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When a recent Oprah Winfrey show featured some lesbian separatists as panelists, the technical director insisted on identifying them to home viewers with titles that read “man hating.” The separatists had repeatedly asked for something more in tune with their women-affirming philosophies. By the end of the taping, they were furious with what they perceived to be a strong prejudice on the part of Winfrey and her staff. One of the show’s panelists, Pat Hoffman, will be sharing her experience with Oprah and Lesbianphobia at the regular 8 PM women-only lesbian program at Kinheart, 2214 Ridge in Evanston. It’s $3 for members, $5 for nonmembers. More information is available at 491-1103.
Superman sprang from the heads of two boyhood friends, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Since his creation, the Man of Steel has made others millions, but it wasnt until recently that his two creators–now old men living in retirement in New York–saw much of that fortune. For Supe’s 50th birthday this year, a young whippersnapper, John Byrne, was brought in to rewrite the legend, which he has done to the fans’ applause. You can compare the old and the new Superman today from 10 to 5 at the Comic Convention at Saint Sebastian’s, 810 W. Wellington. There’ll be hundreds of comics, special guests, and a raffle. Conferencegoers can also get their old comics appraised. Admission is $1.50 for adults, $1 for kids. Call 477-4685 or 281-6603 for more information.
More than ten years ago, young Thom Goodman and his partner Leonard Pitt were doing strange and wonderful avant-garde mime on the streets of San Francisco. Later Goodman moved to Chicago and founded CrossCurrents, the late great cabaret that could, on any given night, feature a Jamaican voodoo glass walker, an Albanian folk music trio, or a lesbian feminist poet. Pitt has much of Goodman’s style, as evidenced in his one-man show, Not for Real, a tour de force of mime, performance, operatic whimsy, and plain ol’ weirdness. The performance opens tonight at 7 at the Organic Theater, 3319 N. Clark. It runs through May 8 with performances Wednesday through Friday at 8, Saturday at 7 and 9, and Sunday at 3. Tickets range from $12 to $14. Call 327-5588 for more information.
There was a time–1457 to be exact–when the Scottish parliament banned golf for fear that its popularity was threatening the national defense. Nobody was playing with bows and arrows, then the only way to defend the land in wartime. Though secret, golf’s appeal was great, as evidenced by the sport’s continuing popularity. Its strokes are deceptively simple, which is why people often hurt themselves. Today’s sports-medicine seminar, The Golf Swing, should help. It starts at 7:30 in the Frank Auditorium of Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge in Evanston. It’s free. Call 491-9400 for more.
