Tonight at the Pine Street Theatre, 221 SE 9th,
catch the Big Mountain Music Festival.
Loose Wimmin. Peter Thorpe Blues Band and
others w ill be playing a benefit for the direct
support of the people of Big Mountain. More
information? Call 236-0399 or 236-6154.
15 . TUESDAY
about town
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THURSDAY
Healing Connection Breakfast presents
Steven McClure leading a "town ha ll"
open discussion on Sexual Healing: the role
of sex in conscious awareness, relationships,
disease, and the healing process 7 -8 30 a m
prompt, Ezekiel's Wheel, NW 21st &
Northrup.
Fem inist Book A Discussion Group Pegins
tonight at 7 p.m. at A Woman's Place Book­
store, 1431 NE Broadway. Help pick books for
the next few months The first book discussed is
Ghost Dance by Carole Maso. Call and sign
up today. 284-1110.
The Nylons are in concert tonight at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Call 248-4496 for
tickets This all-m ale a cappella singing group
makes for a dynamic evening of electrifying
music.
4 . FRIDAY
The annual sale of student artwork at Ore­
gon School of Arts and C rafts 8245 SW
Barnes Road. Portland, will be held tonight.
7 10 p.m. (food and no-host bar $3 admission
or $5 for two people), Saturday. December 5,
10 a m.-5 p.m. (free); and Sunday. December
6, l0 a m .-5 p.m. (free)
Today at 2 32 p.m., the Calendar Editor
turns 29.
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SUNDAY
KBOO 90.7 FM. Portland's only non
commercial, listener supported community
radio station, w ill hold its Annual Boo Bids
Auction tonight, 7-10 p.m and December 7.
7-10 p.m. Tonight, tune in to KBOO and listen
while we auction off great items and phone in
with your bids What an easv wav to do some
holiday shoppingi On Dec 7. 7-10 p.m .
the auction action moves to the
Bridgeport Brew Pub. 1313 NW Marshall
Adm ission to the auction is $5 and includes
food and wine A W ill Vinton clay figure is lust
one of the great items available for bidding. All
proceeds go to the operating costs of KBOO
For more information call 231 8032.
Jeanme Hoffman and David Friesen. two of
Portland's finest jazz musicians, w ill appear in a
Jazzy Christm as Concert at the Columbia
Theater Company tonight at 7 00 p m. For
more information, call 232-7005.
In a m ildly raucous and explosively righteous
musical celebration and tribute to the Ameri­
can Working Woman, the Northwest's top
women-led blues bands w ill join forces in Port­
J u st Out
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Tonight, at sundown, marks the start of the
Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. This Jewish
celebration continues for eight nights and
eight days. It is traditional to eat latkes, potatoe
pancakes and play a few rounds of dreidel.
Whatever you do, don't miss the Lesbian
Talent Show tonight. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
sharp (not Lesbian Standard Time), in the Great
Hall of the Westminster Presbyterian Church,
1624 NE Hancock. Brought to you by the Les­
bian Forum. The Lesbian Forum is a woman-
only event. We offer supervised childcare and
interpreting for the hearing-impaired. A wheel­
chair access door at 16th Street is attended
from 7 to 7:25. A $2 donation is suggested
more or less is OK. For information, call 230-2737
land tonight at the unprecedented Women In
Blues festival, slated for 3 p.m. at the Pine Street
Theater. 221SE 9th. All ages are admitted
The dynamically talented and dedicated
Blues Sisters w ill wrap up the day's perform­
ances. $6 at the door.
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TUESDAY
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Tonight at 7 p.m Echo Theatre presents a
Hanukkah Party featuring The Hester Street
Klezm er Band and their hot Yiddish Jazz. As
an added treat, traditional Jewish food w ill be
available at a nominal charge. Cost is $4 for
adults and $2 for children and seniors at the
door.
Big Mountain Support Group w ill hold an
open house tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at their
office. 3029 SE 21st. This will be a chance to find
out more about current and past events con­
cerning the Big Mountain Struggle. Soup, cof­
fee and a fire are provided. For more informa­
tion. call 236-0399 or 236-6154.
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19 • SATURDAY
SATURDAY
Mixer for lesbians without partners who
have or want to nave children in their lives:
6 p.m. dinner at Old W ives' Tales (half-price!)
followed by performance of 8 x 10 Glossy at 8
p.m. Call 282-1529 to reserve dinner place and
theater ticket, and to coordinate childcare.
13 . SUNDAY
Parents and Frit nds of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG) holds its annual Holiday
Potluck Dinner tonight. 4-6 p.m. Call 234-9040
for location.
Holiday Concert by the Portland Gay
Men’s Chorus tonight at 7 p.m. at the Portland
Center for the Performing Arts. Intermediate
Theatre. Also performing. The Fallen Angel
Choir Tickets are$7, $10 &$12 at the box office
Desert Hearts w ill be shown at the Primary
Domain, 1033 NW 16th, tonight at 7 30 p.m.
Irvington. Alameda and other northeast-
north women, are invited to meet your les­
bian neighbors at a potluck Sunday brunch,
11 a m . a t3016NE27th. 287-3442.
The still unnamed group for lesbians who
have or who want to have children in their lives
is having a monthly buffet brunch at NW
Service Center, lower level. 1819 NW Everett,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults $3-$5 sliding scale,
children free Informal socializing with holiday
sing-along and planning special interest
activities for next month 282-1529
Lesbians Wishing Welcome present:
Lesbian Experiences from the March on
Washington, tonight, 7:30 p.m. at Art Down
The Alley Gallery (3764 SE Hawthorne). Refresh­
ments followed by speakers. An evening of
personal experiences relayed by lesbians who
were there at the M arch, with opportunities for
those who attend to share some of their experi­
ences also. This w ill be a great time for those
who were unable to go to Washington to hear
about what it was really like! See the pictures!
Hear about the numbers! Feel what the Quilt
was all about. For information, call 234-2054.
Tonight from 7 to 9 p.m., the Lesbian
Community Project presents March on
Washington Revisited. See the official
March on Washington video. Everyone is
invited to bring their experiences and images
of Washington. Bring vour photos, slides or
sounds. For more information, call Vaughn,
between 7 and 9 p.m . at 232-0787.
Tonight's event w ill be held at the Metropoli­
tan Community Church, 1644 NE 24th.
New support group for women with infants
and toddlers and for women interested in
having children is having a potluck dinner at 4
p.m. at 2023 SE 30th, 235-3025. (Subgroup of
lesbians who have/want to have children.)
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The U.S. Government’s War on Women.
W hile Reagan imposes anti-abortion regula­
tions that impact poor and young women
hardest, the U.S. government condones
Salvadorian death squads in L.A. that kidnap
and torture women in anti-war and Central
American solidarity movements. How should
abortion and anti-war activists resist this
attempt to keep women, especially women of
color, out of the movements and powerless to
demand equality? Join Radical Women in
discussion 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.
Sister Tomato at the Primary Domain.
From left to right: Chris, Paula, Judy and Donna.
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• WEDNESDAY
TOMATO’S BACK
Sister Tomato will be back at the Primary
Domain, 1033 NW 16th, tonight at 8 p.m., to
serve up some saucy blues, swing and original
lesbian feminist music. Admission is $4 at the
door.
Sister Tomato enjoyed an enthusiastic
comeback performance when it played a
benefit in October for the Lesbian Community
Project.
You can just sit back and listen, or get up
and dance during this holiday concert. Make
the Tomatoes a part of your holiday — come
out and enjoy the delicious sounds of Sister
Tomato. Be there or be ketchup!
17 . THURSDAY
Healing Connection Breakfast presents
Harriet Douthitt. the Principles of Healing and
the Unhealed Healer: the continuing unfold-
ment of the God Self within every human being.
7-8 30 a m. prompt. Ezekiel's Wheel. NW 21st 8i
Northrup.
Tonight at 7 p.m. Echo Theatre presents Holi­
day Hi-Jinx with The Fallen Angel Choir. Port­
land's own irreverent carolers. The performance
w ill be followed by a series of vintage Christ­
mas cartoons from the 30s and 40s which are
guaranteed to bring out the holiday spirit in
everyone. Cost is $4 for adults and $2 for
children and seniors at the door.
Echo Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For
more information on either event, call 231-1232.
20 • SUNDAY
Tonight at the Primary Domain, 1033 NW 16th,
A Holiday Form al! Break out your gowns and
tuxedos. Linda Shirley from KBOO is your host
and DJ for a very special evening of romantic,
swing and pop music. $3 cover enters you in
the French Champagne Lottery.
22 • TUESDAY
Today at 1:46 a.m. marks the beginning of
longer days to come Today is the shortest day.
longest night of the year An ancient pagan
festival, the W inter Solstice is celebrated for
three solid days in many European countries
with dancing and feasting.
23 • WEDNESDAY
Introducing Cygnificant Other, a new
Portland-based all-women's band. It 's per­
forming tonight at the Primary Domain. 1033