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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1987)
? ARTICHOKE MUSIC© Musical instruments Bought, Sold, Traded Portland's most unusual music store . " • Guitars, hammer dulcimers, mandolins, flutes, banjos, autoharps, dulcimers and kits. • Exotic percussion and hand drums. • Best selection of folk, ethnic and international recordings. • Kids recordings and instruments. • instruction books and songbooks. just news Community notes Portland Women s Crisis Line board , Cygnificant Other, the Women Only Blood Drive and thoughts on the holidays. k a m i l a a l - n a j j a r n Tuesday, December 22, the next Women Only Blood Drive will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. at the downtown YWCA. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 or more and be in good health. Every partici pant will undergo a nealui screening and mini physical before donating blood. This drive will be held in memory and honor of Audria Edwards. Audria was a full-time volun teer at all o f the previous drives and was a very caring woman. There will be “ in memory” cards available for those donors who would like to send a note to her family letting them know that they donated blood in her memory. Women are encouraged to sign up before the drive: call Anita at 231-0843 or Lynda Oakley at the Red Cross at 284-1234, ext. 312 Only women are accepted to donate at this particular drive, however, men are welcome as volunteers to help the day o f the drive, or to help provide refresh ments for the canteen area. Home for the holidays? HARDWOOD BOWBACK SIDE CHAIRS Give yourself a convenient place to hang your winter apparel BENTWOOD COAT T ORIG. R E 33°° E NOW *21 NOW 'V ; - ' 39 °“ Supplies limited so don’t delay Sale ends soon. NATURAL FURNITURC 284-0655 Hurry In! Ends Soon!! « Ben Ale m ll is pleased and honored to he moving across the street and to share office space with the law firm o f Rovce, Swanson, and Thomas with Bev Stein at 215 Southwest Washington Street Portland\ Oregon 97204 O ur new number: 22 8 -5 2 2 2 Welshing von and vents warm hcluiavs — and a t’tesperen* new vear ’ -hen Just Out • 8 • December. I987 very year it seems to start earlier and earlier and by August all o f the winter coats are on the racks. Mannequins, displayed in department store windows, are wrapped in winter wools with snow drifts at their feet, while I’m still trying to maintain my summer tan. By the end o f November o r . rather, the day PWCL seeks board candidates after Thanksgiving the real madness begins — getting ready for Christmas. Stores have over he Portland Women’s Crisis Line has done displays and there are dozens o f television announced openings on its Board o f commercials for best new Chipmunk’s Christ Directors. The PWCL is encouraging women o f mas album. We are bombarded with the capital color and survivors o f domestic and/or sexual istic hype to “ buy, buy, buy for our loved violence to seek membership. ones.” The PWCL is a feminist organization serving Beyond all o f the commercialism o f the sea communities throughout the tri-county area and son. there is also the issue o f “ family.” Christ is committed to ending violence against women mas is traditionally a time meant to be spent and children through: with our families. But this in itself can lead • The maintenance o f a 24-hour telephone hotline people to their most depressing and stressful to provide support, services and education to times o f the year. So I asked a few people some women experiencing domestic and/or sexual que stions about their perception o f this time of violence year. • The endorsement and support o f related programs intended to prevent the crimes o f rape, battering, incest and sexual harassment • The provision o f an education program for the community at large on the problems of domestic and sexual violence Board members will help set policy for the agency and join one o f the acting committees. Individuals interested in the positions should contact the PWCL at 232-9751 during business hours before December 21. 1987. Cygnificant Other debuts at PD (near Lloyd Center) Delivery, | Layaway VISA & MasterCard Welcome • Financing Available • Mon-Sat 10-6, Fri 10-7, Sun 12-5 PH Bah, humbug! E T (FREE with $150 purchase) 800 NE Broadway Illustration by E. Ann Hinds O Re>n M r r i l l Attorney Attn Ben M e errill. at Law How do the holidays make you feel? Jill* ” 1 really enjoy the holidays. I look forward to Christmas and decorating my house, the whole process excites m e.” Rick: I don’t look forward to the holidays as much as I used to. It’s kind o f boring to me. It seem s like it’s been the same thing for 25 years; I know when we are going to have dinner and what we are going to eat. Holidays were always a big deal in my home. e want to change the face of Mary: I get excited, just because it’s a time for women's music.” says Kaite giving and loving. But on the other hand, when Chas. lead vocals and rhythm guitarist for it com es to family expectations, it brings me “ Cygnificant Other,” a new women's band in down. Portland. How does being gay affect the holidays for Kaite says that for years the forerunners o f you ? w om en’s music have been very country- and folk-oriented and the women o f today are look Frank: It’s a separation. I don’t feel like I have a ing for something different and are hungry for a family to go home to and Rick feels obligated to change. be with his family. It is a time for family to be “ All o f our original material is very high together and I still don't feel comfortable around energy w ith messages that deal w ith people and his family. His brother and sister can be a ffec the problems that we are all living tionate with their lovers, but Rick and I end with u mixture anu an aspect o f people and up sitting on opposite ends o f the couch. I want social entities. says Kaite with an enthusiastic to be able to hold his hand and be close. kxik on her face. Robin: I feel close to my family and we have a Kaite describes the band with its other three nice time together during the holidays, but it is members (Bev Standish. r'dse> Lee and getting to the point where I would rather spend it Monte1 1 as a very tieht group of musicians with my gtxxl friends I’m not out to my par ^Vc arc a democratic group and respect each ents. I could bring my lover over, but that other's feelings and creativity when we are to would be like just bringing a friend over and gether Wo like to have a gtxxl time and we are things would still be unknown. here to entertain and show people what it's like to love music from the heart.' she says. Rick: If I could have anything change about the “ Cygnificant Other” will debut at the Pri holidays it would be me being able to break the mary Domain on Wednesday. December 23. close ties I have with my family and not feel a at 8 p.m. The band encourages everyone to lot o f guilt for wanting to spend the holidays com e out Cover is only two dollars. with my lover. • W
