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SUNDAY
A fter two years o f working on a new album, Thu
Roches return to the stage. The three singing sisters
bring their multidimensional musical parody to Portland.
(a
pm Roseland Theater, 8NW6thAve.. 515A
(8pm,
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$17/t
7/door, FASTÌXX, 224-8499.)
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In honor of W om en's Rights Day. Radical Women
will host an afternoon of skits, poetry, sing-alongs and
speakers. (1:30pm, Musicians Union Hall. 325NE20th
Ave., $3/door, $7/buffetatnoon, childcare available,
289-7082.)
TUESDAY
The First Tuesday Coffeehouse features Susan
Martin, Diana Corrsyn and Lucy Deekenson from Se
attle. (7:30 pm, Bijou Café, 132 SW 3rd Ave., $2. 233-
2047.)
MONDAY
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents the fifth
annual Daedalus Project, a dusk-to-dawn affair which
includes the all-day Green Show, a display o f quilt
panels from the NAMES Project, music, dance and
dramatic readings. (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PO
Box 158, Ashland. OR. 97520, $15. 488. 4331.)
Sign on to fight 9. Join No on H a te /P A C at their
bimonthly community meetings. New members wel
come. (6:30 pm. Room 298, Smith Memorial Center,
Portland State University, 222-9885.)
Country-Western singer Dee Dee Kay performs every
Monday and Wednesday night at Embers. Singing since
age 8, this 21 -year-old native Oregonian has competed
in several talent competitions. (9:30 pm-midnight. The
Embers, 11ONWBroadwayAve., 775-8767.)
From Harassm ent to Hom ocidei B ias-M oti
vated V io len ce will be the subject o f a rally co
sponsored by No on Hate and the Lesbian Community
Project. Featured speakers will be Kevin Berrill of the
Policy Institute for the National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force and Donna Red Wing. (5:45 pm-7 pm, Teny
Schrunk Plaza, Southwest 3rd Avenue and Madison
Street. 222-9885 o r 223-0071.)
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FRIDAY
A rtist Repertory Theatre's production of Lust and
P ity opens tonight. If you missed the Portland Women’s
Theatre production last season, here's your chance to
see this sly social comedy about four women in love.
See listings under Theater: Artist Repertory Theatre tor
details. (8pm, 1111 S W 10th Ave.. $12. 242-9043.)
BJ Castlam an sings, plays piano and makes gopd-
time music at It's My Pleasure. See listings under Social:
It's M y Pleasure fora complete listing of activities at the
store. (5-7pm. 4526SEHawthorne Blvd., 236-0505.)
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Ride the roller coaster and catch the indigo Girls at Oaks Amusement Park, Aug. 21.
Editor Anita Pace and local contributors tell it like it
hurts— W rite from the Heartt Lesbian* Healing
from Heartache, an anthology of stories, poems and
letters that anyone who has ever loved and lost can
relate to. (7pm, Sun 's Cafe, 1001 SW 10th Ave., 241-
7726.)
THURSDAY
The Native Am erican Experience on Film opens
tonight at the Northwest Film Center. Featuring film
makers from the Hopi, Crow, Kiowa/Otoe-Missouria,
Metis and Yaqui/Huichoi tribes, this series examines
both historical and contemporary concerns of these
tribes. (Through Sunday, Aug. 16. 7:30pm, Northwest
Film Center. 1219 SWPark Ave. .221-1156.)
SATURDAY
Desert Moon Productions presents a Womyn'a Coun
try T w o -S tep D ance tonight in Eugene. Patient
teachers will provide lessons until 8:30 pm. (7-11 pm.
Condon School, 18th and Agate St., $4, 746-4106.)
Radical Women have re-rescheduled the Holiday
Bazaar. First postponed due to the group's demon
strating against Nazis, now due to a million dollar strate
gic lawsuit against political participation (SLAPP) suit
against the group by an OCA member, the rummage
sale will be held today. (Saturday, 10am; Sunday,
noon. 7038 N Fairport Place, 289-7082.)
SUNDAY
The Baa stia Boys rock the crowd at a special matinée
show in Salem. (5pm, Salem Armory. 232017thSt. NE.
$15.378-6923.)
TUESDAY
Laabian music gave voice and rhythm to the lesbian
movement in the early 70s. Tonight's segment o f Bread
and Roses asks if lesbians have abandoned their roots
by cashing in on the straight scene and doing genderless
songs. Where have all the "L" words gone? Turn on
your radio for a program on the evolution and revolution
of lesbian music. (9-10 pm, KBOO. 90.7 FM. Bread and
Roses.?
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Shopping bags from around the world and Shopping
Bag A rt will be on display at a benefit for the Cascade
AIDS Project. Hors d'oeuvre6 and refreshments will be
available. (6-1 Opm, Montgomery Park, 2701 NWVaughn
Ave., $3. Carol Risley, 223-6819.)
The United States destroyed Hiroshima. Japan, with
the first military use of the atomic bomb on this date in
1945. Today. Hiroshima remembers the horror with a
Peace Ceremony.
The fourth annual M r. and Ms. N LA Portland
Contest wraps up Oregon Leather Pride Week with a
special appearance by International Mr. Leather, Lenny
Broberg. (8pm, Darcelle XV. $5, 735-0429.)
M aureen Kelly and Nan Collie perform in concert
at the Metropolitan Community Church. (8 pm, 1644NE
24th Ave., $6-$8. wheelchair accessible.)
The City Nightclub presents the sixth annual Ms.
Leather and Ms. Lace Pageant in an evening that
spotlights the talents of lesbian teenagers. See Out
About Town: Music: City Nightclub for a list of the
weekly events. (10 pm, 13 N W 13th Ave., $6, 224-
CITY.)
Twenty softball teams from four Western states will
participate in the Lesbian Community Project's seventh
annual Tournam ent o f Choice. (Through Sunday.
Aug. 16. Westmoreland Park, 281-7340o r223-0071 )
The National Leather Association-Portland Chapter is
among the three organizations that will be sponsoring
events during Leather P ride W eek ‘9 2 now through
Aug. 23. Knights of Malta sponsor the Oregon State
Leatherman and Leatherwoman contest, which opens
the week tonight at Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd Ave.
(Further information is available from any Knights o f
Malta member.)
L ee bian and G ay P rid e wants your feedback on
LGP *92 at an open community meeting. Plans are
already underway for a two-day event next year. (7pm,
223-1656for location.)
This week's episode of NightScene. Portland's gay
cable program. i6 a special presentation of a speech by
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton about
civil nghtsforgaymen and lesbians. (1 1:30pm, Channel
11 [Multnomah and Washington Cos.], Channel 2
[Clackamas Co.l, Channel9 [YamhillCo.]. andChannel
49 [Clark Co.]. 224-NITE.)
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Sign on to fight 9. Join N o on H a to /P A C at their
bimonthly community meetings. New members wel
come. (6:30 pm. Room 298, Smith Memonal Center,
Portland State University. 222-9885.)
The Portland chapter of Healing Global Wounds
holds an organizational meeting for the October Nevada
Action. The action is in support of a U.S. nuclear-testing
moratorium and indigenous peoples’ rights. (7:30 pm,
Liberty Tree Coffeehouse. 344 NE 28th Ave.. 229-
3969.)
A representative from the Human Rights Com m is
sion will be giving a talk on Portland's anti-discrimina
tion ordinance and how it relates to lesbians and gay
men. (7pm, 232-6408.)
The Indigo GiHs are widely acclaimed for their raw
acoustic honesty, pure harmonies and emotional lyrics
of tonight. They celebrate the release of Rites o f
Passage, their most energetic, textured and diverse
album yet with a concert, live on the lawn. (7 pm. Oaks
Amusement Park, foot o f Southeast Spokane Street,
$19.50, ride package information. 233-5777.)
The National Leather Association presents the second
annual L a a th s r/S M V end ors' Fair. Don't miss the
grab-bag bondage contest at 4 pm. (2-5 pm. City
Nightclub. 13NW 13th Ave., $1. 284-1499.)
Nirvana, grunge rock band from Seattle, will perform
a benefit concert for N o on Nino. (2:30pm, Portland
M eadows. 1001 N S chm eer Road, $16.50,
Ticketmaster, 224-4400. Monquie Presents hotline,
321S191J
Woman Workermi S parkplug• o f Labor, a video
on how "working women, especially working women o f
c o lo r... get the wheels rolling toward freedom, equality
and the good things in life" is shown tonight. (6:30pm,
1100SW6thAve., Third floor, conference room A. $ 4 /
supper. 289- 7082.)
The Lesbian Community Project presents Lasbian
S aif Dafansa, an all-day class that will teach lesbians
the skills and strategies needed to protect themselves.
(9am-5pm, $5-15, limited enrollment. 223-0071.)
Portland performance artist Zoa Sm ith presents an
evening of word/sound performance known as elec
tronic talkapella. This is a show for those interested in
controversial social issues and comprehensible avant
garde. (9 pm. Cafe Lena, 2239 SE Hawthorne Blvd.,
free. 238-7087.)
ETD
Judith Hyda. a Portland letter earner, begins her
yaar-long journay on foot to call nationwide atten
tion to AIDS. She'll arrive in Washington. D.C., on June
10,1993, her 50th birthday. You can sponsor Judith by
the mile. Funds will be distributed to AIDS education
and research agencies by a national AIDS organization.
(Judith's Journey, PO Box 86143. Portland. OR 97286,
233-6299.)
M u lticu ltu ral C alab ratio n and C om m unity
Raaourcaa Fair, a gala event produced by the Com
munity Association. features entertainment, food, com
munity resources, children’s activities and opportuni
ties to network. (1-7pm. Sabin School. 4013N E 18th
Av0)
September
Shanti in Oregon and the W illam otta A ID S
Council are holding a one-day training and meeting for
all interested HIV/AIDS activists, service providers,
and supporters. The focus will be to prepare for legisla
tive work at the state and federal level. [Location was
not firm as we went to press.] (9 am-4:30 pm, Eugene,
342-5088.)
The Pride of Portland Athletic Association hosts
8p o rtfa a t '92. a lesbian and gay sports festival.
(Registrationinformation. 243-1366.)
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