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Vol. I, No. I
December 6, I 984
Atlanta, Ga.
Feminist
Chorus
The Atlanta Women's
Feminist Chorus is looking
for interested women to
join them. Rehearsals are
7pm each Sunday at the
First Existentialist
Church, 470 Candler Dr.
NE. All voice ranges are
needed especially first
saprano.
Solstice At
Charis
On Sunday, December 9
from 6 pm to 9pm Charis
Bookstore will transform
herself into a candlelit,
pine-scented haven filled
with delicious 1 food,
lovingly prepared by the
Cauldron Cooking Collec
tive. It's the annual
Solstice Celebration for
Women which is Charis' way
of thanking and appreci
ating the women's commu
nity for supporting her
with energy, love and
money throughout the year.
Emory
Gays
As part of Emory Uni
versity’s "Festival of the
'60's" to be held this
spring, Student Action for
Human Rights, Emory's gay
student organization would
like to sponsor an exhibit
or speaker on the Stone
wall Rebellion and/or gay
rights during the '60's.
If anyone knows where we
may be able to gain access
to either of these, please
contact SAHR at Box 23515,
Emory Univ., Atlanta,, GA
30322.
AIDS PLAY RETURNS
WARREN
RANSON’S POTENT
One of the quilts used as the backdrop in WARREN
TORCHSONG
BENEFIT RAISES $4900 FOR AIDS
The opening night per
formance of Harvey Fier-
stein's "Torchsong Tri
logy" was a successful
benefit for AID Atlanta.
The benefit, co-spon-
sored by the Georgia
Association of Physicians
for Human Rights and the
Atlanta Business and Pro
fessional Guild, raised
$4900 as a result of 800
tickets being sold. The
original goal was 500
tickets.
Stosh Ostrow, one of
the leaders of the event
said that because of the
success of the benefit
that GAPHR and the Cam
paign for Human Rights
would be selling tickets
for the entire house the
opening night of "La Cage
aux Folles".
The opening will be
January 29. In addition,
tickets will be. sold for a
cast party, says Ostrow.
For more info call’872-0600
Seven Stages is bring
ing back the highly
successful play, "Warren",
December 12-22.
The play, performed as
a work-in-progress this
summer, is based on the
life of Warren Johnston,
who died from AIDS. The
play explores the impact
Warren's disease has on
those surrounding him.
Rebecca Ranson, the
playwright and a close
friend of Warren's, has
completed and rewritten
the script after working
on it this fall.
"I want this to be a
tribute to my friendship
with Warren," says Ranson.
"But also educational and
to raise people's aware
ness of AIDS and to in
spire them to become
involved.”
"The play is not only
about death. The story is
about relationships and a
very beautiful and earing
person," says Jon Goldman,
who plays Warren.
"Warren" opens at Seven
Stages on December 12 and
plays through December 22,
Wednesday through Saturday
at 8:00. On Saturday at
11:30 pm there will be a
late evening performances.
Seven Stages is located at ;
430 Moreland Ave. in Lit
tle Five Points. Tickets I
are $6 on Wednesday and
Thursday, $8 on Friday and
Saturday. Group rates
available. Call 523-7647
for reservations.
In addition, the Atlan
ta Gay Center will sponsbr
a recepti n in the lobby
of Seven Stages -after each
performance.
Aaron Taylor
