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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1994)
may I 6 116 FRIDAY MONDAY The Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt hosts panel-making workshop* on the first and third Monday of each month, at the HIV Day Center. Skilled volunteers will be at these workshops to help design and sew panels. A supply of fabric and other materials will be available. Panel making offers a creative form of expression for all whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS and a way to preserve the memory of those who have died as a result of the disease. (6-8 pm. 3835 SW Kelly, contact Susan Perry 650- 7032.) Th« Flirtations are a world-famous, openly gay. politically active, a cappella men's singing quartet. In the four short years they have been together they have thrilled audiences across the country with their unique blend of musical artistry, politics and humor. The Flirtations perform one show only at the Aladdin Theater. (8 pm, Southeast Milwaukie at Powell. $12 advance ltickets: Fastlxx 224-8499. It's M y Plea sure 236-05051; $14 door; 236-1252o r 735-4444.) Q7 1094 Oregon Gay and Lasbian Film Fasti* val will be presented by Advocates for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Cinema 21. Festival highlights include Com ing O u t U nder Firm, Hom o Promo, Salmonbmrrimm (with k.d. lang), and an Oregon premiere of C o Fish. A complete calendar and program guide Is available at Cinema 21. (May 6- June 1. Cinema 21. 286-0191.) TUESDAY Eric Brown and Karen Curry of Waddell & Reed Financial Services present ‘ Love and Monayi A Workshop for Gay* and Lasbian*." This workshop covers how to keep pace with the ever- changing financial conditions gays and lesbians face and offers answers that address their specific situ ations. (7 pm. free. 238-6036 to reserve seats.) Dorothy Hajdys, Allan Schindler’s mother, speaks out for gay rights. Allen Schindler, a sailor, was murdered In Japan for being gay. This tragedy was a turning point for Hajdys. Despite her fundamentalist background, she believes strongly In gay rights and equal treatment. Hajdys will speak In Corvallis, on the Oregon State University campus. Sponsored by AFTER 8 in cooperation with OSU and local churches. Open to the public. (7:30 pm. Memorial Union Lounge. Oregon State University, free. 752-8157.) SistsrSpirit Wiccan Discussion Group . All women welcome. (7 pm. 408 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 426. 294 0645 ) 119 THURSDAY Ths Story, a nouvaau folk duo. returns to Ths Forest Group Is having a potluck (6:30 pm) Portland for a rare acoustic appearance. Guitarist- vocalist Jonatha Brooke and vocalist JenniferKimball will exhibit their distinctive style at the Melody Ball room. All ages welcome. (7:30pm. 615 SE Alder St.. $12 advance [tickets: Fastixx 224-84991; $14 door. 235-7297.) and planning meeting (7:30 pm). Bring your own place setting. (235-1712.) Echo Theatre's 10th-yearCelebrationi Past, Present and Future. Do Jump Movement The atre and very special friends invite one and all to come celebrate with a Fun-a-thon (fund-raiser where audience members and performers take pledges to do something really weird as many times as possible In a minute!), and a multi-media performance ex travaganza for all ages. (8 pm. Friday and Saturday. May 6 and 7. 1515 SE 37th Ave.. advance: $11 adults; $8 seniors and youth 12 and under [tickets: Fastlxx 224-8499. Echo Theatre 231-12321; door: $13 adults; $10 seniors and youth; to participate in the Fun-a-thon call 231-1232.) T h s W sndy and M a ris Show . W endy Westerwelle and Marie Selland-Taylor team up for an evening of comedy and philosophy. In what is presented as a series of conversations between best friends, the duo tackles the Big Ones: meno pause while shopping at Fou Lee's Market, mar riage and trick questions while sunbathing, and death and intimacy while drinking lattes at Cafe Lena. Guest appearance by poet Leanne Grabel. (8 pm. Friday-Sunday. through M ay 28. Dreams Well Studio. 2857 SE Stark. $8 at the door, reser vations recommended one week prior to event. 231-1108.) 17 SATURDAY Jsss Hawk Oaksnatar, a singer songwriter from New Zealand, performs with Barb Galloway and ths Standard Deviation Band at the Metropolitan Community Church. All Adel man, Jonl. Donna Luckett and Chris Blount will also perform. There will be a dance following the performance. (8 pm. 1644 NE 24th Ave.. $ 6 advance [tickets: It's My Pleasure!; $8 door.) Dorothy Hajdys, Allan Schindlsr's mothsr, spsaks out for gay rights. (7 pm, Saint Mary's fU 1 1 poam a. Davis is currently writing and publishing a series of chapbooks. Including M y Father'a Houma and D an garoua KImmee Win a free book and have It signed by the poet. (9:30 pm. 2239 SE Hawthorne Blvd.. 238-7087.) I 8 SUNDAY Mother's Day Potluck brunch for lasbian and gay fami- lias with young children. ( 777-5307.) 1 ^TTTTT SiatsrSpirit planning masting. All women welcome. (7:30 pm. 408 SW 2nd Ave.. Suite 426. 294-0645.) The AIDS Forum prassnts “Hemophilia and HIV," a live call-in program. Activists In the hemo philia community discuss new and ongoing issues relating to responsibility for tainted blood products. The AIDS Forum is continuing its programming on the second Wednesday of each month. ( 8-9 pm. Cable Access Channel 11. o r Channel 2 in parts o f Clackamas County.) welcome. (7:30 pm. 408 SW 2nd Ave.. Suite 426. 294-0645.) FRIDAY After a whirlwind tour of Europe. Lea DeLarla returns to Portland with a new show, one night only at the Scottish Rite Temple auditorium. DeLarla has appeared on the Arsenlo Hall Show, numerous cable TV programs, and hosted the Comedy Cen tral gay comedy special ‘ Out There." which aired last December. Don't miss herl (8 pm. tickets: Fastlxx 224-8499.) SATURDAY FRIDAY The Center for the Study of Religion at Portland State University presents a free public symposium. ‘ Political Manipulation of Roligiont Los- sons from Nazi Gormany.* Educators, theolo gians and historians from the Northwest will join guest lecturer Susannah Heschel, associate profes sor of the Department of Religion at Case Western Reserve University. In discussing the lessons of Nazi Germany. This day-long symposium explores: What has changed in the realmof politics and religion since 1934? Are religion and politics a potentially volatile mix? Are we agents or victims of history? (10am-4 pm. Room 294 296. Smith Center, 1825S W Broad way. contact Phil Harder 2 2 6 7807.) |21 Ths Forsst Group sponsors an outing foHorss- shoo Stats Park in Washington to view Native American plctographs (nock paintings) and then take an easy hike in the park to Tom McCall Overlook ( 3 miles round trip. 296 5806 ) A workshop on Improving Your Self Estssm . presented by Marilyn Sorensen. Ph D. (9:30 am- noon. Suite 401. 1099 SW Columbia. 241-3454.) A S istsrS p irit C elebration In M ichelle's meadow. Take Northwest Lovejoy Street west to Cornell Road. Go past the Audubon Society to Northwest 53rd Drive. Go up the hill to parking area, meadow on left. All women welcome. (6pm, 294 0645.) Catholic Church. 728 S W Ellsworth. Albany. 752-8157. see May 6 ) | 1 2 ^ ïïî T? Queer poet pals Draw Pisarra and Mara Davis present a reading and chapbook release party. Plsarra's first chapbook is U n tld a d a n d other Bridget's Pattern . an interfaith mystical discus The Foreet Group sponsors a hike to Dog Mountain. Forest Group outings are cooperative sion group, is presented by SlsterSpirit. All women adventures for women only. (224-5634.) The Northwest Film Center presents the world premiere of H on! Colea: Tha Clama A c t o f Tap (1994). Charles “ Honi‘ Coles was one o f the great est tap dancers of all time. This Portland production features historical scenes of his early dance num bers. Coles’ onetime partner. Cholly Atkins, will be present at the screening. Co-sponsored by the International Tap Festival Association. (7 pm. Berg Swann Auditorium. 1219 SW Park Ave.. $8general; $5 children [includes pre-film reception at 6 pm in the Museum Sculpture Court], 221-1156) (See the Theater and Gallery listings in Out About Town.)