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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1987)
between different perceptions and assump tions about the human place in the world." 12 • THURSDAY The National Organization for Women presents Cheryl McDowell In China: A Slide Presentation and Talk tonight, 7 :30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Community Church. 1644 NE 24th. Admission is $2-5 sliding scale. During her slide presentation, Cheryl w ill talk about her experiences and observations, with a special emphasis on women's situation in China, daily life and practical politics. 14 • SATURDAY 3 • TUESDAY There w ill be a film , to benefit Portland Big M ountain Support Group tonight at 7 p m . 1838 SW Jefferson, Room 202. A potluck and drum start at 6 p m Brave Hearted Woman is a documentary about Anna Mae Aquash. an Indian resister at Wounded Knee who was murdered one year later by the F B I. All are welcome, for more information call 236-6154. 5 • THURSDAY Barbara Weiser, author of Rivers Running Free, w ill be appearing at A Woman's Place Bookstore, 1431NE Broadway, tonight. Auto graphing at 7 p.m., slide presentation 7:30 p.m. Rivers Running Free: Stories of Adven turous Women is a collection of women writ ing about their wilderness travels from 1900 to the present. Many of the stories come from old magazines and out-of-print books and tell of women in long skirts running Whitewater and exploring the Arctic, others are from the jour nals and essays of modem day women, wo men such as 90 year old Mary Bond reflecting on seven decades of canoeing experience or 30 year old Sue Sherrod celebrating her recov ery from breast cancer with a summer on the Yukon River. Co-editor, wilderness guide, and canoeist. Barb Wieser. w ill present a slide show and reading about the travels of these and other adventurous women. 6 • FRIDAY_______ Tonight at 10 p.m. on KOAP-TV. A ID S: Changing The Rule« A powerful special, featuring Ron Reagan, son of the President, provides AIDS information to adult heterosexu als, with sensitivity and candor. 7 «SATURDAY Pets and their owners can have their picture taken with Santa Claus at Oregon Humane So cie ty1« first-ever "HOI HOI HAPPENING" today and tomorrow, at the Well Pet Super store. 14410 S.E. Division. A professional quality photograph w ill be taken for a $12 donation to the Society Two 5 x 7 color prints are included for each donation. Hours are today from 10 a m.-5 p.m., and tomorrow from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Pet owners are reminded to have dogs on a leash, cats, rabbits and other small pets must be in carriers The Central America Network sponsors a rally today at 1 p.m. in Pioneer Courthouse Square The rally calls for Support to the Central America Peace Plan. No to Contra Aid Just Oil/ • 14 • Novem ber IVM7 and Let Central America Live! For more infor mation call 236-7916. M otherlode. a dynamic group of women with much to say, will be performing at the Northwest Service Center. 1819 NW Everett, to night at 8:00 p.m. Motherlode has delighted audiences on the west coast for over seven years and invites you to join them in the celebration of the release of their second al bum, Everything Possible. Tickets are $5.00 in advance at A Woman's Place Bookstore or Artichoke Music, or $6.00 at the door. Child care is provided. An evening of comedy with feminist-humorist, Kate Clinton, with special guest, Susan Kolinsky. Tonight, 8 p.m. at the Portland Center for Performing Arts Intermediate Hall. Reserved seats $11 available a PCPA Box Office, A Woman's Place Bookstore & Gl Joe's. Call 248- 4496 to charge by phone. Governor Neil Goldschmidt will be the keynote speaker at the sixth annual Lucille H a rt D inner tonight at the Portland Hilton. Tickets are $65 per person for this event sponsored by the Right to Privacy PAC. For information call 244-3468. 8 • SUNDAY Lesbian m others and th e ir children. women thinking of having children, women living with children and women who want to meet women with children are invited to a buffet brunch 10 a.m.-1 p.m., today, lower level of NW Service Center, 1819 NW Everett. There w ill be informal socializing and networking to plan future activities for women and children. Brunch sliding scale: women $2 to $5. children free. 282-1529. Tonight at the Primary Domain. 1033 NW 16th. join The W ashington Ststo rs for some hot m usical entertainment "that w ill unravel your socks." Their performance style is easy, smooth and often comical. Musically The Washington Sisters range from gospel to a cappella funk with a little jazz. folk, contemporary political and pop rock thrown in for kicks. The fun starts at 8 p.m. $5 at the door. Tho Media Project will present a special screening of Ron Finne's film history of the Northwest Coast Indian. Tamanawis lllahee and a display of the filmmaker's new photo landscape collages on Sunday. November 8. at The Media Project. 716 SW 16th. third floor. The door w ill open at 6 00 p m. for a reception and viewing of the photographs The film will screen at 7 30 p m. Admission is $3. Tamanawis lllahee (Medicine Land), subtitled "Ritua ls and Acts in a Landscape.'' tells the story of the conflict between the native peoples of the Northwest and the white man Says film m aker Ron Finne, "It was a conflict between different ways of acting in the world. Rosemary Dunn-Dalton, author of Lesbian Psychologies, w ill be appearing at A Woman's Place Bookstore, 1431 NE Broadway, today from noon to 2 p.m. Editor Rosemary Dunn-Dalton will be discus sing and autographing Lesbian Psycholo gies, a unique collection of lesbian contri butors who discuss the diversity of lesbian culture and the lesbian experience. A powerful book that explores lesbian identity. Jane Howard .. back from a tour of the solar system. In concert and telling tall tales. Tonight. 8 p.m., $4 at the Metropolitan Com munity Church. 1644 NE 24th. The Politica l Rights Defense Fund spon sors a rally against government and police spying tonight at 7:30 p.m.. Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett. Speakers include Chuck Bell, a former staff member of Fellow ship of Reconciliation, and Loma Lockwood who recently traveled to Cuba on a study tour. Portland Opera presents Madama Butter- fly, Puccini's enduring tale of love and devo tion, tonight, 8 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium. Tickets $15 to $60, call 241-1802. The Ben Linder Brigade sponsors a fund raising dance tonight at the Bridgeport Brewery, 1313 NW Marshall. The funds will cover some material costs and travel assistance. Alegre, a salsa band, will provide the music. 8 p.m., $5 or $4 plus a small hand tool that will travel to Nicaragua with the Brigade in January 1988. For more information, call 233-5181. 18 • WEDNESDAY Tonight at the Primary Domain. 1033 NW 16th, Jasm in«, an all-women jazz band per forms at 8 p.m. Tape Hooperman and come to the P.D. 19 • THURSDAY Rep ort From Th « March On Washington. A lesbian/gay activist, fresh from D.C. w ill dis cuss the impact of a half-million demonstrators confronting governmental anti-gay bigotry and demanding justice. Discuss with Radical Women victories achieved and pitfalls to avoid next time. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 S.W 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 249-8067. Wheelchair accessible. 20 • FRIDAY After seven years, the Portland Women's Theatre Company has moved to their own space! The new theatre, located at 1728 NE 40th, w ill be remodeled in time for the opening of the company's fall production, 8 x 10 Glossy, tonight at 8 p.m. Opening night will be followed by a reception in the theatre to cele brate the move. All are welcome. 8x10 Glossy is a bittersweet comedy about the reunion of a troubled family, two sisters and their mother, one year after the death of the abusive father. Carter, played by Cherise Millhouse, is a lesbian activist. Her sister. Julie, played by Judy Clover, is a housewife very much in the closet about her feelings for women, and one woman in particular— Dana, played by Faith McDevitt. Portland actress/director Judy Clover w ill direct. 8x10 Glossy will run for four weeks, tonight through December 12, with Friday and Saturday night performances starting at 8:00 p.m. Tickets w ill be available at A Woman's Place Bookstore and at the door on perform ance nights. Admission is $5-$9, sliding scale. The theatre is handicap accessible. If you are interested in ushering or volunteering your services for the production, please call 238-3505. 15 • SUNDAY The National Lawyers Guild presents a benefit dance: Ronnie's Follies and the Counter ContraAld Ball tonight. 7:30-11:30 p.m. at the Pine Street Theatre, 221SE 9th. Enter tainment includes The Fallen Angel Choir, Robert Bork look-alike contest. Supreme Court tryouts and music by Ed and the Boats. Tickets $5, call 235-5973 for more information. 17 • TUESDAY Tune in tonight to KBOO 90.7FM at 8 p.m. to hear excerpts from the October 11 Lesbian A Oay March on Washington Rally. Featured w ill be speeches by Reverend Jesse Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cesar Chavez, Eleanor Smeal and many others. D ive rsity and Conform ity In The Lesbian Community — is the topic of the Lesbian Forum at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock, tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Les bian Forum is a women only event. They offer supervised childcare, interpreting for the hear ing impaired and deaf and wheelchair ac cess (the 16th Street entrance is attended from 7 00 to 7 :25) The suggested $2 donation helps defray costs (more or less is okay). Call 230-2737 for more information. Motherlode performing November 6. 21 • SATURDAY Th « Rocky H orror Show is now playing at the Dolores Winningstad Theatre, Wednes- days-Sundays through December 5. Let's do the time warp again! Tickets are $12 and $14, call 224-4001 for reservations. 26 • THURSDAY Thanksgiving. Do you have somewhere to go? Three lesbians invite gay men and les bians to join them for traditional dinner. Call 232-2902 or 246-2375. They may be hard to reach but keep trying. Women’s and C hildren’s Thanksgiving D inner for lesbian mothers and other women who have or want to have children in their lives Call 282-1529 for further information. Join us for our extended family dinner!