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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1988)
t r> * '--A J .. v j k T- - , -i V. ? s* .- — >Vf. V » • 5£-.> t ■ medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic medicine, massage, herbs and aromatherapy are to be given throughout the day. ( 10 am-8 pm, 1040 E Burnside Street, free, 235-5658.) 9 • SUNDAY The Red Rose School, an alternative, community-based educational project providing affordable education for persons interested in con temporary social and political issues, begins this fall's term with an open house and forum, "The 1988 Elections: Why Participate?" Classes include "G ay and Lesbian Spirituality"; "Israel and Palestine: Two Nations, One Land"; and "Local, Practical Ecology/'Classes begin October 10. (6 pm, Friends ' Meeting Hall, 4312 SE Stark St., 230-0488.) Women w ith Women and Children hosts a buffet brunch, followed by a program on foster parenting. ( 10:30-11:30 am, brunch; 11:30 am, meeting, Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett St., $2-5, kids eat free, Holly, 282-1529.) 1 • SATURDAY Z. Budapest leads a one-day workshop for women on priestesscraft, sponsored by Sisterspirit. (10 am-5 pm, $40-50 sliding scale, 6 30-7840.) Portland Opera opens its 24th season tonight with Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca," a melodramatic thriller sung in Italian with projected English supertitles. (8 pm, Saturdays, Oct. I and 8; 7:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 5, Civic Auditorium, 5/8-567.50, 241-1802.) 2 # SUNDAY The Names Project: Oregon/Southwest W ashington presents a slide show and social featuring highlights of July's Names Project display in Portland. All ages are welcome; refreshments provided. Proceeds benefit the Names Project: Oregon/Southwest Washington, w hich still needs to meet expenses from July's exhibition. (7-9:30 pm, Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave., $ 1-5, Howie, 231-1232.) The M ayther Brothers appear at the Dakota Cafe. (Sundays, through October, 239 SW Broadway, 241-4151.) The Funny Ladies Afternoon Tea and Posey Society, a social organization for gay women 35 and over, holds a potluck dinner tonight. (659-8778.) Powell's Books-Cascade Plaza explores "In tu itiv e A rts" with the practitioners, sages and metaphysicians of the great Northwest. Demonstrations of dowsing, tarot readings, numerology, I Ching and the runes are to take place throughout the day. ( JO am-5 pm, across Highway 217 from Washington Square, free, 288-4651.) 4 ♦ TUESDAY Poet and feminist writer Judy Grahn appears at Catbird Seat Bookstore to sign copies of her new book and first novel, Mundane's World. (5-7 pm, 911 SW Broadway, 222-5817.) The First Tuesday Coffeehouse presents Theresa Demarest, with Mary Williams, Motherlode's Kathleen Fallon and Janet Peterson. Carol Steinel is master of ceremonies. (7:30 pm, Olivia's Restaurant. 1033 NW 16th Ave., 231-9351.) 6 •THURSD A Y The Healing Connec tion Breakfast welcomes Bill Kutz, who is to speak on "Transforming Organizations.” (7-8:30 am. Ezekiel's Wheel, 2106 MW Northrup St . $2. 281-0332.) lUM «Hit • 16 • ( Vtoher IWX "D isplaced by W ar: A New Docum entary About the People o f Nicaragua," a 60-minute video depicting life in rural Nicaragua, that was produced by Jeff Hart and Barbara W igginton of Salem, is shown by the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. A reception before the video provides an opportunity to meet Oregonians who have visited Nicaragua. (7 pm, reception; 7:30 pm, video, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock St., 236-7916.) The Lesbian and Gay H eritage A lliance o f the Pacific N orthw est sponsors a presentation by Kathy Hall, women's historian for the Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps Club. (7-7:45 pm, meeting; 8-9 pm, stamp program, room 4138, Seattle Central Community College, Bill, [206] 323-3007.) 7 # FRIDAY_______ The Northw est W omen's Studies Association Conference begins today with the theme "Joining at the Crossroads: Women's Thoughts, Actions and Community." Keynote addresses are by Paula Gunn Allen, Native American Studies, University of California-Berkeley; Bell Hooks, African and Afro-American Studies and English, Yale University; Ursula LeGuin, award-winning author; and Mitsuye Yamada, English, Cypress College. Panel and workshop topics range from racism to mentoring. (Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9, Portland State University, 464-3516.) Portland State University's Northwest Women's Studies Conference presents a coffeehouse and poetry reading featuring Ursula Le G uin, Paula Gunn Allen, Bell Hooks. M itsuye Yamada and local poets. (8- 11 pm, Smith M emorial Center, free to conference participants; $3 general public, 464-3516.) The Counseling Center fo r Sexual M inorities, a com m unity hotline staffed by trained volunteers that provide resources and information services for sexual minorities, offers a training tonight and tomorrow. (Call for details, 228-6785.) 8 • SATURDAY A Woman's Place Bookstore hosts an auto graphing with Native American writer Lee M arade of Vancouver, B.C. Maracle's new book, I Am Woman, weaves lessons, values and the oratory herstory of her grandmothers to explore the Native American experience and her bond with the land. (3 pm, 1431 NE Broadway, 284-1110.) The N etw ork o f Entrepreneurial Women holds its monthly potluck brunch for lesbian business owners and owners-to-be. "H o w to Raise Venture C apital" is today's topic. (7/ am-2 pm, 5518 NE Fremont St., 774-8702.) I I Western States Chiropractic College Outpatient Clinic offers a W omen's Health Screening Clinic. The exam includes a pap smear, breast exam, spinal exam, urinary lab test and blood-pressure check. (9 a m -1 pm, 2900 NE 132nd Ave., appoint ments necessary, 255-6771.) 16 • SUNDAY Portland Civic Theatre presents "H a ir" in a benefit performance for the No on Ballot Measure 8 Campaign. This musical reflects how people of different values and lifestyles come together to work for important social issues. (7 pm, $25, reservations, 231-3913.) Northeast Portland Lesbians: meet your neigh bors at a potluck brunch today. (7 7 am, 282-1529.) 20 • THURSDAY The Healing Connection Breakfast presents Cheryl Kolander discussing "Silk for Health and Healing Colors." (7-8:30 am, Ezekiel's Wheel, 1206 NW Northrup St., 52, 281-0332.) A strike by women textile workers sparked the Russian Revolution in 1917. Radical Women discusses the significance of women's activism in the revolution that created sweeping changes in women's status before Stalinism reversed the progress. (6:30 pm, Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., wheelchair accessible, 249-8067.) • TUESDAY Today is N ational Coming O ut Day. Take the next step in you r coming-out process: come out to a member of your family, to a co-worker, or to the general public at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Gays and Lesbians United hosts the local activities; speakers include Jawea Mockabee of Lesbian Community Project, Gary Wilson of Metropolitan Community Church, Linda Shirley of KBOO, and Dan Stutesman of the American Friends Service Committee. Howie Baggadonutz is master of cere monies. Open-mike follows for you to take the next step. (Noon-1 pm, speakers; 1-5 pm, open- mike, Pioneer Courthouse Square, 233-7216.) The Portland-C orinto Sister C ity Association presents a slideshow on Nicaragua by members of the Ben Linder Construction Brigade, who traveled there in June. (7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, Southwest 13th Avenue and Alder Street, 233-5181.) 13 • THURSDAY Alice B. Theatre opens its 1988-89 season with the American premiere of "Steel Kiss "a drama depicting the 1985 slaying of Ken Zeller, a gay librarian living in Toronto. [See preview on page 20 | (Ocf. 13-Nov. 6, Little Theatre O ff Broadway, Seattle Central Community College, 1524 Harvard. [206] 32-ALICE.) 1 4 • FRIDAY The Names Project Q u ilt returns to Washing ton, D.C., today. Since last year's display, another 20,000 women and men have been lost to AIDS. (Dawn, unfolding; all day. display and reading of names. |4/5| 863-5511.) J aime Schelz offers a workshop on Astral Travel tonight. Can the human consciousness leave the physical body and travel to other places and times? (7:30-9:30 pm. Healing Crystals, 8215 SE 13th Ave , $15. 234-2224.) The Northwest Women's Studies Association Conference presents rock and reggae duo Casselberry-DuPree and Bay-area comedian Marga Gomez (8 pm. Smith Memorial Center Ba/lrcxim Portland State University, 55, confer ence participants; $8 general public. 464-4440.) 15 • SATURDAY The Healing Touch presents Healing Fair: Wavs to Feel Better " Lectures on naturopathic Lesbian Sushi Lovers dine tonight at Ichidai. (7:30 pm, 3384 SE Division St., reservations, 282-1529.) Dance E-Z returns with dancing to the best in pop, soul, oldies and reggae in a smoke-free, alcohol-free environment. All ages are welcome. (7:30- 7 7 .30 pm, Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave 53 adults, 52 kids, 231-1232.) Linda Moakes 21 • FRIDAY "Just O u t" celebrates its fifth anniversary (Dat da da da!) with two of San Francisco's most exciting comedians, Linda Moakes and Danny W illiams. Linda Moakes is a powerful comedian who reveals the truth about women's lives (because she is one) and the abundance of the universe (because she lives there). Three-time San Francisco Entertainer of the Year winner Danny Williams was called " the Gay Community's premier com edian" by the San Francisco Examiner. W illiam s opens, taking us through the Castro, Disneyland, the Boy Scouts and two decades of television reruns. (8 pm, Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23, Columbia Theater, 2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd., $8 advance [ tickets: A Woman's Place Bookstore, Just Out, Music M illennium ], 59 at the door, 236-1252.) KBOO 90.7 FM and Powell's Bookstores pre sent an evening with Lynda Barry as a benefit for KBOO. Barry is well-known for her unique view of the world of love, family and long-distance car trips. (7:30 pm, Northwest Service Center, 1819 N W Everett St., $ 10 [ tickets: Powell's Bookstores], 231-8032.)