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ju st o u t ▼ o c to b o r 17, 1097 ▼ 37 On the runway “Ready to Live/Dress for Life,” the third an nual fashion show benefiting Cascade AIDS Project’s HIV Prevention Services, takes place Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Portland Art Museum. The event is an entertaining eyeful of pure style, glamour and fashion—with models and retailers of all types, from sports to couture, vintage to contemporary. In addition to the runway show, attendees will ntertainment be treated to music by The Dreams, who’ll per form a hit song from the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls, and an original dance piece choreographed by Eric Skinner, who recently appeared in Portland Opera’s production of Carmina Burana. A special guest appearance by nationally known designer Max Azria brings big- show energy and excitement to Portland’s ulti mate fashion event. Tickets are available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Legends Northwest Salon and other participating retailers. General admission, which includes the runway show, entertainment and after-show party, is $50 per person. Patron tickets are $150, which includes a pre-show reception and VIP runway seating. The mother of all musical events Sweeney. Directed by Dennis Bigelow, the play follows the blind title character’s journey through the world of the sighted and explores the relation ship between seeing and understanding. Gretchen Corbett (in her Rep debut), David Ivers and Wayne Ballantyne appear in the production. During his tenure at the helm of The Rep, Bigelow has brought the company a total of 15 Drammy nominations, including the award for Best Production, given to last year’s staging of Arcadia. Performances of Molly Sweeney run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 22. Tickets are $21 to $31 and can be purchased through the box office, at 224-4491, or G.I. Joe’s TicketMaster outlets (charge by phone at 224-4400). Literary Arts Inc. announces that Judith Barrington and Ruth Gundle have been chosen to receive the Stewart H. Holbrook Award for out standing current contributions to Oregon’s liter ary life. The two are being honored for their tireless work on behalf of women writers with projects like Right of the Mind, Soapstone and Eighth Mountain Press. Right of the Mind is a summer writing work shop for women that has been attended by more than 1,800 students since its inception in 1983. Soapstone is a nonprofit corporation created in 1992 to provide a writing retreat for women on a 22-acre property in the Oregon Coast Range with housing for two resident writers. Since 1985, Eighth Mountain Press has published literary and nonfiction work by women writers from diverse backgrounds. Barrington and Gundle will receive their award at the 11th annual Oregon Book Awards cer emony, hosted by author Barry Lopez, at the Scottish Rite Center on Thursday, Nov. 6. Tickets for the event are $10, for more information call the Literary Arts office at 227-2583. Meanwhile, among the writers in line for a 1997 Oregon Book Award is Portland author Rodger Larson, whose What I Know Now is one of two finalists competing for the Walt Morey Memorial Award for Young Readers. Queerest show in Seattle Local artist’s debut From Friday to Thursday, Oct. 24 to 30, Seattle’s historic Harvard Exit Theatre will turn over both screens to the second Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. This year’s program in cludes shorts and feature-length films, ranging from insightful documentaries to irreverent nar ratives, showcasing the work of more than 55 filmmakers from around the world. Some of the films being screened include the Northwest première of Bent, a wrenching film version of the play about gay men in Nazi Ger many starring Mick Jagger and Sir Ian McKellen; Latin Boys Go to Hell, a Latino soap opera parody with a gay twist; plus a surprise sneak preview from a major Hollywood studio. For a festival program and ticket information, call the festival office at (206) 323-4274. Oregon native Lynn Frances Anderson cel ebrates the release of her debut album. My Fa mous Friend, with a concert at the Aladdin The ater on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 8 pm. Lend an ear as singer-songwriter Anderson combines her rich, sultry vocals with contemporary blues and folk music. My Famous Friend includes 12 original tracks written by Anderson, several in collaboration with Dave Beckett. Performances by Phil Baker, Mark Bosnian, Leah Hinchcliff and other North west artists supply a vibrant background for Anderson’s story-telling lyrics. The Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., is wheelchair accessible. Admission is $ 10; tickets are available at the box office. It’s My Pleasure, True Brew, A Gentle Strength Book store in Vancouver, Wash., and all TicketMaster outlets, or reserve by sending e-mail to lynn tunes@aol.com. Portland Repertory Theatre opens its 18th season with a staging of Brian Friel’s Molly That’s right, kids, you won’t find any books filled with big Too hard on the brain! will find is Portland’s best assortm ent of: words here at CountcrMcdia. What you o Old gay physique mags and nudie mags o Gay p h o to and art erotica o Hard-to-find gay mags (T*R*A*S*H, STH) o Erotic gay fiction and non-fiction Plus, of course, the usual stuff on (yawn) body piercing, serial killers, drugs and freaks. CountcrMcdia: One-stop shopping for Portland’s depraved! 927 SW Oak (half a block from Powell’s). 11-7 M-Sat, 12-6 Sun. Kudos for queer writers Lesbian icon band Motherlode appears in con cert Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Scottish Rite Cen ter— followed by the Lesbian Community Project’s Homecoming Dance, a fund raiser with music provided by the Rose City Swing Band and a live DJ. Motherlode has been making music for 17 years in Portland and throughout the Northwest. The group has four albums and is at work on a fifth. The Les bian Community Project provides outreach, net working and other services for the lesbian community. The concert, which be gins at 7 pm, is ASL inter preted and the venue, lo cated at 709 SW 15th Ave., is wheelchair accessible. Tickets for the concert are Ruth Gundle $ 14 in advance from It’s My Pleasure and all Fred Meyer Fastixx outlets (charge by phone at 224-8499), and $16 at the door. 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