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-jut* 21. 2000.» i gm . Weeklong or partial passes may be purchased online or through the mail, or individual tickets for each event may be purchased at the door. For a source of comprehensive information, visit www.ladyfest.org. You can also receive information by calling (360) 252-2086 or e-mailing info@ladyfest.org. — Katy Davidson Lesbian Diva is not an oxymoron I n her way to Ladyfest is perfor mance artist Kimberly Dark, who will he in Portland 7 p.m. July 31 at the Touchstone Coffee House to test-drive excerpts from her new show, True Confessions o f a Lesbian Diva. Her most recent show, The ButchJ Femme Chronicles, has been touring nationally to rave reviews for two years. Her new show is due to be re leased in its entirety by January 2001, but you can preview it this month in Portland. True Confessions is a collection of stories and poetry combining grandness, absurdity and the stunning truths of lesbian relationships. Because the stories are told in the first person, the audience comes to know the Diva person ally and, as she puts it, is “allowed a rare glimpse into femme-dyke grandeur.” The show is at turns funny and touch ing, presenting a version of how a “lesbian femme diva” is created by interactions with others and how that public character might be misunderstood. Dark, who lives in San Diego, plays various charac ters in the piece, although her emphasis is on the words, not props or costumes. She’s been doing performance art for six years, which sprang from a desire to “be the non boring poet at readings.” I A festival of Olympian proportions fhat started as a small buzz early this year now has evolved into a full-fledged, nationwide alarm: Ladyfest 2000 soon will inundate Olympia, Wash.! A few months back, an ad hoc group of intelligent, artistic women began outlining a summer festival that would include a variety of mind-opening events, including visual art exhibits, spoken word performances, film showings, practi cal workshops o and live music. 5 Between Aug. 1 3 and 6, these plans will be set in motion. Ladyfest has been planned exclusively by women and is dedicated to exhibiting the work of women artists, although people of all genders are welcome to attend. Almost every single one of Olympia’s performance spaces and concert halls will^lay host to the diverse collec tion of events. Activities include a guitar basics workshop, a “badass-fatass” panel and a work shop on creating alternative menstrual products. Live bands include the Aislers Set, the Butchies, Lois, the Need and Sleater-Kinney. he thinks he can keep his place in the cast because he’s become that icon of male hetdom: a good provider! He is apparently the only one who has figured out how to catch fish and thus each day serves up squid and stingrays he has cap tured on his mighty spear. O f late, Richard has been pushing the toler ance of his fellow tribe members because he prefers to go au naturel most of the time. He is not the castaway who would be voted One We Most Want to See Naked. Here’s his descrip tion from the truly hilarious Survivorsucks.com: “Richard 38, (A K A Dicque) is single and is a corporate communications consultant (oooh, must be important) from Newport, RI. Special talent: simultaneously jogging and being a dick. Has second biggest bazooms on cast.” The site also claims to have it on ironclad authority that Richard isn’t the only homosex ual on the island. Their pro file of the hottie Jenna may contain a clue: “Jenna, 22, is single and is a college student from Franklin, N.H. Hobby: writ ing angry letters to advertis ers about Dr. Laura.” Sounds like our kinda gal! Local girlfriend makes good potted in the Feb. 2 edi tion of Just Out by an editor at Girlfriends mag azine, Portland artist damali ayo was picked to be fea tured as Girlfriend of the Month in the August issue. Much more than just a pretty face, she is a highly inventive artist and is curat ing the shows at the new Groundswell Gallery, 1800 S Guilty pleasure s all of you know who are inside watching tele vision at 8 p.m. Wednes days instead of soaking up scenic sunsets, the castaways on the summer megahit Sur vivor include an out gay man. Known only as Richard, Kverything damali ayo does, she does tev hundred portent. The way she secs things. "Being biracial doesn't make me any less African American, and being bisexual doesn’t make me any less of a dyke." The opin ionated artist grew up in Washington, D.C., went to Brown University in Rhode Island, and now lives in ibi t land, Oregon— which makes her bicoastal, too. Despite her fancy education, ayo has no formal training in art. Her thought-provoking installations— little black dresses accessorized with pacifiers over the bust, say—are strictly In fact, art cam e into her life a dream. "All of a sudden, I had some tiling that summed up everything 1 was and ever knew." ’ ■vfÄ'C. * - •••* Á ^ h ír d .-A >: — ^ •••• ! i>i r~ :, » * * > . * ' ...y • “ À-' ".»Z '. . . . • V v/M;-' U LfíiüS '« : >i V**. * w .... - Ij ¿A. N.E. Alberta St. Oh, yes, she is available! Find her at damaliayo@hotmail.com. ■ Com piled by ORIANA G reen Out at the ballgame ¡F a c h division has only one game remain- | r ing in the R C SA season. The Women’s Division plays July 23 and the Open Division plays July 30, both at Westmore- land Park. 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