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28 ▼ juno 7. 199« ▼ i“ »* ou> out about town The G a y and Lesbian M edical Association holds its 14th annual G L M A Sym posium at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on A u g . 2 2 -2 4 This year's program. Focus on the Positive, will address the professional and personal challenges faced by lesbian, gay and bisexual physicians. ($100 student members: $345 physician mem bers. information and registration 415-255-4547.) (8/2) OW TO CONTACT US O u t Ab o u t To w n is a free community service of J m t out Listings of events, announcements and groups that are specifically relevant to gay men. lesbians and bisexuals of every color in Oregon are provided free of charge. The Lesbian Community Project's 11th annual Tou rna m e nt o# C hoice takes place A u g . 2 -4 at Prairie Fields in Brush Prairie. Wash. Women's softball teams from Oregon, Idaho. Washington and Califor nia will compete All proceeds benefit LCP. (223-0071.) (7/19) | n l o u t prints a full groups listing in the second issue of the month; the deadline for that issue is the Thursday before the first Friday of the month. In the first issue that comes out each month. J m t M r t will list only immediate care organizations. The deadline for that issue is the Thursday before the third Friday of the month. These deadlines apply to the calendar also. Seattle is the site of the second Fem ale-to-M ale C onference of the Am erica* The conference takes place Aug. 9-11 Deadline for earty registration is May 31. (Information: FTMCC, 1202 E Pike St., 41070. Seattle. WA 98122, 206-689-6216: e-mail: FTMConferQaol.com.) (8/2) Announcem ents are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline Submissions Pride at Work, a national organization of ga y and lesbian trade unionists, holds its second biennial conference in San Francisco cannot be accepted over the phone Please type your announcement. June 28-29. Exchange ideas with other unionists on ways to combat discrimination and fight right-wing attacks on both the labor movement and the gay and lesbian community. (Information . Howard Wallace. Send submissions to J*Mt o u t calendar. PO Box 14400. Portland. OR 97293-0400; or fax to 236-1257 Pride at Work National Co-Chair, 655 14th St., San Francisco, CA 94114. 415-861-0318 7(6/21) Items in O u t About To w n run for six months If you wish to continue to run your group's information, please submit an updated announce ment before the expiration date noted at the end of your listing. The Gaylactic N e tw ork hosts its annual convention G aylaxicon , a science fiction, fantasy and horror convention devoted to topics o f interest to gay and lesbian fandom, in Boston on July 7-9. (Information: The Gaylactic Network, POBox 127, Brookline. MA 02146.)( 6/2 1) ENTERTAINMENT Portland's Lesbian and G a y Pride festivities will be held Ju n e 2 1 -2 3 This year's parade will take place on Saturday. June 22. Assembly begins at 9 am in the North Park Blocks; the parade starts at 11 am. The festival will be held at W aterfront Park, between the Burnside and Morrison Bridges Volunteers are needed! (Informa tion: Pride Northwest Inc., hotline: 295-9788.) (6/17) G allery Brian M arki Fine A rt presents works by Portland photographer Steven Scardina and Eugene artist Michael Dudley Through July 2. (10 am-6 pm Monday-Saturday. 2236 NE Broadway. 249-5659 ) This year's Fam ily C a m p O U T . a summer camp for lesbians and gay men with children, takes place J u ly 2 0 -2 3 at the YW CA's Camp Westwind. (Information: Miriam Callaghan. YWCA o f Greater Port land. 1111 SW 10th Ave , Portland. OR 97205, 294-7472 ) (7/19) New welded-nail sculptures by Jo h n Bisbee are at the Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery Through June 2 9 .(1 1 am-5.30pm Tuesday- The Real M other Goose G allery hosts "Endangered S p e cies." a show of colorful fused and slumped art-glass animals by M artha W olf Ten percent of all sales from the show will benefit Friends of the Zoo for the Washington Park Zoo's Center for Species Survival. Through June 29. (10 am-5:30pm Monday-Thursday; 10am- 6 pm Friday-Saturday. 901 SW Yamhill St., 220-2493.) The P ortland A rt M useum presents the Im p e ria l Tom bs o f C h in a exhibition. This collection of rare objects spans 25 centuries and seven dynasties of Chinese history The Portland exhibit is the only West Coast showing. Through Sept. 15. (9 am-10 pm Monday- Sunday. 1219 SW Park A v e , $13 adults , $11 seniors/students , $6 under 16years. $7 50 museum members ltickets . museum box office, TicketMaster 790-27871, information: 226-2811.) M o d e m A r t in A m e ric a : E arly 2 0 th C e n tu ry E x p e rim e n ta l W orks o n P a p e r is on display at Reed College's D ouglas F. C ooley M em orial A rt Gallery. Through June 16. (Noon-5 pm P hotos b y S te ven S c a rd in a and M ichael D u d le y are on d isp la y at B ria n M a rk i Fine A r t th ro u g h J u ly 2. P ictu re d : S c a rd in a 's S t. J o h n s B ridge. A w om e n 's sacred jo u rn e y to Ireland is being planned for mid- September. Visit the seven major ritual centers of ancient Ireland. Plans must be set soon. (Send self-addressed envelope and $2 US to Sounds and Furies, Box 21510, 1850 Commercial Drive. Vancouver. BC V5N 4AO or call Pat Hogan at 604-253-7189 ) (8/2) Join Northwest Bisexuals at their annual gathering and camp-out June 10-13 in the Wenatchee National Forest. This event is sponsored by the Bisexual N etwork of O regon (Information: Kurt 299-4 764 ) (6/7) Shidlo. 412 Sixth Ave.. New York, N Y 10011, 212-353-2558: e-mail: gayconvertQaolcom.) ( 8 / 16 ) Like wine? W ant to learn more about it? Join Fruits of the Vine, a friendly, unpretentious group of lesbians and gay men who love tasting and learning about wine Beginners welcome. No wine snobs allowed. (Information: PO Box 11593, Portland, OR 97211.)(1 1/1) Tuesday-Sunday, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd . 777-7790) Phoenix Rising Foundation hosts its second annual Lesbian and G a y Pride D in n e r at the Portland Hilton Hotel on Ju n e 20 The A m e rica n Advertising M useum presents "D re am Girls— Im ages of W om en in Ad ve rtisin g (1890s-1990s> " Through Sept 1. (11 am-5 pm, Wednesday-Sunday. New Market Theater This year's Jack Abele Award will be presented to John E. Baker Entertainment will be provided by Michael Alan Harrison and Ritah Parrish. (6 pm, $75. 223-8299 ) (6/7) Building, 50 SW Second A v e . 226-0000 ) B o w le rs w anted! The Wednesday Night Mixers want women and men bowlers for the summer bowling league. (Gary 771-2345 or Dan 230-1439 7(6/21) The C h ild re n 's M useum Annex presents "Living Legends: A m e rica n Indians To d a y " Through summer 1997. (1-3:30 pm Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday , 10 am-2 pm Thursday; noon-4 pm Saturday , 1-4 pm Sunday. 3037 SW Second A v e , free with museum admission o f $3 50.) T heater S um m er Angels. Som e A re N ot performs its new satiric revue R e b e ls in a M in iv a n at the Northwest Service Center. Through June 22. (8 pm Friday and Saturday. 1819 N W Everett. $15-$I6, 295-1142.) A rtists Repertory Th e atre presents Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning B u rie d C h ild It s both a gothic horror and a humorous portrait of the rotting American family. Through June 23. (7 pm Wednesday- Thursday: 8 pm Friday-Saturday: 2 pm Sunday, signed performance 2 pm June 9. special Sunday evening performance at 7 pm June 23, Wilson Center for the Performing Arts. 1111 SW Tenth Ave . $ 1 7-$22, ART box office or phone 294-7373.) Summer G olden's play L is ten U p L a d ie s is produced at the Bull Ring Th e a te r This work tells the story o f a convicted dominatnx's nine months in jail. June 7-9 and 14-16 (Friday. Saturday 8pm: Sunday 2pm. 1900 NW 27th Ave .$11 advance [Fastixx 224-84991 $12 at the door, information: 614-4711.) triangle productions! presents the W est Coast premiere of You S h o u ld B e S o Lucky, by Charles Busch. A screwball comedic twist on the Cinderella story, it's about an electrologist who inherits $10 million from a client only to have the will challenged by the client's daughter Through June 22. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. Main Street Playhouse. 904 SW Main St ttickets Fastixx 224-8499: Jelly Bean. Box Office: 223-67901) Two plays by La rry Kram er. T h e N o rm a l H e a r t and The D e s tin y o f M e. in rotating repertory at the Wmningstad Theater. A production of A rtists R epertory Th e a tre Through June 23. (Portland Center for the Performing Arts. 1111 SW Broadway. $17- $22. call for schedule ART box office 294- 7373.) ANNOUNCEMENTS B ulletin B oard The H aw th o rne Street Fair needs entertainers to perform on its three stages the weekend of Aug 17-18 A small stipend will be paid (Pick up application at Showcase Music and Sound. Music Millennium, Portland Music Company. Guitar Crazy. Apple Music or call Nancy Chapin: 774 2832 ) (8/2) S u p p o rt g ro u p s for m others of incest survivo rs and w om en w ho have relationships w ith sex abusers/pedophiles are forming. (Information 579-3329 ) (8/16) A research group seeks people w h o have experienced "c o n version treatm ents" to "c u re " hom osexuality All interviews are confidential The research is entitled Homophobic Therapies Documenting the Damage (Contact Drs Michael Schroeder and Ariel TheTenth A n n u a l Peacock in the Park, a benefit for the A u d ria M . E d w a rd s Y o u th S cho larsh ip Fund, takes place Ju n e 3 0 in the Washington Park Amphitheatre. A picnic begins at noon. The show starts at 4:30 pm. (Information: 284-1733.) The 20th anniversary San Fran cisco International Lesbian and G a y Film Festival takes place June 21 -30 at various film venues throughout San Francisco. (Information: 415-703-8650. e-mail: framelineQaol com, Web site at http://www frameline org.) (6/7) Clackamas Women's Services and the Portland Women's Crisis Line offer a free, confidential, domestic violence support group for lesbians (Joyce Baxter at PWCL 232-9751 or Toni Hughes at CWS 654-2807)110/4 ) Northern Arts/The Naiad Press is accepting entries for the Athena Rim, A w a rd s fo r Lesbian Excellence in V id e o and T e le v i sion Submissions must be by and/or about lesbians and lesbian issues. Features, shorts, documentaries, experimental, animation and all forms of television programs accepted. All entries must be submit ted on VHS-NTSC. Entry fee is $25. D eadline for entries is J u ly 1 0 (Send self-addressed stamped envelope to Awards Coordinator. Athena Awards. POBox201. Williamsburg. M A 0 1096.413-268-9301, fax 413-268-9309 ) (7/5) A ga y sailing club is forming in Portland. All sexual minorities are welcome; owning a sailboat is not required (239-0202 ) (9/6) One In Ten is now accepting subm issions for R e e l A ffirm a tio n s 6 : D C 's S ix th A n n u a l C e le b ra tio n o f G a y a n d L esb ian F ilm s The film festival is Oct. 10-20. Films and videos must be by and/ or about lesbian, gay. bisexual or transgender people Features, shorts, documentaries, experimental and animated works in 35mm or 16mm film, and 1 /2 " or 3 /4 " video formats are sought O n ly 1/2" V H S -N T S C video cassettes w ill be accepted for preview screening. Tapes without entry forms will not be considered. A submission fee o f $10 per film is required Entries m ust be re c e iv e d b y J u n e 14. (Information: 202-986-1119: fax 202-462-9043. submissions: One In Ten. 1555 Connecticut Ave NW. Suite 200, Washington. DC 20036 )(. 6 /7 ) G e n -X Bears, an international network of younger bears into their m id-30s. is adding a Portland chapter. (Information: h ttp :// www geocities com/WestHollywood/1164/genxbear html.) (9/20) The Lam bda 10 Project has issued a call for w riters The project hopes to publish a nonfiction book of personal stories from gay fraternity men about their experiences with being gay in a fraternity. The project is seeking stories from both gay fraternity men and straight men who have had gay fraternity brothers This project is presented in conjunction with the Office o f Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment Programs at Indiana University (Information and guidelines Attn . S Windmeyer. Editor. Indiana University Office o f Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment Programs. 705 E Seventh S t . Bloomington, IN 4 7405-3809, 812-855 4463. fax 812 855-4465: e-mail: lambda I OOindiana edu.) (6/21) Portland A re a G a y and N aked is a group for gay men who enjoy social nudity. Attend monthly potlucks. hiking, beach trips. (PAGAN, POBox 14174, Portland. OR 97214 ) (8/16) The M cK e n zie R ive r G athering Foundation is now accepting applications for the 1096 Lilia Je w e l A w a rd fo r O re g o n W om en A rtists, in the category of music and/or dance. Musicians, composers, dancers and choreographers are eligible to apply for the $3,000 award. W ork submitted for consideration must have been completed within the past three years A p p lica tio n s m ust be received b y 5 pm , Ju n e 14. (Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to. MRG/Lilla Jewel Award. 3558 SE Hawthorne Blvd.. Suite 102. Portland. OR 97214 ) (6/7) Speak to Y o u r B ro th e rs holds monthly discussion groups in The Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International has declared Aug. 3-11 Gay and Lesbian Family Week in Provincetown, Mass There is no fee and no list of planned activities. (Information: GLPO, PO Box 50360. Washington. D C 20091. 202-583-8029. fax 201-783-6204 )(7/19) O ld Lesbians O rg a n izin g for C ha nge hosts the Su m m e r 1096 O ld Lesbian Gathering. Aug. 15-18 at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. All lesbians 60 years of age and older are welcome. Conference fees include three nights' lodging in the univer sity dorm, three meals each day. Friday night banquet and dance and the registration fee. ($175 -$200, information: OLOC, POBox980422, Houston. TX 77098 ) (8/2) Minnesota Families hosts the 17th annual G a y and Lesbian P a r ents C oalition International and C h ild re n of Lesbians and G ays Eve ryw h e re Conference. July 4-7 in Minneapolis. The Portland area neighborhoods for gay and bisexual men. Build supjxirt networks and relationships with gay and bisexual men living nearby. Sign up for an existing or new N eigh b orhoo d M e n Ta lk group. (Doug or Trevor 223-5907 ) (8/2) conference is open to all gay. lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals involved in parenting roles ($175 adults: $75 children, Ken Hanes, author of The Gay Guy’s Guide to Life, seeks personal, original ad vice from gay men for gay men. This collection of pearis T h e Lion Regim ent hosts its annual camp-out. Wet A W ild '96. of wisdom, golden rules and recipes for success will be published in a book. S p e a k in g O u t: M a x im a f o r a G o o d G a y L ife Deadline is J u n e 3 0 (For submission guidelines, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to. "Speaking O ut." PO Box 12202, Seattle. WA information and registration: Minnesota Families GLPCI '96. PO Box 11970. S t Paul, MN 55111-0970, 612-924-3049.) (6/7) Aug. 15-19. The Lion Regiment promises a fun, intimate weekend in the mountains with food and the best people this side of the "sagebrush curtain." (Information and application: Lion Regiment. POBox 1721, Boise. ID 83701 -1721. or call Don or Marcus at 208-322-8174 ) (8/8) 98102.) (6/21) B rid ge s V o ca l Ensem ble. Portland's lesbian and gay choral ensemble, needs one good tenor for their spring concert and July trip to a choral festival. (242-1675.) (6/7) Recipes are being collected for a cookbook to rem em ber loved ones w h o have died of A ID S All proceeds from the sale of the cookbook will be donated to the care o f people living with AIDS. Contributors should include their name, their loved one's name and favorite recipe and a brief essay about their loved one. Publication is planned for late 1996. (Send to: David R. Oliver, 205 W 38th St., Norfolk, VA 23504 ) (8/2) C reativity Te a m s for women meet the first Saturday o f every month to brainstorm and support dreams and goals. Low cost, drop in. (11 am, 532 SE Ankeny S t , info and to reserve a place: 232-9756 ) A second V olunteers V olunteers to march and staff an information table at Portland's Lesbian and Gary Pride are needed by the G e y end Lesbien A llie n c e A g e in s t D e fa m a tio n .(Kim 224-5285 o r e-mail felipeQglaad org.) (6/7) Love Makes a Family Inc. wants teen volunteers to assist with the Y W C A C e m p O U T fo r lesbien end ge y perents end their children. The camp will be held July 20-23 at Camp W estwind on the Oregon coast. Teen assistants receive free room and board and participate in activities during their free time. Experience in caring for group meets on the third Sunday of every month at the OASIS Center in Tigard (3-5pm. Nancy 649-7904.) (7/12) Love Makes a Family Inc. is hosting the 1007 G a y and Lesbian Parents C oalition International C onference in Portland. The Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere Conference will be held at the same time (Debbie 235-9622, Dana 244-3118 or Merry-Lynn 284 0214)1 7/19) S uperjacks is a men ’s J /O club that meets every Monday near Lloyd Center (8-10 30 pm, $5 donation) And S u n d a y S u c k s (S a fe r) (Summer hours: 6-8 3 0 pm, first and third Sundays. $5donation). (Call for information and location: 24 1-2214.) (7/19) G atherings Honor Pagan tradition at a Men's Solstice Gathering. June 21-23 Experience sacred touch, a fire ritual, bonding ceremony and a wisdom circle. Creative pagan costume is encouraged (NahcottaSanctuary. PO PHOTO BY JUDITH CATTE RALL Saturday: noon-4 pm Sunday. 522 NW 12th Ave. 228-6665 ) Box87. Nahcotta. WA98637. $125. information 360-665-4181 )(6/7) The G a y and Lesbian Association of C horu ses hosts G A L A Festival V . July 6-13 in Tampa. Florida. Join over 110 choruses and small vocal groups from North America, Australia and Europe Keynote address by Maya Angelou. (Information: GALA. PO Box 65084. Washington. DC 20035. 202 467 5830 ) (6/21) A men's proce ss group meets at Phoenix Rising (Jack 223-8299 )(6/7) Join the M am bo Q ueens percussion g ro u p form ing now to march in the Portland Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade All levels welcome (Virginia 238-2465 ) (6/21 ) M ore than 100.000 collegiate athletic scholarships are avail able each year to male and female high school and junior college athletes Learn w hat’s available and how to apply (Send a self- addressed. stamped business-sized envelope to National Sports Foundation. PO Box 940. Oakhurst. NJ 07755) (9/6) The 21st M ichigan Womyn's M usic Festival takes place A u g. 13- 1 0 Choose from over 300workshops. 42 concertsand a six-day womens Mm festival Performers indude Dorothy Allison. Marga Gomez. Hattie Gossett. Tish Hinojosa. Phranc. 7 Year Bitch and Jane Skerry (Informa tion WWTMC. POBox 22. Walhafa. Ml 49458. 616-757-4766) (8/2) Ja m o s G rio nor porform s M ythm a ke r at tho In tors ta to Firohouso C u ltu ral C antor, Ju n o 13-23
