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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 2003)
/ 30 ju s t o u t * february 7. 2003 Out ScQlDOUt Gay owned Onda A rte Latina 2215 NE Alberta S t . presents woodblock pnnts by Sevenno Borges through March 2 in celebration o f Black History M onth Reflects legends and popular mythology brought to Brazil by African slaves in the 17th century just out is published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline tor submissions is 15 days prior to publication p:ear gallery 809 SW Alder S t . features guest artist Lanssa Brown's mixed media work explonng themes o f protection, control and work ntuals through Feb 28. outikabout IS a free community service of just 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 Artist-owned cooperative outreach listings of up to 25 words (not including contact information) are Alberta St., features paintings by Dan Buzdor that reflect science in the middle o f a bio revolution as well Portland A rt Museum 1219 SW Park A v e . presents Pans to P odland Im pressionist and P ost-Im pressionist M asters in P odland C ollections through March 23. as furniture and objects as portraits by Michael H deForest through Feb 23. provided 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 ON S T A G E Listings expire once a year (in July) and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date Listings are automatically deleted upon expiration To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updated information at least a month prior to the expiration date ----- Send listings to Bump in the Road Theatre presents / Think About b fe 50 people talking about life-threatening illnesses »spired four playwrights to wnte 30 characters in 20 scenes played by seven actors » one play Runs through Feb 8 at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (8 pm 5340 N Interstate Ave $ I2 -$ I5 from 503-750-1439) just out (attn Calendar) PO Box 14400 Portland. OR 97293 0400 Feb. 8 at Newmark Theatre (Call for times, t i l l SW Broadway $ I2 $ 4 7 from box office o r 503274 6588 ) Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone Hot Flashes plays through March 9 at the Portland M etro Performing Arts Center Local favonte Rick Lewis directs this hit comedy, which follows the career of a five-woman band from their 40s to their 70s (C all fo r Please type your announcements and include full contact information Blackfish Gallery. 420 NW Ninth A v e . presents the group show Over the Couch through March 1 Addresses the human need to embellish the wall space over one's couch— half longue in cheek, half tongue m groove m Salon and art space Blu 437 SE 40th Ave . features lesbian artist Serena Barton s C ollages and Shnnes through Feb 28 Gay owned B rian M ark! Fine A it 2236 NE Broadway, presents S cott Gellatly s oil painting senes Site Seen, Un seen as well as Kirsten Francis' color- reductive woodblock senes P ersonal M yth ology through Feb 28 Reception for the artists is 6 9 pm Feb 7 Gallery Bink 1416 E Burnside S t . is host to an exhibt to n o f controversial, limited-edition silk screen pnnts by Portland graphic artist Patrick Finney through Feb 28 The work reflects topes such as governmental m tnison into personal lives and the ban on gays in the Boy Scouts. Guardino Gallery 2939 NE Alberta St., presents Dimensions o f Transparency— fused glass and glass objects by gay artist Richard Schemmerer— through Feb 25 Richard Schemmerer's fused glass and glass objects are on display through Feb. 25 at Guardino Gallery Portland Center Stage presents gay playwright Edward Albees Who's A fraid o f Virginia W oolf7 through Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e mail justout@ justout.com ON V I E W Talisman G allery, 1476 NE Haven. 3551 SE Division St . displays the work of 26- year-old cancer survivor R oc» through Feb 15 A portion of proceeds from sales w il benefit breast cancer research tim es 9933 SE Pme S t $ I6 $ 2 0 from 503-775 8017. www hotflashesthem usical com o r F a stixx) Heaven CafA/Lounge and Red Door step into the art arena with A rtm os A d W alk every first Thursday, co sponsored by the Burnside Tnangle Advisory Group. Both venues will have a selection o f wines and down- beat music Through Feb 28 Heaven presents a wall crawling mural o f clouds and silhouettes by artist Edie Tsong, while Red D oor presents mixed media panel installations by Betsy M iller Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center 5340 N Interstate Ave , presents African American artists BiH Ruthedord and Raymond Alexander through Feb 28 Rutherford's Hung Chit to D ry is an installation of paintings Portland Opera presents The Tales o f H offm an Feb 8-15 at Keller Auditonum This mixture of fantasy and romance set in the mid- 19th century depicts a poet suffenng both spintual and moral decline (C all lo r tim es 222 S W Third A ve $30-$125 from 5 0 3 -2 4 1-1802 o r Ticketm aster.) P rofile Theatre P roject presents Edward Albee s Pulitzer Pnze winning drama Seascape through Feb 16 at Theater1 Theatre1 Follows the relationship complexities of a marned couple dunng a rather memorable afternoon at the beach (8 pm Thursday Saturday, 2 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belm ont St. $1 2 $2 5 from 5 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 8 0 ) and objects creating a visual narrative of the Reconstruction period in U S history Alexander s Abaca Q uest is an exploration of the creative use of abaca fibers P rofile Theater P roject sponsors a discussion with gay playwnght Edward Afbee at Portland State Jacobs Gallery in Eugene s Hult Center for the University's Lincoln Hall in celebration o f its all Albee season (2 pm 1620 S W Park A ve Free, but ge t tic k Performing Arts, 1 Eugene Center, presents Back by Popular dem and, a reunion exhibit»» of 1980s alternative visual art galleries Artist Union and Project Space Runs through March 1 with a reception at 5 30 pm Feb 7. ets a t P S U s box office. 1825 S W B roadw ay Two tic k e t maximum pe r p e rs o n ) Puppetry of the Penia bnngs its genital ongami to Aladdin Theater through Feb 9. A handful of Australian if (0 by M THE BOYS NEXT DOOR guys do things with their pemses God never intended (C all fo r tim es 30 17 SE M ilw aukie A ve $3 5-$3 9 from box o ffic e o r Ticketm aster.) triangle production!! presents Shopping and Fucking Feb 14 March 8 at Theater1 Theatre1 Bntish gay playwnght Mark Ravenhill's stunning dark comedy follows a tno of 20- somethings in a world where shopping is a tum-on and fucking is a job Due to extreme sexual content and vio lence. 21 and over only (8 pm Thursday Saturday 3430 SE Belmont S t $20-$25 from 503-239-5919 o r Fastixx ) White B ird plays host to the return o f the forem ost Hispanic dance company in the United States. B allet H ispánico Feb 12 at Arlene Schmtzer C oncert Hall (7 3 0 p m $ I8 $ 4 0 from box o ffic e o r T icketm aster) The at the Feb 21 show (7 pm Thursday and Fnday. noon Sunday Room 355. 1825 S W Broadw ay $1 0 $ 12 from PSU box o ffic e o r Ticketm aster.) WYMPROVI presents H ow W e F irst M e t Feb 14 and 15 at Eugene's Very Little Theater The band o f women improvs act out selected couples' real love stories (8 pm 2350 H ilyard S t $1 2 from M o th e r Kali 's B ooks o r Tsunami B o o k s ) a r c A c ito Wa w ant your vagina-inspirad a rt! Portland State University's V-Day 2003 Celebration is Feb 20-23 and is soaking proposals from a rtists and nonartists for its art show and sale Proceeds go to the Tn C ounty Sexual Assault Taskforce, which recently lost funding because o f budget cuts Last year's art ranged from a crayon drawing by a young girl to a blown-glass vagina bowl This is an opportunity for free expression Contact Aimee Shattuck at the PSU W omen's Resource Center. 503-725 5672, o r stop by the Smith Memonal C enter Basement, Room 28 (2 /7) The N ational Conference on Gender is May 17-19 in Washington. D C Gender theonst and author Judith Butler will be the keynote speaker for three days of gender politics, strategy and policy, includ IS YOUR SUPREME ALTHORTTY BEING FLAGRANTLY f l o u t e d ? foreign policy by Alison Bee Juki AFE YOU TIRED O F TEDIOUS NEGOTIATIONS a n d m e s s y c o m p r o m is e s ? I RAFFI, THAT GAME IS VERY VIO LENT, AND 'DISRESPECTFUL O F WOMEN. BUT I D O N T D o THE PROSTITUTE STUFF, AND fTS SUCH AN AMAZING GAME' THE CARS, A N t h e m u s ic , a n d * t h e ... ERO/Dynamics workshops offer a safe, comfortable place for all orientations to discuss sexual issues, to break through inhibitions and to expand repertoire, vocabulary and tionzons From 7-9 pm second and fourth Tuesdays of every month beginning Feb 15 at Common Ground Wellness Center. 2927 NE Everett St. Workshops are $10 each and include discussions, videos, guest speakers and field tops to sex-positive businesses For schedule and to register e-mail erodynam»s@aol com . (2/21) Women's Resource Center at Portland State University presents The Vagina M onologues Feb. 20-23 at the Smith C enter Ballroom American Sign Language B U L L E T IN BOARD Dykes TpWäfcJi Outlier ing N ational Gender Lobby Day. when activists from around the country educate Congress on hate enmes. workplace fairness and safe schools. C orporate sponsors are needed, and nonprofit table space and scholarships are available. Call 202 462 6610 or visit w w w gpac org for com plete details (2 /2 1 ) Portland Cable Access queer dance show G alactic G roove announces open auditions for the G alactic Groove Players G alactic Groove Dancers and G alactic Groove Band All auditions take place at 2766 NE M artin Luther King J r Blvd Players audition 10 am-2 pm Feb. 15 and 1-5 pm Feb. 16 Dancers audi tion 10 am 2 pm March 1 and 1-5 pm March 2 Band auditions are 10 am-2 pm March 15 and 1 -5 pm March 16 For more information visit w w w ge ocities.com /galacticgroovepdx or contact Alexandra at 503-916 8542 (2 /7) Explore the fusion o f art and resistance dunng Radical W omen's P oetry and R ebellion W riting Group M eets 7-9 pm every other Friday beginning Feb 14 at the Bread and Roses Center. 819 N Killingsworth St $2 donation requested For more information call 503 240-4462 (2 /7 ) H olding a Grudge May Be H aiardous to Your Health is a w orkshop on forgiveness and how anger and resentm ent can be harmful to mental, physical and spintual health Led by Judy Brodkey 8 30 a m -4 3 0 pm Feb 22 at Central Lutheran Church, 1820 NE 21st Ave $45-$75 sliding scale Registration is required at 503-234-1012 or )246brodkey@aol com (2 /7 ) Fat G irl Speaks: A Celebration o f Size, Self and Sexuality is calling for women of size and their allies to perform » a show » May that will incorporate spoken word, music, performance art and dance Volunteers also needed1 E mail fatgirlspeaks@technodyke net or call Stacy at 503-753-3038 for more information (2/21) W V V .D ykesToV /afcJlO uffor.nef WHY NO T TAKE a START BY USING YOUR WORDS................. AND SOME hard l in e F O R A c h a n g e ? im a g in e HOW SIMPLE LIFE c o u l d B e .' ... BUT THEN, HAUL O UT Y q UR BK 3 S T IC K ' ..- a n d if y o u d o t a g a in , D O N T THINK I W O N T W ALLOP YOUR BEHIND) (cjont try this d¿ home) I'M NO T AFRAID A YOU? ©2003 BY AUSOH BCCHCHU. D O N T TRUST ANYONE FARTHER THAN YOU CAN LAUNCH A BA LLIS TIC M ISSILE. d o n t p a n d e r t o m a le fa c to r s b y p r o v id in g a n y in c e n t iv e f o r t h e m ig n o r e b l e e d in g h e a r t t e r r o r j s t SYMPATHIZERS. FOR GODSAKES.1 y o u r e I ONLY GUARANTEEING THAT H E L L k e e p p l a y in g t a t [ s o m e o n e CISC'S h o u s e ? Y o u DcFtNrmy CANT HAZsPLE t h is , n o w g o t o b e d . m o m h a s t o in t r o d u c e s o m e p e d e s t r ia n s f l a m e THROWER. TO HER
