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She is secretary on ing female impersonation club in the United the board of Deaf & Hearing OutReach (DHOR), States, Darcelle XV Showplace. Her project was a group that strives to build bridges among the deaf carried out for tour years with the support of local and hard-of-hearing community; the queer commu­ artists, including filmmaker ( jus Van Sant. Funding nity; and an ever-expanding community of allies. was provided by Equity Foundation. What better way to build connections between The film will be screened 8 p.m. at Fine Arts people than to get them communicating or, even bet­ Theatre in Beverly Hills. For more information ter, learning from, teaching to and practicing with visit www.lafemme.org. one another? DHOR holds American Sign Language socials 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of every Future Leader Skips Town month at 3 Friends Coffeehouse, 201 S.E. 12th Ave. “Who hasn’t worked with Andy Alcalá?” was According to Tracey Blue, known as T.B., the topic of banter at the 2007 Drammy Awards, between 10 and 30 or more people attend DHOR’s for which he was the host. A rich contribution to coffee social, which is open to anyone, regardless of Portland theater explains in part why he was select­ skill level. ed among hundreds nationwide to receive the 2007 “1 started taking classes at {Portland Communi­ Future Leaders grant, which is an aspect of New ty College] and started coming here to practice. It’s Generations Program, an initiative cooperatively a really welcoming environment, very relaxed, and designed by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, it’s nice because there are people who are of all the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Theatre different levels," said Angela Ford, a new DHOR Communications Group. member. DHOR has existed in some form since 2002. After a year of hiatus in 2005 and some reorganiza­ tion. DHOR returned and has been growing steadi­ ly since. “People were really happy and grateful when we came back. A lot of people wanted us to continue the work we were doing,” said T.B. with a wide smile. Starting in October, DHOR will be offering two low-cost ASL classes, which will be held in the Student Union building at Portland State University. The registration deadline is Oct. 15. DHOR is known as a welcoming and accepting group. “I started learning sign two years ago, started coming here and meeting people. This is why I have deaf friends," Westberg said, sipping her latte. Ford shared Westberg’s experience. “1 started coming and made friends, and it’s so much easier to learn in a relaxed setting. It’s a good community Andres Alcalá is moving to Tempe, Ariz., to and a great place to connect,” she said. begin the Future Leaders mentorship program. DHOR’s classes are another opportunity to build bridges and community. This month Andres Alcalá will move to Tempe, For more information visit www.dhor.org. Ariz., to begin the two-year mentoring program. He will pair with friend and director David Saar, artis­ Queer History Month Celebrated tic director of Childsplay, a professional theater The Queer Resource Center at Portland State company serving young audiences and families in University is celebrating Queer History Month Arizona. Saar also wrote the play The Yellow Boat, with a variety of free activities in October. which Insight Out Theatre Collective mounted in “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are” is January and for which Alcalá won a Drammy a resource fair and social event to celebrate Award for Best Director. National Coming Out Day from mxin to 2 p.m. With rhe Future Leaders program, Saar will men­ Oct. 11 in the South Park Blocks. The event will tor Alcalá in artistic directing. Alcalá will work to feature a “coming out closet" and photo b