20 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE JANUARY 27, 1995

EVENINGS OUT

20th Variety Show and party set for February 18

by Doreen Cudnik

Plans for Cleveland's 20th Annual Womyn's Variety Show are under way.

The Variety Show is Oven Productions' annual fundraiser, which raises money to produce women's music and cultural programs throughout the year, and produce them in a way that celebrates and honors all women. The 20th Annual Womyn's Variety Show and Party will be held on February 18, at the Great Hall in the Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, just east of Lee in Cleveland Heights. The show will begin at 8:00 pm with a party to follow and, as always, is a women-only event.

Each year, the number of women attending the Variety Show has increased dramatically. Marcia Sindelar, a member of Oven and coordinator of this year's show, hopes that this show will break all previous attendance records.

The Variety Show began in 1975, and over the decades has been held at various locations, including church basements and the Cleveland Agora nightclub. 1982 was the first year the show was held at the Civic, but it was still small enough to be held in the room where the party now takes place. After the show, the audience would have to remove and stack chairs and roll out the tables for the party. As the number of women in

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attendance increased, the show was moved to the larger Great Hall, where it remains today.

In keeping with the anniversary theme, the planning committee ran an ad in What She Wants asking women who participated in past Variety Shows to come back for this special anniversary show. The emcees this year will be past favorites Iris Bishop and Joyce Scoglietti, and there will be a retrospective slide show with pictures from past Variety Shows. To alleviate some of the technical problems experienced last year, Myrna Johnston of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival has been brought on board to handle the sound.

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The party afterward, besides being the lesbian social event of the season, is expected to be a smashing success, with "Susie Q" from U4ia spinning the tunes.

As the event draws nearer, Sunday, January 22 marked the last planning meeting before the technical run-throughs begin. The tech runs will be held at 2:00 pm on January 29, February 5 and 11 at the Civic for those who would like to preview the show, or just want to get involved. Help is still needed; Oven Productions is seeking volunteers for set-up, ticket sales, greeters and ushers, security, technical support, and clean-up. Interested women should call the Oven office at 216-321-7799 for details.

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