can meet to discuss coming out Issues, and personal matters. The group is organized by Jeff Hood. (8 pm. C ity Nightclub. 13 NW 13th Ave.. 224-2489.) 9 »FRIDAY_______ Breitenbush offers a three-day retreat for men. with workshops on holotroplc breath- work. m en's issues and ritual. (7:30 through Sunday lunch. Breitenbush. $ 180 Includes room and board, for reservations and Inform ation call. Tim Barraud. 758-4118 or Robert Hunter. 232-8212.) Double Tee presents Swiss mime troupe Mummenschanz. (8 pm. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $ 18.50 for adults. $ 13.50 for students and seniors (tickets: Re d Meyer FASTTIXX. Everybody 's Ticket Centers or can 224-TIXX.)) OUT ABOUT TOWN is provided as a free community service by Just Out. Listings of events, announcements and groups which are specifically relevant to the gay and lesbian communities of Oregon are pro vided free of charge. Send your announce ment with all pertinent information and we will make every effort to Include it In the monthly calendar. Announcements must have a contact name and number, though we will keep them confidential upon request. Send your submissions to: Just Out Calendar Editor PO Box 15117 Portland. OR 97215 Announcements are subject to editing, and inclusion Is subject to space limitations and relevance. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month. No submissions can be accepted over the phone. it should go without saying, but an nouncements must be legible; typewritten notices are vastly preferred. 1 • THURSDAY Columbia Theater Company continues its production of gay playwright Lanford W ilson's Ta lley and Son. This humorous and moving story of the Talley family during World War II is continued through a trio of plays including 5th o f Ju ly and Ta lle y's FoUey. See also February 6. (Thursdays through Saturdays. 8 pm . Sunday February 11 and 18.2 pm. Columbia Theater Company. 2021 SE Hawthorne. $8-$ 10. 232-7005.) Connie Cohen and Judi Friedman perform folk music. (8 pm. Café Mocha. 4108 NE Sandy Blvd.. S3-S5 slid ing scale.) Pan International Global Jack-Off Day. reduction, communicating with parents and relaxation. Admission Includes workshop, dance and two meals. ($5. c a ll Camp Fire. 224-7800.) The Northwest Passage Freedom Band holds an organizational meeting for prospective new members who play woodwinds, brass, drums or who have color guard experience. The band is open to gay men, lesbians and supportive people. Northwest Passage Freedom Band is scheduled to play in the 1990 Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade. Seattle Pride Celebration. Rose Festival and Saturday Market. (4 pm. ca ll Beth Hamon. 234-2133.) The Zodiac Parties continue with half- price cover for Aquarians. Party favors and birthday cake available while they last. (Café Mocha. 4108 N E Sandy Blvd.. 288- 9950.) 4 «SUNDAY The Portland Imperial Rose Court invites you to meet Prince Anita and Princess Eden Express. (5 pm. R a y's O rdinary. 317 NW Broadway.) 5 »MONDAY Intermediate level Ballroom dancing classes for lesbians begins a four week series. Beginners' class w ill begin in March. (6 pm. 3rd floor. 107 N W 5th. Larinda, 236- 9633.) The Portland Imperial Rose Court’s monthly meeting with Emperor Mr. Bill and Empress Velvet Monet. (7:30 Em bers. 110 NW Broadway.) 2 • FRIDAY 6 »TUESDAY The Portland W om en's Theatre Company's production of ‘night, M other by Marsha Norman continues. (Fridays and Saturdays through February 17. 8 pm . Portland W om en's Theatre Company Theatre. 1728 NE 40th Ave.. $ 10.) First Tuesday Coffeehouse with Carol . Steinel presents ’ Know W ater' with Cathryn Heron. Elissa Goldberg and Meg Rowe. Also preforming are Susan Aarow. All Adleman and Denise Howard. (7:30 pm . Café Mocha. 4108 NE Sandy Blvd.. 231-9351.) 3 • SATURDAY A Leadership Training Conference sponsored by the National Congress of Neighborhood Women and Housing Our Families will bring together women of diverse backgrounds from around the Northwest to learn the NCNW 's Leadership Support Model. (8:30 am -5 pm. Kenton United Presbyterian Church. 2115 N Lombard St.. $5 for Individuals. $20 for organizational representatives. Guadalupe Guajardo. 239- 4001.) Teens in Action presents a full-day “Surviving the ‘90s" workshop and dance for metro-area teens. The workshop features Mike Miller from Dare to Live. Teens and Company and sessions on self-esteem, stress -stout V !3 Y February 1990 Columbia Theater Company presents a staged reading of gay playwright Lanford W ilson's Ta lle y's Fo lly. See also February 1. (8 pm. Colum bia Theater Company. 2021 SE Hawthorne. $5. 232-7005.) 7 »WEDNESDAY ACT UP meets to discuss their winter actions. (7-8:30 pm . M etropolitan Commu nity Church basem ent. N ortheast 24th Avenue and Broadway. 288-7853.) 8 »THURSDAY A new gay youth club holds its first meeting to get the ball rolling. This group will The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald Empire (Eugene) and Empress XVI. Salli B. Goode, present “A Toast to Eugene,” an AIDS benefit for Shantl in Oregon. Featured entertainment will include female impersonators from throughout Oregon. Cocktail hour will follow the show. (8 pm. H ult Center. Eugene. $8.50 (tickets: Hult Center). 687-5000.) 10 »SATURDAY Yoga for Gay Men. taught by Greg Smoots, includes two and a half hours of yoga, a half hour of guided relaxation and an hour of hot tub and sauna. Beginners welcome. (10a m -2p m . Common Ground. 2926 NE Flanders. $1 5 . to register, ca ll 283- 5984.) Sisterspirlt and Crone Magic sponsor an elements of ritual workshop. (10:30 am -12:30 pm. Crone Magic. 1405 NE Broadway. 287- 3379.) Workshop by B J. Castleman. M.S.W.: Dream Circle for Women. (Noon-4 pm. for location call. 231-0258.) The Portland Imperial Rose Court with Mr. Oregon. David, and Ms. Oregon. Leslie, presents a formal Valentine’s dance. (7:30 pm. Choices Tavern.) gay Portland filmmaker Gus Van Sant. The film, shot In Portland, probes the psyche of a drug addict without giving way to moral overtures. (7 pm . Oregon A rt Institute Auditorium . 1219 SW Park Ave.. $4.50. 221- 1156.) The Portland and Vancouver Imperial Courts present “That’s What Friends are For,” a benefit for the Pride of the Rose Scholarship. (8 pm. Em bers. 110 NW Broad way.) 13 »TUESDAY Downtown Dykes meets for brunch. (11:30 am. Lunch Bunch Table. Dakota Café. 239 SW Broadway.) Summit Athletic Club announces a "G et Acquainted with Summit Night.” This is a chance to meet Sum m it's management and organizers and to learn more about what Summit will offer. Summit Athletic Club Is a gay and lesbian health and fitness club scheduled to open soon In Portland. This is the last chance for introductory-price Initiation. Free blood pressure tests w ill be available. (6-9 pm. Cup and Saucer Café. 3566 SE Hawthorne. M ickey. 250-5228.) Dr. Zelda Weisbart presents a workshop on clinical kinesiology and ’The Triad of Health: Structure. Nutrition and Energetics.' (7 pm. 2075 SW 1st Ave.. Suite 2-H. free. 222- 9659.) Portland Women’s Theatre Company previews an excerpt from their upcoming spring production. Paradise Lost, a lesbian comedy spoof. (9 pm. KBOO Radio. 90.7 FM.) Alice B. Repertory Theatre opens two plays about family. In M y Fa th e r's Bed. an autobiographic work about surviving father- daughter Incest by Randa Downs and Damaged Goods, a bizarre comedy about a gay m an's do-it-yourself psychotherapy. (Alternating days, through March 18. Theater O ff Jackson. 409 7th Ave. S.. Seattle, for reservations o r Inform ation. (206) 322- 5423.) WomanSource of Ashland presents the Heartbreaks Dance with Barb Galloway and the Vital Move. Women only, please. (8 pm. Positively 4th Street. AsNand.) GALA of Eastern Oregon State College presents a fundraising Valentine's Dance. (8 pm -m ldnlght. Fairgrounds. La Grande. $5.) 1 1 »SUNDAY Women with Women with Infants and Toddler meeting. (10 am-noon. 249—5066.) Come to a social and networking brunch for lesbian college and university faculty, staff and scholars. The presentation will be on discrimination of gays in the military. A local Instructor's book on the topic and her campus's reaction to its publication will also be discussed. (11 a m -1 pm. Lunch Bunch Table. Dakota C a f6.239 SW Broadway.) Windfire In v ite the community for a hike to Pittock Mansion. Dress for the weather. (Noon, m eet at Arboretum Picnic Shelter. $ 1 for 18 and under. $3 for adults. 234-1045.) The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) presents a benefit Choco* late Tasting Event hosted by Darcelle and featuring unlimited chocolate and coffee, hors d'ouevres and live entertainment by Michael Harrison and Do Jump Dance Troupe. (5:30-9:30 pm. Montgomery Park. 2701 NW Vaughn. $20 (tickets: G! Joes. A W om an's Place Bookstore. Laughing Horse. C atbird Seat and NARAL. 223-4510.)) The Oregon Art Institute closes Its Frames of Mind film series with Drugstore Cowboy by Mama (Judith Clover) and Jessie (Stephanie Torres) perform in Marsha Norman's ’night. Mother, at the Portland Women’s Theater Company. 14 »WEDNESDAY Valentine’s Day The Portland Lesbian Hotel throws a Valentines’ Party for Friends and Lovers with refreshments and door prizes. (5-8 pm. Lesbian BoarcUng House. 1833 N E 2nd. 281- 5386.) Our House, an adult foster care home for people with HIV disease presents a Valentine’s Dinner for you and your sweetie or your friends. (6 pm o r 8 pm. 2116 NE 18th Ave.. $20 donation, fo r reservations ca ll. 234- 8854.) Sweetheart’s Dance and erotic fashion show. (7:30 pm . $ 1. Café Mocha. 4108 NE Sandy.)