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This play dealing with issues of domestic vio
lence and self-defense is presented at 11 am and 1
pm every Saturday in September and October. All
performances are free and wheelchair accessible;
Sept. 20 and Oct. 18 shows are sign interpreted,
and language translation is available for all shows
with two weeks notice. Children are welcome, but
parents are advised that realistic violence will be
portrayed.
These are billed as “roving performances” and
take place outdoors, so people are advised to wear
comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing
(umbrellas are fine). September performances
take place in North Portland; audiences are asked
to gather 15 minutes before show time at the cor
ner of Albina Avenue and Ainsworth Street near
Peninsula Park. October performances take place
in Southeast Portland, audiences gather 15 min
utes before show time at the comer of 34th
Breezing through an eclectic
selection of art events that
may get buried in the
mainstream press
Word on the Street: A Celebration of the
Great l iterature in Your Life, a new city-wide
event venerating the written word outside and out
loud, is set for Friday, Oct. 3. In addition to for
mal “literary soapboxes” sponsored by people
and businesses, individuals are encouraged to
participate through spontaneous “literary
actions,”
Everyone is invited to top off the day with
some indoor readings by well-known Oregon
authors and some surprise guest celebrities: slated
readers thus far include Ken Kesey, Leann
Grabel, Brian Booth, Johanna Rose and Walt
Curtis. Acid lounge rock band Jesus Presley will
also perform. The evening event begins at 7:30
pm at the Southeast Civic Center (formerly the
Masonic Temple), 4506 SE 64th Ave. Admission
is $10; a part of proceeds will benefit The Bear
Essential magazine, which is published by Orlo, a
nonprofit
organization
exploring environmental
issues through the creative
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Sensory Perceptions: Portland’s Lesbian
and Gay Film Festival runs through Sunday,
Sept. 21, at Cinema 21,616 NW 21st Ave. This is
likely to be the only Portland showing of many of
the festival films, so don’t dally. Watching films
like Leather Jacket Love Story, Some Prefer
Cake, Crocodile Tears, Different for Girls and It's
in the Water won’t win you any points with Jesse
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With the film festival on one hand, and the
American Civil Liberties Union Uncensored
Celebration on the other, there’s an air of freedom
everywhere. Just one of many Uncensored events
is the staging of Tony Kushner’s Angels in
America, Part I: Millennium Approaches by tri
angle productions!. The play, which is an exami
nation of the politics of AIDS and the spiritual cri
sis of our age, won in 1993 a Pulitzer Prize for
drama and a Tony Award for best play.
Shows are at 7:30 pm Thursday through
Friday and 5 pm Sunday through Sept. 27 at
Theater! Theatre!, 3430 SE Belmont St. For tick
et information, call 230-9404.
Katherine Spencer (left) and Mari Jacobsen in
Unmerciful Good Fortune
Helms, but it will make you a better queer. And
what the hell, bring a friend to convert and earn
some [joints toward that toaster oven you've been
lusting after.
The festival also features two gender-specific
nights of short films and a number of hard-hitting
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documentaries, including Surviving Friendly
Fire: The Making o f a Street Kids Theatre
Project, Out at Work and Bill and Ann Shepherd:
A Life s Work.
Tickets are $6 per program or $75 for a festi
val pass. For show times, call Cinema 21 at
223-4515.
Also on stage this fall is The Miser, a comedy
by Molière, presented by Northwest Theatre of
the Deaf. This story of greed, paranoia and love
triangles runs Sept. 26 through Oct. 12 and is
accessible to both deaf and hearing audience
members.
Tickets are $9 in advance, $12 at the door, $9
for students and seniors, and are available from
Fred Meyer Fastixx locations (charge by phone at
224-4400) or by calling 239-7261 or 253-9137
voice and TTY. Performances are at 8 pm Friday
and Saturday and 2 pm Sunday at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave.
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Drama is hitting the streets too, in the Hip
Chicks and Activists production Witness This.
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Multnomah Art Center for
his one and only Portland
appearance on Wednesday,
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s summer draws to a close,
Portland’s arts scene is anything but
waning: A new theater season is
beginning, and the Lesbian and
Gay Film Festival adds a flourish to
the summer’s exploding-airplane movies. What
more could you ask for? Oh, the details...good
Avenue and Yamhill Street, near Sunnyside Park
Call 306-9000 for more information.
Friday, Sept. 19, is the gala opening of
Unmerciful Good Fortune, a play by Edwin
Sánchez. Miracle Theatre/Teatro Milagro pre
sents this tale of two Latinas, one an uneducated,
clairvoyant fast-food worker suspected of murder,
the other an eager-to-assimilate assistant district
attorney, single parent and caretaker for a dying
mother.
The opening night gala features a pre-show
reception at 7:30 pm and post-show reception
with the cast and crew; tickets are $14. The show
runs through Oct. 18; regular admission is $11
general, $10 seniors and students. Thursday night
shows are $9. Miracle Theatre is located at 525
SE Stark St. For information or to reserve tickets,
call 236-7253.
the evening event and
other event information, or
call 242-1047
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This free event sponsored
by Annie Bloom’s Books
takes place at 7:30 pm; the arts center is located at
7688 SW Capitol Highway.
And if you find yourself exhausted by being
entertained, find some repose in the serenely
beautiful art displayed at the 30th anniversary
LOCAL 14 Art Show and Sale held Oct. 3-5 at
the World Forestry Center’s Miller Hall, 4033
SW Canyon Road (take the Zoo exit of Highway
26). Peruse or purchase fine art and craft by more
than 100 professional women artists working in
media from glass to clay and fabric to film. A
Scholarship Benefit Gala, featuring live music,
wearable art, light refreshments and a chance to
mingle with the artists, takes place from 6 to 9 pm
on Thursday, Oct. 2; admission $10.
The exhibition hall has free parking and is
wheelchair accessible; it is open from 10 am to 9
pm Oct. 3, and 10 am to 5 pm Oct. 4 and 5. A $2
donation at the door goes toward scholarships for
local women artists. Call 241-8939 for more
information.
Ron Parker (left)
and Andy Acalla in
Angels in America,
Part 1: Millennium
Approaches