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Wednesday. February 16.1994 Feature The Obamas Print Pg. 3 AIDS play portrays real-life cautions, concerns by Christopher Haberman The Print Staff “Aids Information Hotline. How may I help you?” the young man said, boldly stand ing on the stage informing a col lege audience about something secret, something deadly. Secrets, aplay for “teen agers” developed by Kaiser Permanente, waspresentedFeb. 9 at Clackamas. Information is the key to solving the epidemic of AIDS/HIV infection, and thisplay focused on that role, informing people about the virus, instead of shutting down options of reality. People have sex, and people use drugs. Every time you tell people not to do something, generally they do it. The cam paign for abstinence, with its few followers, are just not dealing with the realities of life. This problem is here, and some people try to deal with it, without preaching a plague Women dance in Forum by Cori Kargel The Print Staff The San Francisco, the Tahoe Kick, the Boot-Scootin’ Boogie. About 70 women rang ing from young girls to senior citizens gathered in the Gregory Forum to learn the steps in Coun try Line Dancing for Women, Feb. 9. “It was great seeing that many people here, and that much interest,” said Cindy Zrinyi, the dance instructor. Zrinyi, who also belly dances, was hired through Focus on Women. Instead of running the traditional dance studio, Zrinyi teaches at “parties, dances, women’s weekends, wherever people ask me to.” Lori Cleverley and daughter Tristy heard about the event through a newsletter at the elder Cleverley’s workplace. “We like country- west ern,” said the younger Cleverley. “It was a good deal for two bucks, so we decided to come,” her mother added. Zrinyi, a recreation therapistatatreatmentcenterfor teenage girls, got into line danc ing and teaching as a fluke. ‘T went to a women’s music festival in California prob ably six years ago. Ileamedfour dances there. I was so excited about it, I wanted to do it in Portland. "So, when I came back here, I started teaching all my friends. I started teaching in someone’s living room,” Zrinyi said. Even for people with two left feet, the class is an excit ing opportunity to enjoy good music and a fun learning experi ence. Country Line Dancing for Women runs tonight, Feb. 23 and March 2, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. It costs $2 at the door. upon a worthless heathen society. The situations in Secrets are all real stories of people in fected with HIV, which eventu ally becomes AIDS. Secrets is an informative attempt at solving phobias involved with the AIDS virus. Be smart, they say, set your own limits, and be informed. With information as your weapon, the judgment falls upon you, the accused. AIDS is an incurable disease, a virus that affects every one, and kills 30 people a day in the United States. In Secrets, a line of in fection is portrayed. A jock shar ing a needle, just one time with a young kid at school, after sharing with an HIV-infected soccer player. A lawyer and her drug habitsupplied by that teenage boy, sharing needles. Her husband having sex with a young girl. The young girl having sex with her future husband. A lineage of in fection, from just one infected person. No one is safe, and no one issure. Trustisafinelinebetween people, especially whenitinvolves sex and drags. Kaiser Permanente did a good job with this play, and I would recommend it to anyone. Without programming a paranoid society, people should think be fore they act, and abstinence and the war on drags are not clear thinking. Don’t eat the cookies in the cookie jar, unless the punish ment is clear, The Oregon Aids Hotline number is 1-800-777- AEDS. HIV tests are free in Oregon and Washington. You should be tested if you have engaged in “high-risk” behavior, such as sex without a condom or the sharing of any types of needles. ■ Film festival visits Portland ■ Writer reviews International Tournee of Animation by Christopher Haberman The Print Staff Once again the Intefna- tionalToumeeof Animation roots itself in Portland, weaker and watereddown.butinteresting. The Tournee features several Oregon animators including Will Vinton, John Callahan and Webster Colcord.' The Tournee is not as exciting and ghastly as the “Sick and Twisted” film festival, but it has its special moments, too. Midnight Madness, the adult ver sion of the show plays Friday and Saturday at midnight. The adult version is much better than the entire “clean” version, and as al ways, sickness is better. “The Sandman,” anima tion from the UK, is a disturbing tale of nightmares and little chil dren, and the magical evil of slumber’s favorite villain, the Sandman. Tim Burton meets the Brother’s Grimm. At times the show was fascinating with visual images I ,loved like “Mad Doctors of Borneo,” and at other times the California Raisins, and “Cool Tools,” bouncing to MC Hammer put me to sleep, always keeping one eye open for the Sandman. Callahan’s work on “I Think I Was An Alcoholic,” was very humorous, as is most of his work. “NanaandLittlePussPuss,” stole the show during the adult section. A simple piece between an old woman, her cat anda Hindu. ' Because of the interna tional nature of the films, many did not have any English at all, but messages were still relayed welt “Words, Words, Words,” an Acad emy nominee, is a diverse piece about a restaurant of people com municating. “Square of Light,” the Raging Bull of animation, is about a shadow boxer and his fight and triumph over his worst enemy, himself. The entire event was fun, but I can’t wait for “Sick and Twisted,” tobrash my mind again. The Tournee is in town at Cinema 21 until Feb. 24. For more information call 223-4515. Arrive early because they usually sellout You re Invited To An Unforgettable Experience Greenland...An Expedition Join Cecelia Nunn and Wayne Haack as they present their dramatic story of the longest sea kayaking expedition in Greenlandic history. A Shields/Shula Production "A Bun Chilling Experience” Noon on Wednesday, February 23,1994 in the Gregory Forum. Admission is Free. For more information contact Don Shula, ext 2324. sponsored by: ASG Activities Adult High School Diploma Program Outdoor Club
