against bankers, scabs and job sharecropping.
(7:30 pm, 1322 NW 23rd Ave., 227-5440.)
Judy Dater is recognized as one of the foremost
and most intensely personal portrait photogra­
phers. Her revealing self-portraits are a biting
commentary on women's role in society. Her
portraits and photographs by Arthur "Weege”
Fellig are shown at the Photographic Image
Gallery. (6-9 pm, opening, through luly 30,
208 SW First Ave., 224-3543.)
8 # FRIDAY
Oregonians for Fairness, a group formed to
protect Gov. Goldschmidt's Executive Order
prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation, hold a rally to kick off their campaign.
There will be speeches, entertainment and fund­
raising for this statewide initiative battle. (7:30
pm, Terry Schrunk Park, Southwest 3rd Avenue
and Madison Street. 233-9079.)
3 • SUNDAY
Slightly Bent News, a lesbian and gay news
program, airs on Portland Cable Access tonight.
Featured are Portland's Lesbian and Gay Pride
Celebration, Lenora Fulani's presidential
campaign, and the campaign to counteract the
right-wing discrimination petition drive. ( 10-10:30
pm, Rogers Cable and TCI Channel 11 [see Public
Interest for further show dates), 2328287.)
KBO O 90.7 FM unveils its new Sunday night
gay/lesbian news program, untitled as we go to
press. It will feature international and national
news, public affairs and more. ( 10-10:30 pm,
Sundays, 231-8032.)
In a benefit for the Cheryl McBride Defense
Fund, Darcelle XV presents a star-studded cast in
"Freedom from Fear." Female impersonators and
other entertainers will appear. (8 pm, 208 NW 3rd
Ave., 55, 231-9351.)
The Portland Area Theater Alliance presents
"Life with Equity," a panel discussion on the
Actor's Equity Association. (J pm, social; 4-6 pm,
discussion, Portland Repertory Theatre, skybridge
level of the Willamette Center, 25 SW Salmon St.,
S3, 241-4902.)
4 • MONDAY
Today is the day the United States celebrates its
independence from Great Britain. Kind of hard to
celebrate independence in a country where
lesbians and gay men can still be legally
discriminated against.
The Northwest Scenic Cruisers meet tonight.
(7 pm, Pietro's Engine House Pizza, lantzen
Beach, 281-0330.)
The Northwest Big Mountain Support Group
meets tonight. (7:30 pm, 3029 SE 21st Ave.,
236-0399.)
The Playback Theatre presents "Data Dating"
by Timothy Walker and "Death in the Face" by
Bryan Mackey, two one-act plays. (9 pm, every
Tuesday, The Long Goodbye, Northwest 10th
Avenue and Everett Street, 288-0600.)
6 •W EDNESDAY
Gay Men Together meets tonight for the topic
"Com ing Out Positive: Reactions to Positive Test
Results." (7-7:30 pm, social; 7:30-9:30 pm,
discussion, 103 Cramer Hall, Portland State
University, Andy, 228-6935 [see Public Interest
for future topics].)
Father Joseph Martin, nationally known figure
in the addiction recovery movement, speaks on
the topic "Living in Recovery." This event is
sponsored by the Oregon Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Addiction. (7:30 pm, Earle A. Chiles
Center, University of Portland, 5000 N Willamette
Blvd., wheelchair accessible, interpreted for the
hearing impaired, $ 10, 232-8083 or [800]
621-1646.)
7 • THURSDAY
Blues Jam tonight and every Monday at the
Dakota. (239 SW Broadway, 241-4151.)
The AN PO Native American Cultural Center
and Portland Summer Youth Camp sponsor a
benefit Salmon Bake Dinner and Community
Meeting The proceeds will be used to support the
summer youth camp and other activities this
summer. (7:30 pm. PACT Senior Center, 4707 SE
Hawthorne Blvd., $4-10, 238-3513.)
Wind up the Fourth of July weekend at the First
Tuesday Coffeehouse. Tonight's show will be
emcee'd by Carol Steinel and will feature a cappella
blues singer Sharon McCann, the Portland
Women's Theater Company Improv Group and
folk singer Ej Westlake. (7 pm, The Olivia Cafe
[ formerly Rubyshoes Cafe), 1033 NW 16th Ave.,
$2. 239-0944 )
The Oregon Dance Consort and guest artist
Mary Easter perform Metamorphosis," a concert
of modern dance, in a benefit for the Urban
League and Portland Black Women's Gathering.
Pieces to be performed include Mary Easter's
"Some People" and Judith Catterall's "Song of
Praise to Beauty," the latter a dance/theater piece.
It includes text as well as movement. (8 pm,
Thursday through Saturday, 2 pm, Sunday,
Winningstad Theatre, Portland Center for the
Performing Arts, $25 opening, $ 10 other
performances, 248-4496.)
5 •TUESDAY
Breaking Out is an intensive master workshop
in improvisational theater, designed to challenge
actors physically, vocally and internally. The two-
week workshop is led by actor-director-teacher
Victoria Parker in conjunction with the Portland
Women's Theater Company. (July 5 -17 and 19-31.
Interested persons at any stage of actor training
and/or experience can send letters of interest and
resume to 130 SW Woods St., Portland, O R 97201.
$85.)
just out • 16 • July 1988
The Healing Connection Breakfast presents
cofounders Dick Mort and Atheena Neeley. Their
topic is "Relationship»: Breaking Through Life
Patterns.” (7-8:30 am, Ezekiel's Wheel. 2106 NW
Northrup St.)
Laughing Horse Books sponsors ' Justice for
janitors, an upxJate on the continuing struggle
Back by popular demand, Do Jump Movement
Theatre returns with "Just One of Those Days,"
choreographed and directed by Robin Lane. Filled
with wit and virtuosity, this piece has proven to be
entertaining and artful, guaranteed to surprise and
delight. (Friday through Sunday, luly 8-16, Echo
Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave., $7 advance, $8 at the
door, 231-1232.)
The Thirteenth National Conference on Men
and Masculinity includes four days of workshops
and entertaining events exploring the roles of men
in society today. The sponsoring organization, The
National Organization for Changing Men, is a
pro-feminist, gay-affirmative, male-positive
organization that is firmly committed to the goals
of the gay liberation movement. This year's theme
is "O ur Fathers, OurChildren, Ourselves.” (Friday
through Sunday, luly 8-10, Seattle University,
$25-145 sliding scale, PO Box 23237,Seattle, WA
98102, [206] 325-1945.)
In Her Image, A Gallery of Women's Art
announces the opening of another group exhibit
titled "Visions of Our Mother" Artists include
sculptors Marielis Faue and Mary Fuller and multi­
cultural images by Betty LaDuke. (7-10 pm,
opening, exhibit through September 3, 233 NE
28th Ave., 231-3726.)
The Lesbian Resource Center's Social Commit­
tee sponsors a Summer Barbeque. Bring your own
BBQ/main dish; fun and soft drinks provided. (2-5
pm, Lesbian Resource Center, 1208 E Pine St.,
Seattle, [206] 322-DYKE.)
I I • MONDAY
The Oregon Minority A lDS Coalition sponsors a
roundtable discussion on AIDS in minority com­
munities. "The Black Community in a Time of
A ID S" is tonight's topic. (7-9 pm, 1336 E
Burnside, 234-1541.)
I I • TUESDAY
Monqui, Powell's Books, KB O O Radio and
Willamette Week present an evening of selected
readings by artist W illiam Burroughs. (8 pm,
Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett St.,
59 advanceICIloe's. Music Millennium, Powell's],
228-6972.)
The Lesbian Art Movement presents a potluck
and slide show for artists followed by a discussion
on using and taking art slides. (7:30 pm, 3125 E
Burnside, 234-2054.)
I I • WEDNESDAY
All women are welcome to celebrate the new
moon at Healing Crystals. (7:15 pm, 8215 SE 13th
Ave., 55 [more if you can, less if you can't],
234-2224.)
The lesbian community of southern Oregon
invites women to O W L farm for a spirit gathering.
This year's theme is ' Soothing O ur Selves, Sooth­
ing O ur Earth." (Wednesday through Sunday, luly
13-17, $35-65 sliding scale, Annie Ocean, PO Box
74, Days Creek, O R 97479.)
The Ball Club presents The Ball Busters Bust, a
three-day weekend in northern California for
"dudes from around the nation to strut their stuff
and live their fantasies." (Friday through Monday,
[907J 276-5016.)
The Family Circus Theater presents Welcome
Back Bobby Dear, a gay country - western musical
by Chris Tanner. A gay man wakes up from a coma
after being in a serious accident. Only now he's
straight! (8 pm, Fridays and Saturdays, luly 8-30,
Firehouse Theater, 1436 SW Montgomery, $ 10
opening night. $7 others, 248-4737.)
9 • SATURDAY
Ariel Waterwomon presents a weekend work­
shop, "A Celebration of Lesbian-Womon," which
will explore health concerns specific to lesbians
"as well as the magic and beauty that lesbians
hold sacred for all of womankind." ($75-115, PO
Box 1394, Sandy, O R 97055, 668-6946.)
10 • SUNDAY
The Network of Entrepreneurial Women
(NEW ) is a group of lesbian owners and business
owners-to-be who wish to develop their entrepre­
neurial skills, meet other success-oriented women
and renew their faith that "old-fashioned capitalism
still survives."Nola Wilken presents "Under­
standing Business Taxation." ( 11 am-2 pm. Elaine
and Diane's, 659-8778.)
The Funny Ladies Afternoon Tea and Posey
Society is an informal social group for gay women
over 40 that gathers monthly to enjoy good
company and social activities. There is a potluck
dinner tonight. (J-6 pm, Elaine and Diane's.
659-8778.)
Shan Carr and Chris Schlegelperform together
July 14 at Club 927.
14 • THURSDAY
Two of Portland's top-notch entertainers, Shan
Carr and Chris Schlegel, present an evening of
"Chortles and Moans." Schlegel is an ex-Dyketone
who has been performing solo from Portland to
Provincetown for the last three years. Carr, the
current International Ms. Leather, has been enter­
taining the gay community nationwide for the last
five years. (8 pm, Club 927, 927 SE Morrison St.,
$3-5 sliding scale [tickets: Club 927, A Woman's
Place Bookstore].)
1 5 »FRIDAY
Jane Howard performs a fund-raising concert to
enable her long-awaited album. Passage, to be
completed. Jane is a familiar face in regional
women's music and has performed many benefits
for conscientious causes. (8 pm. East Avenue
Tavern, 727 E Burnside St., 5 5 -10, Donna,
231-9351.)