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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Events

The Great Women Photographers, a show presenting images by Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Margaret Bourke-White, Imogene Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan, and others will be presented at the Gallery of Photographic Arts, 26777 Lorain Road. North Olmsted, through Friday May 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A March and Rally will be held in Cleveland on Saturday, May 9. beginning at 11:00 a m. to protest the Reagan Administration's proposed budget and policies which will badly hurt working people, students. senior citizens and the poor, as well as cities such as Cleveland. We will assemble at 11:00 a.m. at the Peace Statue on the Mall, immediately north of the Old Federal Building. Following the march, a rally will be held at the Tom Johnson statue on Public Square with speakers and music. Call 231-4245 for leaflets or further information.

The Dinner Party comes to Cleveland May 10 through August 9, at 3130 Mayfield Road Cleveland Heights. Exhibit hours are 12 noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, closed on Tuesdays. General admission is $3 00; group raies (20 and over) $2 50; over 60 $2.00; under 12 $1.00; under 6 free A recorded tour narrated by Judy Chicago is available at an additional cos'.

The Mother's Day Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament is planning a march on Mother's Day, May 10, in Washington, DC For further information on Clevelano participation, call 241-7859.

The Women's City Club of Cleveland will present the Sixth Community Mental Health Institute on Wednesday, May 13. 1981, from 10 am to 3 pm at Higbee's 10th Floor Auditorium The institute will feature Rhetaugh Dumas Pr. D, R.N Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health Cost $10.00 for luncheon and workshops. $500 for workshops only For additional information, call 696-3760

Those United to Fight Fascism (TUFF) will present Jim McNamara, a member of the National Lawyers Guild. speaking on The Rise of NeoFascism: How Can We Meet the Challenge, on Friday May 15, at & p.m. at the Clevelano Heights Main Library, 2345 Lee Road The public 15 invited, and retreshments-will-be served--

The Women's Open House will hold a special coffeehouse as part of the Conference for Ridica Women being held at Camp Yakew! The specia' guest performer will be Heidi Boenke, feminist singer-songwriterguitarist from Eugene, Dregon. Come join us after you register Friday evening. The regularly scheduled May Open House will be held Saturday. May 30, at 1730 East 33rd Street. The Cleveland Feminist Comedy Troupe will perform and music will be provided by Sandy Griffith. You heard a sampling of their talents at the Oven Productions Variety Show-come and enjoy more of their repertoire. Open House hours are from 8 p.m. until midnight with entertainment beginning at 9 p.m. Coflee. teas, juice and home-made snacks are available and a $1 donation is asked at the door for the performers. The Open House is a chemicalfree space, and all women are welcome. For more information, please call 371-0483.

Diane Gelon (continued from page 6)

movies and going out to dinner compared to my inner well-being?"

Nevertheless, she did mention having money difficulties. While working on The Dinner Party, she supported herself by driving a school bus early in the morning. She earns most of her money now by giving lectures and workshops. Only recently she began earning a $250 per month salary from The Dinner Party Project. Last year, she earned about $10,000, but $6,000 went for plane fares and travel expenses, and $1,500 for business expenses in setting up the exhibition, leaving only $2,500 for her own use.

Another problem was that she was home only two months last year. Consequently, she lost a relationship, gave up her cats, and has missed the comfort of her own apartment and. car. Diane said she can't think about all the difficulties; if she did, she would never do anything. She feels that translating Judy's art and philosophy to the business world is a unique and demanding task in itself.

At the conclusion of the interview, I felt I couldn't let her go without asking, "What is it like working for Judy Chicago?" Diane replied, "It is wonderful. She challenges me all the time. You have to keep growing. You can't stay stagnant working with her. She is very demanding in a real wonderful way that pushes other women to work and pushes me. She is a wonderful example and inspiration".

Diane Gelon says what it is all about is hard work. I can't but feel it is also about ecstasy.

Robin Chandler Duke, President of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), consultant to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, and a member of the Institute of International Education, will be the featured speaker in the first of the 1981 lecture series sponsored by Preterm, on Thursday, June 4, at the Amasa Stone Chapel, 10940 Euclid Avenue, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ms. Duke's presentation will be "Abortion and Family Planning-What Will We Tell Our Children?" She will address the changes in abortion and family planning policies taking place on the state and federal levels and discuss the impact they will have on the future. The lecture is free and open to 300 participants. To register, or for more information, call Preterm, 368-1006.

The Congressional Uniorí, an organization of feminist historians and activists. is calling on women across the U.S. to rally on July 4 in Washington, DC., and in communities across the nation, in celebration of "National Women's Independence Day" The group is urging women to re-commit themselves this July 4 to demands for equality and justice. demands they charge have been ignored by the U.S. Government for over 200 years. According to the Congressional Union, the July 4 celebrations will represent call for the inalienable rights of women to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, to justice and equality under the law, to control over their lives and bodies, and to freedom from violence''.

Ongoing

Cleveland Women's Choir. Anyone interested in singing feminist music drop in at 3178 Meadowbrook on Thursday evenings, 7 30, or call Penry at 932-3326

WHAT'S HAPPENING

DIGNITY an organization for Catholic and other Christian gay women and men, welcomes new members. Meetings are at Hallinan Center, CWRU. the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, beginning with a women's meeting at 7 p.m. and Mass and a program at 8 p.m. For more information, call Patti at 321-9456.

Feminist Writers Guild meets the second Monday of each month at 7.30 p.m at the Cleveland Heights Public Library. 2345 Lee Road. or you may contact Pat at 791-0311 (eves) or Jan at 475-0075 (eves).

Parents of memoers of the Gay Educational Awareness Resources (GEAR) Foundation have formed a chapter of Parents of 'Gays (POG). POG members are meeting to explore their feelings about gay family members. supporting GEAR Foundation activities, and inviting members of the GEAR Speakers' Bureau to address clubs and professional organizations. For more information, contact the GEAR Foundation. P.O. Box 6177. Cleveland, Ohio 44101, 621-6546.

The Women's Coordinating Committee of the GEAR Foundation, Lesbians in GEAR Hanging Together (LIGHT), meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the Gay Community Center, 2641 West 14th Street. All are welcome. LIGHT has organized two rap groups: Women with Women (a sate place where women can begin to explore their sexual identities) which meets the 3rd Monday of every month and an open drop-in group which meets the 1st Monday of every month.

The Geauga Women's Center, 11984 Caves Road, Chesterland, Ohio, al the northwest corner of Wilson Mills and Caves Road (Community Church of Chesterland, downstairs), has a Drop-In Center open the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 8 to 10 p.m. Offered are suppor groups, self-help/health, information, and referral service on doctors. lawyers, therapists, social services and divorce, and various speakers The group needs-feedback (good or bad) to expand its referral lists. Come share your experiences. For further information, call 729-1199. or cal'. Nancy at 729-4887. Sue at 338-8398, or Saily at 729-0481.

The Grassroots Female Leadership Coalition invites all women to meet the 2nd Tuesday and the 4th Saturday of each month from 9-11 a.m. al McDonald's Restaurant (downstairs lunchroom). 3050 Carnegie Avenue Cleveland. We are concerned with reaching grassroots women in the community as well as encouraging those interested to take on leadership roles in order to tackle domestic, economic, and political problems which all women, particularly minority women, face. For further information call Geraldine Roberts on the Job Bank Action Line. 361-0373.