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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1989)
new tape, "Com e O n Home.'' (8 pm, Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 385 6 Carnes Road, Roseburg, 55, lemma, 679-4655.) Here's a new group to join — Women in Com puting. It's open to all women working for computer companies or interested in computers. pm Friday-5 :3 0 pm Saturday, Seven H ill Confer ence Center, San Francisco State University, $40 includes continental breakfast and fu ll lunch Saturday, $ 2 0 low income includes above meals, wheelchair accessible, childcare and sign- language interpretation by request, women-only event, 41 5-647-5866.) (10 am, brunch, O ld W ives’ Tales, 1300 E Burn side, lackie, 626-5114, for reservations.) 2 1 • SATURDAY 1 5 * SUNDAY % “ If I'm so wonderful, why am I still single?", she demanded of her journal. A journal-writing support group for single lesbians who don't want to stay that way begins meeting tonight. Out of the journal and into the sheets! (5 pm, lackie, 626-5114.) 1 7 • TUESDAY Bisexual Women Unite! Meet other women like yourself at an informal gathering tonight. (Gloria, The experience of being an Asian-Am erican woman is an exemplar of living in difference. Despite the still flourishing stereotype of Asian- Am erican women as more submissive, more domestic and therefore, in a dominantly patriarchal society, more sexually available than her other American sisters, Asian-American women really do not share a common herstory, culture, language, physique or color. The Forbidden Stitch is a new release from Calyx Publications that celebrates these differences and shows through art, poetry and fiction the Asian- American woman's real-life experience. A Woman's Place Bookstore hosts an autographing and reading with several of the contributors. (7-9 pm, 1431 N E Broadway, free, 284-1110.) 2 8 4 -2 6 2 2 .) 3 • TUESDAY The First Tuesday Coffeehouse opens the stage tonight to all you talented folks out there. Open mike welcomes poetry, instrumental and vocal music, characters, comedy. (7:30 pm, Silent Partners, 1810 N W Lovejoy, 52, 231-9351.) 4 • WEDNESDAY Gay Men Together talk about one-night stands. Are they good, bad or neutral? An exciting roll in the hay or a lonely reality? Well, I have it on the best authority (Roseanne Roseannadanna) that one-night stands are the worst and never succeed and that whether it be fruit or vegetable, it takes at least a weekend to see if it will fly. ( 7 -7 :3 0 pm, social, 7 :3 0 -9 :3 0 pm, discussion, Portland State U n ive rsity, 465 Neuberger H a ll, Southwest Broadway & H a rrison streets, Andy, 228-6935.) 5 • THURSDAY The H ealing Connection Breakfast presents Zahid Powers this morning to lead a discussion on Biomagnetism. (7-8:3 0 am, E ze kie l’s Wheel, Northwest 21st & Northrup streets, 52, 281-0332.) 1 1 » WEDNESDAY A Bisexual Built For Two is G ay Men Together's topic for tonight. (7 -7 :3 0 pm, social, 7 :3 0 -9 :3 0 pm, discussion, Portland State University, 465 Neuberger H a ll, Southwest Broadway & Harrison streets, Andy, 2 2 8 -6 9 3 5 .) 1 2 * THURSDAY Allegro! Dance Festival presents the world premiere of T.S./Crossing, the story of a female-to- male transsexual by Susan Finque. T.S.¡Crossing is prim arily the story of one person's experience, but the work also focuses on broader issues of gender, differentiating between hermaphrodites, cross dressers, homosexuals, the artistry of drag and transsexuals. (8 pm, through Ian. 14, Broadway Performance H a ll, Seattle, $9 .5 0 general, $7 students/seniors, { tickets: 206-32-D A N C E].) 1 3 » FRIDAY The Arizona & New M exico G ay Rodeo Associations present the Road Runner Regional Rodeo. The rodeo arena is newly enlarged especially for ths event. (Jan. 13-15, Phoenix, A Z, Rodeo H otline, 6 0 2 -9 3 8 -3 9 3 2 .) 6 * FRIDAY________ In H er Image, A Gallery of Women's Art opens a group exhibit titled "Rites of Passage," featuring women's art and craftwork from across the country. A special focus on the intaglio prints of M ichigan artist Judith Anderson highlights the exhibit. (7 - 10 pm, Northeast 28th & Everett streets, exhibit through Feb. 25, 231-3726.) If you liked them in Dos Lesbos, you'll love them in G irl Friday . . . We're Funny That Way. Kelly Edwards and Lea DeLaria are back with their new partner, Broadway musical composer Richard Weinstock, in this new show. G irl Friday is a fun filled evening of gay jibes with singing, dancing, special guests and sketch comedy. And it's not just for girls. (8 pm, Friday through Sunday, Ian. 6-8, Columbia Theatre Co., 2021 SE Haw thorne, 5 8 in advance, [ tickets: A Woman's Place Bookstore], $ 10 door, 232-5670.) 8 * SUNDAY_______ Join Women with Women and Children for a buffet brunch today followed by a meeting to plan a women and children's Valentine's party. ( 1 0 :30 -11:3 0 am, brunch, Northwest Service Center, 1819 N W Everett, 52-5 slid ing scale, kids eat free, 282-1529.) ju st nut • 16 • January 1989 Are you a dyke who works downtown? If so, join others for a monthly social and networking lunch. The only cost is lunch. ( Reservations , 1 8 • WEDNESDAY It's a multi-topic evening at the Gay Men Together gathering tonight. Choose from a plethora of subjects, including gay gossipers, celibacy, pornography, classified ads, and sexual morals. (7-7:3 0 pm, social, 7 :3 0 -9 :3 0 pm, discus sion, Portland State University, 465 Neuberger H a ll, Southwest Broadway & Harrison streets, free, Andy, 228-6935.) 1 9 »THURSDAY The Healing Connection welcomes Antero Alii, well-known author, whose topic is Man/Woman/ Plant. If you have an interest in personal and com munity healing, you'll find others like yourself at this gathering. (7-8:30 am, Eze kie l’s Wheel, 2106 N W Northrup, 52, 281-0332.) Rosie: The Investigation of a W rongful Death is a book about Rosie Jimenez, a 27-year old Chicana and mother, the first woman to die of an illegal abortion following the passage of the Hyde Amendment that cut Medicaid funding for abortions in 1977. Radical Women marks the 16th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade by reviewing this book and discussing how to fight escalating right w ing attacks on our lives. (6:30 pm, Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., free, wheelchair accessible, 249-8067.) H o lly , 2 3 8 -2 5 5 9 .) Julie Doughty leads a writer's workshop titled From W om yn's Silences, today through Sunday. The workshop is designed for both the experienced and inexperienced writer, with intent to explore the inner self and evoke submerged stories. (Jan. 13-15, Oregon Women's Land, $3 5-40 , PO Box 3, Days Creek, O R 97429.) 1 4 •SATURDAY Leatherwoman Productions presents Portland Leatherwom an Contest 1989 featuring The Sluts From H ell and special guest appearance by Tiffany. Dancing follows the contest. Bring extra bucks for your very own 'Sluts From Hell' sweat shirt. (8 pm, The Embers Nightclub, 110 N W Broadway, $7, $8 at the door, [tickets: The Embers, A Woman's Place Bookstore, Spartacus Enterprises], 23 9-72 01.) O n a different note. Sunny M cHale SkyeDancer performs original music about the joys and challenges of being human. Her songs will help you "scale the walls of separation that exist in our livesand bring usa real sense of communion with all people.” Sunny is celebrating the release of her 2 0 * FRIDAY What do you get when you cross a feminist with a humorist? A Fumerist! Feminist comedienne Kate Clinton appears tonight in a benefit for the PSU Women's Studies Dept. Kate centers her humor around two points: the admissions that women are oppressed, and that the oppression has to stop. To this end, Kate takes aim at all those institutions that support the oppression of women. Get a good dose of politics and laughter tonight. (8 pm, Portland State University, Smith Center M em orial Ballroom, $ 10 | tickets: A Woman’s Place Bookstore], wheelchair accessible, interpreted for the hearing impaired, childcare available, 281-4635.) Lesbian Caregivers & The A ID S Epidemic is the title of a conference for lesbians who work as AIDS professionals or as non-paid caregivers for people with AIDS/ARC. Speakers include lackie Winnow of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission A ID S Unit and Veneita Porter, New York State D ivision of Human Rights Director. Poets Adrienne Rich and Pat Parker appear also. (6.30 Michael Kearns appears in Telling Stories, Friday, Jan. 27 at the Echo Theatre. 2 4 •TUESDAY Noam Chom sky speaks at Lewis & Clark College tonight as part of Central America Week activities. Professor Alison Acker and others will speak throughout the week. (7:30 pm, Council Chambers, free, lean Kempe-Ware, 293-2777.) 2 5 » WEDNESDAY Can safe sex be fun sex? Find out tonight with the New Attitude guys at G ay Men Together. (7 -7 :3 0 pm, social, 7 :3 0 -9 :3 0 pm discussion? demonstration ?, Portland State, University, 465 ■Neuberger H a ll, Southwest Broadway & Harrison streets, free, Andy, 22 8-69 35.) 2 7 » FRIDAY Lesbian & G ay Pride and F*SU Lesbian Alliance co-host a community dance with music by Kate Sullivan & Friends. Com e on! You might win a door prize! (7-11 pm, Portland State University, Nordic Room, Sm ith Memorial Center, 55, 771-9483.) The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center presents the Oregon premiere of one of the hottest shows in the country. The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe is a near musical revue which has entertained and educated audiences from coast- to-coast. The Colored Museum is a sophisticated, ( satirical show exploring the myths and changes of Black America. (8 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 2 pm, Sundays, through Feb. 25, IFCC, 5 3 4 0 N Interstate Avenue t ill Feb. 19, remaining shows at Winning- stad Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2 4 3-79 30 for reservations.)