AUGUST 20, 1993 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Friday, August 20 to Sunday, August 22

Freddie Mercury's Names Project panels will be on display at Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium to benefit Ohio Human Interest Org. (O.H.I.O.), during convention of Queen fans there; noon to 10 pm, noon to 5 on Aug. 22; 800-447-7163. Sunday, August 22

Roving Annual Kosher Barbecue sponsored by Chevrei Tikva, 3 pm, call 932-5551, $5.00 for beverages.

Picnic to Mahler's "Resurrection" at Blossom. Bring a basket and meet Interweave picnic group at 6 pm by lavender balloons at front center of lawn. Cleveland Orchestra concert at 7:30; lawn tickets $10; 243-3940.

Monday, August 23 to Sunday, August 29

Lorain County Fair in Wellington. O.H.I.O. will sponsor a booth with AIDS and safersex info; volunteers are needed to staff the booth. Call the Lorain Center at 9602050, or 800-447-7163.

Friday, August 27 to Monday, September 6

Ten-Day Building Blitz. See Jane Build will construct a Habitat for Humanity house with all women workers, to be occupied by women. Female carpenters, plumbers, electricians, roofers, and other workers, skilled or unskilled, are needed. Call Hard Hatted Women to sign up, 961-4449.

Saturday, August 28

Heel for H.E.A.L. Walk-a-thon, to raise funds to help provide emergency housing for people living with AIDS, sponsored by Healthy Environment for AIDS Living, at Youngstown's Mill Creek Park, 797-0070.

Dance at the Youngstown Coffeehouse, at First Unitarian Church, corner Elm and Illinois, 8 to 12 pm, $5.00, 545-1626.

Ladies' Touch Football player clinic for 1993 season which starts Sept 12. Clinic is required for all new and returning players, coaches, and representatives; 1700 Denison Ave., 1 pm to 3 pm., 741-4095.

Salon de DLGC, lesbian-gay arts and theater showcase, benefiting the Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center, opens at 5 pm, curtain at 8; Wegerzyn Horticultural Center, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Rd. Dayton, $10, 513-228-4875 or 228-5969.

Sunday, August 29

Talent Show Auditions for November 20 Center Stage benefit. All types of performers are sought, call 522-1999 in advance for appointment. Civic Recital Hall, 3130 Mayfield Rd. near Lee in Cleveland Hts., noon to 4 pm. Also Sept. 12 and 26. Thursday, September 2

Raymond Luczak, editor of Eyes of Desire, will read from this first collection of work on deaf gay and lesbian culture, at Borders Book Shop in La Place, Richmond at Cedar Rds. in Beachwood; interpreted for both deaf and hearing, 292-2660 (voice).

Thursday, September 2 through Monday, September 6

Rhythm Fest '93 Women's Music, Art and Politics Festival, with sports, performers, speakers & workshops, in Black Mountain, N.C., Jackie or Debbie 404-873-1551. Friday, September 3 through Monday, September 6

International Friendship Weekend, sponsored by Asians and Friends, held in Pittsburgh, write to Box 134, 1487 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43212, 614341-7349.

P-FLAG International Convention, 12th annual event in New Orleans is highlighted by Lynn Lavner, Rep. Gerry Studds, a mini gay Mardi Gras, plus 50 workshops. $175 advance plus discount room, PO Box 15515, New Orleans, La, 70175; 504228-2332 or 523-3922.

Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5

Fight the Right Midwest Regional Summit to build skills to counter right-wing organizing in Ohio and the Midwest, sponsored by NGLTF and StonewallCincinnati, Hyatt Hotel, Cincinnati, $35, $45 after Aug. 31, 513-541-8778.

Thursday, September 9

Best-Kept Secrets of Home Buying and Selling. Join the Network, Cleveland lesbians in business, for a panel discussion with realtors and a mortgage financier. Maria's Restaurant, 11822 Detroit, Lakewood; dinner at 6 pm, elections and panel at 7:15; 529-9285.

Friday, September 10 to Sunday, September 12

Sisterspace Pocono Weekend, music, workshops, swimming, canoeing, and more at 1,000-acre Pocono Mtns. site in eastern Pennsylvania, $90-$160, 215-476-2424.

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Saturday, September 11

Ohio Lesbian Festival. Fifth annual one-day festival features musicians, crafts, businesses, workshops, and KidFest; 11 am to midnight, at Frontier Ranch off U.S. 40 just east of Columbus. Tickets $20 at gate or $15 in advance at Gifts of Athena in Cleveland and Fan the Flames in Columbus, or send check to Lesbian Business Assn., Box 02086, Columbus, 43202; 614-267-DYKE (3953).

Sunday, September 12

Liberation United Church of Christ, first service for new congregation, Rev. Dan Geslin, site to be announced, 781-5822.

15th Annual "We Are Family" Picnic, sponsored by Northern Ohio Coalition (NOCI), Wildwood Lake Water Park in Columbia Station, tickets at local bars. Ladies' Touch Football season begins. One hand touch, 7-woman teams. Call 7414095 for info.

Comedian Karen Williams at the Youngstown Coffeehouse, 6:30 pm, First Unitarian Church, corner Elm and Illinois, 545-1626.

Rosh Hashana services, Chevrei Tikva, dinner at 6:30 pm, services at 8:30 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire, near Coventry in Cleveland Hts., 932-5551. Thursday, September 16

Rosh Hashana morning services, Chevrei Tikva, 10:30 am; luncheon at 1:30 pm; Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Heights, 932-5551. Saturday, September 18

Interweave annual meeting. Dinner, celebration, and business meeting of UnitarianUniversalist lesbian-gay-bi-trans group; East Shore U.U. Church, 8181 S. Center, Mentor; 871-4675.

Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26

Journey Without Maps: Gay, lesbian, bisexual spirituality retreat, led by Diane Vesmar-Bailey, at Highlands Camp and Conference Center, 4246 Sweet West Rd., Middlefield, Ohio. Sponsored by Presbyterians for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, begins Friday at 7:30 pm, $75, 382-0507.

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