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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 2000)
28 j***t ' seplembei IS. 2000 .cl o out ju s t o u t is published on the first and third Friday of every month. The deadline for submissions is 15 days prior to publication. o u t & a b o u t is a free community service of j u s t out. Listing for events and announcements that are specifically relevant to sexual minorities in Oregon and southwest Washington is provided free of charge. The calendar features events up to three weeks beyond the date of publication. Bulletin Board listings run for up to two months from submission date. outreach listings of up to 25 words (not including contact information) are pro vided free of charge to organizations and groups specifically serving the sexual minorities community. All listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline. Listings expire twice a year (in May and November), and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date. Listings are automati cally deleted upon expiration. To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updat ed information at least a month prior to the expiration date. Send listings to: just out (attn: Calendar) P.O. Box 14400 Portland, OR 97293-0400 Clay St Tickets start at $25 from the box office or Ticketmaster. 503-241 1802 ) Stark Raving Theatre offers Suburban Motel Part 1. two one-act plays by George Walker, at Theater' Theatre! through Sept. 30. (Call for times and tickets 3430 SE Belmont St. 503-232-7072.) Theatre Vertigo presents Popcorn at the Russell Street Theater through Oct. 15. (8 pm. 116 NE Russell St. 503-306-0870.) Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. Art on Alberta celebrates with a Street Fair on Sept 16; it also holds a last Thursday gallery walk every month from 6 to 9 pm. so mark Sept. 28 on your calen dar and stroll along Northeast Alberta Street between 14th and 30th avenues, where you'll find 21 gallenes full of art Maps are available at the gallenes. Be sure to check out the new lesbian-owned gallery Plain Jano at 2936 NE Alberta St., which is featunng work by all 20 artists it represents. Another new spot. Groundswell Cafe-Gallery at 1800 NE Alberta St., is featunng work by gay multimedia artist Richard Schemmerer, who set out with his camera to document the gentnfica- tion of the Alberta Street neighborhood. Maryhill Museum of Art presents its collection of Auguste Rodin bronzes through Nov. 15. At the same time, the museum also will feature Queen Mane and the Romanovs This fascinating museum has beautiful grounds and makes a great day trip up the Columbia River Gorge (35 Maryhill Museum Dnve, Goldendale. Wash 509-773-3733.) Matrix Gallery shows When a mask becomes a painting and a painting becomes a mask new work by Robert Petersen, dunng September. (2209 NE Alberta St. 503-288-3204 ) Portland Institute for Contemporary Art pre sents Ammalia. new work by Portland artist Malta Jensen, through Sept. 17. (Noon-6 pm Wednesday- Sunday 219 N W 12th Ave $3 nonmembers, members free 503-242-1419.) Portland Art Museum presents Let’s Entertain an international multimedia exhibition, through Sept. 17. The museum also celebrates the opening of its new wing with a month of free admission through Sept. 17. (10am -5pm Tuesday-Sunday. 1219 SW Park Ave 503-226-2811 . www portlandartmuseum.org) Defunkt Theatre presents David Mamet's The Woods a frank examination of sex, violence and gen der communication, through Oct. 21 at the Back Door Theater. (Call for times and prices 4319 SE Hawthorne Btvd. 503-235 8779.) Imago Theatre presents Sartre's classic No Exit through Oct. 15. (17 SE Eighth Ave. $ I4 -$ I8 from box office. 503-231-9581. or Fastixx.) Lakewood Theatre Company presents The Grass Harp through Oct. 15. (Call for times and tick ets Lakewood Center for the Arts. 368 S State St.. Lake Oswego 503-635-3901.) Late Nite Catechism continues its one-woman, every-nun show in which students are questioned and chastised in the best Catholic tradition, through Sept. 30 (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 2 pm Sunday at Mam Street Theater. 904 SW Mam St. $24 50-$29.50 from Ticketmaster.) Miracle Theatre/Teatro Milagro presents Life la a Dream, a powerful exploration of the meaning of existence, through Oct. 14. (Call for times. 525 SE Stark St. Tickets start at $12. 503-236-7253.) Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland presents the lesbian-themed play Stop Kiss through Oct. 29 at the Black Swan. (Box office 541-482-4331.) Portland Center Stage presents The Devils Sept. 26-Oct. 22 in the Newmark Theatre of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. (Call for times and tickets. 1111 SW Broadway. 503-274-6588) ONSTAGE Artists Repertory Theatre presents the Broadway smash hit The Beauty Queen of Leenane The Portland Opera presents Carmen Sept. 23-30 at Keller (formeriy Civic) Auditonum. (7:30 pm. 222 SW Fra« HIV tasting in Vancouver Gay and b< men are welcome at an offsite testing clinic for needle-free testing. Every first and third Tuesday of the month from 5 6:30 pm at Metropolitan Community Church, 913 W 13th St 360-397 8215, ext. 3141. (10/20) contact. Celia program through the reformed Covenant of Goddess Church. Contact Alaina at alamared@yahoo.com or 503-288-3860. (10/20) White Bird presents the Trisha Brown Company. Tha God Connection Fall Couples Workshop. the acclaimed postmodern dance company. Sept. 21-23 at Lincoln Hall on the campus of Portland State University. (Call for times 1620 SW Park Ave. Tickets start at $12 for students and seniors from Fastixx.) "Relationships That Work. 7 Habits of Highly Successful Life-Partners," facilitated by the Revs. Casey and Berdell Moffett-Chaney (married 17 years, one child). $25 a couple includes lunch. Oct. 7, 10 am-3 pm. 503-481-7591, e-mail: casey@godconnec tion.org. (10/6) BULLETIN BOARD Famed lesbian author Leslea Newman is seeking stories for Pillow Talk III. an anthology of lesbian erotica to be published by Alyson Publications. She is looking for submissions from women who identify as lesbian or bisexual. Obtain guidelines first from PO Box 815, Northampton. MA 01061, or www.lesleanewman.com.) (11/17) One With Heart offers Stnke Back' self-defense Howie Baggadonutz presents Peggy Shaw in her Obie-winnmg solo tour of Menopausal Gentleman. a comedy about a butch lesbian grandmother whose body lakes her on a wild adventure. Oct. 6 and 7 at the Echo Theatre. Opening night is a benefit for the Lesbian Community Project (8 pm 1515 SE 37th Ave. $14 50 advance. $17.50 door from In Other Words. It's My Pleasure or Fastixx. 503-203-3305.) The Lola Green Foundation for Recovery announces an eight-week class. Understanding the Sex Industry, which will address problems with commer cializing sex and focus on ways to eliminate the sex industry Tuesday evenings from 7 30-9:30 pm starting Sept 26 with a sliding fee scale starting at $30 503 236-7244 (9/15) the Corvallis area, meets 7-9 pm Thursdays at First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe Ave. 541-752-2491 or outnabout@gay.com. (11/17) multiple couples working out their kinks, through Sept. 30 at Theater! Theatre! (Call for times. 3430 SE Belmont St. $ I0 -$ I7 from 503-239-5919 or Fastixx.) Northeast Portland. Sponsored by OHSU and facilitated by Mynam Coppens, LMFT, CNP, 503-494-7031. (11/17) play runs through Oct. 15. (Reiersgaard Theatre. 1516 SW Alder St. $1S-$26 Call for times: 503-241-1278) Out 'N About, a group for queer youth ages 13-20 in Woman's spirituality salf-dasignad study group forming. Basic structure, adviser, some group Free ongoing support group for men with HIV/AIDS meets 12 30-2 pm Wednesdays in Please type your announcements and include full contact information. 1111 SW 10th Ave 503-294-7440 (10/6) triangle productions! presents Oregon playwnght Peter Ackerman's Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight a gay bedroom farce about New York and No on 9! It's dangerous for our kids, and it's danger ous for our schools. Help Basic Rights Oregon stop the OCA's latest initiative. Call Chad at 503-232-7176 or wnte to PO Box 40625, Portland, OR 97240. (11/3) Fax submissions to (503) 236-1257 or e-mail to justout@justout.com. to 503-238-6036. ext 109. (9/15) classes for women Oct. 6-8 at 4231 SE Hawthorne Blvd. For information call 503-231-1999. (9/15) Got the gift of gab? Put it to good use as a vol unteer host for open mike night at Portland's only lesbian-owned java joint. Touchstone Coffee House Becky also is booking musicians for the rest of the year, so if you're interested give her a jingle at 503-262-7613. (11/17) Every third Thursday of the month the Lesbian Community Project holds a Domestic Violence Group for women from 6-7 pm at the LCP office. 1001 E Burnside St. They will create a project to help themselves heal. 503-233-3913. (10/6) Volunteers are needed for the Konten Race for the Cure Sept. 15-17. There is a special need for help on race day Sept. 17 at Waterfront Park in Portland. 503-553-3680 (9/15) Second Chance for an over-35 single professional lesbian women's gathering at a private home for socializing and networking. Would you like to meet oth ers like yourself 4-8 pm Sept. 23? Food, fun and music. BYOB. RSVP: 503-880-7580. (9/15) Lesbian/bi women in breakups: an eight-session support group will be offered Sept. 19-Nov. 7 Tuesdays. Call Julie O'Donnell at 503-241-7002. (9/15) The YWCA of Greater Portland Counseling Center offers sliding fee scale counseling for individuals, couples and groups in a safe, confidential and sup portive environment at The Bi-MEN Groups and Clubs have grown from just 100 bi guys in 1999 to more than 18,000 today and still are growing quickly. Find Bi-MEN groups at www egroups.com and www.topica.com. Find Bi-MEN clubs at clubs.yahoo com. (10/20) Come play women's competitive pick-up bas ketball 7 pm Thursdays at Irvington Park, NE Seventh Avenue at Fremont Street. (9/15) Reclaiming My Life is a Portland men's group now forming for individuals with HIV or other life-challenging illnesses who want to cope with and get beyond "stuck points" in their recovery process from drugs or alcohol. Receive individual counseling and/or join a support group in safety, with confidentiality and with no cost. Sessions will be held on Fridays and/or Saturdays depending on needs. Call Project Quest at 503-493-0288; you'll receive a return call to set up an initial appointment with a facilitator. (9/15) EMO's HIV Day Canter needs volunteers The DBX home meal delivery program relies on volunteer drivers to deliver meals to homebound folks who are living with HIV and AIDS. They need drivers to do two to six stops one day a week in the late afternoon or others who could be available as substitutes. They also need gener al volunteers at the Day Center for a variety of tasks. Call Lowen at 503-460-3822. (9/15) Laatharwoman's Suppar Club monthly potlucks are held on the third Saturday of every month from 7 to 9 pm. These are SM/DS-onented discussions and social gathenngs for women-identified women. The group has no dues, no workshops, no bylaws, no poli tics and no play parties. This is just a way to meet and socialize with other women with similar interests. For further information contact lynnes@teleport.com or PO Box 14931. Portland. OR 97293. (9/15) These gals kno w how to b lo w — the B illy Tip to n M em orial Saxophone Q u a rte t plays the Snake & Weasel S e p t. 29 Body Electric is Celebrating the Body Erotic— you've heard about it and talked about it, and now it's time to do it. Men, experience your sexual energy in a different way. Through ntual. breath and massage, wake up your body, mind and spmt to ecstatic states of being. Nov. 4-5, 503-790- 2141 or wwwbodyelectnc.orq. (11/3) The Concord Community of Choirs is holding auditions dur ing September for all its choirs, including the Aurora Chorus and the David York Ensemble. Call 503-721-0262 for more informa tion. (9/15) You are invited to a free semi nar on long-term care insur ance sponsored by Floreid Walker on Oct. 5 at the Portland Conference Center. 300 NE Multnomah St. RSVP by Oct. 2 P y k eS Tp W a fd h . 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