WHAT'S HAPPENING

The July 24 Women's Open House will feature feminist singer-songwriter -D.J. (Deb) Adler. She has performed throughout the Midwest and on the East Coast, and has recently released a cassette tape of her original music.

The Women's Open House is a coffeehouse held on the 4th Sunday of each month at 2728 Lancashire (off Coventry near Mayfield). We are open from 8:00 p.m. till midnight with music beginning at 9:00 p.m. Coffee, teas, juice and snacks are available, and a $1.50 donation is asked at the door. The Open House is non-profit and chemical-free, and all women are welcome. For more information, call 371-0483.

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Tenth Muse Productions of Kent is pleased to announce WomynFair '82— our 2nd annual music and craft extravaganza-on Sunday, July 25th, rain or shine, from 1-7pm behind the Coffeehouse building at 202 N. Lincoln St. in Kent. It will include a raffle, live music, area artisans, organizational tables, craftswomen, food, and a dunking machine. Admission $.75. All women welcome.

A National Coalition Against Sexual Assault Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington from July 28-August 1. This conference, marking the 10th anniversary of the anti-rape movement, will feature over 50 workshops. For information, contact the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, 1063 S. Capitol Way, Rm. 217, Olympia, WA 98501.

The National Black Nurses' Association will hold its Tenth National Institute and Conference July 28-August 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference is designed to provide an opportunity for health-care providers to gain information, knowledge and skills that will help them function more effectively. For further information, contact the National Black Nurses' Association, Inc., P.O. Box 18358, Boston, MA 02118.

"A Message from Women: A Report from an International Meeting at Haifa'' will be delivered July 29, 1982 at 6:30 p.m. by Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice (WILPF). A program of the annual potluck seminars sponsored by Peace House, it will be held at their Friends' Meeting location, 10916 Magnolia Drive. For topics and locations of other potluck summer seminars, call 231-4245.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence will hold its second annual conference and membership meeting August 3-7 at Marquette University in Milwaukee. The first day will be for women of color only. For registration and cost information, contact NCADV's national office at 1728 N Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20036, or call (202) 347-7015.

Benefit

Concert/Dance

Sponsored by:

A Community Effort to End Violence Against Women

Supporting Organizations:

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Oven Productions

Witness/Victim Service Center

Flower Fund Harmony Productions High Gear

WomenSpace Isis

What She Wants -All Proceeds go to WomenSpace Reward Fund-

Saturday, July 31, 8pm to 2am at the Civic 3130 Mayfield

$5 donation

Featured Performers...

at the door

• Refreshments •

Becky Levin

Available

D.J. Adler

• Dance Music • after midnight

Luna with Rainsong,

-for Women Only| Mudslide, & Peggy Cella

For more information contact Romaine Reeves

961-4566 or 696-6967

Women's Blues Band with Swamp

Hope, Courage, Inspiration and Creativity is the theme of the 11th Woman's Writing Conference/Retreat sponsored by The International Women's Writing Guild which will take place at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY August 13-20, 1982. The conference is open to all women regardless of professional writing accomplishments. More than 30 workshops will deal with various subjects geared to stimulate creative energy. Cost is $350 for full week inclusive of room and board. Weekend rates are $180 (single) and $160 (double). For further information contact Hannelore Hahn, Executive Director, IWWG, P.O. Box 810, Gracie Station, New York, NY 10028. (212) 737-7536.

The Ohio Lesbian/Gay Rights Coalition will sponsor its fifth consecutive Gay Rights booth at the Ohio State Fair August 6-22. The booth offers support and services for Gay/Lesbian people and information for non-gay fairgoers. We need nearly $2,000 to cover the costs of display construction, printing of pamphlets, mailing costs and other necessary costs. We also need 250 people to work 4to 5-hour shifts to staff the booth. To contribute or volunteer, call 1-614-263-2482 or 1-614-267-2417, or write OLGRC State Fair Booth, Box 8393, Columbus, OH 43201.

Oven Productions annual Summer Picnic will be Sunday, August 8, from 1:00 p.m. to dark at Forest Hills Park, Picnic Area No. 1. Bring your own food, frisbees, etc. We will provide charcoal, ice, and non-alcoholic beverages, games and prizes. Women only. Chemical free. No dogs, please.

The 7th Michigan Womyn's Music Festival will be held August 12-15, featuring Sweet Honey in the Rock, Robin Flower, Cris Williamson, June Millington, Margie Adam, Holly Near, Teresa Trull and many others. Ticket prices are based on a sliding scale; under 16 or over 60, free. For information, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to WWTMC, 1501 Lyons Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858, or call (517) 772-0582.

The Land Project is presently a group of 13 women who own 38 acres of land in Northwest Pennsylvania with an unfinished but livable house, barn, pond, nieadow and woods. We are interested in sharing the land with other women. Our next open weekend will be September 11-12, 1982. We will leave Cleveland Saturday morning and return Sunday evening. We will provide food, a sleeping space and transportation for a fee of $20.00. There will be structured and free time. We want no alcohol, drugs or pets, and there will be no smoking indoors. Tent camping is available, but you must bring your own tent. For information, write to Land Project, c/o 2953 Berkshire, Cleveland Hts., OH 44118.

Name

Registration Form Land Project Open Weekends

Day Phone

Can you drive?

Night Phone

How many can you take?

Are you part of a group that would like to come together?

If so, how many in the group?

Return form to:

Land Project, c/o 2953 Berkshire Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44118

Help Us Grow... Contribute to the Building Fund

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE

I would like to pledge my support to the Women's Building Fund with a contribution of:

$60

I will pay my pledge in:

$120

$

1 annual payment quarterly payments monthly payments

Mail form to The Women's Building Fund, P.O. Box 18129, Cleveland Hts., OH 44118.

Perfect in her Place, an exhibition tracing the contribution of women's labor, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, will begin its national tour at the First National Bank, Fort Dodge, IA from September 4-October 3. The exhibition will be at the Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD, from October 23-November 21, and at the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, DE, from January 29-February 27, 1983. For further Information, contact Eileen Harakal, Public Affairs Officer, or Judith Cox, Exhibition Coordinator, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, D.C. 20560, (202) 357-3168.

The New England Women's Musical Retreat will be held Labor Day Weekend, September 3-6, in North Stonington, Connecticut. Performers include Margie Adam, Alix Dobkin, Linda Tillery and Mary Watkins, Kay Gardner, Ibis, and Ginni Clemmens. For information, send a large selfaddressed stamped envelope to NEWMR, Box 14269, S. Hartford, Conn. 06114, or call (203) 247-4061.

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The Midwest Women-in-Print Gathering will be held at Pleasant Valley Farm, Woodstock, Ill., September 10-12. The conference fee of $45.00 will cover meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, a place to sleep and all conference activities. Registration forms are due August 2. Call or write Midwest Women-in-Print, c/o Omega Graphics, 627 W. Lake Street, Chicago, III. 60606, (312) 929-4883 or (312) 477-6070.

The Third Annual West Coast Women's Music Festival will be held September 23-26 in San Francisco. For information or tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to WCWMF, Box FL, 1195 Valencia, San Francisco, CA 94110, or all (415) 641-4892.

Oven Productions will produce Wallflower Order on Saturday, October 9, at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus. Watch WSW for further details.

Gayellow Pages 12, a directory of U.S. and Canadian gay/lesbian businesses and organizations, now is available for blind and physically handicapped persons on 7 NLS standard cassettes for $10.50 a set. Persons ordering from LRC for the Blind should state that they are eligible to receive the special format edition: cassettes are not playable on commerclal cassette machines. Order from LRC for the Blind, 3225 N. Sheffield, Chicago, . 60657.

The Feminist Study Action Guide Project (FSAG), based in Berkeley, California, is currently looking for material to be published in an anthology of women's work, "I'm Not a Women's Libber, But...." With members across the country, FSAG is particularly interested in hearing from women who don't ordinarily consider themselves feminists. For more information about how to submit material, write Paula Ross, Editor/Coordinator, c/o Box WS, 1312 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94702, or call (415) 848-4850.

The Blatant Image: A Magazine of Feminist Photography is now seeking photographs and articles for the second issue. The deadline is September 1, 1982. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope for additional information and guidelines to The Blatant Image, 2000 King Mountain Trail, Sunny Valley, Oregon 97497.

A Real Professional Women's Theatre Company of Portland, Oregon is soliciting plays and other original materials for their upcoming theatrical season. Submit your work to: A Real Professional Women's Theatre Company, c/o Nancy S. Vanderburgh, 555 N.E. Fargo No. 1, Portland, Oregon 97212. Please include information on royalties, etc.

When you are in need of a service-roof fixing, legal advice, car repair, etc.-wouldn't you rather have a woman do it? Of course! To facilitate our finding each other when in need we are now taking free listings for the Cleveland Women's Skills and Services Resource Directory. If there is any service you are willing to provide the women's community for a fee or barter, please send your name, phone and kind of service to G. Pilat, 1600 Eddington Road, East Cleveland, Ohio 44118. This directory will be available to women only. Deadline for listing is September 30, 1982.

ADS & BARTER

$.25/word classified ad $.20/word barter

Moving? Van and driver/helper available. Reasonable rates. Experienced. Call Lisa or Gayle, 371-0483.

Roommate wanted to share nice house on Grandview in Cleveland Heights. Nonsmoking vegetarian preferred. $220 plus 2 utilities. Jackie, 444-1908 or 721-2828.

Feminist pioneers wanted to begin rural community near Athens, OH. Older feminists especially welcome. Send self-addressed stamped envelope to Mary/Jan, Route 1, Box 215, Millfield, OH 45761.