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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1986)
ju n e H Staring Back" -- a Unique Play About Disabled People at IFCC I by Bob Lothian "Staring Back," playing through July 20 at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, is a comedy revue dedicated to those who work to dispel widely held myths about dis abilities The play features two actors who are confined to wheelchairs, two who are blind, and one who is deaf and who has difficulty speak mg Two of the actors are able bodied In 17 short skits, the revue some times pokes tun at able bodied people Perhaps the more difficult thing done in "Staring Back' is to attack stereotypes in a way that allows disabled people to laugh a little at themselves The play is not patronizing, but rather a performance statement that is part of the culture of diabled people Several of the skits could be cartoons by disabled artist John Callahan brought to the stage. In "Mr. Secretary," a new em ployee is hired into an office of disabled people They are amused at how awkward he is in an en vironment they can cope with "W hen you see someone like that, it makes you feel how fo r tunate you are," says a woman in a wheelchair. In "Handicapped Parking." an able bodied man in a hurry parks in a spot reserved for the disabled. When the parking attendant con fronts him for not having a permit, the man shoots himself in the foot "O .K.. here’s your perm it," says the attendant. In a disabled version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," Jack is con fined to a wheelchair and wears a T-shirt that says, "Medicate M e." Other skits feature Romanian wheelchair acrobats, a "disability store" where customers haggle over disabled workers as if they were used cars, and a restaurant with "waitresses on wheals." The entire cast finished the per formance with a musical number where they sing "S top Staring Back." The final play in the IFCC m ulti cultural season, "Staring Back" was written by Susan Nussbaum, an actress who was disabled as a result of a car accident, and Law rence Perkins The play is directed by Terry J Nelson and features Jim Ballantine Patrick Bloedorn, Janine DeLauney. Jen Dunham. Michael Foster Ross Huffman Kerr and Drucie Kelly "Staring Back is another mile stone play staged at IFCC. an ar tistic gen that both entertains and sensitizes The Portland Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation Inc will hold its Second Annual Banquet on Septembei 20th, 1986. at 6 00 p m at the Executive Lodge, 6221 N.E 82nd A no host bar begins at 5 30 The tickets will be on sale beginning July 15th, at the Foundation, located at 3802 N.E Union This year the banquet will be combined with an auction headed by Mr Curt Cammack, Auctioneer, and assisted by M is Mary Donald. Auction items are needed We are requesting new items and items can be such as simple wills, certificate tor perms, hair cut, manicure, sewing machine repair, alterations baby sitting, tree lube |obs. etc Those wishing to contribute may call the Foundation at 249 1366 Contributors should send a statement of appioximate value for your tax deductable receipt ____________________________ $60 00 PER HUNDRED PAID lot rcni.iiling letter* Inuit hotiic’ Send sell addressed, »lumped envelope tor intoniulion application Vencíate*. Box 95-B Roselle. NJ 07203 : lderly meal site »RECTORY AVAILABLE o promote improved diet of the Iderly, and therefore quality of life, he Portland Multnomah Com iission on Aging has published a leal site directory. Ih a Survey ,| maai situs fu; die elderly in mult omah County contains a listing of ites operated by churches. Loaves r Fishes, senior centers, ethnic or antzations and other agencies ,formation for each listing includes lays of service, fees, eligibility re trictions. and other services avail- ie Directory was prepared by the utrition Committee. It is free of targe and may be obtained at the ammision on Aging office, 1120 W 5th, 4th floor. Contact: Becky Wehrli 7 » 52« Cheryl Kolander, author of the imw A Silk W u ikai's Notebook (Interweave Press), will speak briefly about her work and autograph her book at Hoffman Gallery Bookstore at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, 8245 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland, on Monday. July 7 at 10 30 a m Kolander. a local weaver dyer and silk merchant, learned weaving by studying old books and manuals Her love of fine fabrics, damask weaving and brilliant colors led to a 15 year study of silk and natural dyeing This study has crystallized uilu A Silk W uikm 'a Notebook, which gives a history of silk and an overview of working with silk. Cheryl Kolander is currently studying at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, investigating the medicinal properties of silk Hoffman Sales Gallery and Bookstore is open Monday Thursday, ,0 a.m - 5 p.m , and Friday Sunday, 10 a m. 4 p m. The gallery will be open over the holiday weekend, July 5 6. and on Sunday, July 6. homemade cinnamon rolls, fruit and |uices will be offered by the Hands On Cafe 4 • , • Z" 7 C: •• . Approx. 5-Lb. Chub. Bring versatility to your meat dishes! Save Up To 50* Lb. Lb. 48 174" Assorted Pork Chops Super Trim Lb. r+ . ► >■ •CC OFFERS DRIVER'S RAINING FOR ENGLISH (S-A SECOND ANGUAGE STUDENTS A summer term class in driver's aining for students with limited nglish speaking skills will begin hursday, June 26, at the Portland ommunity College Ross Island Cen sr, 049 S W Porter Street The 10 week course is intended to elp students of English As a Second anguage to pass the Oregon driver's sst and obtain operator s licences. John Denecke will instruct the ourse. which will include six hours if behind the wheel training and 30 lours of classroom instruction. The class will meet from 6 to Ipm in the third floor library at loss Island Center Tuition will ie $30 Students must possess Jregon driving permits. Further information is available rom Cascade Community Services, >40 5303 Author To Autograph Book Second Annual Banquet G auze the thin, open cloth m ade of cotton end other fibers, probably tak e * it* nam e from the ancient city of Gaze w here this type of cloth w e * first made MRS F irtland Observer Page 7 •¿ A ' . > . . •z » < Imperial Margarine - • » ’ . .1 1 * : -■ A ..J Your Choice of Sweet Thompson or Red Flame! Golden Quarters, 1-Pound Package fcj * • » ’b * Lb. Save Up To 60« Lb., No Limit! Save Up To 47*, No Limit! 1 Hi-Dri Paper Towels Ripe Olives White or Earthtone Shades, 100-Ct. Madera Colossal, 5.75-Ounce Can Huggies Disposable Diapers • 33-Cl. Conv Pak - Large • 48-Ct Con*. 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