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
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“ 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.)
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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.)