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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1988)
J é ■ 5 • TUESDAY The Killing of Bhopal, a documentary chronicling the devastating effects of the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, in December 1984, shows tonight at 10 p m on KOAP. Oregon Public Broadcasting 8 • 1 4 • THURSDAY Back to school! Register for Lifelong Lesb ia n Learning winter classes at the Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett St., at 6:30 p.m These LCP sponsored classes are Lesbian Ethics, Woman Writing. El Salvador and Nicaragua: A Primer, and Draw Yourself Out. For more information, call 233-9079. FRIDAY_______ Do* Lesbos Is back! This award-winning musical comedy returns to Portland tonight at 8 p m., at the Columbia Theater Company, 2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Lea DeLaria and Kelley Edwards, two zany lesbian comedians, star in this refreshing look at coming out. Con tinues Jan. 9,15 and 16. Tickets are $8 at the door, or $ 7 at A Woman's Place Bookstore, 1431 NE Broadway 9 • SATURDAY M ixer for single lesbians who have or want to have children in their lives includes a 5 p.m. dinner at Old Wives' Tales (half price!) followed by a movie at the Northwest Film and Video Center (complimentary tickets!). Call 282-1529 to reserve your place and to coordinate childcare Jt> 1 5 • FRIDAY The Lesbian Community Project and PSU Women’s Studies present a slide show entitled "Nicaragua: A Nation of Thinkers" tonight, at 7 :30 p.m. in room 328, Smith Center. The slide show was developed by Marguerita Donnely, managing editor of Calyx Journal. Marguerita has been to Nicaragua twice in the past two years. In 1986 she accompanied the West Coast contingent of Witnesses for Peace as their primary translator, and in 1987 she returned to Nicaragua at the invitation of the M inistry of Culture to participate in the Inter national Book Fair. Marguerita brings an experienced ear and a feminist point of view to her presentation. Admission is free; donations w ill be accepted for the building of the library system in Nicaragua. Free parking is available in the PSU parking structure on Broadway. For more information, call 233-9079, 10 • SUNDAY 1 6 • SATURDAY Women w ith Infant* and toddlers share potluck dinner at 3 30 p.m., at 0415 SW Miles C all 293-2822 for more information Pa re nts Anonymous offers a fraining session today. 9 a.m.-2 30 p.m., for people wishing to volunteer as parent specialists. Today's training w ill focus on crisis counseling and child-abuse issues. For more information, call 234-7532. Lo sblan entrepreneur* and aspiring entrepreneurs meet for potluck brunch at 11 a m., at 13165 SW Ash. Tigard Call 639-0826 for information and directions, or 282-1529 for carpool from Portland 1 7 • SUNDAY The Lesbian Community Project sponsors Unlearning Antl-Sem l tt*m 1 30-4 30 p.m , at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark St Using theater pieces, contemporary historical information, poetry and personal experiences, this workshop will provide a safe environment for both Jewish and non-Jewish women to struggle and grow with this important issue $5 ($4 for LCP members). 233-9079. 1 1 • MONDAY A support group for women wtfh elem entary school children meets at 7 p m . at 3037 NE 18th Ave If you cannot arrange (or childcare, call 287-9697 This is not a dinner Just Out • 1B • January I988 A b uffe t brunch fo r lesbians who have or want to have children in their lives is from 10 a m to 1 p.m.. lower level, Northwest Service Center. 1819 NW Everett St The cost is $2-$5. sliding scale, kids eat free There's informal socializing and fun for kids of all ages, followed by planning for next month's special activities For more information, call 282-1529 1 8 • MONDAY Le sb ia ns W ishing Welcome annual welcoming party w ill be held in March Be a part of planning this year's event, meet new women and have fun in the process A potluck and planning meeting is tonight. 6-9 p.m., at 3656 SE Morrison St. For more information, call Diana, 234-2054 Marcel Marceau in a benefit for the Cascade AIDS Project, Friday, Jan. 29 1 9 • TUESDAY Spirituality is the topic of the Lesbian Forum at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock St., at 7:30 p.m. Lesbian Forum is a woman-only event and offers super vised childcare, wheelchair access and inter preting for the hearing-impaired. The wheelchair-access door on Northeast 16th Avenue is attended from 7 to 7:25. A $2 dona tion is suggested. For more information, call 230- 2737. 21 The Clean and Sober Women’s W inter H oliday Dance is tonight, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., at Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave. All women are welcome to attend. The dance is drug and alcohol-free, attire as you wish. Adm ission is $3 at the door. 2 4 • SUNDAY Women with preschool children (ages 3-5) share potluck brunch at 11 a.m., at 608 NE Russell. Kids play, women talk! 282-1529. • THURSDAY The internationally endorsed Freeway Hall fight in defense of free speech and privacy rights and against the new McCarthyism will be discussed, on video, by two defendants in the case. Portland supporters will answer ques tions regarding how this case affects working women, unionists, people of color, activists, and lesbians and gays. Join Radical Women in discussion tonight at 6:30 p.m., at the Mult nomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave. (wheelchair accessible). For more infor mation, call 249-8067. 2 7 • WEDNESDAY The monthly meeting of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays focuses on “ A ID S and the Family.” A panel presentation at 7 p.m. features representatives of the Cascade AIDS Project, Juniper House, and Parents-FLAG's recently created National Task Force on Homosexual Youth. For more informa tion, contact Marge at 233-5415, Joan at 667-8063, or Tim at 282-8739, or write to P.O. Box 8944, Portland. Ore. 97207. 22 • FRIDAY Echo Theatre presents a screening of the classic dance drama. The Red Shoes The film , innovatively directed by Michael Powell, features Moira Shearer as Victoria Page, a ballet star who is forced to choose between her lover and her love of dance. This film, hailed by The New York Times as "one you must see." shows tonight only at 7 30 p.m., at Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave. (off Hawthorne). Adm ission is free. For more information, call 231- 1232. 2 3 • SATURDAY Members of the community who wish to improve their listening and facilitating skills are invited to participate in a Training and O rientation Day presented by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays today, 9 a.m.- 3 30 p.m . at Augustana Lutheran Church. Northeast 15th Avenue and Knott Street For registration and more information, contact Joan at 667-8063. or Tim at 282-8739 7 • THURSDAY The Healing Connection Brea kfa st pre sents Lou Gold, forest lover and storyteller, with "Lessons from the Ancient Forest, Earth Wisdom & Political Activism." Leam more about New Age thoughts and practices on the first and third Thursday of every month at Ezekiel's Wheel, 1201 NW 21st Ave., 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. prompt. 21 • THURSDAY The Healing Connection Brea kfast presents noted Portland psychic Mark Wallek — named "Best psychic 1987"by W illamette Week — speaking on “Reliable Intuition: Getting It, Using It," at Ezekiel's Wheel, 1201 NW 21st Ave., 7 a.m. to 8 30 a.m. prompt. The price of breakfast is the only admission charge