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form ance runs through Feb. 17 at Theater! Theatre!
fou rth Thursdays and 6-8:30 pm every third W ednesday.
sents the w ork o f renow ned New York photographer
(8 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday 3430 SE
If you can help, please call Kate at 503-238-4420. (3 /1 )
Suzanne Opton through Feb. 23.
B elm ont S t. $12-$20 from 503-242-0080.)
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art.
Stark Raving Theatre runs After the Zipper a
219 NW 12th A ve., presents photo-based w ork by
Melanie Mane hot through M arch 23.
daring queer th rille r o f cinem atic proportion, through
Release encourages unhurried healing to help bring life
back into focus a fte r the blur o f pain and bewilderm ent
M arch 2 (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 7 pm Sunday
caused by loss. Join the small, confidential support class
2257 N W Raleigh S t. $10-$20 from 503-232-7072.)
6:30-8 30 pm W ednesdays Feb. 21 -M arch 21. The co st
Artists Repertory Theatre presents M y Castle's
Rockin': The Alberta Hunter Story an autobiographi
cal account o f the legendary blues singer's life and work told
through dramatic monologue and song. Her lesbian identity
o u tr e a c h 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.
Have you lo s t a loved one? Your job? Your health? Grief
is $31 C all 503-775-5024 to register (2 /1 5 )
Stark Raving Theatre presents lesbian com ic per
form er Dorothy Hirsch in her one-wom an show
Where's T o to ? This sm orgasbord o f belly laughs pep
Anyone out there involved in the Oregon Women's
Ambulance Corp. in Portland between 1940 and 1942?
pered w ith w itty im provisation plays Fridays and
Saturdays through M arch 2. (1 0.30 pm . 2257 N W
If so, you can help w ith an oral history project. Please con
tact Lori at 503-249-3665 o r lamcgil@ regence.com. (3 /1 )
Raleigh S t. $ 1 2 from 503-232-7072)
Open Hand a nonprofit self-defense organization that
White Bird presents Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
figures heavily in the play, which runs
through Feb. 17 a; Interstate
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S K Josefsberg Studio 403 N W 11th A ve.. pre
teaches skills to inspire nonviolence and conflict mediation,
is looking fo r com m itted volun
teers. Winter training ¡s
Firehouse Cultural Center (8 pm
10 am-1 pm Feb. 17.
Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday
O pportunities include help with
outreach, resource develop
5340 N Interstate Ave. $16 from
ment, public relations, adminis
tration and maintenance and
503-241-1278.)
defunkt theatre presents the
facilities Call 503-493-1000 to
register. (2 /15)
Pacific N orthw est prem iere o f Sarah
Kanes Phaedra's Love an
ju s t o u t (attn: Calendar)
P.0. Box 14400
Portland, OR 97293-0400
Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center has an
unapologetic take on Seneca's G reek
classic Phaedra, through Feb 16 at
Back D oor Theatre C ontains explicit
open call fo r perform ing artists
and perform ing arts organiza
tions fo r selected dates this
them es o f violence and sex; recom
Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e-mail justout@ justout.com.
mended fo r m ature audiences only.
Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone.
$ 8 -$ l5 from 503-993-9062 )
year. Applicants m ust be
identified w ith an underrepre
Miracle Theatre o ffers a powerful
production o f Yerma a modem
o r present m aterial reflecting
an ethnic or cultural perspec
(8 pm. 4319 SE H awthorne Btvd
sented ethnic o r cultural group
Please type your announcements and include full contact information.
m asterpiece by Spanish playw right
on our relationship to the natural world— in Gallery 2.
G ay-ow ned A rt Home Gallery 438 SE S ixth Ave..
and M arina G ivaliova through Feb. 28
month from 6 to 9 pm, so mark Feb. 28 on your calendar
and stroll along N ortheast Alberta S treet between 14th
Place and 30th Avenue. Be sure to check out the lesbian-
owned Plain Jane at 2936 NE Alberta S t. and the gay-
Portland Actors Conservatory
opens its season w ith Neil Simon's
one night only, Feb 26, at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The
their work— through March 2. Included in the show at
classic comedy Biloxi Blues the story o f Eugene Moms
company is one of the most widely known and highly
207 SW Pine St. is gay New York painter Ross Bleckner
jaunt through boot camp, where he encounters danger, big
respected in the country. (7:30 pm. 1037 SW Broadway
ing fo r softball players. Its team is a m em ber o f the
Rose City Softball Association w hich w ill play
otry, homosexuality, flatulence and Arm y food. Showing
$15.50-$39 from Ticketmaster, www.whiteblrd.org.)
host to the W orld Senes this summer. Expenence is not
at 2315 NE Alberta S t O N D A Studio and Gallery
Ave. #210. displays the w ork o f P ortland painters
2215 NE A lberta S t., also gay-owned, features the w ork
o f Hampton Rodnguez through Feb. 26 and mixed-media
Sandy Sam pson and Jo Ann G illes through M arch 2.
through March 3 at Firehouse Theatre (C all fo r times
1436 S W M ontgom ery St. $ 1 7-$20 from 503-274-1717.)
Mount Hood Community College's Visual Arts
Center 26000 SE S tark S t., o ffe rs the exhibit D ate by
Rebecca Sexton The large-form at photographs—
plaster casts of sections of tree tranks, focusing attention
ing, household goods and cremations. (503-283-8535.) (5/02)
O U treach
Health, Education, A ID S Liaison (H E A L ) o ffers
inform ation about alternative view s o f AID S causation
and HIV testing. For inform ation and a free packet,
leave your name and address. (503-227-2339.) (5 /0 2 )
HIV Day Center o ffe rs hot m eals, counseling, laun
AIDS & HIV
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M etro: AIDS & HIV
Clackam as Women's Services is looking fo r v o l
un teers to w o rk w ith ad ult and child su rvivo rs o f
Women's Intercommunity A ID S Resource, the
fine folks who bnng you Camp S tarlight, have an im m e
diate need fo r volunteer child care 11 am-1 pm
Tuesdays, noon-2 pm Thursdays, 6-8:30 pm second and
the Treatment Information Exchange (TIE) program. W eekly
meetings are led by professionals in a specialized area o f
d o m estic and sexual violence. O p p o rtu n itie s include
fa c ilita tin g su p p o rt groups, em ergency s h e lte r sta ffin g
and organizing children 's play groups. C all Traci at
50 3-65 4-2 807 . (2 /1 5 )
503-493-0288. p q u e s t§ te le p o rt com . ) (5 /0 2 )
Research and Education Group provides access
treatment. (Tuesday nights. 503-736-0194.)(5/02)
to H IV /A ID S research tnals o f new drugs and therapies
Metropolitan African American Support
Connection (M A A S C ) is a support group fo r
fo r people in O regon and southw est W ashington.
(S uite 185. 1650 N W N a ito Parkway 503-229-8428 o r
800-875-8428. regroup@ reg.org.) (5 /0 2 )
A frican Am erican men and wom en infected o r affected
by HIV. They m eet w eekly at P roject Q uest. (6-8 pm
Sw an House is a specialized adult fo s te r care home
7 to 9 pm every W ednesday at 3 Fnends Coffeehouse,
201 SE 12th Ave. Lavender Lounge meets from 7 to 9 pm
dry facilities, cb th in g , com puters w ith internet access,
every Friday at the same location. (Portland: S uite 310,
haircuts. Se habla espanol. (9 am -3 pm M onday-Friday.
O u r House is a residential care fa c ility fo r those living
assistance w ith personal care, m obility, m edications or
620 S W Fifth Ave. 503-223-5907 W ashington County.
2941 NE A in sw orth St. 503-460-3822.) (5 /0 2 )
w ith and dying from AID S. (2727 SE A ld e r S t.. P ortland.
drug/a lco hol m ental health support. (4764 SE Logus
OR 97214 503-234-0175.) (5 /0 2 )
Road. M ilw aukie 50 3-7 8 6 -4 8 2 9 ) (5 /0 2 )
Women's Intercommunity AIDS Resource (WIAR)
503-693-3234 C lark County. 3 6 0 735-9170.) (5 /0 2 )
A ID S Prevention Team o ffe rs educational m aterials,
Bnce at 503-287-2248. (2 /1 5 )
B roadw ay 4355. $7-$12 from Ticketm aster.)
piece about a woman obsessed w ith violence. The per
people affected by chronic
and life-challenging illness, including H IV /A ID S , is look
necessary as long as you give it your best. C ontact
Portland State University runs The Vagina
Monologues through Feb. 16. (7 pm . 1825 S W
Profile Theatre continues its Harold P inter season
w ith the Portland prem iere o f Ashes to Ashes a
w hich explore loss, longing, m em ory and fem inine
stereotypes— w ill be on display Feb 18-M arch 15.
Highway, offers a collaborative exhibition by five Oregon
women in the mam space and Elizabeth Stanek's Castings—
and exercise program fo r
Elizabeth Leach Gallery plays host to Field— an exhibi
G ay-owned Mark Woolley Gallery. 120 NW N inth
The Art Gym at Marythurst University 17600 Pacific
Team Quest an athletic
Portland Actors Conservatory offers Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues through March 3
tion of several artists who exemplify a celebration of color in
owned Alberta Arts Pavilion/Our Dream Gallery
paintings by Bonnie Lee Feb. 28-M arch 26.
requirem ents (3 /1 )
Friday and Saturday. 425 SE Sixth
Ave. $1 5 from 503-236-7253.)
exhibits paintings by Russian a rtis ts Sergei Laushkin
A rt on Alberta holds a last Thursday gallery walk every
tive. Call Ton at 503-823-2001
o r e-mail ifcc@ teleport.com fo r
Federico G arcía Lorca, through
M arch 9. (7 .30 pm Thursday, 8 pm
phones, mail drop, recreational a ctivitie s, m assage and
Daily Bread Express provides hom e delivery o f
Thursday 15 N M om s S t. Linda 503-493-0288 ) (5 /0 2 )
serving tow -incom e individuals w ith H IV /A ID S who need
Clackamas County Public Health o ffe rs anony
high-quality meals to H IV -positive individuals in need.
Partnership Project provides social work and nursing case
m ous and confidential HIV te stin g and counseling to
Fresh meals delivered w eekdays, frozen meals fo r
management to people living with HIV/AIDS. Get help coordi
is a m ultiservice program for women and children affected
w eekends. (M ara 503-460-3822.) (5 /0 2 )
nating all aspects of health care as well as financial manage
by HIV/AIDS. O ffers individual counseling, support groups,
CAREAswst (form erly known as ADAP/CHIP) pays for
anyone Se habla espanol. N o needles' C all fo r sched
uled and w alk-in te stin g tim es. (O regon C ity:
ment. food and housing assistance, and emotional support.
advocacy and other services. Drop-in support group every
health insurance premiums, presenpton drags and insurance
503-655-8471. Sandy 5 0 3 -7 2 2 -6 6 6 0 .)( 5 /0 2 )
(8:30 am-5 pm Monday-Fnday. 503-230-1202.) (5/02)
Tuesday at 11 am; Nurture N ight for women and their chil
plan co-payments and deductibles fo r eligible people with
HIV/AIDS. Programs of the Oregon Health Division and Ryan
For Us Northwest (F U N ) provides em otional and
offers a full-service medical clinic, including on-site pharma
Plus Club House Party provides an open social gath
social support a ctivitie s fo r children infected o r affected
cist and nutritionist, medication management, mental health
ering for people living w ith HIV and AIDS to mingle and
by H IV /A ID S C all fo r inform ation and volunteer oppor
services and case management. Se habla espanol. ASL and
network. The group meets in private homes at 2 pm on the
tun ities (5 0 3 -7 7 7 -4 9 0 3 )( 5 /0 2 )
foreign language interpretation (8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday
Fourth Floor, 426 SW Stark St. 503 988-5020.) (5/02)
third Sunday o f the month. (Brian 503-249- 7030.) (5 /0 2 )
International Foundation for Alternative
Research in AIDS (IFARA) provides education through
inform ation, support groups and sports activitie s fo r
free condom s and lends out HIV books and videos fo r
residents o f C olum bia County. (503-397-4651.) (.5/02)
VWiite CARE Act Titles I and N (8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday.
503-731-4029 Outside Portland 800005-2313.) (5/02)
Cascade A ID S Project provides nonmedical services
Multnomah County Health Department s HIV Health
Services Center specializes in the treatment o f HIV It
Friends of People with AIDS Foundation offers assis
to people whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS in
tance to those with HIV. Services include 72-hour food boxes,
O regon and southw est W ashington. Spamsh-language
assistance available. Young M en's C offee Talk m eets from
emergency travel and lodging, entertainment, pet care, cloth-
dren every third W ednesday o f the month; support groups
fo r black women and working women Child care provided
Project Quest o ffers health appointm ents, nutritional
people living w ith HIV and AID S. (1 5 N M om s S t.
All services are confidential and free of charge. (9 am-5 pm
Monday-Fnday 503-238-4420 or 888-303-4420) (5/02)
Washington County Health Department pro
vides fre e needle-free HIV testing services fo r gay and
bi men at Beaverton C om m unity H ealth C linic. (6-8 pm
M onday 12550 S W S econd S t 50 3-84 & 4 734 .) (5 /0 2 )
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