Rogers and Tony Robinson. (7:45 pm, 42 6 S W 6th
Ave., 5 W, [PO Box 14694. Portland. OR 97214]
232-1452.)
Sanford Director presents the 13th annual
Turnabout Show to benefit the Pride of the Rose
Scholarship Fund. This fund is for lesbian and gay
students and children of lesbian and gay students.
The Turnabout Show is for people who have never
before performed as a member of the opposite sex.
(8:30 pm, Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd Ave., 56,
223-1679.)
Women with Women and Children take a trip
to the Enchanted Forest, just south of Salem.
(9 am, carpool leaves Old Wives' Tales; 10 am,
meet at Enchanted Forest entrance, 1-5 exit 248,
282-1529.)
15 • MONDAY
The Summer Art Camp, for children aged 7-10,
offers ceramics, song and splatter painting by
instructor Dianna Long. (10 am-1:30pm, August
15, 17, 22 and 24, Urban Art Retreat, 1833 NE 2nd
Ave., 281-5386.)
2 • TUESDAY
The First Tuesday Coffeehouse presents folk-
singer Kate Taylor, poet Liz March, and guitar duo
Bev Standish and Katie Chase. Comedian and
musician Carol Steinel is master of ceremonies.
The Coffeehouse continues to be a forum where
women of all kinds — planners, technicians and
performers — are welcome to share their creative
energies. {7 :3 0 pm, Olivia's, 1033 NW Ibth Ave.,
52, 239-0944.)
4 • THURSDAY
A Woman's Place Bookstore hosts an auto­
graphing with Cuca Hepburn and Bonnie
Gutierrez, authors of Alive and Well: A Lesbian
Health Guide The book addresses such topics as
nutrition, stress, relationships, artificial
insemination, AIDS and addictions. (1-3 pm, 1431
NE Broadway, free, 284-1110.)
The Funny Ladies Afternoon Tea and Posy
Society, an informal social group for gay women
over 40, holds its monthly potluck today. (2-5 pm,
Diane and Elaine's, 659-8778.)
10 • WEDNESDAY
The Healing Connection Breakfast presents
teacher and guide Nicki Scolly speaking on the
topic "Shamanic Journey Work As a Means to
Inner Guidance." {7-8:30 am, Ezekiel's Wheel,
Get to know the wild and happy plants pushing
up between the cracks of sidewalks in the neigh-
borhtxxJs by taking an Urban Herb Walk with
Ariel Waterwoman. (6:30 pm, by the swings,
2 KM NW Northrup St.)
Wallace Park, Northwest 26th Avenue and
Raleigh Street, 55, 668-6946.)
6 • SATURDAY
Circa Now presents singer, songwriter,
comedian, pianist and lesbian Lynn Lavner in
concert to benefit A Woman's Place Bookstore.
Don't miss this wonderfully entertaining evening
for both women and men. {7:30 pm, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1b24 NE Hancock St., $b
advance (A Woman’s Place Bixtkstore, Music
M illennium |, $7.50 at the door, 236-2536.)
The Portland Actors Ensemble presents the 19th
annual Shakespeare in the Parks This year's
production is Pericles, Prince of Tyre, one of
Shakespeare's late romances. (3 pm, Saturdays
and Sundays, through Sept. 5; August 6 and 7, Pier
Park, North lames and Weyerhaeuser: August 13
and 14. South Park Blocks: August 20 and 21,
Grant Park, Northeast 33rd and Brazee: August 27
and 28, Washington Park; September 3-5, Crystal
Springs Rhtxdodendron Garden, Southeast 28th
and Woodstock; free. 239-4810.)
7 »SUNDAY
Cascade AIDS Project sponsors the second
annual From All Walks of Life." a pledge walk to
benefit AIDS care and education. This 10K walk
enables community-supportive individuals to
have fun while raising money for a deserving
cause. (10 am, check-in; noon, walk starts,
Waterfront Park, register: PO Box 147 65,
Portland. OR 972 14.223-WALK.)
The Oregon Tai Chi Association invites the
public to attend the fifth annual Tai Chi Gathering
with several prominent Portland teachers. One
may participate or observe; no previous Tai Chi
exposure is necesary. (9 am-noon, Laurelhurst
Park. Southeast 37th Avenue and Stark Street,
tree, Ross. 281-6177.)
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The Northwest AIDS Foundation and Stonewall
Recovery Services present a workshop on
alternatives for alcohol/drug-free fun entitled
"Life After Sobriety." (7 pm, Room 4160, Seattle
Central Community College, (206) 261-4546.)
11 • THURSDAY
The Weaving Project of Northwest Big
Mountain Support presents a Navajo Rug Show.
O ne hundred percent of the sale price goes
directly to the weavers and supports the Dineh
women's efforts to stay on their ancestral lands
and keep their culture alive. (3 pm, rug viewing; 7
pm, traditional drumming and video, 2116 NE
18th Ave., 236-0399.)
16 • TUESDAY
Have a picnic in the park at the annual Lesbian
Forum Potluck. Bring food, frisbee, musical
instruments and your happy self for an evening of
games and entertainment. The Group That Dare
Not Speak Its Name (a Portland Women's Theatre
Company improv group) performs. (6:30 pm,
potluck; 7:30 pm, games and entertainment,
Laurelhurst Park, 230-2737.)
Beth root Gw ynn and Hawk Madrone lead a
Personal Theater Workshop for women in which
the inner characters of the self can come out and
play. (4 pm, August 11, through 5 pm, August 14,
Fly Away Home, PO Box 593, Myrtle Creek, OR
97457, 5 75-100 includes vegetarian meals.)
14 • SUNDAY
The Network of Entrepreneurial Women holds
a monthly potluck lunch today for lesbian
business owners and business owners-to-be. (1 1
am-2 pm. Gaye and Diane s , 654-9699.)
The Last Laugh Comedy Nightclub hosts an
evening of laughter to benefit the Bradley-Angle
House, a shelter for battered women and their
children Featured comedians are Mike Bailev. loni
plants in the neighborhood. (2 pm, Laurelhurst
Park, Southeast 37th Avenue and Stark Street, 55,
668-6946)
2 1 • SUNDAY
The New Renaissance Bookshop presents a
videotape by Louise Hay, "Doors Opening: A
Positive Approach to AIDS," and "Loving Your­
self Into Life," by Terry Cole-Whittaker.
(3:30 pm, 1338 NW 23rd Ave., 52, 224-4929.)
17 • WEDNESDAY 23 • TUESDAY
Tonight there is a potluck dinner for single
lesbians living in Irvington, Alameda and Laurel­
hurst. (6-9 pm, 2717 NE Hancock St., 282-1529.)
18 • THURSDAY
The governor's executive order that prohibits
discrimination based on sexual orientation in
some state services and employment is under
attack by the right wing with a ballot measure that
seeks to overturn it. Radical Women discuss "In
Defense of Lesbian and Gay Rights ." (6:30 pm.
Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th
Ave.. wheelchair accessible, 249-8067.)
The Healing Connection Breakfast presents
yoga instructor Laureen MacLeod discussing
"Yoga in Everyday Life — Union of Mind, Body,
Spirit." ( 7-8:30 am, Ezekiel’s Wheel. 2106 NW
Northrup St.)
Women with Women and Children spend an
evening at Oaks Park. (6:30 pm, meet at the
merry-go-round, 282-152 9.)
Lynn Lavner performs in concert to benefit
A Woman's Place Bookstore, Saturday, August
6, at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
19 • FRIDAY
Tracy Chapman (Yeah!) performs tonight with
Bob Dylan in a concert that was postponed from a
July date. Don't miss this music sensation. Take
your "Fast C a r" out to the Coliseum tonight. (8
pm, Memorial Coliseum, $ 17.50- 5 18.50 [tickets:
Music Millennium, Budget Tapes and Records,
Everybody's Records, Coliseum Box Office].)
20 • SATURDAY
The Urban Art Retreat holds an art class for
women, drawing from live models. (10 am-noon.
18)3 NE 2nd Ave. 57, 281-5386.)
Join Ariel Waterwoman for an Urban Herb
Walk today in southeast Portland. Get to know the
Join Ariel Waterwoman for an Urban Herb
Walk in northeast Portland. (6 :30pm, A Woman's
Place Bookstore, 1431 NE Broadway, 55,
668-6946.)
24 • WEDNESDAY
There is a potluck dinner tonight for beginning
tennis and squash players interested in meeting
other lesbians to play with. (6-8 pm, 2717 NE
Hancock St., 282-1529 )
25 • THURSDAY
The Women's Book Discussion Group
considers Some Tame Gazelle, by Barbara Pym. (7
pm, A Woman's Place Bookstore, 1431 NE Broad­
way, free, refreshments served, 284-1110.)
26 • FRIDAY
Rosetown Ramblers, Portland's gay and lesbian
square- dance club, hosts Summer's End Fly-in this
weekend. The weekend activities include dances
Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon
with workshops Saturday afternoon. (8 -11 pm,
Friday, Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave.; Saturday,
Neighbors of Woodcraft, 1410 5 W Morrison 5t.,
530, Larry, 228-7147.)
"Whole lotta shakin' goin' on" at Healing
Crystals tonight. B.Y.O .R. (Bring Your O wn Rattle)
for shake, rattle and roll. (8 pm. 8215 SE 13th Ave.,
free, 234-2224.)
Rainforest Productions presents easy choices, a *
new play by Michael Scott Reed. Directed by
Holly Bennett, this story about love gone crazy
features Douge Martin and Terry Swenson. (8 pm,
Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett St..
5 10. 228-2681.)