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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1998)
ENTERTAINMENT ...... ▼ "W e'd like to get to know you" A special introduction; Mention you saw this ad in Just Out and CUSTOM FRAMING IS Assembly is f r e e - You pay for the materials • Complete Projects only • Uniframes excluded ^Picture This’ FRAMING GALLERY 2801 SE Holgate • Portland • 236-1400 Plenty o f F R E E parking at our convienent Eostside location M on.-Fri. 9:30 am - 6 pm • Saturday 10 am-5:30 pm Applies la complete projects only. Not to be combined with other otters Finally released on Video!! from the most indy filmmaker of all Change The Fram e (92 min) Angela(Stephani Shope)is a college graduate who has put her life on hold waiting for her girlfriend, Rachel (Cristina Rey), to finish grad school. Meanwhile, Rachel is too absorbed in school to realize Angela has become frustrated with her life and their relationship. Before long, a hot dyke singer becomes the catalyst in their relationship's turmoil, forming a classic love triangle with a lesbian twist. "Finally a film that takes relationships seriously" San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival "This refreshingly honest film presents a rare glimpse of the familiar details of lesbian life" New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival I n n T r o u b le (93 min) charts the adventures of an eclectic group of friends who inherit a bed and breskfast from their recently deceased surrogate grandmother, Maggie. Part of the emerging genre of lesbian romantic comedy, Inn Trouble is a hilarious and realistic portrayal of love and coming of age. "Director Cristina Rey delivers a cozy romantic comedy that entertains with its quirky narrative of bed-hopping, personal mishaps and grassroots espionage" Fierte'97 -Ottawa "Entertaining, fun and beautifull to look at" San Fco. 97 Send a check or money order to: Fearless Productions Inc. 523 Edwards St. Fort Collins, Co 80524 www.fearlessinc.com Johnny Symon’s film, episode of In the Life Beauty Before Age, is one of the films featured in the September-August The ballet stars Daniel Kirk and Eric Skinner, two dancers who’ve already made a he August-September episode of In the Life, big mark on Portland’s dance scene. Composer the national queer newsmagazine broadcast David York will conduct the orchestra. As well as the ballet, the evening will also offer the on public stations across the country, is Concord Choir; graphic artist Jamie Newton scheduled to air in Oregon on Oregon Public creating a mural to be used as a set for the bal Broadcasting on Aug. 10 at 11 p.m. (ITL let; and York’s new work, Timepiece. would like to remind viewers that the public Special sponsor tickets, available only television stations—not the show’s producers— through CAP at 223-5907, ext. 197, cost $50 choose ITL ’s air times.) and include priority seating and a post-perfor ITL is billing this episode as its third annual Lights, Camera, Activism show. The lead seg mance reception. General admission tickets, $20, are available through Fastixx outlets and ment explores the history of gay and lesbian film festivals, from humble beginnings 20 years the Portland Center for the Performing Arts box office. ago in San Francisco to flourishing global events. Among the other stories included in this P r o m o t e r Tam M a r tin episode are a look at three documentary films that explore gender and queer generations; the r e c o g n iz e d impact of the film It’s Elementary about teach ortland resident Tam Martin has been ing queer issues in elementary school; and queer-focused filmmaking in other countries. awarded the Jane Schliessman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women’s Music. The recipient is chosen annually by the board of directors of Women in the Arts. The A ll o f E u g e n e ’ s a s t a g e , award was presented June 26 and included a fo r w om en $500 stipend. Martin’s involvement with women’s music he stage has been set for the Third Annual is largely as a promoter and her most recent Eugene Women in Theatre Festival. The Eugene event runs from Aug. 25-30 with a projects include booking tours for Cris special gala opening Aug. 11. A festival Williamson and Tret Fure, Suzanne favorite, Sunday on the Fringe, is scheduled for Westenhoefer, Dos Fallopia, and many others. Aug. 30. She was a judge in the 1998 Gay and Lesbian Performers scheduled for The Main Festival American Music Awards. are, among others, Margo Van Ummersen and the Rose Hips Dance Company, and Gundo-Yo International Modem Dance Group. C h o o s in g L a F e m m e Tickets, $7-$ 10, go on sale Aug. 11 at M a g n ifiq u e Festival Central inside Tsunami Books, 2528 Willamette St., Eugene. For more information, he event that bills itself as “a pageant to call (541) 465-9240. choose the most glamorous female imper sonator in the world,” the 17th Annual La Femme Magnifique pageant, is scheduled for C A P g e ts h e lp fr o m Sept. 6. Produced by Darcelle XV Productions, pageant-goers can likely expect a spectacle of M t . U ly m p u s dazzling proportions. The pageant will be held at Montgomery ome of Portland’s best talent is coming together August 22 to benefit the Cascade Park, 2701 N.W. Vaughn St. at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets, $25, are available by AIDS Project. The evening will revolve around the world premiere ballet, Apollo and calling 222-5338. Hyacinth, retelling the tale of the doomed rela tionship between the Greek god and Spartan ■ C om piled by W ill O ’B ryan prince. IT L m a k e s film th e fo c u s T P T T S
