GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE AUGUST 18, 1995

AIDS HITS HOME.

I have watched dozens of friends die from AIDSrelated complications in the past 14 years. My

experience has been that the poverty associated with HIV infection is an under-reported complication of AIDS. My choice to become an AIDS activist lead me to Nightsweats & T-cells, a local company owned and operated by persons living with HIV. Nightsweats & T-cells provides custom screen printing for AIDS service organizations across the country as well as for AIDS Walk Cleveland. Our goal is simply to give persons with HIV a voice and a chance to earn a living.

Gil Kudrin

Gil Kudrin of Cleveland is the marketing director for Nightsweats & T-cells, a local company that produces and markets its own line of T-shirts with HIV/AIDS messages. The shirt worn by Gil in this photo recently appeared on an episode of ER, produced by Quentin Tarantino.

CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Monday, August 7 to Wednesday, August 30

Lesbian Erotica Photography Exhibit, by Lee Ann McGuire, at Common Grounds Coffee Shop, 2549 Indianola, Columbus, 614-263-7646.

Wednesday, August 16

The Road to Freedom Film Showing, the story ofcivil rights activist and minister Vernon Johns, sponsored by SOAR (Stop Oppression and Racism), 7:00 pm at the Cleveland Women's Center, 4828 Lorain Ave., 216-291-1137.

Saturday, August 19

Be a Star. Karaoke with Singin' Sandy; 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleve. 216-661-1314. Clitty Cat Club is Back. Infamous redux, Grrrls, Girl DJs, cabaret at midnight; Numbers Nightclub, 620 Frankfort Ave., Cleveland, 216-621-6900

Visions Canoe Trip, Join this Akron gay and lesbian group in exploring a Northeast Ohio river, 216-688-9988.

Sunday, August 20

Summer's Last Fling Picnic, third annual event with AJ Productions, at Cleveland's Edgewater Park near the pavilion, 216-556-1046.

Hugs Picnic and Golf Outing, at Mentor Headlands Beach; Picnic at 2 pm, golf at 9 pm; 216-974-8909.

Chevrei Tikva Cookout, new date and location, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, bring main dish, side dish and dessert, picnic games, lawn chair; at Laurie and Merri's West Side Cleveland home; 216-932-4419.

Gay Irish Patriots will be discussed at meeting ofCleve. Irish LesBiGay Organization, Gifts of Athena, 2199 Lee Rd., Cleve. Hts., 5 pm; Dian 216-281-8384 or Dave 216-261-8542. Windsong Womyn's Ensemble Auditions and Open House, Judson Manor, East 107th St. just north of Chester in Cleveland's University Circle, 5 to 7 pm; call Diane Hobus at 216-867-5467.

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Photographs and stories are excerpts from the exhibit, sale2saut Stepping into the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, by local father and doughter team, Martin and Elona Kohn.

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