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Gay Peoples Chronicle

Directory of Women Women's

Professionals Issued

Womenskills Directory, guide to services offered by women in the greater Cleveand area, is now available. A community resource, the Directory lists over 200 individuals and companies in over 80 categories, including arts and entertainment, businesses, professions, and skilled trades. Each entry gives the individual or compay name, address, and telephone number, and a description of the services offered.

The Directory was compiled by Jean Hanson and Lois Krebs, who hope it will promote economic networking among women, Hanson said, Men have long had their old-boy' networks; now women are realizing the benefits of working together and helping each other in their businesses."

Hanson, a librarian in the Cuyahoga County Public Library System, is an active member in the Cleveland Heights community. Krebs, an editor with a business information publishing firm, is a volunteer with several local women's organizations,

Hanson and Krebs decided to compile the Directory last summer when a friend moving into a new house wanted most of the necessary work to be done by women but

ran into problems finding female locksmiths, electricians, carpenters, and plumbers. Finding the Yellow Pages gave no clues to womenowned businesses, they turned for help to women's Learning organizations.

these groups had planned to compile a list of women in business, but had not been able to do so, Hanson and Krebs decided to do so them-

selves.

Besides locksmiths and plumbers, the Directory in-

cludes attorneys, physici-

ans, caterers, counselors, landscapers, handcraft makers, and house sitters.

"The response has been exciting," said Krebs. "We got calls from hundreds of women who were very enthusiastic about the project. That's what networking is all about: sharing ideas and lending support.

Womenskills Directory may be obtained by sending a $6 check, payable to Womenskills, to White and Associates, 1540 Rydalmoynt Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Include your name, address, and telephone number. It is also available at Appletree Books and Gifts in Cleveland Heights; the Ninth House Book Shoppe in Brecksville and The Bookstore on West 25th Street in Cleveland.

Savern Speaks on Cohabitation

Cleveland attorney Joy Savren will speak on Cohabitation: Relationship Contracts and Artificial Insemination November 7 at 4 p.m. at the Case Western Reserve University Law School. The

talk will concentrate on relationships between gay people. Sponsored by the National Lawyers' Guild and the Women's Law Association of CWRU, the talk is open to the public without charge. A reception will follow.

Women-3 Announces Events

Wonderful West Side Women (Women 3) will meet the second Wednesday of each month. The November meeting will be on the 13th, and the December one on the 11th. Meetings will be held at the West Shore Unitarian Church, 20401 Hilliard Road, in the Sunday School Complex. Those attending will be asked for a donation of fifty cents to cover room rent. For information, call Linda, 238-

3814, or Bobbi, 631-3879.

On Sunday, November 10, Women 3 will hold a football brunch at 12:30. For information call 238-3814.

November 17 Women 3 will sponsor a bike ride and walk. Participants will meet at 1 p.m. at the Rocky River Reservation Boat Launch area. A brown-bag, picnic will follow the trip. For information, call 631-3879.

Bobbi,

Halloween Party

The Annual Women's Halloween Party sponsored by the Women's Building Project, will be held 9 p.m. November 2 at The Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road Cleveland Heights. Donations at the door are $6.

Prizes wil be given for creative costumes, and work exchange is available.

Shadow Bowling

at Severence

The North Coast Lesbian Alliance is sponsoring a Shadow Bowling Nite at Severance Lanes on November 30, from midnight to 3 a.m. For information, call Denise, 321-0203.

November 1985

Oven Meeting

Oven Productions will have an open meeting Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m. in the Women's Wing of the Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road. Women interesting in giving feedback or finding out more about joining Oven are invited.

Bazaar & Craft Fair

The Third Annual Bazaar & Craft Fair will be held November 23 in the Center Hall at the Civic. This is a women-only event, held in chemical-free space. Information for artisans wanting to participate as well as those who would like to attend may be had by calling 932-6085:

Oven Presents Crossfire

Oven Productions, in cooperation with the Cuyahoga Community College Women's Program/Displaced Homemakers, will present Crossfire, a new show by Wallflower Order Presents Wildflower Dance Brigade.

A benefit for the Women's Community Fund, Crossfire will appear at 8 p.m. November 16 in the Main Auditorium of Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus, 2900 Community College Avenue..

wallflower Order is a women's dance/theatre collective formed in Eugene, Oregon, in 1975 to express social and historical themes in women's lives through a blend of dance, theater, song, humor, sign language and the martial arts. As it developed, Wallflower has become more committed to providing cultural work as a tool for inspiring social change.

Throughout its history. Wallflower has "expressed the plight of exploited people of all times and many places," addressing the is sues of lesbian and gay rights, nuclear power, women in prison, self-defense, endangered species, health care, rights for the physically challenged, immigrant

Americans, and national liberation struggles.

Wallflower Order has toured extensively in the United States and performed in the Cleveland area on several occasions to capacity crowds. In the past year it divided into two separate groups.

Tickets are $7 in advance; $9 at the door; with a special $1 price for those under 12 and over 60. Ticket outlets in Cleveland Heights are High Tide/Rock Bottom on Coventry; Rethreads on Lee; and the Women's Building at the Civic. In Beechwood they may be obtained at Booksellers in the Pavilion Mall; on the West Side, at the Bookstore on West 25th and at Plants Plus on Clifton. Kent Natural Foods is the Kent outlet. You may also write to Oven Productions, P.O. Box 18175, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

The auditorium is wheelchair accessible, and the event will be signed for the hearing-impaired. Childcare is available by calling 9320977. Parking is .50. Those attending should use the Woodland Avenue entrance off East 30th Street. For more information, call 932-0977

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