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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 23, 1996

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CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

■Deadline for next calendar is Tuesday, February, 27.

Thursday, February 22

John Carroll University Allies, campus gay and lesbian group now meets every Thursday at 6:00 pm in room 103 in the O'Malley Center, John Carroll University, Cleveland, page 216-840-4857.

Thursday, February 22 to Saturday, February 24

Tim Miller and Frank Green, internationally known performance artists, at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave., part of Performing AIDS; 8:00 pm (Miller) and 10:00 pm (Green); 216-631-2727.

Thursday, February 22 to Sunday, February 25

Performing AIDS: Politics, Pedagogies, and Practices, national conference and arts festival to explore theatrical responsees to AIDS, Omni International Hotel, East 96th and Carnegie, Cleveland; 216-325-2511.

Thursday, February 22 to Saturday, March 9

Falsettos, Tony Award-winning gay musical, shows weekends through March 9, 8:00 pm, Reality Theatre, 736 North Pearl St., Columbus, $15 adults, $9 students and seniors, 614-294-7541.

Friday, February 23 to Sunday, February 25

OutWrite '96, gathering of lesbian and gay writers, editors, publishers and readers in Boston, Mass., packages available, 800-225-2008.

Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay College Conference, in Beloit, Wis., one hour west of Chicago; speakers, workshops, and entertainment, featuring author Lillian Faderman, discharged Soldier of the Year Miriam Ben-Shalom, and comedian Karen Williams, $33 for conference and entertainment, call 608-363-4112 or e-mail mblgcc96@stu.beloit.edu.

Saturday, February 24

Voices of Women: Expanding our Spiritual and Political Connections, conference sponsored by First Baptist Church of Granville, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at the church, 115 W. Broadway, Granville, 614-587-0336.

Potluck with Asians and Friends-Cleveland, topic is "The Philippines," 6:00 pm, at 10470 Batchester Dr., Concord, 216-350-1843.

Joan Baez at the Ohio Theatre, with guest Dar Williams, 7:30 pm, Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Columbus, tickets $21; 614-431-3600 or 614-469-0939.

Monday, February 26 to Tuesday, February 27

Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, showing of selected panels for AIDS Awareness Week at John Carroll University, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at St. Francis Chapel, John Carroll University, Cleveland, 216-397-5582.

Monday, February 26

Tomgirls and Sissyboys Aqua Party,dance fishies, dance to the "Precinct of Sound" with Zelda. Come early and groove to the cosmic, cocktail stylings of Skunketta. 10:00 pm-2:30 am, 6424 Detroit Ave., Cleveland (Brillo Pad),

Lesbian Film Fest, Desert Hearts and Claire of the Moon, shown by Catholic Lesbian Support Group, 8:00 pm at the Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, refreshments, non-Catholics welcome, 614-297-8948.

Tuesday, February 27

WATCH: Women Addressing Today's Challenges, topics include support for parents and friends of lesbians and gays, and AIDS as it impacts women and children, 7:30 pm, every second Tuesday of month, Crazy Ladies Center, 4039 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, 513-541-4198.

AIDS: A Tribute in Music, John Carroll University's radio station WUJC 88.5 FM, broadcasts from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm for AIDS Awareness Week, 216-397-5582. Wednesday, February 28

AIDS: The Global Epidemic, Dr. Victoria Cargill of Stopping AIDS is Our Mission speaks for AIDS Awareness Week, 7:00 pm at John Carroll University's Jardine Rm., Cleveland, 216-397-5582.

Cleveland Pride Committee Meeting, working on educational and community outreach programs, fundraising and the Pride '96 festival, 7:00 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29 St., Cleveland, 216-371-9714.

Gay History: Past, Present, and Future, topic of HUGS East meeting, 7:00 pm, East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 8181 S. Center ST., Mentor, 216-974-8909. Friday, March 1

To Queer or Not to Queer: Dilemmas of Identity Politics, with David Thomas, professor of politics at the University of California, 4:30 pm, Rm. 101, Wilder Hall, Oberlin College; e-mail mfscholl@alpha.cc.oberlin.edu.

Chevrei Tikva Nosh and Shabbat Service, dinner with members of Cleveland's gay and lesbian synagogue, 6:15 pm, call 216-932-5551 for location, Shabbat and Purim celebration, 8:00 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Heights. Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3

Presbyterian Midwest Conference, Presbyterians for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, at Geneva Center, Rochester, Indiana, theme: "Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God in Christ: Not Even the Church," led by Chris Glaser, 216-932-1458.

Saturday, March 2 Claudia Brenner, author of Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-Gay Violence, will sign books at two Cleveland area locations: 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Borders Books Westlake, 30121 Detroit Rd., 892-7667; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm at Gifts of Athena, 2199 Lee Rd., 216-371-9714.

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Marlene Fanta Shyer and Christopher Shyer, authors of Not Like Other Boys, Growing Up Gay: a mother and son look back, will read from their book at An Open Book, 749 N. High St., Columbus, 7 pm; 614-291-0080.

Sunday, March 3

Claudia Brenner (see above), 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Borders Books East, 2101 Richmond Rd., LaPlace Center, Beachwood, 216-371-9714. Cleveland Pride Reception for Claudia Brenner, to benefit the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Pride Festival, 5:30 pm, $25 or $30 with a copy of Eight Bullets, call 216-371-9714. Discussion with Claudia Brenner, moderated by Lee Fisher of President Clinton's AntiViolence Commission, 7:00 pm at Hillel Center, corner of Mayfield and Euclid, Cleveland, 216-371-9714.