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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 2003)
32 just out s published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline tor submissions is 14 days prior to publication out tk about IS a free community service of just out Listing for events and announcements that are specifically relevant to sexual minorities m 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 two issues outreach listings of up to 25 words (not including contact information) are 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 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 just out (attn Calendar) PO Box 14400 Portland. 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ON V IE W Aalto Lounge 3356 SE Belmont S t . exhibits Oregon s Natural Resources, color photographs by erotic photographer and sex worker activist Marne Lucas through Sept 30 Gay owned Alberta Arts Pavilion 2315 NE Alberta S t . presents through Sept 25 Reflections in Duality Contemporary Art i Wood by gay artist Richard Sc hammerer Apes Pharmacy and Gallery 1215 NW 23rd Ave . exhibits acrylics and mixed media pieces by gay artist Michael ‘‘Misha” Kennedy through Oct 31 Daydreams are whimsical and colorful paintings featur ing Portland icons Meet the artist 6 9 pm Sept 25 Eugene s Imagination Gallery 488 Willamette S t . plays host to Dragonfly Art by lesbian artist Susan Detroy through Sept 30 Mark Woolley Gallery 120 NW Ninth Ave . pre sents playback, an exploration of race, self and context by Portlander damali ayo through Sept 27 Onde Arte Latina, 2215 NE Alberta Si marks the 30th anniversary of the Chilean military coup that overthrew the country s government with an exhibition of images unique to the period m The Other September 11 through Oct 15 Other Side Café 1036 SW Stark S t . shows the dig ital photo work of gay artist Kurston Kranti through Oct 1 lllumesensual Senes Part I includes playful images of men mixed with neon colors p:ear gallery 809 SW Alder St , exhibits Kim Hamblins mdustnal strength Work Force, sculptural images of people in the midst of their working lives, through Sept 26 Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave . pre sents The Shape o f Color, sculpture from surreal Spanish artist Joan Miró through Sept 21 Soundvision 625 NW Everett St #108. presents a solo exhibition of work by gay owner/artist TJ Norris in an audiovisual installation titled Genometncs CTnbryd Part I o f 3) through Oct 18 Artist owned cooperative Talisman Gallery 1476 NE Alberta St , exhibits Joyful Frenzy by lesbian painter Serena Barton through Sept 21 Then Fran Hepp THE BO YS N EX T DOOR PHOTO BY ALAN about out and Chnstma Riccetti bong their paintings of stiff life and transitions, respectively. Sept 25 Oct 26 Artists reception 5 30 9 pm Sept 25 The World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, hosts the annual LOCAL 14 Art Show A Sale Oct 2 5 A total of 80 Northwest women artists, including lesbian collage artist Vicki Hammond celebrate the changing of the sea sons in a vanety of media ON STAGE Brainwaves Improvisational Comedy : er forms at The Electnc Company through Sept 27 Members blend quick wits, zany characters and audience suggestions for a fun and fast paced evening Bnng a prop for use onstage <8 pm Thursday Saturday 2512 SE Gladstone St #200 $12 from 503 796 9550 or www bramwavesimprov com ) The Brody Theater > resents Les Femmes Brodia its first all woman improv showcase, Saturdays through Oct 4 and Diabolical Expenments. an evil improv lab. Fndays through Oct 3 (8 pm 1904 NW 27th Ave $10 from 503 224 0688 or www brodytheater com ) Cirque du Soleil returns to Portland Oct 2-26 with A le g n a another astonishing spectacle of athleticism and artistry set against a baroque and operatic back drop of flamboyant costumes and elaborate sets under the Grand Chapiteau (Call for times Southwest Moody Avenue $31 50 $65 from 800 678 5440 or www cirquedusoleil c o m ) Hand2Mouth Theatre presents Jemsalem. an outdoor pageant of stilt walkers, swirling fire, acrobatics, a cappel la song and the finale of Nat Turner s doomed slave upns- mg, through Oct 4 at Faubion Elementary School (8 pm Friday and Saturday 3029 NE Portland Bfvd $6 $8 from 5032355284 or hand2mouththeatre@yahoo com ) Hot Flashes < elebrates its second year run through Nov 1 at the Portland Metro Performing Arts Center Rick Lewis directs this hit comedy, which follows the career of a five woman band from their 40s to their 70s (Call for times 9933 SE Pine St $16-$20 from 503 775 8017 or www hotflashesthemusical c o m ) Imago Theatre launches its new season with the U S premiere of A Number, playwnght Caryl Churchill's super realistic account of a family s confrontation with cloning. Sept 25 Oct 26 (Call lor times 17 SE Eighth Ave $21 $24 from 503 231 9581 or TicketsWest) Liminal Performance Group offers FauslFaust. an eerie new performance installation based on the epic tragedy of Dr Faustus. who sells his soul to the devil in search of knowledge. Oct 2 Nov 1 This telling creates an open ended, constantly changing environmental performance in which audience mem bers come and go as they please (9 11 pm Thursday- Saturday 403 NW Fifth Ave $6 $8 from 503 890 2993 or www limmalgroup org ) by Marc Acito Miracle Theatre presents the world premiere of Elaine Romero s Bamo Hollywood, a story of four lost souls wait mg for a miracle, told through traditional Mexican folklónco dance and the art of boxing. Sept 25 Oct 18 (7 3 0 pm Thursday 8 pm Fnday and Saturday 525 SE Stark St $10 $ 17 from 503 236 7253 or gretchen§milagro org ) , Play Workshop Theatre Hers a reading of Northwest lesbian playwright Gmny Foster s The Stutter Orphans. Sept 26-28 at the Northwest Cultural Center The story follows an actual 1938 university expenment to condition normal speaking children to stutter (8 pm 1819 N W Everett St $3 $5 from 503 243 5 5 3 0) The brand new Polaris Dance Theatre |Oins the choreography of artistic director Robert Guitron with new music by Portland composer Curtis Knapp in its premiere work, Hue man. Oct 1 3 at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall (8 pm 1620 SW Park Ave $20 from 503 725 3 3 0 7 ) Portland Center Stage [¡resents the worid premiere of Steven Drukman s Another Fine Mess Sept. 23-Nov 8 at Winnmgstad Theatre This new work goes backstage as four actors prepare to go on—but to what, exactly7 Existential angst and vaudeville collide in this absurd com edy that looks at reality from the wings Gay and Lesbian Audience night is Sept 30 Forum to discuss famous comedic duos follows Oct 5 matinee (Call for times • 1111 SW Broadway $ I6 $ 5 I from 503 274 6588) Portland Opera presents The Mamage o f Figaro. Mozart's beloved story of fidelity and trust, Sept 27 and Oct 2 and 4 at Keller Auditonum (Call for times 222 SkV Clay St $30 $ 125 from box office or Ticketmaster) Family members must take matters into their own hands—praying, sav ing, fighting, killing—in Miracle Theatre's world premiere production of Barrio Hollywood Sept. 25-Oct. 18. Northwest lesbian group Get support, make fnends or chat any hour of the day or night. Join at www upoc com. (10/3) Did your mother make you take piano lessons7 Rose City Swing a 17 piece, nonprofit big band needs a pianist If you're looking to \azz up your Thursday evenmqs. call 503-504-3967 for a low key audition (9/19) Congregation P'nai O r (Faces of Light), a vibrant, egalitarian Jewish Renewal congregation in Portland, welcomes the community to participate in High Holy Days services at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, with Tashlich at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden For details, call 503-248 4500 (9/19) Stark Raving Theatre stages Amy Wheeler s Weeping Woman, a haunting tragedy that looks at the connection between myth and reality, through Oct 11 (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 7 pm Sunday 2257 NW Raleigh St $10 $18 from 503 232 7072) triangle productions! oHers Clare Booth Luce s The Women, the campy and catty comedy of a Park Avenue socialite whose fnends are her worst enemies, through Oct 5 at Theater1 Theatre1 Gay Night is Sept 27; ask for the special reduced rate of $17, and come dressed in anything jungle red1 (Call for times 3430 SE Belmont St $17 $23 from 503-239 5919 or TicketsWest ) B U L L E T IN BOARD Like to "text message" on your cell phone but no one to talk to7 Check out Oregon Amazons i new D yk es ToW afcJl O u fio r by Alison BecWel WomanTree a new nonprofit women's resource cen ter. sponsors free monthly education w ork shops featuring speakers on a broad range of topics September's include "Making Your Art Your Livelihood" and "The Women of Weya: Their Lives and Their Art For details, call 503-335 5800 or visit www womantree org (9/19) The fourth annual Men's Conference and Bi Men Getaway Weekend for bisexual, bi curious and gay men returns to San Diego Oct 24-26 Visit www bimen org for further information (9/19) Cascadia North/Northeast Clinic, the largest mental health and addictions treatment agency in North/Northeast Portland, seeks competitors for its Golf Tournam ent Fund-raiser Sept 27 at Colwood National Golf Course Get details from Hollie at 503 889 2867 or hollies@cascadiabhc org (9/19) */vzw.Dy.kesToWafciiOuzFor.com LETS AWAKEN O U R HEARTS. 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