CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Tuesday, September 12

New Men's Rap Group, meet new people, get in touch with yourself, and 'rap' with each other, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, sign up with Shawn Peirce at 216-621-0766.

Wednesday, September 13

Dine Out with Visions of Akron, at a Canton area restaurant; 216-688-9988 for reservations.

Attitudes with Wings, a play about women and their relationships, 7:00 pm performance, 8:00 pm panel discussion, reception; Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, tickets $12, order before Sept. 6, 216-421-3607.

Friday and Saturday, September 15 and 16

We're in Seventh Heaven! Join in celebrating the Nickel's seventh anniversary. Food, champagne, Memory Lane photos, drink specials (alcoholic and non) and prizes. DJ on Saturday; 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216-661-1314.

Friday, September 15

All Out Art, gay and lesbian works at the Bank Gallery at Among Friends in Peninsula, just south of Cleveland; Mary Martin at opening reception, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, shown through October 1, 216-657-2929.

Saturday, September 16

Erie AIDS Rally, a day of active introspection and celebration of life, featuring One World Tribe and jazz pianist Mary Alice Brown, Booker T. Washington Center, 18th and Holland Sts. in Erie, 10 am to 2 pm, 814-456-8849. Oldtimers Party, sponsored by Oldtimers Club of Central Ohio; food, awards and prizes, 3:00 pm, Tremont Lounge, 708 S. High St., Columbus; 614-445-9365

A Night Out, Stonewall Union of Columbus' annual benefit dinner, at the Function Factory, casual attire, 7:00 pm to midnight, $35 tickets, to order or sell 614-265-7500. Sunday, September 17

O.H.I.O. Bowl-a-thon, sponsored by the Ohio Human Interest Organization, noon to 2:00 pm at Shoreway Lanes in Sheffield Lake, $5 fee includes shoes, for pledge sheet call 216-988-5326.

FACT Potluck, hosted by Facing the AIDS Challenge Together and Plaza Servery, Lakewood Senior Center West, 16024 Madison Ave., 216-529-7695 for time.

Wednesday, September 20

Monthly Dinner with Insight, a gay, lesbian, bisexual personal and business networking group, dinner at 6:00 pm; at 8:00 pm, Dr. William H. Ruby D.O. speaks on the direction and future of AIDS clinical medicine; 216-556-0576 for reservations.

Friday, September 22

Health Care in Ohio Speech by Diane Lardie, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for National Health Care, 8:15 pm, refreshments at 7:45, Cleveland Heights Main Library, 2345 Lee Rd., 216-691-1712.

Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24

A Day to Remember, benefit remembering those who are living with or have died as a result of AIDS, entertainment and dinner at Cleveland area clubs, proceeds go to Hillard M. Smith Fund and Kamana House, for reservations call Ginger, 216-2512979, or Big Mama, 216-881-9901.

Saturday, September 23

Wake Up Your Legislator! The Cleveland chapter of NARAL, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League of Ohio, offers training on legislative lobbying, 10:15 am, at Trinity Cathedral, 2021 E. 22nd St., Cleveland, lunch included with $10 registration, 216-522-0169.

Table Captain Kickoff Cocktail Party, sponsored by Human Rights Campaign Fund, help launch '96 gala fundraiser for the national gay and lesbian lobbying group; entertainment, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, 600 St. Clair Restaurant in Cleveland; 216-333-6151. Interweave Potluck and Annual Meeting, a Unitarian-Universalist gay and lesbian organization, 6:00 pm at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River; 216-871-4675.

Sunday, September 24

AIDS Walk Cleveland, "Don't Stand For It," fifth annual pledge walk to raise funds for Cleveland area AIDS organizations; 10 km (6.2 mile) walk starts and ends at Edgewater Park on Cleveland's lakefront, for participation or volunteer information call 216-529-9255.

Saturday, September 30

Going Once, Going Twice... Ohio Human Interest Organization annual auction to benefit the Lorain Gay and Lesbian Center; 2 to 4 pm at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 4th St. at Washington, in Lorain. Call 216-988-5326 and leave message in voice mail box 762467.

Thursday, October 5 to Saturday, October 7

Conference on Male Victimization in New York City, cosponsored by Ohio Coalition on Male Survivor Issues and Treating Abuse Today, 12 program topics, packages available, 212-226-7171 or 212-274-8712.

Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8

30th Healing Weekend, for those in the HIV spectrum, sponsored by Ohio AIDS Coalition, at Fountain Inn, Lakeside (near Sandusky), $75 fee, register before Sept. 13, 614-444-1683 or 800-226-5554.

Saturday, October 7

Fall Hayride, sponsored by Cleveland Couples Together, food and entertainment, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Boyerts's Farm, Paradise Rd., Medina, $13 advance tickets only, 216-734-7980.

Comedienne Marga Gomez, who calls herself 'half Cuban and half lesbian'; 8:00 pm at the Marquee at the Tralf, Buffalo, N.Y., tickets $13 at 716-852-5000.

Sunday, October 8

"Come Out to Dinner," Stonewall Cleveland Annual Dinner, with speaker Bob Hattoy, White House Interior Dept. liason and federal AIDS commission member; call 216741-9105 for place and time.

Calendar listings are free! To list your non-profit group or club's events, send the date, time, location, and contact phone to P.O. Box 5426, Cleveland 44101, or fax to 216-631-1082, or e-mail to ChronOhio@aol.com (on America Online, ChronOhio). The Chronicle comes out every other Friday. Listings must be received by the Tuesday ten days before an issue date to be included in that issue. See Community Forum page for more info.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1995 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 15

The North Coast Men's Chorus

Timothy Robson, Music Director

FEATURE PRESENTATION

Starting August 27th The Road to GALA

The North Coast Men's Chorus begins its 8th season as Cleveland's premier gay chorus on August 27th. Open auditions will be August 27th and September 11th. Join us as the chorus begins its journey to the GALA Festival in Tampa, Florida, in July, 1996, where the North Coast Men's Chorus, proudly representing NE Ohio, will be one of the featured choruses.

The "Road to GALA" begins its Cleveland premier.....

Where:

Judson Manor 1890 E. 107th St.

(Near University Circle)

When:

August 27, 1995

7:00-9:30 PM

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Non-singers are also welcomed. You can join the A Capellas, the chorus auxiliary.

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