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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1995)
20 ▼ July 21. 1009 ▼ Just out July FRIDAY W elcom ing Lesbians P otluck sponsored by the Lesbian Community Project and It’s My Plea sure. (6 30pm. 4526 SE Hawthorne Blvd.. $5. bring dish to share and own place setting, to register: 236 0505.) A u th o r M ónica Fiori roads from hor now book. Streams o f Silver: Six Contemporary Women Wnters from Argentina. (7 pm, Barnes & Noble Bookstore. 1231 NE Broadway.) Play LezB ingo with the Lesbian C o m m u n ity Project. Nonsmoking; free child care available. (7- 11 pm. Northwest Service Center. 1819 NWEverett St.. LCP 223 0071.) C a n d y J/ S w e e t P ussy Pauline performs live and in person. Catch the West Coast première performance of her new recording “The Search... for the Big Dick Man." (10 pm doors. 13 NW 13th Ave.. $5 cover. 224-CITY.) |22 Cafe Renaissance, 2114 N W Glisan St.. $2 sug gested donation, Dennis McBride 244-8467.) (Games at 11 am. 12:30pm. 2 pm and 3:30pm. field no. 2. Northeast Twenty-second Avenue and Ainsworth Street, free. 244-8520 or 281 -7637.) Je w is h lesbians and bisexuals m eet for brunch. ( 11 am -1 pm, call for location: Susan 284-7570.) Grammy Award-winner Vestal Goodm an, the queen of gospel music, appears in concert. (6 pm, Portland First Nazarene Church, Sunset High way at Sylvan exit, free, 297-6100.) The P ortland G a y and Lesbian C o m m u n ity B o w lin g A sso cia tio n hosts a C hristm as in J u ly event at Pro 300 Lanes. Prizes for outstanding scores, as well as raffle prizes. (11 am. 3031 SE Powell Blvd.. $8. Tom 293-0438.) Attend “Flesh and Fantasy," the 1995-1996 M r. and M s. Eugene Leather S h o w and Contest, an evening of leather and Levis. (7 pm doors; 8 pm show. Club Arena. 959 Pearl St.. Eugene. $5 cover. 345-1969.) The Lesbian Community Project sponsors a Lesbi ans of C o lo r Potluck. (2-4 pm. call for location: Angela 284-3425.) MONDAY Writers of the Northwest invite you to a benefit reading fo r O u r H ouse of Portland A ID S hospice. Among the writers slated to read are Verlena Orr. Carlos Reyes. Joe Cronin. Kevin Sampsell, Pat Vivian and Sandra Williams. (5 pm. T h e R osetow n Ram blers go roller skating: It’s a party for the Oregon lesbian, gay and bisexual community and its friends. (7:30-10pm. Oaks Park Roller Skating Rink. $5, Kahn 232-7643 o r Rob 360-423-8295.) The Lesbian Community Project’s Speakers B u reau meets. (7-9 pm. Sharon 774-3995.) The C o m m u n ity Leaders R esource P roject holds an O p e n Leadership S u p p o rt Session. This session helps participants work on skills for growth and development as leaders in their commu nities and organizations. Facilitated by Guadalupe Guajardo. (7-9:30 pm, Technical Assistance for Community Services, 1903 SE Ankeny St., free. 239-4001.) 126 WEDNESDAY The S iste rS p irit Fem inist C hristia n C o m munion, a Christian ceremony honoring the divine in women, is open to all. (7:30 pm. Queen o f Heaven Gnostic Chapel. 2229 SE Market St.. 294-0645.) SATURDAY 12.7WEK Thom as Mapfum o. the “ Lion of Zimbabwean music." perform s and celebrates his 50th birthday in Portland. (2-5pm reception [reser vation only); 9 pm performance. Northwest Service Center. 1819 N W Everett St.. $14 concert; $19 concert and reception [tickets: Music Millennium. Fastixx 224 8499). 331-8195.) Don't miss G irls ' N K e O u t at the East A ve n u e Tavern . Hosted by DJ Mel, tonight’s show fea tures Laura Kemp. Kaia Wilson, Lisa Enterline (with Elizabeth Deal) and Jackie Randall. (9 pm. 727 E Burnside St.. $4, 236-6900.) Land of the B lin d performs its electro-tribal music at C a ptain Beans. (8 pm, 1720 SE 12th Ave.. 232-8338.) D re w P isarra performs Th e Gospel Accord ing to Saint Genet, a trio of monologues inspired by the writings of French author Jean Genet, at the Portland Art Museum's Biennial Performance Festi val. (8 pm Saturday and Sunday. July 22-23. Commandery. Museum North Wing. 1119 SW Park Ave., $10 general; $8 members, seniors, students and working artists ltickets may be ordered by phone at 226-2811. ext. 220. dunng regular busi ness hours.) K J :] D. Travers Scott takes stock in Raven at M idnight, a two-spirit performer, ap pears at City Nightclub. (10pm doors. 13 NW 13th Ave., $6 cover. 224 CITY.) (23 It's Q u e e r N ig h t at LaLuna. featuring DJs Aerosol and Philthy. Profits will benefit queer perfor mance artist Drew Pisarra’s West Coast tour. (9pm, 215 SE Ninth St.. $3 $ 10 sliding scale. 241 -LUNA.) L o v e In v e n to ry . S co tt perform s the m onologue a t the Portland A rt M useum ’s Biennial Perform ance Festival on July 2 9 at 8 pm. SUNDAY The Rose C ity Softball A ssociation plays at Alberta Park. Bring a picnic lunch (alcohol not per mitted in park) and cheer on your favorite team. FRIDAY C ountry w estern dancing fo r w om en: Learn Tropicana Parking Lot. (7:30pm lesson; 8:30-10pm dancing. St. David's Pahsh Hall. 2800 SE Harrison St.. $3. 778-7636.) Land of the B lind performs its electro-tribal music at a benefit concert for the O re g o n C o m m ission fo r the Blind. (8pm. Reed College, for information: 321-5012.) The Lesbian Community Project's O v e r 3 5 gro up dines out. (7pm, El Palenque, 8324 SE 17th Ave., RSVP: 252-0762.) The Brown Bomber and Diva Touché Flambé com ics Is : cathartic I . B. G itte n d o w n e I 1M HERE to say I M CONVINCED THE MAIN THE' WHINE Of T H E jP ) PROBLEM IN AMERICA] WEEK" SEGMENT < ( THESE DAYS CAN BE H OF THE DISH THE « BOILED DOWN TO 0N1 DtRT WITH DIVA SHOW THING.... WELCOME ONCE AGAIN, TO SELF-CENTE REDNESS LEADS TO A w id e s p r e a d WHICH IS MOST EVIDENT WHEN MOTORISTS REFU5ET0 USE.THEIR TURN] SIGNALS IN TRAFFIC. THE DATA THAT SUPPORT THIS IS A L A R M IN G / IN T H E P A S T ...AMERICANS CAN BE 1 A m a z in g l y SELF-CENTERED l a c k o f c o m m u n ic a t io i TWO MONTHS ALO N E OF COURSE CREATING SUCH OUTLANDISH STATISTICS TO DRAMATIZE YOUR P O lN T j IS A BIT TACKY, DONT Y O U T H IN K ? <>9,128 ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO POOR TURN SIGNAL USAGE SKILLS.... 3 8 X OF . „ THOSE ACCIDENTS HAVE PRCMEM FATAL M I DO TEND TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE * CATHARTIC FUROR OF IT ALL. PONT I ?
