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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 2002)
y g J u t a o t •Tebruary U 2002 |.'!,|;W!WI±Uneu>s L aughing A ll the W ay to the B ank You just gotta know where to go! Comedian Lily Tomlin headlines Equity Foundation awards gala by Jim R adosta See The Boys At Dick's Mackenzie Ford Bill Huff Haris Akhtar Roger Johnson R Dick's Mackenzie Ford 4151 SB T V . Hwy Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-693-1133 Not good with any other offer • No Credit • Bad Credit • Good Credit A Elise Campbell, gri , abr It's that S im p le ! C a ll Today! "Thank you, Elite! We loved w orking w ith you. Not only did you do a g reat job locating houses to show us th a t fit o u r tastes, but you were also a lot of fun to spend a Saturday w ith. You m ade everything go sm oothly and easily and all we had to do was show up w here you told us to. 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Equity’s largest donor, he is a straight ally who simply believes in justice for all, accord ing to executive director Matthew Nelson. “He is one of the most generous men in the community,’’ he says. “It’s because he believes that all people deserve dignity.” The award was named after a gay couple who co-founded Equity in 1989. Grigsby and Vegher, who moved last July to Providence, R.I., will return to Portland for the gala. “The only reason we’re here is because of them ,” Nelson says. “They quietly did a ton of work.” Equity also will award grants to 25 organizations during the gala. Nelson notes a number of new recip ients: the people behind the Ballot Measure 9 documentary, who are working on a piece about older queer activists; a “scrappy” domestic violence program in southern O re gon; and a “circuit riding” project to help nonprofits im plem ent new Fred Miller technology strategies. Nelson says the foundation chose Tomlin because she has the right mix of “sass and humor,” and her style of comedy appeals to Lily Tomlin will entertain during the Invest ments in Dignity Awards Gala people of all ages and interests. This will he her first Portland appearance in 10 years. Tomlin will wrap up a San Francisco engage ment Feb. 3 of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, written by her partner, Jane Wag ner. The Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner most recently appeared in the films Orange County, The Kid and Tea with Mussolini, in which she portrayed a lesbian. J H Tickets to the INVESTMENTS IN D ignity A w a r d s are available by visiting wivw.ticketweb.com or calling 888-468-7623. Prices range from $175, which includes a dessert reception with Lily Tomlin, to $50 balcony seats. For more information e-mail lily@equityfoundation. org. M a jo r G r a n t R e c ip ie n t s 11 » v I o n i p t* > s i i i n w \ > f* S O N S Trade-ins accepted. Lease Program. 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