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(uno 1.2001 y Lesbian waves a stick and gay men follow Put on your dancing shoes Hooray for the Hollywood land in Maurice. The series also features a pre implants Mariel Hemingway in the early les bian classic Personal Best. Also for women and anyone who appreciates a great romance is my personal all-time fave lesbo flick, When Night Is Falling. If you’ve never seen this one, you owe it to yourself to see it on a big screen. You’ll find the complete schedule at the Internet site www.sensoryperceptions.org or by calling the Festival Hotline at 503-242-0818. A show of faith | ticking with Pride events, an unusual display is on view June 11 to 17 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 S.W. Park Ave. A Shower o f Stoles is a collection of liturgical stoles honoring the religious faith of hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people. T h e project began in 1995 in Minneapolis, where an ordained person was unable to continue working in her church because of her sexual orientation. As a show of support, other people living closet ed lives sent her stoles. Today the collection numbers more than 600 from three continents; this show will feature 150 of them. Some stoles were made by church members in support of gay clergy, and others were sent anonymously. In all, they are a powerful testament to faith and com mitment. Admission is free; call 503-227-2439 for times. The art of the matter ?he Lesbian Art Guild is showing its work through June 30 at the Jantzen Beach Barnes & Noble, 1720 N. Jantzen Beach. An artists reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. June 8. Artists include Kelley Beg ley, Melissa Frye, Jenny Gilbert, Mary Hauer, Heron, Page Jordan and Maria Pace. Works T out ever» u j i o n include acrylics, pastels, water- colors, fine art photography, metal sculpture and jewelry. 4100 S.E. Division ▼ 233-6950 HOMEMADE MEXICAN FOOD/G RE AT VEGETARIAN DISHES 4 5JI ^outdoor seating ^ weekend breakfast ^ fut tire tuescloijs Out on the courts Portland tennis aces eam Portland Tennis Alliance will play host to the annual N W Cup at the Port land Tennis Center, 324 N.E. 12th Ave. This will be the sixth year of the event, which is a competition between Team Portland, the Seattle Tennis Alliance and the Vancouver International Pride Association. T he hosts traditionally have won the cup, although this year might prove differently. Vancouver is bringing a more advanced women’s team than the others, so it should be interesting. Every one is welcome to watch the event, and admission is free. M atch play begins at 9 a.m. June 2, continues until 10 p.m. and resumes from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. June 3. T ingo’s, a new lesbian-owned restaurant and bar, will be donating 15 percent of its gross sales from each Thursday during the month of June to Basic Rights Oregon. (Thursday night has already become very successful with the institution of Girls Night Out.) In addi tion, BRO will provide donation envelopes for customers as well as information explaining what the organization does. There will also be an informal donation jug at the bar. This will be a great opportunity for education and out reach into the larger community. JH1 D eclectic food, wine, & furnishings Restaurant ▼ Retail | ection 3 1: Rogue, the newest book in the Star . Trek: The Next Generation series, was written * by Just Out writer Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin. The novel pits Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his crew against a shadowy covert operations division of Starfleet. Throughout the book, Lt. Hawk, a young homosexual officer on the Starship Enterprise, plays a pivotal role in a crisis of galactic proportions. Both authors will read and sign books 7 p.m. June 13 at Borders, 708 S.W. Third Ave. They’ll repeat the greet 6:30 p.m. June 20 at Gai-Pied, 2544 N.E. Broadway. Good food for a good cause J o i n t h e B le n d J Live queer and prosper PHOTO BY I makes for a very grassroots § kind of experience,” Coffee 3 adds. On that note, the two | choruses will premiere the | three-movement piece Here | We Are, written especially for this occasion by noted lesbian composer Diane Benjamin, as well as some of the best works from the recent GALA Chorus Festival. W hether it’s men or women with altitude, Coffee calls it “a privi lege... to see people at their most beautiful. W hen people are singing, you realize that this is the greatest potential of the The PGMC welcomes Sue Coffee (left) human race.” Men with Altitude! is performed 8 p.m. June 9 and 2 p.m. June 10 at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1512 S.W. Morrison St. Tickets are $12-$20 from any chorus member or Fastixx. — Marc Arito fhat happens when you put one lesbian in a room with 140 gay men? You’ll have to go to the Portland Gay M en’s Chorus Men with Altitude! concert to find out, as the ¡join the fellas of the Portland Gay Men’s guys welcome the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, [Chorus for the Rainbow Ball, their second and its lesbian conductor, as their guests. The ^annual kickoff to Pride 2001, June 15 at the founding artistic director of Sound Circle, an Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St. Boogie a cappella women’s ensemble in Boulder, Colo., through the decades with three disc jockeys on Sue Coffee first came to the chorus as an inter two dance floors. Poison Waters will be collect im director after its conductor left suddenly. ing canned food for Esther’s Panty. The doors “So much of the chorus experience is about open at 8 p.m., and tickets are $12 at the door or community,” she says, “that I felt certain they $10 in advance from the Crystal Ballroom box should have a male director.” But so pleased office, Ticketmaster or www.mcmenamins.com. was the chorus with her conducting that they called off the search and asked her to remain. As the conductor now of both a gay chorus and a lesbian chorus, Coffee filters (sorry, he Hollywood Theatre will screen the June couldn’t resist the pun) her experiences from Pride Series, a collection of classic gay and both together. “The guys are so funny, so lesbian films, all month long. Sensory Per delightful and lovely,” she says, “they made me ceptions, the nonprofit organization responsi realize I could stand to lighten up.” As a result, ble for the annual LG BT Film Festival, creat she has since encouraged her women’s chorus ed the series in response to frequent requests to camp it up a little. for screenings of older gay and lesbian On the other hand, she has introduced films that have not been seen the men’s chorus to the more per recently or were underappreci sonal, reflective approach she ated at the time of their customarily takes with the release. Highlights include women. “It was foreign to Reflections in a Golden Eye, them at first, but they’re get starring Marlon Brando as a ting used to it,” she says. husband whose eye wanders What comes easily, how from his wife (Elizabeth Tay ever, is the chorus’s relationship lor) to another man. A1 Paci to music written by living queer no stars in Dog Day composers. “There’s a very di rect connection between the Russell Crowe (left) stars in Afternoon, and Hugh Grant performers and the pieces that The Sum of Us at the Hollywood plays gay in Edwardian Eng- Com piled by OR1ANA G reen Sprfngwater Grill 1/2 O ff E n t r e e h / pure hase o f eq u a l o r g r e a t e r value DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS • FULL SERVICE BAR • ICE COLD MICROBREWS BULL RING N W 1900 NW27th at Vaughn • (503) 274-409« Open www.hu II ri ng.citysearch.com Tacs-Fri 11am non-smoking establishment Join Us for Happy Hour from 4:J0pm to fi .'Wpm Sat Si Son 4pm Clonad Monday R c.>cn'(ition.i v> Ctmtnui.1 R a in irc t)
