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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1989)
Right to Privacy PAC hosts a Garden Party to raise funds for pro-gay and -lesbian candidates. (3-6 pm, 1841 SW Montgom ery, $25.) Mixed Company presents a fundraising Pavillion Party and Barbeque to benefit the Roseburg Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Come eat BBQ and fried chicken, salads, beans and more. Overnight guests are welcome and should bring sleeping bags and tents. (6:30 pm, $4, Winston Ore., 679-9144 or 672-4126 for directions.) 1 6 • SUNDAY OUT ABOUT TOWN is provided as a community service by Just Out. Listings of relevant community events and announce ments are provided free of charge. Send your announcement with all pertinent infor mation and a contact number and we w ill make every effort to include it in the monthly calendar. Send them to: Calendar Editor lust Out PO Box 15117 Portland, OR 97215 Announcements are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limita tions. Deadline for submissions is the 1 7th of each month No submissions can be accepted over the phone. Girlfriend Productions presents an Evening with Sarah Hoagland. Sarah Hoagland is the author of Lesbian Ethics, winner of the Lambda Literacy Award for lesbian non-fiction. Interpreted for the hearing impaired. Childcare available. (7:30 pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock, $5 [tickets: A Woman's Place Bookstore and at the door, 281- 46351.) The First Tuesday Coffeehouse moves to the second Tuesday of this month only. Performers to be announced; Mistress of Ceremonies is Carol Steinel. (7:30, Silent Partners, 1810 N W Lovejoy, 231-9351.) 1 2 » WEDNESDAY 2 • SUNDAY The Festival of GALA Choruses is a week long series of performances and workshops by members of the Gay and Lesbian Asso ciation of Choruses. Forty five choruses with 2,200 singers w ill convene together for a performance of a new work by Holly Near at the Red Square, University of Washington on July 8. (July 2-8, Seattle.) 5 « WEDNESDAY The Lavender Network's Statewide Gay and Lesbian Helpline opens today for referrals, resources, community events, peer counseling and crisis counseling. See JUST BRIEFS for more information. (4 pm-8 am, (800) 333-2428 or 683-2428 in Eugene. Write to Lavender Network Helpline, PO Box 5421, Eugene, OR 97405. ) 1 1 » TUESDAY Ann Hinds offers a five week Survivor's Art Workshop for Women. Participants w ill be encouraged to produce art to be shown in the Communities of Women Art Show Series: Women as Survivors Art Show in mid-September. Limited to 10 participants, no experience in art required. Wheelchair access to the space, but not to the restrooms. (7-9 pm, Tuesdays, five weeks beginning July 11, Urban Art Retreat, 1833 NE 2nd, donation requested, 274-9591 or 281-5386.) jU s io u lT 16 ▼ July IW » The volunteer organizational meeting for the National Lesbian Conference is for all volunteers and people interested. Find out how you can make this national meeting a success. (6:30 pm, Multnomah County Library, main branch, 288-2894.) Womenwriting/ Journal Writing for Women, a four week workshop uses jour nal, guided meditation and other creative means to tap intuition, inspire confidence, share stories, and explore dreams. No previ ous writing experience is necessary. Bring a journal to write in. (7-9 pm, Wednesdays through August 9 except July 26, $40-$50 sliding scale, 232-2655.) 1 4 * FRIDAY_______ Downtown Dykes meets for lunch today. All dykes welcome. (11:30 am-1 pm, Dakota Cafe, 239 SW Broadway, ask for the "Lunch Bunch" table.) 15 • SATURDAY Learning to Build Immune Defenses: Gay Men is a workshop led by Ariel Water- woman especially designed for gay men. This class teaches how medicinal plants can be used to create a healthy immune response. Preregistration is required. (10 am-5 pm, $35, preregister by sending full amount to Ariel Waterwoman, 2990 SW 221st, Hillsboro, OR 97123, or call 642- 5259.) Learning to Build Immune Defenses: Women is a workshop led by Ariel Water- woman especially designed for women. Herbal medicine, life-style, and nutrition are the tools used to overcome such 'chronic infections' as Ebstein-Barr Virus, allergies, yeast infections, etc. Preregistra tion is required. (10 am-5 pm, $35, preregister by sending full amount to Ariel Waterwoman, 2990 SW 221st, Hillsboro, OR 97123, or call 642-5259.) Jane Howard and Friends are playing music from their album "Passages." (8 pm, East Avenue Tavern, 727 E Burnside, $5.) 2 8 • FRIDAY Mixed Company hosts a party to help the Roseburg Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Come mix with other gay and lesbian country folk. (9 pm, $3, 672-4126 or 679-9144 for directions and informa tion.) 2 9 • SATURDAY Ariel Waterwoman leads a workshop on Doing More than 'Just Say "No".' The workshop focuses on recovery from alcohol and chemical dependency utilizing the powers of medicinal plants. Some scholarships available. (10 am-5 pm, $35, preregister by sending full amount to Ariel Waterwoman, 2990 SW 221st, Hillsboro, OR 97123, or call 642-5259\)m 3 0 • SUNDAY Ariel Waterwoman presents a hands-on workshop on The Basics of Herbal Preparations. Learn to make tinctures, oils, poltices and flower foot baths using mostly local medicinal plant material. Women "The Young and the Restless" is a safer- sex production for the younger crowd co sponsored by the City Nightclub and Cascade AIDS Project. (11 pm-Midnight, City Nightclub, 13 N W 13th Ave.) 2 0 • THURSDAY "Staying Hot and Healthy" is a gathering for gay and bisexual men to get the latest safer-sex information. (6:30-8:30 pm, Room 427, 408 SW 2nd Ave.) The book The Chicana Struggle: A Racial or a National Movement? is the topic of a discussion with co-author Megan Cornish . The focus is on Chicana feminists. Spon sored by Radical Women. Wheelchair accessible. (6:30 pm, Room E, Multnomah County Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., 249- 8067.) 21 »FRIDAY_______ Lesbian Ethics: Sarah Hoagland, author o f will lecture on July Towards a New Value 11th, 7:30 pm, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. only. Some scholarships available. (10 am-5 pm, $35+small materials fee, preregister by sending full amount to A riel Waterwoman, 2990 SW 221st, Hillsboro, OR 97123, or call 642-5259.) Lesbians in Progress host a three day National Lesbian Conference Planning Meeting. (Friday through Sunday, Portland State University, $15-50, 288-2894.) G A L L E R I E S Motherlode, the Portland Lesbian Choir and Musica Femina join together for a concert in conjunction with the National Lesbian Conference Planning Meeting. (8 pm, Northwest Service Center, 1819 N W Everett, $7-$9 in advance Itickets: A Women's Place Bookstore, Artichoke MusicI, $9 at the door.) The Communities of Women Art Show series presents the 5th Annual Lesbian Art Movement Show. Artists from Oregon, Washington, Montana and Hawaii are displaying their work. This year's show focuses on photography, though ceramics, paintings, drawings, furniture art and wearable art are also on display. (5-8 pm, Wednesdays and 1-5 pm Saturdays through August 26, Liz Long Gallery, 1833 NE 2nd.) 2 7 • THURSDAY Fly Away Home presents a three day Personal Theater Workshop on women's land in Southern Oregon. In an adventure of self-discovery, each woman develops a character based on personal material. The event is not about acting, but rather about self-discovery and transformation. (Thurs day through Saturday, $75, register with $ 10 deposit by July 19, Fly Away Home, PO Box 593, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457.) ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lesbian Community Project is sponsoring a sixteen team round-robin elimination softball tournament to be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 25-27. Big trophies, including one for Good Sportswoman w ill be awarded. Entry fee for each team is $125 plus two regulation softballs. LCP needs volunteers to help out, too. (Register by July 31, 223-0071.)