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FRIDAY
TUESDAY
The First Tuesday Coffeehouse — spin-off of
last December's well-received Lesbian Talent
Show — presents singer-songwriter Ej Westlake
and Passage, a folk group. Future coffeehouses
w ill feature BJ Castleman, Susan Arrow and The
Chase's lead guitarist, Bev Standish. {7-10 pm,
Rubyshoes Cafe. 1033 NW 16th Ave., $2,
239-0944.)
Home Cure, a humorous and hopeful look at
the AIDS crisis, is presented as a benefit tonight for
the Cascade AIDS Project. (8 pm, Blue Room,
Portland C ivic Theatre, 1530 SW Yamhill St.,
520. 226-3048.)
Spread Eagle Productions presents Switch, an
original gay musical by Kevin Koesel. Three gay
men who have worked in theater for many years
feel that women always get the best songs in musi
cals. One night when they are alone in the theater
they stage their own production, singing the
female numbers. Existing music is used for this
show, including, "The Man I Love," "A Boy Like
That," and "At The Ballet,' (8 pm, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, through March 23, The Embers, 110
NW Broadway, $6 advance at Embers, $6.50 at
the door.)
The Northwest Scenic Cruisers meet tonight.
(7 pm, Pietro's Engine House Pizza, lantzen Beach.)
WEDNESDAY
Portland's Lesbian and Cay Pride celebration
w ill be lune 18, planning meetings start tonight.
This year's theme is "Rightfully Proud." Make this
pride celebration reflect vour lifestyle — get
involved. (7-9 pm, Wednesdays. Multnomah
County Central Library, Southwest 10th Avenue
and Yamhill Street, 232-82 f 1.)
» THURSDAY
Sophisticated vet clearly lesbian art is a raritv in
Portland's mainstream galleries. The work of
Emerald Goldman, Elizabeth Woody and Sasha
Samuels is on displav at the Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center through March 26. A reception for
the artists is held tonight (4 10-7 10 pm IFCC.
5 140 N Interstate Ave )
The Healing Conner tion presents Dr. E Page
Bailev speaking about The Anthropology of
Healing and pathways to accelerated recovery.
The Ffealing Connection provides information on
personal and planetary healing in this opening
age (7-8:30 am. Ezekiel's Wheel, Northwest 21st
Avenue and Northrup Street.)
Feet First Dancers present Human Nature a
bioregional dance production created on north
western California's Lost Coast. (8 pm, Thursday,
through Saturday. March 1-5, Catlm Gabel
School, 8825 SW Barnes Road, $1/15/17,
212 4594.)
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The Northwest Theatre of the Deaf presents
The Apple Tree, a lighthearted look at love and
lunacy between the sexes (the heterosexes — Ed.\.
(8 pm, Friday-Sunday, through March 20, Inter
state Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate
Ave., $ 10. Sunday matinee $9, 243-7930 (voice
or TTY].)
Do lump Movement Theatre presents lust One
o f Those Days, choreographed and directed by
Robin Lane. (8 pm, Friday and Saturday, March
4-5, Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave., $7, $8 at the
door, 231-1232.)
SATURDAY
International Women's Day Planning Commit
tee and PSU Women's Union present International
Women's Day 1988, an all-day event that
includes music, poetry, dance, theater, arts and
crafts, an art show, ethnic food and films. Interna
tionally acclaimed folksinger Odetta performs in
the evening along with Nancy Brooks as Eleanor
Roosevelt. (Festival: 10am-7 pm, Smith Memorial
Center, PSU. $2; concert: 8 pm, $6/8 (A Woman's
Place Bookstore, Artichoke M usic, Catbird Seat
Bookstore and PSU].)
Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
presents a slide show and discussion with Nicara
guan artist Carlos Montenegro. {4 pm, Agora
Rtxam, Koinonia House, Southwest Broadway and
Montgomery Street, $3, 236-7916.)
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SUNDAY
Work by Portland artist Sierra Lonepine Briano
w ill be on display at Old Wives' Tales through
March 29. A reception is held today. (3-5 pm, O ld
W ives' Tales, 1100 E Burnside, 218-0470.)
Oprah Winfrey s program on lesbians, featur
ing loanne Loulan, replayed tonight. (7 pm Pri
man Domain, 1011 NW 16th Ave., 224-4135.)
»MONDAY
Women Climbers Northwest, a Seattle-based
organization of women mountaineers and rock
i limbers, holds an organizational meeting for a
Portland chapter tonight. (7 pm. meeting room,
O ld W ives Tales, 1300 E Burnside. 228-6082.)
»TUESDAY
The 1910 International Conference of Women
held in Helsinki, Finland, declared that henceforth
March 8 should be proclaimed International
Women's Day to commemorate an 1857 march
and demonstration in New York City by female
garment and textile workers. In the USSR and the
People's Republic of China this is a national
holiday.
S ta rh a w k w ill be in Portland the w eekend of M arch 25-27 for several appearances.
KB O O honors the words and works of women
in a special 24-hour celebration of International
Women's Day. Tune in to quality programming
about women in South Africa, Central America,
the Middle East and right here in Portland.
(90.7 FM, 6 am, Tuesday, March 8, through 6 am,
Wednesday, March 9.)
THURSDAY
The Cascade Union of Educators presents a
panel of representatives from PFLAG, Phoenix
Rising and Windfire to address the topic "Cay
Youth, the Forgotten Minority.' Discussion
follows. (7 pm, Metropolitan Community Church,
Northeast Broadway and 24th Avenue.)
Members of the Ben Linder Construction
Brigade show slides and report on their trip to
Nicaragua tonight. The Brigade organized 15
Oregonians to go to Corinto, Nicaragua, for three
weeks to repair a hospital. (7:30 pm, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock St.,
233-5181.)
American Peace Test coordinates an action at
the Nevada Test Site today. Plans include a
demonstration, a nonviolent civil resistance and
blockades. (For more information, call 236-2367
[Portland], 484-2877 [Eugene], 371-8002
[Salem].).
FRIDAY
The Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation
invites you to celebrate Youth Week Roller
skating, boxing demonstrations, cartoons and a
talent show are among the happenings. Bring a
T-shirt for silk screening to the open house.
(6:30-8:10 pm. Mount Scott Community Center,
5530 SE 72nd Ave., 22J-8992.)
Circa Now presents Los Angeles actor Michael
Kearns in Dream Man, the wrenching tale of a
phone-sex serviceman in conflict with his cus
tomers his former lover and himself. The New
York Native calls it part of the new wave of gay
sex drama." (8 pm. Friday and Saturday. March
11-12 Echo Theatre. 1515 SE 37th Ave., wheel
chair accessible, both performances interpreted
for the hearing impaired. $8/$ 10. 231-1232.)
The Counseling Center for Sexual Minorities
holds its spring training for new counselors. CCSM
is a volunteer, non-profit telephone hotline pro
viding information, referrals and counseling for
gays, lesbians, bisexuals, other sexual minorities
and their friends, lovers and families. (6 pm, Friday
and Saturday. March 11-12, 228-6785.)
Susan Leo shows slides of her recent trip to
Corinto, Nicaragua (Portland's sister city), as a
member of the Ben Linder Construction Brigade
(7 pm. Metropolitan Community Church, North
west Broadway and 24th Avenue.)
SATURDAY
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays pre
sents "Sharing Your Story." This workshop is for
parents and friends who want to increase their
level of comfort in discussing the issues of homo
sexuality and lesbianism. (9 am-4 pm, Augustana
Lutheran Church, Northeast 15th Avenue and
Knott Street, $ 10 [lunch included], Marge,
233-5415.)
SUNDAY
The Network of Entrepreneurial Women meets
today for a potluck brunch, meeting and presenta
tion to be given by lesbian businesspersons.
(11 am-2 pm, 233-9079.)
The Lesbian Community Project holds its
second Lesbian Pool Tournament today. It will be
a double elimination using Lambda Gay Pool
Rules, with prizes of $25, $15, and a $10 gift
certificate to Rubyshoes Cafe; more than eight
players w ill increase prize amounts. (3 pm,
registration; 4 pm, play begins, Primary Domain,
1033 NW 16th Avenue, 223-9079.)
Club 92 7 presents the Chris Schlegel Show with
guests Margo Tufo and Tina Sandoval. From
bizarre comedy to live music, Chris is a master at
whatever she does. (8 pm, Club 927, 927 South
east 9th Ave., $5.)
The Oregon Bluegrass Association presents Bill
Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys of the WSM
Grand O le Opry. (7 pm, Northwest Service
Center, 1819 NW Everett St., $ 10/$ 12 [Gl toe's,
Artichoke M usic].)
TUESDAY
"Lesbians and Power ' is the topic of the
Lesbian Forum this month. Lesbian Forum is a
woman-onlv event offering childcare, wheelchair
access and interpreting for the hearing impaired.
(7:30 pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624
NE Hancock 5f., 52, 230-2737.)
THURSDAY
"International Women's Day" is the focus of
tonight's program sponsored by Radical Women.
Inspired in the 1800s bv women labor organizers
in the United States, this holiday was instituted by
German socialist feminists and revived here in the
1970s. (6:30 pm, Multnomah County Central
Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., wheelchair accessible,
249-8067.)
The Healing Connection presents Diana Stone,
one of Portland's most popular astrologers. Her
topic is Healing Transpersonal Crises." (7-8:30
am, Ezekiel’s Wheel, Northwest 21st Avenue and
Northrup Street.)