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he Oregon Arts Commission
recently announced the recipients
of $12 0,000 in funding, which
went to a variety of local commu
nities and art groups.
Robin Lane’s Do Jump! Extremely Physical
Theater was awarded $3,315, to he used for a
project involving 50 to 100 residents of Colum
bia Villa-Tamarack, the largest public housing
development in Oregon.
The result will he an entertainment spec
tacle
slated
for
August during the
fifth annual Night
Out Against Crime.
hose
wild,
wacky, campy
- M arty Davis
Pink
Flamingos
staged a rousingly
successful event with their December to
Remember dance and carnival held Dec. 11 in
Portland.
All the proceeds from the ticket sales— total
ing more than $1,300— were donated directly to
Esthers Pantry, a volunteer-run organization
serving the needs of people living with or
impacted by HIV and AIDS.
Several hundred pounds of nonperishable
foods and sundries also were donated to the
group.
T
W
eak ticket sales and concerns about a low
turnout were the reasons given for the
cancellation of Lesbian Community Project’s
planned New Year’s Eve dance.
W hile many had been confident that the les
bian community could and would buoy two
events scheduled for the same evening, it
A F ull P late
Queer holiday fare included something hot and something flopped—
oh, yeah, and maybe even a dash of Y2K computer woes
appears that economics failed to support the
claim.
Millennium Magic organizers honored
presold tickets to the LCP event and have since
been reimbursed by LCP, which is hoping to
reschedule and repackage its event.
amburger Marys may be able to lay claim
to being just about the only business in the
area possibly impacted by the millennium bug—
and that claim comes along with a healthy dose
of skepticism.
W hat is known for sure is that the restau
rant’s computer system worked Dec. 31, then
stopped functioning shortly thereafter.
H
Was it a visit from the famous and fabled
glitch or just a plain old systems error?
The excitement over the possibility of an
actual Y2K bug sighting in the area prompted
Portland television news crews to visit the
eatery. This definitely gives new meaning to the
phrase “slow news day.”
ortland’s Northeast Alberta Street contin
ues to hustle and bustle with exciting new
shops, galleries and restaurants.
One recent arrival on the street offers a par
ticularly unique service. Meet Staci Cotier and
her brainchild, Open Hand, a self-defense
school for young people between the ages of 4
and 13, which teaches skills inspiring non
violence, respect, self-confidence, leadership
and community activism.
Cotier also emphasizes peer education;
physical, verbal and nonverbal self-defense;
and conflict resolution. Open Hand pro
grams teach young people the skills they
need to become violence-prevention peer
educators.
Cotier has been teaching self-defense
since 1986 and holds a variety of certificates
of mastery.
Regarding her curriculum, she stresses:
“This is not martial arts. I teach self-defense
as part of a progressive political movement.”
In her philosophy, Cotier also considers
Pink Flamingos gave Esther’s Pantry a b ig check
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Staci Coder of Open Hand
violence against women to be as problematic as
racism and homophobia. As a result, Cotier also
teaches classes in women’s self-defense.
The basic method of all her self-defense
classes is to engage women, teens and children
in challenging and interactive strategies for
building skills and understanding around indi
vidual and community safety.
In addition to classes for children, teens and
adults, Cotier is available to design workshops
for groups of people and organizations.
For more information, call Open Hand at
(503)493-1000.
■ Business news with a queer bent should be report
ed to M artt D avis at the Just Out office. H er e-
mail address is marty@ justout.com .
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