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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1997)
2 8 ▼ ju n e 6, 1 9 9 7 ▼ ju s t o u t out about town lesbians are eligible to receive scholarships (Noon picnic. 3 30 pm show 284 1733. 282 8870.)(6/20) BOUT THE LISTINGS Out About Town is a free community service J Just out Listings for events, announcements and groups that are specifically relevant to gay men. lesbians and bisexuals of every color in Oregon and Southwest Washington are provided free of charge Vancouver listings can be found under main category headings; for cities outside the Portland/ Vancouver area see the regional sections following Youth |ust out pnnts 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 of the month only immediate care and youth organizations are listed, the deadline for that issue is the Thursday before the third Friday of the month These deadlines apply to calendar items as well Listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limita tions. relevance and receipt by deadline Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone Please type your announcement Send submissions to Just out calendar. PO Box 14400. Portland. OR 97293. or fax to 236-1257 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 Call for submissions: Cleis Press is soliciting entries for B e s t G ay E ro tic a 1 9 9 8 This year's judge is novelist and book critic Christopher Bram Stories should not exceed 5,000 words. No poetry will be considered Submissions will not be returned Submission deadline is June 30. (Richard Labonte. Best Gay Erotica '98. c/o A Different Light Bookstore. 489 Castro St., San Francisco. CA 94114 ral@adlbooks.com ) (6/20) Male photographer's models needed. Speak to Your Brothers wants men of all ages, body types and ethnicities for local HIV- prevention ad campaigns. Clothed, nude and semi-nude photos will be used Models chosen will receive $25. (Brian 223-5907. ext 131. David I 800 328-1816. ext 3141 ) (10/3) Play women's ice hockey Friday nights at Valley Ice Arena Beginner through advanced drills and scrimmages are mixed (queer and straight) Lesbian and bl women’s team planned if enough players join. (Midnight-1 30 am 9250 S W Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. Beaverton $15. first time free Michelle 284-4984 ) (9/5) Editors seek submissions of first-person true stories about queer college student experiences Confidentiality and discretion assured by editors Kim Howard and Annie Stevens Submission deadline is June 30. (For guidelines send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to PO Box 5345. Takoma Park. M D 20913 AS154@umail umd edu. http //w w w warn umd edu/-StevensA/book html.) (6/20) Bradley Angle House sponsors a talking circle for Native Ameri can women regarding domestic violence The group is facilitated by Native American women. (6:30-830pm Wednesday Call for location 232-7805) (8/8) ENTERTAINMENT The Rainbow Group, a support and social group for gay. lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students al Clackamas Community College meets twice a week (4 pm Tuesday at Starbucks. 1839 Molalla Ave . Oregon City: noon Friday in Barlow 114. Clacka mas Community College. 19600 Molalla Ave.. Oregon City. Kate 657-6958. ext 2 3 7 l.)( 8/8) G allery Maryhill Museum of Art features the work of Bend artist Audrey Hatfield in an exhibit entitled “ Myths Are Treasures " Through June 15. (9 am-5 pm daily 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, Wash 509-773 3733 ) A social group f o r Latino homosexuals and bisexuals is forming. Meetings will be held twiceam onth (Jaime 223-9670.)(V 4 ) Free chiropractic care is now available, by appointment and walk- in. at the West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic Treatment is provided by interns from Western States Chiropractic College under the supervi sion of licensed chiropractic physicians Donations are welcome (8 30 am-5 pm Monday and Tuesday. 10:30 am-5 pm Wednesday- Friday 134 W Burnside St. 223-2213 ) (8/15) Pulliam DeHenbaugh Gallery presents new works by acclaimed printmaker Yuji Hiratsuka and new paintings by Portland artist G. Lewis Clevenger Through June 28 (I I am -530pm Tuesday- Saturday, noon-4 pm Sunday. 522 N W !2thAve. 228-6665.) Graystone Gallery features bronze animal sculptures by Peter Helzer. plus watercolors and relief monotypes by Marilyn Maricle Through June 15. (10am-6pm Tuesday-Saturday 3279SEHawthorne Btvd 238 0651 ) and in fo rm a tio n about these and o th e r excursions. (1-800-669-0310. fax 619-490-1002. UnderseaX@aol com, http / / www mmdfood com/gaylesbianscubadiving htm l.)(9/19) Basic Rights Oregon an organization dedicated to ending work place discrimination based on sexual orientation through its Fair Workplace Project, needs volunteers to help end all forms of discrimi nation in Oregon (222-6151X 8/8) The fifth annual Family Camp OUT takes place July 25-29 at the YWCA's Camp Westwind on the Oregon coast north of Lincoln City. Designed for gay men. lesbians and their children Activities include canoeing, campfires, horseback riding, arts and crafts, archery and more Financial assistance is available. (Registration: 294-7472) (7/18) Pride Northwest is now recruiting volunteers for 1997's Lesbian and Gay Pride events. (PO Box 6611. Portland. OR 97228 Hot line 295-9788. PDXPrideNW @ aol com, h ttp //m e m b e rs .a o l.c o m / PDXPrideNW/index h tm l) (6/6) The fifth National Convocation of Reconciling Congregations will be held at Emory University in Atlanta. Ga July 24-27. Reconciling Congregations are faith communities that welcome everyone regard less of sexual orientation. (773-736-5526. fax 773-736-5475 )(6/20) Celebrate Independence Day at the ninth annual (Black) at the Beach party held in Los Angeles, Calif., July 5 Hotel reservations at LAX Airport Marriott. (310-641-5700 ) (6/20) Community Advocates an organization working to end violence against women and children, needs volunteers to assist with child abuse and domestic violence prevention presentations for children ages 3 to 12. Volunteers receive in-depth training (Call for an application: 244-7226) (6/6) W orkshops Don't miss Gaining Momentum, the second installment of the Midwest's first organized black gay pride event, held July 20-27 in Detroit. Mich. (310-438-0704.) (7/4) Gay and Lesbian Family Week takes place Aug. 2-9 m Provincetown. Mass There is no charge for Family Week Families must secure their own accommodations, (GLPCI, PO Box 50360. Washington. DC 20091. 202-583-8029. fax 202-783-6204)(7 /18) It's My Pleasure presents workshops and social events for the lesbian community, designed to educate and inspire Lesbian social group meets (7 pm June 6 $1 ) Portland Bisexual Women meets (7 pm June 13. $1 Lesbians of Size support group meets (7 pm June 19. $1.) (Unless otherwise noted, you must preregister Events are held at It's M y Pleasure. 4258 SE Hawthorne Btvd 236-0505.) Love Makes a Family Inc hosts this year's Northwest LGBT Families Conference The conference will be held Aug. 8-10 at the Living Enrichment Center in W ilsonville. Ore. (228-3892. imfamily@teleport com ) (7/18) Learn effective public speaking at a workshop on June 28 sponsored by the youth speakers bureau of Phoenix Rising Foundation and Triple Point Open to youth ages 25 and under. Free and confiden tial (Registration: 223-8299 ) (6/20) Bisexual Network of Oregon holds its sixth annual camp out in the Wenatchee National Forest near Mount Rainier National Park. This year's event takes place Aug. 27-Sept. 2 (Kurt 703-8013 ) (8/1) Do Jump! Movement Theatre offers circus skills summer camps for adults and children age 4 and up Several one-week camps are available Learn acrobatic feats and trapeze tricks. (June 23-27. July 7-11. July 14-18. Aug. 4-8 and Aug 11-15 at Echo Theatre. 1515 SE 37th Ave $85 per person per week, with discounts for multiple enrollment Registration: 2 3 1-1232 ) (8/1) Join the Lesbian Community Project for Women in the Woods three days of fun and relaxation at Breitenbush Hot Springs Aug. 21- 23 Enjoy the springs, pools, sauna, great food, a beautiful setting and the company of women. (282-8090) (8/15) Get fit in a creative and comfortable environment DancElite holds low-impact motivational exercise sessions. Before-work hours available. O ne-hour and 30-m inute sessions offered (244-2669.) (8/1) Dyke Art Camp at Art Springs 1997 takes place Aug. 3-9 Art Springs is located on 12 secluded sylvan acres in Gaston, O re., just 45 minutes southwest of Portland Fee includes three vegetarian meals daily. Camping and limited indoor space available. (40789 S W Hum mingbird Lane. Gaston. OR 97119. $340-$380 985-9549 ) (7/18) Women's spirituality group: Learn meditation and how to focus on your own spiritual path in a six-week workshop conducted by Renee Augrain, Certified Spiritual Director. (7-8.30 pm Tuesdays. 2700 SE 26th A ve . Suite C. Portland. OR 97202. $20 per week 235-2005.) (10/17) The 18th annual Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition Interna tional Conference lakes place July 24-27 at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. Pa Workshop topics include lobbying skills. multi- Blackfish Gallery shows work by artist-members Jana Demartini and Angela Passalacqua Through June 28 (Noon-5pm Tuesday- Saturday 420 N W Ninth Ave 224-2634) Brian Marki Fine Art displays “ Places Moods and Textures in Travel Photography“ by Frank DiMarco Through July 2. (10 am- 6 pm Tuesday-Saturday 2236 NE Broadway 249-5659) Photographic Image Gallery features two exhibits “ The North west Collection" by Edward Thomas and "The Oregon Suite" by Christopher Burkett Through June 28 (1 0 am-5 3 0 pm Monday- Satutday 240 S W First Ave 224 3543 ) 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. 14 pm Sunday 3037 SW Second Ave Free with museum admission o f $3 50 823-2227 ) T h e P o rtla n d A c to rs C o n s e rv a to ry p ro d u c tio n of B lu e W in d o w features o rig in a l m u sic com posed by M ich a e l A lle n H a rris o n (le ft); d ire c to r B e th H a rp e r (rig h t), a lo n g w ith so m e of the s h o w 's c a st a n d d e s ig n e rs , w ill p a rticip a te in a d is c u s s io n fo llo w in g the J u n e 15 m atinée; B lu e W in d o w p la ys at the F ire h o u se T h e a tre th ro u g h J u n e 22 T heater Little Apple Productions presents the second annual Eugene Women in Theatre Festival Featured works include Generally Possessed by Beryl Bernardi. the Eugene Chamber Theatre's produc tion of The Descent oflnanna and Carolyn Gage's The Last Reading of Charlotte Cushman Aug 20-24 (541 465-9240 ) triangle productions! stages R u n f o r Y o u r W ife a British sex farce by Ray Cooney June 13-26 (Previews 8pm June 11 and 12l$7 in advance. $8 at the door1 Regular run 8 pm Thursday Saturday at Main Street Playhouse. 904 S W Mam St $13 in advance ltriangle box office 223 6790. Jelly Bean. Fastixx 224 8499). $15 at the d o o r) Portland Actors Conservatory performs B lu e W in d o w try Craig Lucas. Through June 22. (7 pm Wednesday. 8 pm Thursday- Sat urday. 2 pm Sunday at Firehouse Theatre. 1436 SW Montgomery S t $15, $13 seniors and students 274-1717 ) Artists Repertory Theatre < loses its 1997 season with a produc tion of Torrence McNally's Tony Award winning play L o v e ! V a lo u r! C o m p a s s io n ! The play explores the passions, hopes and fears of uight male friends and lovers Through July 5 (7 pm Tuesday-Thursday. 8 pm Friday and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday at Wilson Center for the Performing Arts. 1111 S W 10th Ave $18 50 $23 50 294 7373 ) The S u g a r G ro v e C o u n ty S a g a a live weekly soap opera written by Julia Seess. plays all summer long at the Clinton Street Theatre Characters include a Southern vixen, her drag queen brother, the family matriarch, various Mafia members and other wacky residents o f the fictional county (8 pm Tuesdays 2522 SE Clinton St $3 249-5707 ) Donations for Cabbage Lane Land Trust needed! The trust needs 100 women to donate at least $13 each. Donations are tax deductible if made out to Oregon Women's Land Trust and earmarked for Cabbage Lane (PO Box 2145. Roseburg. OR 97 4 7 0 X 6 /2 0 ) ANNOUNCEMENTS Speak to Your Brothers program at Cascade AIDS Project announces new support groups: a group for gay dads to find support and discuss parenting issues; a group for HIV-negative gay and bisexual men; and a group for young gay and bisexual men (Call for times and locations Alan 223-5907. ext 7077 (7/4) B ulletin B oard Lesbian filmmakers wanted: Entries are now being accepted for the 1997 Athena Awards for Lesbian Excellence in Film. Video and Television Entries must be by and/or about lesbians and lesbian issues, features, shorts, documentaries, experimental pieces, ani mated works and all forms of television programs accepted Submis sions must be on VHS NTSC Sponsored by Northern Arts and the Naiad Press Deadline is Oct. 13. (Senda self addressed, stamped envelope to Awards Coordinator. Athena Awards. PO Box 201. Williamsburg. M A 01096 413 2689301. fax 413-268 9 3 0 9 ) (10/3) The 11th annual Peacock in the Park, a benefit for the Audrta M Edwards Youth Scholarship Fund, takes place June 29 at the Washington Park Amphitheater This variety show, featuring well known entertainers Poison Waters. Darcelle XV, Pebbles. Champagne and Patti O'Dora, is free and open to the public All tips given to the performers and proceeds from the sale of snacks will be donated to the scholarship fund All gay men, lesbians and children of gay men and G atherings The 15th annual Symposium of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association will be held at San Francisco's Crowne Plaza Parc Fifty- Five Hotel Aug. 21-23 This year 's program focuses on building healthy families The symposium is open to physicians, medical students and health policymakers with an interest in lesbian and gay health and well being (GLMA. 459 Fulton S t . Suite 107. San Francisco. CA 94102 415-255-4547. fax 415-255 4784 )(8/15) I ' Undersea Expeditions ;harters diving trips to exotic locales: a women-only diving trip to Roatan in the Bay of Honduras Oct. 24-31. an all-queer sailing trip to Fiji is planned for Sept. 13-20 Call for prices cultural families, marriage rights, dealing with divorce and rap groups with other parents Guest speakers include Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign; and April Martin. PhD. author of The Gay and Lesbian Parenting Handbook Children's activities planned (GLPCI. PO Box 50360. Washington. D C 20091 $350 per adult 202-583-8029. fax 202-783-6204 7(7/4) AIDS & HIV ASAP T reatment Services provides individual and group counsel ing for people who are HIV-positive and who are also having problems with alcohol or 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 S W Fifth Ave 224-0075 ) (12/96) V olunteers Bradley-Angle House seeks volunteers to answer its 24-hour crisis line, staff its emergency shelter and transitional housing, facilitate battered women's groups, work with children's groups and serve on the board of directors The next four-week volunteer training begins June 9. (282-9940X 6/6) Sensory Perceptions the Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival committee, needs volunteers for upcoming events Meetings are held twice a month (Debbie Caselton 460-2747.) (8/15) Project Linkage an organization serving the unmet needs of seniors and people with disabilities in Northeast Portland, needs volunteers to help with shopping, transportation, housekeeping, yardwork. bookkeeping and visiting It only takes four hours each month to lend a hand (249-04 71.) (9/5) | 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 education, 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 at CAP offices ) Confidential and anonymous drop-in HIV testing is provided every Tuesday evening for gay and bisexual men. (6-8 pm at CAP offices $20labfee HIV testing hot line ext 172 >HW 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 (H IV U Infoline223-6339. 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
