POSTINGS

OCTOBER 29, 1993

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

9

Ohio

Gay & Lesbian Witches and Pagans group. The first ritual, discussion, study and support meeting for gay and lesbian Witches, Druids, and Pagans has been scheduled for Monday, November 1, at 4 pm, at a West Side location. All traditions are welcome. For meeting location and further information, call Patrick at 3337828 or Tim at 228-0683.

Mary Anne Sharkey, Plain Dealer political columnist, will address the November 10 meeting of the Log Cabin Club of gay and lesbian Republicans. She will discuss the local election results and how they impact the gay community. The meeting will be held at Snickers Eatery & Drinkery, 1261 W. 76 St., with cocktails at 6 pm. followed by dinner at 6:30 and Sharkey's address at 7:30. The public is welcome.

Windsong Womyn's Ensemble, Cleveland's women's choir, will be rehearsing on Sundays at Gifts of Athena, 2199 Lee Rd., in Cleveland Heights. Rehearsals are set for 5 pm. No auditions are required and anyone who likes to sing is encouraged to join. There are immediate needs for a four octave keyboard and accompanist. Interested? Call Gayle at 921-7328, or Diane at 1-762-8338.

The Cleveland chapter of BWMT (Black and White Men Together) will be celebrating its 13th anniversary the weekend of November 5-7. The event will host out-of-town guests from other chapters, with local members hosting in-home luncheons on Saturday and Sunday. The high point will be the Saturday evening banquet held at

the Hopkins Airport Sheraton at 6:30 pm. For more information, call 371-4597.

Call for new members. Greater Cleveland Community Shares, the fundraising coalition of 23 organizations (the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center is one) that address social concerns such as discrimination, homelessness, and domestic violence, is accepting new member applications. Community Shares provides funding to these organizations through workplace donations. Grass-roots organizations that are self-determined and dedicated to social action are encouraged to apply. For more information, call 371-0209.

Body Language creates Community Forum. Continuing to expand its role in the community, Body Language will provide an area for community news from any and all gay and lesbian organizations and businesses. Send your newsletters, fliers, ads and posters to Body Language, 3291 W. 115th St., Cleveland, OH 44111, or call 251-3330.

National

Pizza dance party. Bridges, the Erie, Pennsylvania lesbian and gay center, is sponsoring a pizza and dance party to raise money for its community newsletter. It will be held January 22 at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 New Perry Highway, starting at 6 pm. Call ahead for pizza reservations. The cost is $8. Don't want to eat but you want to boogie? Then plan on arriving at 8 pm and pay only $5. Bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the AIDS Council of Erie County and you can take a dollar off the price of admission. For more info call Michael, 814-456-9833.

Leather Weekend in Detroit. The Detroit Eagle and Mr. Michigan Leather/ Detroit Eagle 1992, Jack Roberts, will host a fundraising weekend November 5-7. Proceeds raised will benefit the Bayard Rustin Resource Center, a gay community archives, and will help establish a scholarship fund for gay studies at a major Michigan university. The weekend will feature a Saturday evening dinner and auction, a Sunday brunch and a continuous art exhibit by area gay artists. Special guest auctioneer will be International Mr. Leather 1992 Lenny Broberg. Tickets may be purchased by mail: The Detroit Eagle, P.O. Box 33047, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48303-3047.

Make a movie date. South East Michigan Pride of Detroit will present an evening of gay films Sunday, November 28. On the big screen will be Backyard Movie, directed by Bruce Weber; Night Out, an Australian film by Lawrence Johnston; Daddy and the Muscle Academy, a look at the life of Tom of Finland, by Ilppo Pohjola; and Time Expired, a 30-minute short by Danny Leiner. Showtimes are 1:00, 3:30, 5:30, and 8:00 at the Magic Bag Theater and Cafe. Call S.E.M.P. at 313-825-6651 for tickets.

Make a Spirit Map. Minnesota artists Philip Blackburn and Donald Engstrom are asking those who have been touched by HIV, "What have you learned about life lately?" Responses will be gathered for an installation at Intermedia Arts Gallery in April 1994. All responses will be displayed, uncensored and anonymous, if so desired. You should choose some suitable medium (paper, cloth, wood) and trace an outline of your hand with your inscribed response. Mail your materials to: Box 80788, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Voice mail and E-mail options are available, call 612-825-5532 or

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E-mail: klin0051@student.tc.umn.edu. Or use GayNet.

Book award nominations. The GayLesbian Task Force of the American Library Association is issuing a call for nominations for its 1994 Gay-Lesbian Book Awards. Awards are given for both literature (long and short fiction and poetry) and nonfiction, and are given to books of exceptional merit relating to lesbian and gay experience.

To be eligible, a book must have been published in 1993. Awards are not limited to books published by American publishing firms; but only titles in English or a translation are eligible.

The Awards have been given since 1971, establishing them as the oldest lesbian-gay awards in the U.S. A committee made up of librarians who are members of the ALA Gay-Lesbian Task Force decides each year's winners from a list of nominations compiled throughout the year.

Send nominations to: Ellen Greenblatt, Central Technical Services, Lockwood Library Building, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14260-2200.

A short statement describing why the book is being nominated should accompany the nominations. Nominations must be received by December 31, 1993. Awards will be announced in March of 1994.

Christmas cards to benefit AIDS organizations. Under One Roof, a San Francisco store that sells merchandise to benefit 55 Bay-area AIDS organizations, will offer a selection of sixteen holiday cards designed by Bay Area artists. All monies raised by the sale of the cards will benefit 16 AIDS organizations that are sponsoring the cards. For a copy of the order form, call 415-252-8527.

Pilobolus Dance Theatre

of

Ohio Theater

PLAYHOUSE

SQUARE CENTER

November 12, 8:30pm

November 13, 2:30 & 8:30pm

Tickets: $18, $26, $28

Gravity-defying tricks, playful

choreography and theatrical invention have made this troupe a Cleveland favorite!

Charge by Phone: 241-6000

Tickets available at Playhouse Square Box Office and all ADVANTIX Outlets

DANCECLEVELAND

WCLV

WNWV-1073

ARTS

The George Gund Foundation

95.5 FM