ju st o u t ▼ February 17, 1093 ▼ 17 The City Nightclub sponsors a S ta r S e a rch Ta la n t C o n te st A $50 cash prize will be awarded for the best performers. Everyone is welcome: singers, musicians, comedians, dancers and. of course, drag queens. (Doors: 10pm, 13NW 13th Ave., $ 5 cover, 224-CITY.) M a rlo n R ig g s d o c u m e n ta ry B lack Is ...B la c k A in 't at R ead C o lle g e on Sunday, F a b . 19 at 8 pm T h a O v e r 3 5 G ro u p of the Lesbian Community Project sp o n so rs a W hite Elephant Gama. Bring a wrapped “white elephant' gift: there will also be a video shown in the TV room. (7pm, for location: 252-0762.) Los Angeles writer and actor Ju d e N arita performs her original, one-woman show Com ing In to P as sion: S o n g fo r a S a n s a i in the Hult Center's Giving Voice series. Narita opens her 90-minute play as an Asian Everywoman attempting to distance herself from her heritage and. through five vignettes, she comes to embrace the emotions, memories, dreams and dilemmas of other Asian women. (7:30 pm Friday-Saturday. Feb. 24-25, Soreng Theatre, Eugene. $14-$ 16 [tickets: Hult Center Box Office 503-687-5000. EMU Main Desk].) ■ xSS •SCifr.v.v. Raven an d C o m p a n y brings Portland's finest female impersonators together at the City Nightclub for a spectacular show. (Doors: 10 pm, 13NW 13th Ave.. $6 cover, 224-CITY.) G a llo w a y and Lu cke tt perform jazz, blues, and country music at the nonsmoking Stratford Coffee Parlor in Hillsboro. (8-10 pm, 207 E Main St., no cover.) S a lo n Esta va n presents a day of music, art. fun and food as a benefit fo r O u r H o u se hospice. Zany vaudeville-style cabaret performerChris Crouse and acoustic musician Julia McCarl will perform; the woodcarvings and oil paintings of Tom Cramer and the photographs of Lizzard will be on display. (2-7 pm. 4255 NE Broadway. 249-0442.) “B e lie vin g in M ira c le s : A lte rn a tiv e M e d i c in e a n d A I D S “ is a conference designed for people living with HIV/AIDS and their friends and family. Presenters will speak from real life expert- m arch FRIDAY Portland playwright Je s s ic a L itw a k premieres her newest work. R ein carn atio n , at the Echo Theatre, with co-star Karen Boettcher-Tate. Rein carnation is a fa st-p a ce d com edy about a thirtysomething receptionist with low self-esteem who. having just lost her job. stops in to see a storefront gypsy fortune teller. The two actresses bring to life a cast of women from Typhoid Mary to Medea. Through March 19. (8 pm Thursday-Satur- day; 7 pm Sunday. March 5 and 12; 2 pm Sunday. March 19, 1515 SE 37th Ave., Thursday and Sun day: $10 advance [tickets: Fastixx 224-84991, $12 door; Friday-Saturday: $11 advance. $13 door, for information: 671-2946 o r 735-4444.) Eugene welcomes singer-songwriter Jam »* A n d e r son with S a m W ais for an evening of outrageous music and fun. Anderson is best known for her queer anthem “ No Closets for Me. " Weis, well-known by Seattle music fans, opens. Wheelchair accessible. (8 pm, Cate Auditohum. Agate Hall. 18th Avenue and Agate Street. Eugene. $9 advance; $10 door. 503-344-2460.) SATURDAY “A n d S till W e R ise: B la c k W o m e n P re v a il ing A g a in s t In ju stice ": Celebrate Black History Month with a panel of African American women leaders who discuss their determined resistance to oppression and their defense of human rights. Lisa Clay. LaRita Spencer and Phillis Whitmore will speak; a soul food buffet will be available. (6:30 pm buffet: 8 pm panel. Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Ave., $7 buffet [low income $41: $3 donation at door for panel [low income $11. 228-3090.) week course is taught by Silvia Smart. (7:30-9 pm Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 27, 4231 SE Hawthorne Blvd., $105, 231-1999.) SATURDAY ences about practical information regarding alterna tive medicine. (8:30am-5pm, BirchwoodPlace. 205 E 16th Ave., Vancouver, Wash., $10 donation. 360-686-8098.) Howie Baggadonutz presents the S a c re d N a k e d N a tu re G irls, a Los Angeles-based performance collective. These four women perform "beyond the nude. ” exploring an interwoven dreamscape of text, movement and improvisation. Wheelchair acces sible. (7 pm women only; 9 pm all genders, over 21 only. Echo Theatre. 1515 SE 27th Ave., $13 ad vance [tickets: 7 pm show tickets at It's M y Plea sure, 4526 SE Hawthorne Blvd., only; 9 pm tickets at It's M y Pleasure, Fastixx 224-84991; $15 door, 231-1232.) P o rtla n d 's first-e ve r d ra g kin g co m p e titio n is sponsored by the Lesbian Avengers at The Crow. Drag attire for everyone is highly encouraged! (Con testants should preregister by calling 452-5408.) Nonsmoking; 21 and over. (9 pm, 4801 SE Hawthorne Blvd., $2-$5 sliding scale. Avengers hotline: 452-5408.) SUNDAY T h e S a lo n g ro u p m eets fo r tea an d d is c u s sion The topic this month is “ Flirting." All women welcome. (3-5pm, Biblio Teas Cafe. 1001 SkV 10th Ave., 238-0655.) T h e Le sb ia n s o f C o lo r P o tlu ck G ro u p of the Lesbian Community Project holds its monthly pot- luck. Women of color meet for food, fun. rap, cards and time with sisters. African American films of the '30s and '40s. (2-6 pm. call Angela for location: 284 3425.) J e w is h Le sb ia n an d B isexu al P o tlu ck group meets. Bring a dish to share. (11 am -1 pm. call for location: 284-7570.) 127 MONDAY O n e W ith H e a rt presents S trik e B a ck ! T h e B asics: Women's Self-Defense Classes. The six- SW Washington Fairness Coalition presents “ M a k ing In fo rm ed C h o ic e s : T o C o m e O u t o r N o t." Join others for a frank discussion of school employee nghts issues in relation to sexual orienta tion. Information applies to both Washington and Oregon. Presenter: Jerry Painter. WEA staff attor ney. (10:30 am -12:30 pm. Unitarian Fellowship. 4505E 18thSt.. Vancouver. Wash., 360-695-1002.) S in g le P ro fessio n al W om en o v e r 3 8 meet for a light dinner and the movie Immortal Beloved. (Call for details: 725-4255.) Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene presents the “W o m y n 's Radical D ebu ta n te B a ll: C o m e O u t as Y o u 'v e N e v e r C o m e O u t B e fo re .“ featuring a wide range of dance music, door pnzes and raffles. Wheelchair accessible. ASL interpreted. (8 pm-midnight, kV. O. kV. Hall. 291 W Eighth. Eu gene, $5 suggested. 461-3462.) S ee the theater a n d g a lle ry lis tin g s in O u t About Tow n. 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