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October
The video G a y U v a »
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prem ieres at the
C linton S treet
Theatre on O ct. 24.
Katherine Chase of the San Francisco band Spanking
Violets performs an informal solo gig. (7:30 pm. Rexall
Rose. 2403 NE Alberta, free. 282-9781.)
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skills. Instructor. Jenny Leavell (7:30 pm. 4231 SE
Hawthorne Blvd .$105.23 1-1 999 )
Queer Night takes over La Luna fo r a Hallow
een bash honoring obscenities and free expression
With DJ Mestizo. DJ M ike Stevens, DJ Mark Farina
from San Francisco, and host Ernest Truely. A $150
award for most obscene costum e Profits to benefit No
Censorship, the No on 19 campaign. (9pm doors. 215
SE Ninth. $6 door, 241-LUNA )
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Come to a Halloween Costume
Extravaganza with a costume con
test. prizes, games, dance music,
nonalcoholic beverages, and good
clean fun. A benefit for SoberFaire. a
gay and lesbian recovery organiza
tion. (8pm. St. Michael Church. 1704
The Portland Central America Solidarity Com
mittee holds its annual Worfc-a-Thon to benefit grass
roots projects in El Salvador and Nicaragua. Volunteers
will help out with one of three local community projects.
(Meet at 8:45 am. Koinonia House, 633 SW Montgom
ery St.. 236-7916 .)
NE 43rd Ave.. $5 suggested dona
tion.)
The No on 13 Beater Ball and Rally includes a
display of beater cars, creation of a “ No on 13" art car,
a showing of the video Wild Wheels, and the Beater Ball.
Queer Comedy Night with Mark
Davis and Lisa Koch. Davis has
performed on both Out There spe
cials-. Koch is one-half of Dos Fallopia.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit
the Rural Organizing Project. (8 pm.
(3 pm-?. East Avenue Tavern, 727 E Burnside St.,
contact Maria Callahan 281-7412 or Devon James
775-7807.)
Singer-songwriter Ann Reed performs at Agate Hall's
Cate Auditorium in Eugene. Wheelchair accessible. (8
pm, 19th Ave. and Agate St.. $9 advance ltickets ;
Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE
Clinton St.. $12 advance [tickets:
Fastixx 224-8499. It's My Pleasure.
Music Millennium. Jellybean]; $14
door.)
Mother Kali's Books, Balladeer Music1; $11 door.
503-344-2460)
Standard Deviation Band with Barb Galloway
performs at BridgePort Brew Pub. Country and blues. No
smoking. No cover, tips appreciated. (8-10 pm. 1313
NW Marshall St.)
groups, and embracing the benefits of a diverse society.
Offered monthly through 1995. (6:30-8 45 pm. Cleve
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SATURDAY
land High School, 3400 SE 26th Ave.. free. 823-5136
voice/TDD.)
M a r y S h e lle y , M a r y S h e lle y combines two one-
woman shows about the author of Frankenstein — S h a d
o w » 'R o u n d th e M oon, with Nancy Wilson, and
D ir ty L au n d ry, with Ritah Parrish. Through Oct. 29.
(10:30 pm Friday and Saturday, Oct 7-22; 9 pm Friday
and Saturday. O ct28-29. Stark Raving Theatre. 4319SE
Hawthorne Blvd., $5, call for reservations: 232-7072.)
Tha Northwest Film Center presents A fric a , I
W ill F la a c a You. a personal, militant essay that traces
100 years of Cameroon's history under colonial rule. (7
pm. 1219 SW Park Ave.. $5.50 general; $4.50 seniors
and members, 221-1156.)
SWRaab Rd.. free. 297-6100.)
Women's Salon Group meets fortea and discussion
on stimulating and varied topics. Everyone is welcome.
(3-5 pm. 224-0537.)
Maine singer-songwriter Cindy Kallet makes a rare
Northwest appearance at the Clinton Street Theatre. (7
pm. 2522 SE Clinton St.. $7 advance ltickets: It's My
Pleasure, Artichoke Musici; $9 door, 235-6210.)
No on 13/People of Color breakfast meetings
are held every two weeks to facilitate dialogue between
the campaign and people of color. Hear updates on the
No on 13 campaign and the People of Color Voter
Contact Project. Your ideas and concerns are welcome.
Hosted by Cliff Jones. Floreid Walker and Scot Nakagawa
Continental breakfast served. ( 8-9 am; also 8-9 am
Wednesday, Nov. 2, conference room A, third floor. 500
NE Multnomah St., free. 222-6151.)
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Taking tha Load: Paopls of Color in Nonprofits
is a conference and cultural event for people of color
involved in nonprofit organizations. The conference will
examine crucial issues faced by this group. (8.30 am-6
NAMES Project Oregon Chapter holds a mem
bers meeting at Portland State University. (7 pm, Smith
pm, Portland Conference Center. 300 NE Multnomah
St., $35-$75 sliding scale. 232-5338.)
Memorial Center. Cascade Room 236. 335-8395.)
Portland premiere of the new video G a y Live» a n d
C u ltu ra l W ar» by Barbara Bernstein and Elaine
Velasques. The video features lesbians and gay men of
different ages, professions, ethnic and social backgrounds
sharing their stories and articulating their commitment to
fighting the distorted images promoted by the radical
right. Wheelchair accessible. (7 pm. Clinton Street The
atre. 2522SEClinton St.. $5-$10sliding scale. 235-2623.)
Queer Night at La Luna features soul spinning by DJ
Rupert Kinnard. (9 pm doors, 215 SE Ninth Ave.. $3 or
more sliding scale. 241-LUNA.)
TUESDAY
First Tuesday Coffeehouse for Women fea
tures Nan Collie and Kathleen Fallon o f Motherlode.
Also Terri Grayum and Marie Bellavia. Carol Steinel
hosts. ASL interpreted. (7:30pm. Bijou Cafe. 132SW
Third. $3 door. 233-2047.)
Tim McFeeley, executive director of the Human
Rights Campaign Fund, speaks in Bend as part of
Beyond the C loset's Illuminating Intolerance series
(7:30 pm. Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16
N W Kansas St., free.)
THURSDAY
The Northwest Film Center presents S a n g o
M a lo , an entertaining but pointed portrait of everyday
life in a small Cameroon village. The film explores the
complex social dynamic underlying economic and politi
cal change in many African countries. (7 pm, 1219SW
Park Ave., $5 50 general; $4.50 seniors and members.
221-1156)
FRIDAY
B lvd . free, contact Myndi 228-5976.)
WEDNESDAY
The African Children's Choir appears in concert at
the Portland First Church of the Nazarene. (10 am. 6100
The Oregon Sexual M inority Youth Network and Awak
enings present an annual Halloween Party and
Bowl-a-Rama! Party begins at Harry's M other with
pizza, pop and games Then carpool to the bowling alley
for a couple o f games, and back to Hairy's M other for
a costume contest. (7:30 pm. 3942 SE Hawthorne
november
Galloway and Luckatt perform jazz, blues, country
and original music at the Stratford House Coffee Parlor.
No smoking; no cover. (8-10 pm. 207 E Main St.,
Hillsboro.)
Coda Blua Halloween Party to benefit No on 13.
Prizes totaling $500 available for best costumes and
door prizes! Free hors d'oeuvres. Come as you are, or
dress as you dare! (9 pm-2.30 am. V F W Club. 8138
SE Stark St.. $7 advance [tickets: It's My Pleasure!;
$10 door. 282-6979.)
Positiva Presence, a spiritual discussion and pot-
luck group for gay men. lesbians and bisexuals, hosts
a fund-raiser. (860-2798.)
SUNDAY
The Lesbians of Color Potluck Group of the
Lesbian Community Project holds its monthly potluck.
Meet with sisters for fun and food! (2-6 pm. contact
Angela 284-3425.)
Cascada AIDS Projact sponsors a Man Talk
manting axclusivaly for African American gay
and bisaxual man These are one-time meetings to
discuss issues of safer sex. HIV testing, and ways to
build community. It is also an opportunity to share losses,
concerns and joys with peers. (7 pm. free. 223-5907.)
The Oregon Sexual M inority Youth Network is offering
a self defense class in response to the rise in hate
crimes against lesbians and gay men. (12-5 pm, 3942
Adinner, speakers, and a screening of the video Shasta
Woman are offered at a banafit for tha Norma
Jaan Cray Dafansa Committaa The committee
is working to free Cray, who is a political prisoner
serving a life sentence since 1978. She and her brother
Hooty were involved in an altercation in which a sheriff's
officer was killed C ray's brother received the death
penalty, but was later acquitted on grounds of self-
defense. Benefit sponsored by Tateyah Topa, Sacred
Earth Coalition. PSU W om en's Studies Department.
andK B O O 90 7FM (6 pm dinner; 8 pm video. 2 1 16NE
18th Ave.. $6-$20 sliding scale. 284-3837.)
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SATURDAY
A presentation for anyone who is HIV posi
tive or connected with someone who is HIV positive is
offered by the Northwest Dharma Center The presen
tation will address a Buddhist view of the nature of
suffering and ways to work with that suffering; the
nature of mind and how to work with it; meditation from
the Buddhist perspective; and the use of mantra and
visualization as supports to healing. Led by Eric Marcoux.
(10 am noon and 1:30-3:30 pm. Southeast 25th Av
enue and Madison Street, please park at least 2 blocks
away. free. 236-5903 )
SE Hawthorne B lvd . free. 228-5976 )
Tha Northwest Film Canter presents In a n d O u t
o f A fr ic a Filmmakers llisa Barbasha and Lucien Taylor
explore the intrigues and ironies of the transnational
trade in African art. Shown with the short M olina. ( 7pm.
A rt/O n tha Edge presents U a k ti. an ensemble of
four classically trained musicians from Belo Horizonte.
Brazil, who compose and perform experimental music
on instruments they make themselves from nontradi-
tional materials. (8 pm, Berg Swann Auditorium. Port
1219 S WPark A v e . $5.50 general; $4.50 members and
seniors. 221-1156.)
land Art Museum. 1219 SW Park Ave., $13 general:
$10 members, students, working artists. 226-2811.)
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
MONDAY
Dynamic Differences is a volunteer community-
based diversity training program. Workshops are pre
sented by a biracial team and stress the importance of
building allies, networking with community members and
Country western lessons and dancing with Cindy.
Leam “ Neon Cowboy " (7.30 pm lesson . 8:30-10 pm
Strike Backl Tha Basics is offered by One With
Heart. The six week course meets Monday and Wednes
day nights. Leam verbal and physical self-defense
dancing. St. David's Parish Hall. 2800 SE Harrison St .
$3 door. 233-2047.)
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SUNDAY
The Jewish lesbian and bisexual potluck group
hosts a Sunday branchi ( 11 am -1 pm. Roz 236-7453 .)
The M inistries Task G roup sponsors an Interfaith
candlelight vigil and service expressing opposi
tion to Ballot Measure 13. (7pm vigil. Wilson Park, west
side o f Capitol; 7 30 service. First Methodist Church.
600 State St., Salem. 503 364 6709 )
(See the Theater and Gallery listings in
Out About Town.)