza-Fong. Laurel Leverton. and C olleen McIntosh w ill present a showing of new dance w orks entitled Something in Common at Echo Theatre tonight and tomorrow at 8 p m Ticke ts are $4.00 at the door, for reserva tions, ca ll 231-1232 10 • SATURDAY Join G reat Womyn for an easy walk on Forest Park Tra il today at 10 30 a m Meet at parking lot necr Wes t em Forestry Center at OMSI Come walk with Susan B Anthony, Mary M cLeod Bethune. Soioumer Truth, and other fam ous fem inists from history1 In honor of the bicentennial of the Constitution and the re-intro duction of the ERA the Portland NOW Walk- athon w ill feature women representing leaders from the early women 's movement The waikathon w ill begin at 10 30 a m today, at A b ig a il Scott Duniway Park Participants w ill walk fen kilom eters through downtown Portland 11 ' • SUNDAY Join thousands of lesbians and gay men to day for the March on Washington For Les bian And Gay Rights. Assem ble at 9 a.m. at the Ellip se , 17th & Constitution Avenue (behind the W hite House). March starts at noon followed by a ra lly at the C apitol. West Terrace. (202) 783-1828 for more information. Lesb ia n Mothers and The ir Children, wo men thinking of having children, women living with children and women who would like to meet women with children are invited to a free buffet brunch today at 11 a.m. in the Banquet Room a t O ld W ives' Tale Retaurant. There w ill be inform al so c ia lizing and networking to plan future gatherings for women and children. Call 282-1529 for further information. Add to your art collection, have a fabulous evening and help fund care desperately needed for AIDS patients and Portland’s first annual A RT/A ID S Benefit. Over 300 artists and 28 g a lle rie s are participating in ARtyAIDS G allery W alk and sale. Finish with a "V isua l Exp erience" and refreshments in the Oregon Art Institute's Sculpture Court. A ll proceeds w ill be used to provide long-term care and edu cation about AIDS. A RT/A ID S — today at 4 p.m. For ticket information, call Pow ell's Book store, 228-1108 13 • TUESDAY The Lesbian Community Project is very pleased to present an evening with Mireya Lucero, a leader in the El Salvadoran Wo men’s Movement. At 25, Mireya has been an a ctivist for nine years working on education, c hild care, health and agricultural reform. She has prevailed through great personal tragedy having lost nine fam ily members at the hands of governm ent security forces. She is a compel ling sp e a ker Her story w ill touch you and en lighten you to facts that never appear in the O regonian or other mainstream press. She w ill speak tonight, 7 p.m.. Room 296, Smith Center. Portland State University, A lfre W oodard and Danny G lover star as W innie and Nelson Mandela in the HBO pictures presentation Mandela. Wednesday, October 28 at 8 p.m. the NW FVC presents a free showing. guest speaker Loma Lockwood, recently returned from Cuba. She w ill evaluate the ef fect of socia l change on the role of women in a still evolving revolutionary society. Radical Women meeting, tonight, 6:30 p.m., M ult nomah County Central Library, 801 S.W 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For more infor mation ca ll 249-8067. W heelchair accessible. 16 • FRIDAY Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. Echo Theatre w ill present an evening of clown and puppet theatre for adults and fa m ilies featur ing Arina Isaacson She w ill concentrate on the history of Doll Play in her own life as seen through th eyes of the child and through the eyes of the adult. Advance tickets for Arina Isaacson are $6.00 for adults and $3.50 for children and seniors and are available at Artichoke Music, Laughing Horse Books, A Woman's Place Bookstore and Echo Theatre. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $4 for children and seniors at the door. 17 • SATURDAY “I like to dance, eat, drink and work for peace & justice. What can I d o ?" Attend the 3rd annual Give Peace A Dance today and tomorrow at Am ato's. This dance-a-thon is a benefit for Oregon SANE, PCASC and Oregon Peaceworks. Dancing from 11 a.m. today till 2 a.m. tomorrow. For more information call 274-7026. 18 •SU N D A Y Lesbian Business Owners and Aspiring Entrepreneurs are invited to a potluck brunch for inform al so c ia lizin g and business network ing on Sunday, October 18 at 11 a.m. Let's see if Type A 's can relax together! C all for location, 282-1529 14 • WEDNESDAY 19 • MONDAY Portland NOW is sponsoring a Toy Sale, featuring Discovery Toys, a line of non-sexist, non-violent toys sold only through home dem onstration A large selection of wrapping paper, ribbons, and gift totes w ill also be for sa le Tonight. 7 30 p.m. at the Northwest Service center, 1819 NW Everett. Portland 15 • THURSDAY Fem inist Eyewitness Report: Revolutionary Cuban Women is the topic of Diane Stein, author of The Kwan Yin, Book of Changes and The Women’s Spirituality Book w ill be in C orva llis today. Her appearance is sponsopred by WICCA and G rass Roots Bookstore C a ll 752-2342 for more information. 20 • TUESDAY Le sb ia ns and A ID S — is the topic of the Lesbian Forum at the W estm inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock, 7 30 p.m tonight.