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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1995)
18 ▼ («b in a r y 3, 1085 ▼ just out february THURSDAY FRIDAY D r. Ron S tall is the featured speaker at the G a y and B i M e n 's C o m m u n ity Forum . Stall will S a n k o fa directed by Haile Gerima, screens at the discuss trends of risk-taking behaviors and the preva lence of HIV in the Portland gay and bisexual male community. Open to all. (7:30-9pm, Fhends Meeting Cinema 21. The film gives viewers a look at the contemporary reality of African slave descendants against the backdrop of 19th-century slavery. Through Feb. 9 .(7 pm and 9:25 pm nightly; 2 pm and 4:30 pm House, 4 3 12SEStarkSt.. CAP: 223-5907; 223-0238 TDD.) R upert K in n a rd speaks on ‘ T h e Politics of C athartic C o m ic s . 'a s part of Reed College s Black History Month celebration. * Black Is." (7 pm, Vollum Hall Lounge, 3202 SE Woodstock Blvd.) Saturday-Sunday. 616 N W 21 st Ave., call h r prices, 223-4515.) T r ia n g l« P ro du ction s presents J a ffra y , star ring Rob Buckmaster, a hilarious odyssey through bars, back rooms, trendy gyms, and fund-raisers. Through Feb. 4. (8 pm Fhday-Saturday. Portland FRIDAY Rep's Stage II, 815 N W 12th Ave., $15 [tickets: Fastixx 224-8499, Jelly Bean. Thangle 246-89671.) C o u n try W estern D ancing fo r W om en. Leam the “Dance Ranch Romp.' (7:30 pm lesson; 8:30 pm dance. St. David's Hall, 2800 SE Harrison St., $3, 233-2047.) Multnomah County sponsors a Coalition of P e o p l« of C o lo r Retreat in Newport. Ore. (Fhday through Sunday, Feb. 3-5, The Hotel Newport, lodging free, call Amalia Alaron-Gaddie 731 -4029.) Be a star at the live videotaping of the N ig h ts c e n e D a n c e s h o w , the most outrageous television dance show ever. (Doors: 10 pm. City Nightclub. 13 TV Performance artist Lisa K ro n brings her most re cent work. 101 H u m ilia tin g S tories, to the Port land Art Museum’s Art/O n the Edge series. (8 pm Fhday and Saturday. Berg Swann Auditohum, 1219 SW Park Ave.. $13-$10. 226-2811. ext. 220.) NW 13th Ave., $5 cover, 224-CITY.) M a rlo n R ig g s ' film C o lo r A d ju s t m e n t p u ts 4 0 y e a rs of th e d e p ic tio n of A fric a n A m e ric a n s on U .S . television into sh a rp focus. S ee it at 8 pm at Reed C o lle ge on Feb. 13. P ictu re d : (c lo c k w is e from to p ) A m o s 'n ' A n d y , G o o d Tim es and / S p y. T h e O v e r 35 G ro u p of the Lesbian Community Project dines out at Chez What, a local lesbian- owned restaurant. (7pm. 2904 NEAlberta St.. Joan 252-0762.) The cartoons of R upert K in na rd are displayed as part of Reed C o lle g e 's celebration of B lack H isto ry M onth: “ B lack Is,“ sponsored by the Black Student Union and the Multicultural Resource Center. Through Feb. 9. (Vollum Lounge. 3202 SE Woodstock Blvd.. for viewing hours: 771-1112, ext. 7825.) SATURDAY Project— attendees will compile the information gath ered at the previous two forums and begin setting goals for Beyond the Closet’s public educational efforts and support services through 1996. A social hour follows. (1-3 pm. free, donations encouraged, for location: 317-8966.) B o ka M a rim b a performs dance music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Africa, at the Sunnyside Masonic Temple. (8pm, 3860 SE Hawthorne Blvd.. SUNDAY In O th e r W o rd s hosts an evening with photogra pher Laurie Edison and author Debbie Notkin. co- creators of the book W om an En L a rg e : Im a g e s o f F a t N u d es. The pair presents slides and read ings, along with songs and passionate discussion of size issues. (7:30 pm, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-6003.) pm. 2857 SE Stark St., donations requested. 231-1108.) The L a s t K leam er, a film about the music that has beencalledthe "Jewishjazz" and “YiddishDixieland,’ shows as part of the Northwest Film Center’s Jow - cathartic comics I Because you demanded it... CATHARTIC COMICS The last night of Tria n g le P ro du ction s’ world premiere run of D is h in ' w ith D iv in e — starring Walter Cole (Dancelle)— on the bnnk of its off-Broad- way opening. (7pm. Portland Rep s Stage 11,815 NW M arlon R iggs' award-winning film on black gay life and identity. Tongues Untied, will be shown as part of Reed College’s Black History Month celebra tion. “Black Is.’ (8 pm, Psychology Auditohum.) SATURDAY 12th Ave.. $10 advance [tickets: Fastixx 224-8499. Jelly Beanl; $12 door. 246-8967.) $6 door; children under 12 free. 233-4372.) lla Suzanne, Amy Schutzer, Mimi Maduro. Shirley Kishiyama, Janet Howey. Kathleen Herron. Cherry Hartman, and Karen Brummel-Smith of T h « 29th S tre e t W riters, read their works at D ream s Well Studio. Literary forms will include poetry, short fiction, mystery, libretto, essay and social criticism. (7 Join Bend's B e y o n d the C lo s e t Inc. and friends for the final forum in the series “G e ttin g to K n o w Y o u . " In this session— the Visioning Session, facili tated by Marcy Westerling of the Rural Organizing ish Film Festival. Post-film discussion led by Jack Falk. ( 1 pm. Berg Swann Auditohum. 1219 SVV Park Ave.. $5-$6, 221-1156.) The O v e r 35 G ro u p of the Lesbian Community Project sponsors a Gam e and V id e o N ig h t at the HIV Day Center. Bring snacks and your own rtonalco- holicdrink. (7 pm, 3835SW Kelly St., Joan 252-0762.) Join the delightfully dysfunctional characters of M is g u id e d L ives: A L es b ia n S o a p O p e ra for another season of outrageous antics. Will Penny ever face up to murdering her husband? Will Delores and Dr. Phranswa ever find each other again? And what is this about a “Super Lesbian Avenger“? (7 pm, first and third Sundays. Portland Women 's Theatre Com pany. 1728 NE 40th Ave.. $6 door. 287-7707.) TUESDAY F irst T u o s d a y Coffeehouse fo r W om en fea tures Jenna Stephens. Maria Ortiz, and Karen Harding. Carol Steinel hosts. (7:30 pm. Bijou Cafe. 132 SW Third Ave., $3 door. 233-2047.) Laurie A n d e rs o n preaches from T h e N e rv e Bible. Anderson has been called "[a] singer and storyteller...a modem renaissance artist and agent provocateur, the superwoman of multimedia show manship." All ages. (8pm, Civic Auditohum, 222 SW Clay St., $24-$32.50 advance [tickets: Gl Joe's Ticketmaster 224-44001.) Dance to the vibes of Village S p irit M arim ba Band! This high-energy band combines traditional African and original inspirations in songs with Shona. Zulu and English lyrics. Alcohol- and smoke-free. (8 pm, John's Nameless Space, 537 SE Ash St., $6 door; 12 and under free. ) T h e C ity N ig h tc lu b presents T h e Lesbian Em press M aria in her own special show. (Doors: 10 pm. 13 N W 13th Ave.. $6 cover. 224-CITY.) featuring The Brown Bomber and Diva Touché Flambé by Prof. I.B. (iittendow ne Brazenly, B.B. makes his publication debut at Cornell College, For decades a particularly goofy little in Iowa and appeared weekly on the editorial page of the spirit w aited impatiently in limbo lor | school's newspaper for two years. As the school's "m ascot," som eone brave enough to bring the and after hundreds of Bomber t-shlrts are purchased by staff adventures of the first black, politically correct, cancer Ian superhero to life. members and students to benefit a minority student scholar ship fund. B.B. comes out of the closet as a gay character. Part One o f Five According to every source on the face of the earth (with the possbie exception of the National Inquirer) human m ales have never been able to give birth But in that never-ending attem pt ol “one-upm anship" over wom en, men have m anaged to give birth... ... to fictional characters. ...But finally. In July o f 1976. after having created the black militant superheros. Superbed and The Savage Saint, the fertile, creative mind of a 22 year-old, black Chicago artist gave birth to a gentler and more whim sical character The quirky tittle force of nature became known as The Brown Bomber, named after Joe Louis, the famous boxer n o , n o loom" COME OUT! « IDONT.. EEK? NEXT: The Last Rebirth ol The Diva Touche Flambe!