March, 1989 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE Page 13

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Cleveland International Film Festival will present its 13th Festival for 11 days, April 6-16, 1989. More than 40 films from over 15 countries will be featured at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights.

The Opening Night film, Paramount Pictures' "Major League," will be presented on Thursday, April 6 at the Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square Center. The film's stars Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corben Bernsen, along with its director Cleveland native David Ward, have been invited to attend this event.

Highlights of this year's Festival include the following:

***an independent film series sponsored by Progressive Companies that will include over 20 additional films at Strosacker Auditorium on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and at the Cedar Lee Theatre;

*** a 50th Anniversary Salute to the National Film Board of Canada, presented with support of the Ohio Arts Council;

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a Family Film Festival sponsored by WOIO Channel 19; and

*** three classics from 1939, all celebrating their 50th anniversaries: "Gone With the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wurthering Heights.”

For more information, call 349FILM.

The Experience, a National Coming Out Day cosponsor, will produce a weekend seminar in Washington, D.C., March 10-12 to support us, individually

S&S In the Kitchen with Auntie Ray

HONEY MUSTARD

After making a Dagwood sandwich that would choke a horse, I went to add my favorite mustard. The father of one of my friends makes it homemade. Much to my dismay, I was out. I called my friend's dad for a refill and he not only gave me that, but also the recipe.

and collectively in being more loving to Ourselves and others.

The Experience Weekend is a self-esteem building workshop which supports people to love themselves and tell the truth about who they are. Lectures, exercise and group discussions are designed to facilitate self-awareness and move participants into a more powerful and empowering experience of life.

Specific topics include self-image and self-esteem, relationships, standards and judgments, communicating yourself to others, "Coming out"--telling the truth about you and expanding consciousness.

Rob Eichberg created the Experience Weekend. In addition to being a nationally known seminar leader, he has been active in many leadership and fundraising roles in the lesbian and gay community for more than 10 years. Believing strongly in telling the truth to create a healthy life, Eichberg is co-coordinator of National Coming Out Day, with Jean O'Leary of NGRA.

The Experience/Washington, D.C., is produced by graduates of the Experience, who are volunteering time and energy to make this Experience available to others.

The Experience is non-profit, and tuition is used to pay the expenses of staging and maintaining the workshop.

For more information, contact Jay Allen at (301) 770-5971 or write to The Experience/Washington, D.C., Box 5529, Washington, D.C. 20016.

Gay and lesbian athletes from around the country and the world will gather in

Whisk together the dry mustard, mustard seeds, and 1/2 cup warm water in a heavy nonreactive saucepan. Set aside. In a second nonreactive saucepan, combine all the remaining ingredients except the honey. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Let cool for 2 or 3 minutes. Whisk the spiced vinegar into the mustard. Bring to a simmer and simmer very gently, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes; it should

5 level tablespoons imported dry just bubble gently around the edges.

mustard

1/4 cup mustard seeds

1 cup cider vinegar

1 large garlic clove, peeled and crushed

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

'1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 to 2 teaspoons clover honey

Dykes to Watch Out For

LOIS

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With a rubber spatula, scrape the mixture into a bowl. Let stand for 2 hours. Scrape the mustard into the container of a food processor. Process to a grainy puree. Add honey to taste and flick the processor on and off a few times to blend. Scrape the mustard into a jar. Cover and allow to mellow overnight at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator. ▼

ONE AFTERNOON AT THE BOOKSTORE...

ACTION

1989 BY ALISON BECHDEL

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! GIMME THAT!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, EMMA, AND SAY HELLO TO JEROME FOR ME.

AH HAH!"THE COMING OUT STORIES" "SURPASSING THE LOVE OF MEN," LESBIAN SEX... LOOKS LIKE YOUR FRIEND IS DOING SOME, UH... RESEARCH, RIGHT?

OKAY, JEZANNA.

IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU, AND THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

BYE.

BYE!

LOIS, I'M SERIOUS. STAY AWAY. I'VE KNOWN EMMA FOR YEARS NOW, EVER SINCE I WAS A STUDENT OF HER HUSBAND'S. YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT JEROME, MY BLACK STUDIES PROFESSOR?

OH, SO SHE'S MARRIED TO SANT JEROME. HUH?

Seattle this summer for a multi-sport extravaganza that will serve as a tune-up for Gay Games III in 1990. The 1989 Northwest Gay-Lesbian Sports Festival, offering opportunities in at least ten sports, is scheduled for the four-day July 1-4 holiday weekend.

For the third year in a row, K & L Distributors of Bellevue WA, is the primary sponsor of the Sports Festival with a grant of $7500. K & L distributes Perrier, Soho Soda, and Anheuserch products in western Washington. This year's competition is scheduled in sports such as swimming, diving, women's softball, tennis, bowling, croquet, volleyball, running, water polo and golf. Other sports tentatively scheduled include darts, soccer, track and field, rugby, martial arts, women's basketball, and flag football.

Entry forms for Sports Festival events will be available in March. Information about the 1989 Northwest Gay-Lesbian Sports Festival or entries for events can be obtained by writing to: Team Seattle, 1206 E. Pike St. # 1505, Seattle, WA, 98122 or by calling 206-322-2777.

An opportunity for women to learn hands-on construction skills is being sponsored by the Land Project. Participants will assist with the construction of a 16 by 12 foot storage structure form foundation to finish while learning basic carpentry, roofing, electricity, etc, with other women in a pro-woman environ-

ment.

Deb Bryan and Deb Robey, owners of Sugar Ridge Construction Company, have extensive experience in many areas of building--rehab, estimating, construction and teaching.

The workshop will be held on 42 acres located in western Pennsylvania known as the Land Project (a group of Cleveland women who collectively own rural land) from Thursday, May 25 to Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day weekend). The teaching process will promote skill-building, self-esteem, and cooperation among women. Cost for the weekend is $100 to $150 sliding scale and includes instruction, meals, housing and printed materials. Limited scholarships are available. Registration deadline is May 5, and class size limited to 15 women. For more information call Susan or Louise at 216-317-2492 or write Woodworth/Luczak, 3403 Altamont, Cleveland, Ohio 44118.

"Women do not achieve power through the attainment and use of money alone," said Louise Luczak. "There's nothing like the great feeling of accomplishing something really. worthwhile with a group of women," added Susan Woodworth.

The 11th International Conference of Gay and Lesbian Jews will be held in Chicago, August 24-27, 1989. All conference activities will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, close to all major cultural and architectural points of interest. The registration cost for the conference will be approximately $200 and will include the following: opening cocktail party with cash bar and entertainment by the Windy City Gay Chorus and boat ride on the Chicago River on Thursday night; lunch, dinner and oneg shabbat with entertainment by the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band on Friday night; cocktail party and dinner with dancing and entertainment on Saturday night; buffet brunch on Sunday; plus full days of workshops on relevant social, religious and health issues on Friday and Saturday, open forum with. Chicago area rabbis and plenary session on Sunday morning, and optional tours of Chicago architectural and Jewish sites. Religious services will be held on Friday night and Saturday morning. Reasonable amount of scholarship money is available to defray part of cost of registration. Conferees wanting scholarships should write as soon as possible. Home hospitality will be available, with preference given to those people coming from the greatest distances (Europe and Israel). For more information please write or call: The Eleventh International Conference of Gay and Lesbian Jews, c/o Congregation Or Chadash, 656 W. Barry St. Chicago, IL 60657, 312-248-9456.

"We know, often from childhood, that we experience love and sexual attraction in a way different from most people around us," says Thomas Cowan, author of a new book, Gay Men and Women Who Enriched the World. He adds: “Everyone who falls in love wants to share it with the world, shout it from the rooftops. Our society will not let us even talk about it.

"We are frustrated in not being able to express what makes us unique and special," Cowan continues, "so no matter what field we go into, we look for what is unique and special in that field and announce that to the world".

Because gays are less able to talk about themselves, the author believes, they tend to talk about their work. "And often, it appears that we are tremendously creative," he says. "But one theory is that sometimes creativity is born out of frustration."

The book, examining the lives of 40 personalities from Alexander The Great to Michael Bennett, is published by William Mulvey, Inc., at $17.95 and will be in bookstores by early April. ▼

JEZANNA! HOW COME YOU DIDN'T INTRODUCE ME?! COULDN'T YOU SEE

ME LEERING?!

GIRL, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

WHY NOT? YOU'RE NOT SEEING HER, ARE YOU? WHO IS SHE? AN EX ?

FORGET IT! SHE'S GOT A HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS!

OH YEAH? WELL SHE WAS SURE DOING SOME HEAVY BROWSING IN THE LESBIAN SECTION! WHAT'D SHE BUY?

YEAH, WELL... NOW SHE THINKS MAYBE SHE'S A DYKE AFTER ALL... SHE'S IN A VERY VUL; NERABLE STATE, AND THE LAST THING SHE NEEDS IS YOU COMING ON TO HER LIKE A TON OF BRICKS.

OKAY, OKAY!

I CAN TAKE A HINT!

GOOD.

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