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every month from 6 to 9 pm. so mark March 28 on
your calendar and stroll along Northeast Alberta Street
between 14th Place and 30th Avenue Maps are avail
able at the galleries Be sure to check out the lesbian-
owned Plain Jane at 2936 NE Alberta St and the
gay owned A lberta A rts P a vilio n /O u r Dream
G allery at 2315 NE Alberta St ONDA S tudio and
G allery. 2215 NE Alberta St., also gay-owned, fea
tures mixed-media paintings by Bonnie Lee through
March 26
in terstate Firehouse C ultural C enter 5340 N
Interstate A v e , offers two exhibitions through
March 30 The Mam Gallery features Perspectives o f
Peace, a multidisciplinary project by Portland artist
Ping Khaw-Sutherland In the Entry Gallery is
Healing in Motion, bold and colorful expressionist«:
paintings by Portland lesbian artist Shezuet M ille r
Sowelu Theater presents gay playwright Mark
Ravenhil s Some Explicit Polaroid» through Apnl 20 at
Gay-owned M ark W oolley G allery 120 NW Ninth
Ave #210. displays the work of two Portland artists
through March 30 Rachel Denny s mixed-media
installation explores history and memory, and painter
B ill Kram er presents By Land and Sea, Interpreting
the Northwest
Backdoor Theater (8 pm Thursday Saturday. 4 pm Sunday
4319 SE Hawthorne B/vd $7-$t5 from 503 230-2090)
triangle productions! offers For Reasons That
Remain Unclear, playwnght Mart Crowley's timely look
at activities the Catholic Church would rather forget,
through March 30 at Theater1 Theatre! (Call fo r times.
3430 SE Belmont St. $15-$19 from 503-239-5919 )
The Portland In stitu te fo r Contem porary A rt
219 NW 12th Ave , presents photo based work by
M elanie M anchot through March 23.
ONSTAGE
The A rt Gym at M arylhurst U niversity. 17600
Pacific Highway, offers a collaborative exhibition by five
Oregon women In the main space and Elizabeth
Stanek's Castings— plaster casts of sections of tree
trunks, focusing attention on our relationship to the nat
ural world— in Gallery 2 Both shows are on view
through March 28.
Gay owned A rt Home G allery. 438 SE Sixth A v e .
exhibits the mixed-media work of Portland Cuban artist
Efrain Gonzalez through Apnl 4
Barnes l Noble at Jantzen Beach displays the work
of Portland lesbian landscape photographer Verone
Flood through March 31.
Gay owned B rian M arki G allery. 2236 NE
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II Teatro Calimari offers the award-winning Waiting for
a Tram through March 24 at Echo Theatre Features an
eclect«: mix of vaudeville, comedy and mag«: realism for all
audiences (2 pm Saturday-Sunday 1515 SE 37th Ave
$ I0 -$ I2 from 503975-5966. Jackpot Records or Fastixx)
Imago Theatre runs FROGZ March 28 Apnl 21.
Known worldwide for its inventive illusions, acrobatics
and mischievous fun. the performance also includes the
resurrection of big. blue muscleman Oskar, who will join
the usual group of amphibians, reptiles and confused
penguins (Call for days and times 17 SE Eighth Ave.
$13 $23 from 503-231-9581 or Fastixx )
Lewis ft C lark College offers Tony Kushner's
award-winning Angela in America: Millennium
Approaches through March 16 at Fir Acres Theatre
(7 3 0 pm 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road $3-$8 from box
office or 503-768 7495.)
M elinda A the Angels perform Wonderbroads. a
and HIV testing For information and a free packet,
leave your name and address (503 227-2339 ) (5/02)
HIV Day C enter offers hot meals, counseling, laun
dry facilities, clothing, computers with Internet access.
pfKines. mail drop, recreational activities, massage and
haircuts Se habla espanol (9 am-3 pm Monday-Fnday
2941 NE Ainsworth St 503-460-3822) (5/02)
AIDS & HIV_______ I
Metro:
A ID S & H IV
AIDS Prevention Team offers educational materi
als. free condoms and lends out HIV books and videos
for residents of Columbia County. (503-397-4651.)
(5/02)
CAREAssist pays for health insurance premiums, pre-
sc option drugs and insurance plan co-payments and
deductibles for eligible people with HIV/AIDS Programs
of the Oregon Health Division and Ryan White CARE
Act Titles I and II (8 am-5 pm Monday-Fnday
503-731-4029 Outside Portland 800 805 2313 ) (5/02)
Cascade AIDS P roject provides nonmedical serv
ices to people whose lives are affected by HIV and
AIDS m Oregon and southwest Washington Spamsh-
language assistance available Young Men's Coffee Talk
meets from 7 to 9 pm every Wednesday at 3 Friends
Coffeehouse. 201 SE 12th Ave Lavender Lounge
meets from 7 to 9 pm every Fnday at the same loca
tion. (Portland: Suite 310. 620 SW Fifth Ave
503-223-5907 Washington County: 503-693-3234
Clark County: 360- 735-9170.) (5/02)
Clackamas County P ublic Health offers anony
mous and conhdential HIV testing and counseling to
anyone Se habla espanol No needles1 Call for sched
uled and walk-in testing times (Oregon City:
503 655-8471 Sandy: 503-722 6 6 6 0 ) (5/02)
For Us N orthw est (FUN) provides emotional and
social support activities for children infected or affected
by HIV/AIDS Call for informat«)n and volunteer oppor
tunities (503-777-4903.) (5/02)
D aily Bread Express provides home delivery of
high-quality meals to HIV-positive individuals in need
Fresh meals delivered weekdays, frozen meals for
weekends (Mara 503-460-3822 ) (5/02)
Multnomah County Health Department's HIV Health
Services C enter offers a full-service medical clinic,
including on-site pharmacist and nutntiomst. medicatxm
management, mental health services, wellness program
and case management Se habla espanol ASL and for
eign language mterpretat«>n available (8 am-5 pm
Monday-Fnday Fourth Floor. 426 SW Stark St
503 988-5020 ) (5/02)
Friends o f People w ith AIDS Foundation offers
International Foundation fo r A lternative
Research in AIDS (IFARA) provides education
assistance to those with HIV, including 72 hour food
boxes, emergency travel and lodging, entertainment, pet
care, clothing, household goods and cremabons
(503 283-8535 ) ( 5/02)
through the Treatment Information Exchange (TIE) pro
gram Weekly meetings are led by professionals in a
specialized area of treatment (Tuesday nights
503 73 8 01 9 4 ) (5/02)
H ealth. Education, AIDS Liaison (HEAL) offers
M etropolitan A frican American Support
Connection (M AASC) is a support group for
information about alternative views of AIDS causatxxi
rousing musical comedy about ‘ babes and broads who
broke the rules," through Apnl 14 at the St Johns
YWCA and at Coho Theatre (Call fo r times YWCA,
8010 N Charleston A v e . Coho. 2257 NW Raleigh St
$ 12 50 $ 18 from 503-288 5181 o r Fastixx)
The Portland Opera performs The Consul March 30
and Apnl 3 and 6 at Keller Auditonum. This English-lan
guage opera takes audiences to an unnamed Central
American city and a faceless consulate m whx:h a desper
ate wife seeks a visa for her husband (7 30 pm. 222 SW
Third Ave. $26-$155 from 503 241-1802 or Tcketm aster)
Dining Room through March 16 at Metropolitan
Community Church of Portland. (7:30 pm. 2400 NE
Broadway $12 from 503-281 8 8 6 8)
Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone.
A rt on A lborto holds a last Thursday gallery walk
Eugene s Full C ity Calé 842 Peari St., displays Susan
Detroy s Mythic Animal Senes through March 31.
Bob Jackson Theater presents A R Gurney's The
Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e-mail justout@ justout.com.
ON VIEW
Broadway, displays Botanical Collages by Sherry
Wilmsen through March 31.
triangle productions! performs Shakespeare's R&J,
a vibrant, hot-blooded adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
as read in an all-boys Catholic school. Runs through
March 30 at Theater1 Theatre! (7 30 pm Thursday. 8 pm
Fnday and Saturday 3430 SE Belmont St $15-$ 19
from 503 239-5919.)
triangle productions! also presents Forbidden
Broadway through Apnl 6 at the World Trade Center
Auditonum This amusing spoof of musical theater
includes such classics as “ This Song's Too High" from
Les Miserables and "I'm Going to Kill Myself
Tomorrow" from Annie. Good for aficionados and ama
teurs alike (8 pm Friday-Saturday 121 SW Salmon St
$20-$25 from 503-239-5919 o r Fastixx.)
BULLETIN BOARD
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Are you a gay guy 45 o r older? A support and
discussion group is forming to socialize and talk about
common life issues Call Gregory at 503-232 8392 or
write gm@dnai.com. (4/5)
B uying, selling, relocating? Put your "gay dollars*
to work for you1 Call 800-442-9735 or visit www cross-
roadsrelocation.org for a free referral to a knowledge
able GLBT re a lto r— anywhere natxxiwide (3/15)
GLBT scuba diving group forming to get together
socially and go on group dives in the area. Also interested
in organizing to go to natxxial queer scuba fund raising
events such as Diving for Life. All skill levels welcome,
including those wanting to team to dive Contact Anita at
503-421-4788 or acfk>yd@qwest net. (3/15)
Q ueer Am erican Sign Language Classes start
in Apnl Beginning level starts 7-9 p m Apnl 3 and runs
for 10 consecutive Wednesday evenings Intermediate
classes begin 7-9 p.m. Apnl 1 and run for 10 consecu
tive Monday evenings. Sponsored by Deaf and Heanng
Outreach and taught by Jeska Duckworth, a member of
the queer and deaf community Sliding scale $55-$85
Register at 503-235-0840 or queerasl@yahoo com.
(3/15)
Volunteers needed to help at P ortland P rida 2002
June 15-16 All kinds of opportunities in three-hour to
all-day shifts. E-mail redcowboyboots@excite com or
pndenorthwest@usa net or call 503-295-9788 (4/5)
The 13th annual Dyke A rt R etreat Encampment >s
June 30-July 7 at Steppingwoods women's land near
Roseburg. This exciting week of focused group and indi
vidual self-initiated art projects in a supportive environ
ment provides three vegetanan meals a day— and a hot
tub! Cost is $175-$195. For information and a registra
tion form, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
DARE, 2000 King Mountain Trail. Sunny Valley. OR
97497. (3/15)
The R o m C ity S o ftb a ll A ssociation plays host to
W orld Series 2002 Aug. 18-25. To volunteer or to
sponsor/jom a team, call 503-450-9999 Volunteers can
wnte volunteers@senes2002.org; players wnte mem-
bership@portlandgaysoftball.com. For further info on the
RCSA or World Series, visit
www portlandgaysoftball com (4/19)
Looking for adult begmner/mtermediate piano play
ers to play for each other and discuss selections.
Contact Lon at 503-249-3665 or e-mail
lamcgil@regence com. (3/15)
W itnesses needed: Did you witness a dis
turbance involving multiple people about
1 a m. Feb 16 in front of Boxxes/Red Cap
Garage7 Please call 503-534-8971 if you did
Someone's rights are in jeopardy (3/15)
Afncan Amencan men and women infected or
affected by HIV Meets weekly at Project
Quest. (6 8 pm Thursday 15 N M om s St.
Linda 503-493 0288 ) (5/02)
O ur House is a residential care facility for
those living with and dying from AIDS
(2727 SE Alder S t. Portland. OR 97214
503 234 0175.) ( 5/02)
Partnership P roject provides social work
and nursing case management to people living
with HIV/AIDS. Get help coordinating all
aspects of health care as well as financial
management, food and housing assistance,
and emotional support. (8 30 am-5 pm
Monday Friday 503-230-1202 ) (5/02)
Plus C lub House P arty provides an open
social gathenng for people living with HIV and
AIDS to mingle and network The group
meets in pnvate homes at 2 pm on the third
Sunday of the month (Bnan 503-249-7030.)
(5/02)
P roject Quest offers health appointments,
nutritional information, support groups and
sports activities for people living with
HIV/AIDS (15 N M om s St 503-493-0288
pquest@ teleport com .) (5/02)
Research and Education Group provides
Lesbian Susan Detroy's Mythic Animal Series is on
display through March 31 at Eugene's Full City Café
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