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October
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1988
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CALENDAR

To publicize NOVEMBER CALENDAR events, send formatted listings by Saturday, Oct. 15 to AGENDA, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104. (996-801 8)

FORMAT- Date, event, sponsor, time, and place. One or two sentence description, (fee), phone number.

Unless otherwise noted, all events likted in the CALENDAR are free and open to the public (including all committee meetings). Also, all locations are in Ann Arbor unless otherwise noted.

1 Saturday
"The John Watkins Blues Band": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

2 Sunday
General Meeting: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee
6 pm, Mich. Union (ask at CIC desk for location). 662975 or 930-2959

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music:
Gay Liberation 8 pm, Blind Pig,
208 S. First 996-8555

3 Monday
Meeting: World Hunger Education Action Committee (WHE/AC) 6 pm, 4202 Michigan Union. 663-4301

Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men: Integrity 8:45 pm, Canterbury House, 218 N. Division. 665-0606

"Michael Johnson and the Killer Bees": Blind Pig 208 S. First Reggae from Austin. 996-8555

4 Tuesday
Lesbian-Gay Radio Show
6 pm on 88.3 FM, WCBN. 763-3501

Carla Bley & Steve Swallow: Eclipse Jazz 8 pm and 1 0 pm, The Ark, 637 S. Main. Keyboardist Carla Bley performs duets with bassist Steve Swallow. Bley and Swallow's work is characterized by swinging melodies infused with raucous energy, $10.50. 763-0046

Ann Arbor Poetry Slam #3
8 to 11 pm,Old Heidelberg,215 N. Main. The first hour is an open mike, the second hour is a performance by Detroit poet Ron Allen, and the last hour is the "poetry slam," a contest where poets compete for a cash prize. 1910 or 764-0410

Meeting: Lesbian & Gay Organizing Committee (LAGROC) 8:30 pm, 3100 Michigan Union. 763-4186

"Michael Johnson and the Killer Bees": Blind Pig (see 3Mon)

5 Wednesday
Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

"In Vain": The Beat 215 N.Main, $3. 663-7758

"Bim Skala Bim": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-6555

6Thursday
"Patterson" Panel Discussion: National Lawyers Guild Topic: Patterson v. McLean Credit Union case. Black Law Students Association, Lesbian and Gay Law Students, and Asian American Law Students Association. Call 763-2300 or7 471 596 for time and location.

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm, The Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. Edward Albee's gut wrenching dramatic classic. $8/$6 students & seniors. 663-0681

"NUHU": Blind Pig 208 S. First. Reggae from Jamaica. 996-8555

"Big Box of Nines": The Beat Rock-n-roll nightclub at 215N. Main, $3. 663-7758

7 Friday
Women's Tea: Women's Crisis Center (WCC) 5:30 to 7 pm, 306 N. División. 761-9475

Grads and Professionals Veggie Shabbat Potluck Dinner: Hillel 7:30 pm, Lawyer's Club, Law School. 769-0500

B.B. King: Prism Productions 7:30 pm, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. The Legendary "King of the Blues,"$16.50, $12.50 reserved seating. 423-6666 or 665-4755

Square Dance Class: Scoot'n Annies 7:30 pm, Dixboro Methodist Church, Plymouth Rd„ Dixboro. No experience or partner needed, $3. 764-7978 or 764-0028

Gay Men 's Coffee House: "Brothers" 8 pm, Guild House, 802 Monroe. 763-4186

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm (see 6 Thur)

"Second Self": Blind Pig 208 S. First. Record release party. 996-8555

8 Saturday
First Annual Blind Pig Blues Festival 8 pm, 208 S. First. Robert Penn Blues Band, Zoom & the Paybacks, Butler Twins, Eddie Burns, Johnny Jones. 996-8555

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm (see 6 Thur)

"To Kill a Mockinbird":Hill Street Cinema 8:30 pm, Aud. A, Angell Hall. 1963 screen adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel with Gregory Peck as the southern lawyer confronting the hatred and prejudice in his community. 769-0500

9 Sunday
News/Feature DEADLINE: AGENDA November issue news/feature first drafts due, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104,996-8018.

Crop Walk: World Hunger Education Action Committee (WHE/AC) All are encouraged to walk or sponsor walkers. Cali WHE/AC for details. 663-4301

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 2 pm (see 6 Thur)

General Meeting: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee 6 pm (see 2 Sun)

Regular Monthly Meeting: Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND) Doors open at 7 pm, meeting begins as 7:30 pm, St. Aidan's /Northside Church, 1679 Broadway (near Bursley-Baits on the U-M North Campus). Newcomers are atways welcome. Sheila Tobias, educator, dynamic speaker and coauthor of "The People's Guide to National Defense," will give a slide show and talk that is an objective, unflinching examination of the superabundance of bombs, missiles, etc. Child care is available. For more information, pleasecall 761-1718.

The Church: Prism Productions 7:30 pm, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. Arista recording artists from Australia with special guests " Wire," and Torn Verlaine (formerly of Television). $16.50 665-4755

Bible Interpretation: School of Metaphysics 7:30 pm, 71 9 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti Topic: "Book of Revelations." 482-9600

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

10 Monday
Meeting: WHE/AC 6 pm (see 3 Mon)

Meeting: Parents-FLAG/Ann Arbor 7:30 pm, First Methodist Church. 7631186

Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men:lntegrity 8:45 pm (see 3 Mon)

"The Hamblin Fanucci Band": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

11 Tuesday
Lesbian-Gay Radio Show 6 pm (see 4 Tue)

Meeting: Amnesty International Group 61 7:30 pm, Mich. Union (ask at CIC desk for location). Letter writing and other activities to free prisoners of conscience and protect human rights around the worid. 761-3639

"From Marjorie Morning star to Dirty Dancing: Jewish Women in American Film": B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation 7:30 pm, Angell Hall. Women in Judaism Series features discussion of Jewish women in American film with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, an editor of Ms. magazine. 769-0500

"The Opppression of Women of Color": Solidarity 7:30 pm, Guild House, 802 Monroe. A talk by Susan Andrade. 665-2709

School of Metaphysics : New Class in Applied Metaphysics 7:30 pm , 719 W. Michigan Ave. , Ypsilanti. $8 minimum weekly donation. 482-9600.

Meeting: Lesbian & Gay Organizing Committee (LAGROC) 8:30 pm (see 4 Tue)

"Patterson" Candlelight Vigil": Patterson Coalition of Law Student Organizations Part of nationwide vigil on eve of oral arguments before the U. S. Supreme Court on the Patterson v. McLean Credit Union case. Call 763-2300 or 747-1 596 for time and location.

"The Busboys": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

12 Wednesday
Lesbian-Gay Men 's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

"Social Fabric": The Beat 215 N. Main, $3. 663-7758

The Taxi Gang: Prism Productions 10 pm, St. Andrew"s Hall, 431 E. Congress, Detroit. A night of Reggae featuring Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, with special guests Maxi Priest and Freddie MacGregor, $14.50. 665-4755

"The New Adventures": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

13Thursday
"Who'sAfraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm (see 6 Thur)

"TheSanctum": The Beat 215 N.Main, $3. 663-7758

"TheDifference": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

14Friday
Teach-in on Homelessness: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee Videos on the problem of homelessness, followed by discussion. Call for time and place. 662-4973 or 930-2959

Women'sTea:(WCC) 5:30 to 7 pm (see 7 Fri)

Square Dance Class: Scoot'n Annies 7:30 pm (see 7 Fri)

Metaphysical "Rap" Session: School of Metaphysics 7:30 pm, 719 W. Mich. Ave, Ypsi. 482-9600

Gay Men's Cof fee House 8 pm (see 7 Fri)

"Who'sAfraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm (see 6 Thur)

"Firehose": Blind Pig 208 S. First. Plus "Screaming Trees 996-8555

Text of inset picture: Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and MANCOTAL, Nicaragua's premier band, play a combination of salsa, folk, rock and jazz. Named for Mancotal, the mountain peak where Sandinista hero "El Danto" was killed, the group has become representative of the spirit of the new Nicaragua to the world (with Billy Bragg and Michele Shocked, Power Center, see 17Mon)

15 Saturday
Teach-in on Homelessness: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee 10am, Pendelton Rm., Mich. Union. Panels, workshops and entertainment. 662-4973 or 930-2959

Calendar & Community Resource Directory Deadline: AGENDA November issue CRD and CAL. listings due, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104, 996-8018.

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?": West End Productions 8 pm (see 6 Thur)

"The Scott Morgan Band": Blind Pig 208 S. First 996-8555

16Sunday
"Who's Afraid of Virginia " Woolt?": West End Productions 2 pm (see 6 Thur)

General Meeting: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee 6 pm (see 2 Sun)

Poetry Reading: Falling Water Books & Collectables 7 pm, 318 S. Ashley. The first public reading from Ann Arbor writers Sandy Farmer and Deborah Brown. 747-9810

Bible Interpretaron School of Metaphysics 7:30 pm (see 9 Sun)

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8pm(see2Sun)

17Monday
Meeting: WHE/AC 6 pm (see 3 Mon)

Opening Ceremony of the Ella Baker/Nelson Mandela Center for Anti-Racist Educatlon: UCAR 7 pm, room 3, East Engineering. The Center is a project of - the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) to promote anb-racist scholarship, educational resources, and anti-racist organizing. 936-1809

Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked, MANCOTAL: Prism Productions/U-M's Office of Major Events 7:30 pm, Power Center, 121 Fletcher. No band, no experimental haircut, no bullshit Billy Bragg headlines this musical, cultural, and political summit. With Polygram recording artist Michelle Shocked, and special guests from Nicaragua, MANCOTAL. $14.50 reserved seating. 665-4755

Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men: Integrity 8:45 pm (see 3 Mon)

18Tuesday
Israel-Diaspora Relations: Hillel 7:30 pm (place to be announced). A disccusion with Jay Shapiro, author of "From Both Sides Now: A Survey of Israel-Diaspora Relations"769-0500

Lesbian-Gay Radio Show 6 pm (see 4 Tue)

Rigoberta Menchu: Lalin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) 8 pm, Nat. Sci. Aud. Menchu, a Guatemalen Indian leader known intemationally for her human rights work, will report on her recent visit to Guatemala. 663-0655

Meeting: Lesbian & Gay Organizing Committee (LAGROC) 8:30 pm (see 4 Tue)

"The Incredible Casuals": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

19 Wednesday
Mercedes Sosa: Office of Major Events 8 pm, Power Center. Argentinian Sosa has recorded more than 20 albums, including one dedicated to the works of Chilean composer Violeta Parra. 763-TKTS

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

"Ash Can Van Gogh": The Beat n-roll night club at 2 1 5 N . Main, $3.663-7758

"Idyll Roomers": Blind Pig 208 S. First 996-8555

20 Thursday
"13 Engines": The Beat Rock-n-roll night club at 215 N. Main, $3. 663-7758

"Barrence Whitfield and the Savages": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

21 Friday
"The Inherent Radicalism of Law School and Other Unlikely Stories": U-M National Lawyers Guild 3:30 pm, room 100, Hutchins Hall. NLG Critical Legal Studies Lecture Series features James Boyle, Assodate Prof. at Washington College of Law and author of numerous articles. 763-2300

Women's Tea: Women's Crisis Center (WCC) 5:30 to 7 pm (see7Fri)

Folk Art Exhibit from the New World: Orchid Lane 6 to 8 pm, 330 S. State. An exhibit of textiles, jewelry, daily objects, etc. as well as live Southern French Flamenco Music and refreshments. 662-1998

Square Dance Class : Scoot' n Annies 7:30 pm (see 7 Fri)

"Dreams - The Journey Within" : School of Metaphysics 7:30 pm, 719 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. 482-9600

Gil Scott-Heron: Eclipse Jazz 8 pm, Mendelssohn Theater, 91 1 N. University. Poet, singer, songwríter, bluesologist, and master of polemica! rap, Scott-Heron combines blues, funk, jazz, poetry , commentary and satire in classic songs like "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," "We Almost Lost Detroit," and "B-Movie." $10.50. 763-0046

"Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

22 Saturday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10amto5:30pm(see21 Fri)

Yorum Boker Mime Troupe: Hill Street Forum/Celebration of Jewish Arts 8 pm, Mendelssohn Theater. 769-0500

Annual Harvest Dance: Huron Valley Community Church 8 pm to 1am, 1001 Green Rd. The primary mission of Ihe church is to serve the gay and lesbian community, their friends and family. This event will feature DJ music, dancing, autumn decorations, and snack food. No drugs or alcohol please. $3 donation. 763-4186

"Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band": Blind Plg (see 21 Fri)

23 Sunday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 12 noon to4:30pm(see21 Fri)

General Meeting: Ann Arbor Homeless Actlon Committee 6 pm (see 2 Sun)

Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry Symposium: B'nal B'rith Hillel Foundation 7 pm, Rackham . 769-0500

Bible Interpretation: School of Metaphyslc 7:30 pm (see 9 Sun)

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8pm(see2Sun)

24 Monday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10 am to5 :30 pm (see 21 Fri)

Meeting: World Hunger Educalion Action Com m i ttee (WHEAC) 6 pm (see 3 Mon)

Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men: Integrity 8:45 pm (see 3 Mon)

"A Flock of Seagulls": Blind Plg Plus

"New Marines." 208 S. First. 996-8555

25 Tuesday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10am to 5:30pm (see21 Fri)

Lesbian-Gay Radio Show 6pm(see4Tue)

Meeting: Bread for the World 7:30 pm, Memorial Christian Church, 730Tappan. Discussion of domestic and international hunger issues along with legislative updates. 487-9058

"The Paradox of Social Democracy in the U.S.": Solidarity 7:30 pm, Guild House, 802 Monroe. A talk by Justin Schwartz, Prof. at Kalamazoo College. 665-2709

Meeting: Lesblan & Gay Organizing Committee (LAGROC) 8:30 pm (see 4 Tue)

"Game Theory": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

26 Wednesday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10 am to 5:30pm (see21 Fri)

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

"Walk the Dogma": The Beat Rock-n-roll nightclubat 215 N. Main, $3. 663-7758

"Dog Soldier": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

27 Thursday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10 am to 8pm(see21 Fri)

"The Difference" : The Beat Rock-n-roll night club at 21 5 N. Main, $3. 663-7758

"lodine Raincoats": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

28 Friday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10 am to 8pm (see21 Fri)

Women's Tea: Women's Crisis Center (WCC) 5:30 to 7 pm (see 7 Fri)

Square Dance Class: The Scoot'n Annies 7:30 pm (see 7 Fri)

"Tracy Lee & the Leonards": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

29 Saturday
New World Art: Orchid Lane 10 am to 5:30pm(see21 Fri)

"Wizard of Oz" Metaphysical Interpetation: School of Metaphysics 1 to 6 pm , 719 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. $5 minimum donation. 482-9600

"Blood Simple": Hill Street Cinema 8:30 pm, MLB 4. Highly acclaimed thriller. 769-0500

"Tracy Lee & the Leonards": Blind Pig 208 S. First. 996-8555

30 Sunday
General Meeting: Ann Arbor Homeless Action Committee 6 pm (see 2 Sun)

Lesbian-Gay Men's Music 8 pm (see 2 Sun)

New World Art: Orchid Lane 12 noon to 4:30 pm (see21 Fri)

31 Monday
New World Art : Orchid Lane 10 am to 5:30 pm(see21 Fri)

Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men: Integrity 8:45 pm (see 3 Mon)

"The Del-Rays": Blind Pig 208 S. First Halloween party. 996-8555 

JUST-IN:18 Tuesday
Candlelight Vigil: Domestic Violence Project  8pm, Fed'l Bldg. In memory of women killed by their partner. 973-0242

Text for inset picture:
Melody Maker calls Gil Scott-Heron the "most dangerous musician allve." Soul Magazine calls him "The Minister of Information. " Don't miss the master of polemical rap! (Mendelssohn Theater, see 21 Fri)

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