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out about town Paula Productions presents William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Through Dec. 7. (7pm Thursday-Saturday Stage 4 Theatre. OW TO CONTACT US 527SE Pine St $8. $6 studen ts and seniors Reservations: 238-9692 ) Imago Theatre stages Richard Foreman's experimental work Sym phony of Rat» Through November (8 pm Thursday-Saturday Out About Town is a free community service of jHSt Mt Listings 17 SE Eighth Ave. $ 10 Thursday. $ 15/$ 12 students and seniors Friday and Saturday [Imago box office 231-9581. Fastixx 224-84991) 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 Do Jump! Movement Theater opens its 20th season with Do Jump!, the evolving show Look for special guests and new works fast Mt prints a full groups listing in the second issue of the month; from this company of acrobats, aerialists. actors, dancers and musi cians. Through Dec 22. (7:30 pm Friday and Saturday. 2pm Sunday Echo Theatre. 1515 SE37th Ave. $12 in advance IFastixx 224-84991. $14 at the door. $ 10 children and seniors. 231-1232.) the deadline for that issue is the Thursday before tire first Friday of the month. In the first issue that comes out each month, fast Mt will list only immediate care organizations. The deadline for that issue is the Thursday before the third Fnday of the month These deadlines apply to the calendar also Toad City Productions performs The Devil in Poe'» Belfry. varied adaptations and interpretations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Through Nev. 23. (8pm Thursday-Saturday. Portland Women 's Theatre Co., 1807 NE 39th Ave. $8. $6 students. Reservations: 736-1027.) Announcements are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. Please type your announcement scheduled for fall 1997. (Send name and mailing address to: 1636 NW 10th Ave Fort Lauderdale. FL 33311. 7(12/20) V olunteers Queer cinemaphiles! Here's your chance to revamp Portland's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival We are looking for energetic Bilingual Spanish/English volunteers are needed by the Crisis Lino for the Latina Woman and Programs de Mujeres to individuals who are interested in sustaining the vision of a fun and fantastic film festival. (Amy Duddleston 282-4730 ) (1/17) provide support for Latina survivors of domestic violence (238- 7831.) (12/6) The Clackamas County Public Health Clinic now offers walk- in hours for HIV testing and counseling No appointment necessary. Ail testing is confidential. Anonymous testing is available. (5- 7 pm Monday. 8 30-11 am Wednesday. 1425 S Kaen Road. Oregon City 655-8471.) (3/97) The YWCA Women's Resource Center seeks volunteers to facilitate a weekly support group for children ages 3-5 who are living with or escaping from domestic violence. Training provided. Men are encouraged to apply. (Dawn 294-7452.) (5/2) We want you! Women's rugby team currently recruiting new and experienced players. (287-3168. do/umpOaol com 7(2/7) Wanted: sexy, hot stories written by lesbians or bisexual women. Leslda Newman is editing Pillow Talk, an anthology of erotic lesbian short stories to be published by Alyson Publications. All The HIV Center, a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, provides wide-ranging services to people with HIV and AIDS, includ ing a daily hot lunch and support groups. Volunteers are needed to help in the kitchen, to serve lunch, to participate in and lead activities, to provide transportation, to deliver meals, to work in the office and to provide respite care. (Call for an application: Sarah 223-3444 ) (5/16) Animal Lovers! Volunteers are needed to work with People for Animal Rights, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization providing Send submissions to fast oat calendar. PO Box 14400. Portland. OR 97293-0400, or fax to 236-1257. education, legislation and direct action to protect animals. (230-0892.) (2/21) Items In Out About Town 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. W orkshops It's My Pleasure presents workshops and social events for the lesbian community, designed to educate and inspire Sex Toys 101« All women welcome. (7 pm Nov. 15. Free.) Native American journey to spiritual peace with Lititia Kirk. (7 pm Nov. 16. $2.) Coming out group for women with therapist Joan McKenna. (7 pm Nov 26. $12.) Intimacy and safer-sex techniques for women: Free kit provided. All women welcome. (7pm Dec. 6 Free.) Sex Toys 101 «All women welcome. (7 pm Dec 6. Free /Lesbian Social Get-together. (7 pm Dec. 7 $1.) (Unless otherwise noted, you must preregister. Events are held at It's My Pleasure. 4258 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 236-0505.) ENTERTAINMENT G allery Graystone Gallery holds its annual Holiday Show featuring the varied works of Bad Girls Do Metal, Corienne Geddes, Gretchen Klotz, Marcia Jeglum and Natalie Warrens Nov. 17-Dec 31. (10 am-6 pm Tuesday-Sunday 3279 SE Hawthorne Blvd 238-0651 ) Affordable Therapy holds a workshop cn couples communication for lesbians (9 am-1.30 pm Nov. 23. $75 per couple 236-8730.) Acanthus Gallery shows two-sided paintings by Tyler Hays These works on paper include found notes, oil. lacquer, latex and charcoal. They will be suspended from the gallery ceiling. Through November. (11 am-6pm Tuesday-Saturday. Suite 210, 120 NW Ninth Ave 224-5475.) (11/15) Center for Lesbian Relationship Therapy presents workshops for lesbian partners facilitated by Cheryl Wilton. MS; Nelly Kaufer. MA. and Kao Rhiannon, PhD. (Girlfriend Talk: Communication for Couples: 9:30 am-4:30 pm Nov 23. $75perperson. Sexual Intimacy: Loving Me and You: 9.30 am-4.30 pm Nov 24 $75 per person Registration: 239-3915. 248-0018 ) (11 /15) Blackfish Gallery shows ceramics by Al Bain and paintings by Pavel Boboia Through November (Noon-5 pm Tuesday-Saturday 420 NW Ninth Ave 224-2634 ) Art of the People presents Bones Flowers Sugar—Altars for the Dead, in honor of the Day of the Dead, a festival of welcome for Attend Men Nurturing Men. a monthly workshop experience. Fee includes meals and two nights' lodging. Harmonize sexuality, self- esteem and intimacy. (NahcottaSanctuary. POBox87, Nahcotta. WA 98637. $150. 360-665-4181.) (12/20) the souls of the dead which return each year for a few hours to enjoy the pleasures they once knew in life. Through November (10:30 am- 530 pm Tuesday-Saturday 818 SW First Ave. 221-0569.) E.State exhibits an installation of photographic light boxes by Rebecca Dolan Through November. (4-7pm Tuesday-Thursday Suite 116, AIDS & HIV 328 NW Broadway 221-7083.) Gango Gallery Downtown shows paintings of the rural Northwest by Beijing-born Z.Z. Wei Through Dec 2. (10 am-530 pm Monday- Saturday 205 SW First Ave. 222-3850 ) The poster gallery at the Gango Annex shows the large-format color landscape photography of Larry Olson Through Dec. 2. (10 am- 5:30 pm Monday-Saturday 217 SW First Ave. 222-9223.) The Real Mother Goose hosts a series of special holiday shows Nourot and Satava Glass Studios featured through Dec. 30. Also, a trunk show by jewelry designer Tabra from Dec. 5 to 7. A percentage of all purchases will be donated to the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (10 am-5 30 pm Monday-Thursday. 10 am-6 pm Friday- Saturday 901 SW Yamhill St 223-9510.) Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery shows Donw Ba1 sculpture and painted ceramics by Baba Wagud Diakitd a native of Bamako. Mali, in West Africa who now resides in Oregon. Through November (11 am-5 30pm Tuesday-Saturday. noon-4pm Sunday 522 NW 12th Ave 228-6665 ) Photographic Image Gallery features abstract color photo graphs by Seth Dickerman Through November. (10 am-5 30 pm Monday-Saturday 240 SW First Ave. 224-3543.) ASAP T reotment Services provides individual and group counsel ing for people who are HIV-positive and who are also having problems with alcohol and drugs. Title I funds are available to help pay for treatment. Call the intake coordinator Monday through Friday to ask for a Title I appointment. (2130 SW Fifth Ave 224-0075 J (12/96) r in Maureen Porter (left) and Debra- Ann Lund appear in Paula Productions* modernized, all female staging of Romeo and Juliet at Stage 4 Theatre through Dec. 7 LU S Œ LU X (f) C LU X O 5 > CD O f— o x Q. ANNOUNCEMENTS Triad Gallery on the coast shows a retrospective of Mark Sponenburgh s 55 years as a sculptor Through Dec 1.(10 am-5 pm daily 5667 NW Pacific Coast Highway. Seal Rock 541 -563 5442.) The Portland Art Museum presents "In the American Grain." an exhibition of works by Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz Through Jan. 12. (10 am-5 pm Tuesday-Sunday. 10 am-9 pm Wednesday 1219 SW Park Ave $6. $4 50 seniors and students. $2.50 children, free for museum members 226-2811 ) Oregon Society of Artists exhibits a mixed-media show featuring the works of active members Through November (1-4 pm Tuesday- Sunday 2185 SW Park Place 228-0706 ) The Children's Museum Annex presents Living Legends: American Indians Today 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 Ave Free with museum admission of $3 50 823 2227 ) T heater Blue Door Productions presents the maximum capacity sketch comedy of The 3rd Floor Ten percent of ticket sales will benefit Cascade AIDS Project. Through Nov 20 (8 pm Main Street Play house. 904 SW Mam St $6 238-8563 ) American Torture Theatre Co. presents My Town, an original performance written and produced by ATT The piece is inspired by the struggle of Brandon Teena. a female-to male preoperative transsexual who was murdered in a small Nebraska town on Dec. 31.1993 Through November (8 pm Fnday and Saturday RexaU Rose Cafe and Theatre. 2403 NE Alberta St $6-$10 sliding scale Reservations 282 9781 ) CoHo Productions and Ball Parc Properties present Blood Relation» Sharon Pollock s play about the infamous Lizzie Borden Through Nov 23. (8 pm Thursday Saturday Cathedral Parish of St. Mark. 1025 NW21st Ave $12 Reservations 295-3487) Artists Repertory Theatre performs QuMers a musical which celebrates the life-affirming spirit of pioneer women. by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek Through Dec 8. (7 pm Wednesday and Thursday. 8 pm Friday and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday Wilson Center for the Performing Arts. 1111 SW 10th Ave $10-$23 50 294 7373 ) B ulletin B oard Bridge Players Alert! The 1997 Waverly Children's Home Bridge Marathon needs additional players Play runs from Jan. 1 to May 6. A $20 tax-deductible donation per person is requested. Players at all levels are welcome (Don Fitz-Gerald 231-0212. 7(1/3) Women's S/M discussion group seeks new members. Meetings are held the first Sunday of every month from 6 to 8 pm. (287-8102.) (5/16) In the Life Television is seeking entries for the second annual In the Life Lesbian and Gay Short Film and Video Festival Submissions may be up to 10 minutes in length, must be documentary or narrative works that reflect the diversity and contributions of the lesbian and gay community, must not have been previously broadcast on national television, and must not have been previously submitted to In the Life An entry form and a $15 processing fee must accompany all submissions. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 17. (To receive an entry form and contest information send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: In the Life Short Film/Video Committee. 30 W 26th St. Seventh Floor. New York. NY 10010 212-255-6012. ext 308 ) (1/3) Out Dancing teaches partner dancing for sama-sax couples Learn to dance the rumba, cha-cha. mambo, country partner, country line. East and West Coast swings, nightclub two-step, tango, waltz and more Classes start at the beginning of each month and last for one month. (7-8.30 pm Friday Above Choices Pub. 2845 SE Stark St $7 per person 236 5129 ) (4/4) Interested in talking about remote viewing, crop circles, Dennis Loe's inventions, the Finnish anti-gravity devices. UFOs, Art Beil's talk show and the coming Earth changes? A newly formed group for gay men and lesbians meets every other Thursday to discuss these and other topics about the present and the future (7 30pm Call for location John 239-6820 7(3/21) GEMS Publishing seeks written submissions about positive gay and lesbian long-term relationships among people of color Relationships must be at least one year long Publication serious, funny, tender, angry, lusty stories about sexual encounters (or near encounters) will be considered. Deadline for submission is Dec. 31. (For complete guidelines send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lestea Newman. PO Box 815. Northampton. MA 01061 .7 (12/6) Victory Scar», a quarterly magazine from Women's Marketplace, seeks entries for the cover competition of its winter 1997 issue " Secret Violence." Works in the categories of illustration, photogra phy, line art and three-dimensional works (send photographs) are eligible. Work should reflect the theme of women sharing the secret wounds that have been inflicted by themselves and others through self-mutilation, eating disorders, dangerous sexual practices, domes tic violence, rape, suicide and death. In addition to cash prizes, the winning entry will be published as the cover of the winter issue. All entries must be black and white, 5x7 to 9x12 inches, photographs or stats. Entry fee is $2 per piece Entries must be postmarked by Nov. 30. (Secret Violence '97. Victory Scars. PO Box 1947-1212, Cupertino. CA95015-1947. 1 -888-SHE-WORX. sheworxOaolcom) (11/15) The Coalition to End Bigotry meets the third Sunday of every month. (4 pm Room 204, Salem City Hall. 555 Liberty St. SE. PO Box 13144. Salem. OR 97309 373-4173.) (11/15) Speak to Your Brothers holds monthly discussion groups in Portland area neighborhoods for gay and bisexual men Build support networks and relationships with gay and bisexual men living nearby. Sign up for an existing or new Neighborhood MenTalk group. (Doug 223-5907. ext 145/(1/17) G atherings Don't miss the annual Cabbage Lane Land Trust Auction and Spaghetti Dinner, held this year on Nov. 23 at the Unitarian Church In Roseburg. Help raise the final payment for this 80 acres of wilderness held in trust by women. Attend the auction or send a tax deductible donation. (5 pm 2165 NW Watters. Roseburg. $5-$10 sliding scale. Make donations payable to: Oregon Women's Land Trust for Cabbage Lane. PO Box 2145, Roseburg. OR 97470. Fran 541-440-2272.7(11/15) The 10th anniversary National Black Le s bian and Gay Confer ence and Institutes takes place Feb. 13-17 at the Long Beach Hilton and Towers in Long Beach Calif Topics include leadership, sexism, racism, health, public policy and spirituality ('213-964-7820 7(2/7) Cascade AIDS Project provides nonmedical services to people whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS in Oregon. Services include counseling, support groups, advocacy, assistance, outreach and edu cation. activities and information. Benefits Advocacy Clinic is held every Monday to assist people who are HIV positive with government entitlement programs and housing forms. (10:30 am- noon. GAP offices. 7 Confidential and anonymous drop-in HIV test ing is provided every Tuesday evening for gay and bisexual men. (6- 8 pm. CAP offices. $20 lab fee. HIV testing hot line ext. 172.) HIV University offers classes, information and a wellness program, which includes a newsletter, the Plus Club House Party social group and prosocial events. Check the calendar listings for a schedule of classes. (HIVUInfoline 223-6339. ext 111. /The Plus Club House Party provides a relaxing setting for people with HIV and AIDS to meet and mingle socially. The group meets in private homes on the first and third Fridays of the month. (6:30-9:00 pm. Call for location: Dale 221-3015. Brian 228-5889 ) (CAP offices: Suite 300. 620 SW Fifth Ave 223-5907.)(l1/96) CAP Support Group Programs offer a variety of formats includ ing groups open to family and friends, lovers and caregivers, and people who are AIDS symptomatic and HIV positive asymptomatic, as well as grief and loss support groups. If you would like to join an existing support group, or would like to assist in developing new support groups, contact CAP. (Project Client Services 223-5907.) (5/96) Clackamas County AIDS Relief Effort is a community-based organization responding to AIDS in Clackamas County by providing HIV prevention and AIDS education presentations, support groups for people affected by HIV and AIDS, assistance with emergency food and clothing needs, and financial assistance referrals for HIV-positive people and people with AIDS. (CCARE. 4790 SE bogus Road. Mil waukie. OR 97222 653-8738.) (11/96) Community Health Insurance Program pays health insurance premiums for eligible people with HIV or AIDS. CHIP will pay premiums for COBRA continuation, or any other group or individual policy. CHIP is a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon funded by the Ryan White CARE Act (Title I). (9 am-5 pm Monday-Friday. 223-8998.) (5/96) Friends of People with AIDS Foundation is a nonprofit organi zation offering assistance to people with AIDS. (245-7428/(5/96) The HIV Case Management Partnership Project provides comprehensive HIV-related case management to clients in Clacka mas. Columbia. Multnomah, Washington. Yamhill and Clark counties. (830am-5 pm Monday-Friday 5525 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland. OR 97202. For referrals: 230-1202. fax 230-1213.7(12/96) The HIV Center, a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, offers social activities, case management, peer support, pastoral counseling and home meal deliveries Lunch is available at 12 30 pm Monday through Friday (9 am-5 pm Monday-Friday 3835SW Kelly St 223-3444K1 1/96) Lazarus Community offers spiritual and practical help for people living with HV and AIDS; a Mass In Time of AIDS is held every Thursday evening. (6pm Hopewell House. 6171 SW Capitol Highway Fr Gary McInnis 245-0339 ) (2/91) Multnomah County HIV Services offers anonymous and confi dential HIV counseling and testing, hy appointment and walk-in (248-3775). and HIV clinical services for HIV-positive people (248-5020) (11/96)
