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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.)
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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].)
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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-
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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.)
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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.)
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