Northern Ohio Pride events
Sunday, June 2
Gay Day at Kings Island, wear red or a Pride T-shirt to the amusement park just north of Cincinnati, meet at the Timberwolf ampitheatre at noon; 513-751-3814, or tollfree 888-929-4218.
Tuesday, June 4
Pride March Nostalgia, topic of HOMES meeting, guests Linda Malicki, executive director of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, and Drew Cari, Cleveland Pride cofounder, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 West 29th St., Cleveland; 216556-1223.
"The Freedom to Marry," Stonewall Cleveland Town Hall meeting, panelists from legal, financial, and private sectors speak on civil marriage, 7 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W. 14th St., in Cleveland's Tremont area; 216-741-9105.
Wednesday, June 5
Pride Committee Meeting, help make final preparations for Pride '96, all are welcome, 7:00 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St.; 216-371-9714.
Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9
Two Boys in Bed on a Cold Winter Night, sponsored by The Gay '90s with Buck Harris, at Cabaret Dada, 1210 West 6th St., Cleveland, $12 tickets; 216-696-4242 or 216961-5806.
Thursday, June 6
Baddest Pride Benefit. Preview of Baddest of Boys, by Doug Holsclaw, benefits the Pride festival, 8 pm, Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave.; $15 includes reception. The play, filled with mayhem and laughter, has its regular run June 7 to 29, 8 pm Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays; 216-631-2727.
Saturday, June 8
Erie Pride Picnic, bring food to share and games, regional groups are invited to bring information, 1 pm to sundown, Presque Isle State Park, Cabin 2 across from Beach 6, Erie, Pennsylvania, donations accepted; 814-456-9833.
Pride Cruise on the Goodtime III, sponsored by GIFT, the Gay Invitational Fellowship (bowling) Tournament, boarding time 7 pm, East 9th St. Pier, North Coast Harbor, Cleveland, $17 advance tickets; 216-252-8933.
Wednesday, June 12
Pride Committee Meeting, final planning for Pride '96 parade anf festival, all are welcome, 7:00 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland, 216-371-9714.
Friday, June 14
Pride Interfaith Service, sponsored by Chevrei Tikva, Cleveland's lesbian and gay synagogue, 8 pm, at The Temple East-Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Pepper. Pike, Oneg Shabbat and coffee hour will follow; 216-932-5551.
Saturday, June 15
Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride '96 Parade assembles 11 am next to Trinity Cathedral at East 22nd and Euclid on the CSU campus; steps off at 11:30 down Euclid to East 9th, then north on East 9th to Pier Park.
Pride '96 Festival is at a new location: Pier Park, on Lake Erie north of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, at the end of East 9th St. Festival is from 12:30-or whenever the parade arrives-to 6 pm. Beer will be sold for the first time this year; 216-371-9714. "We Sing the Dream" North Coast Men's Chorus Pride concert, 8 pm, Cleveland State University Waetjen Auditorium, in the Music and Communications Bldg, 2001 Euclid, park free in garage off Chester between East 19th and 21st; 216-473-8919. Sunday, June 16
Gay Day at Cedar Point, unofficial event is every Father's Day when crowds are thinner at the amusement park near Sandusky, wear Pride T-shirt, rainbow pattern, or just a nice smile.
Saturday, June 22
Toledo Pride March and Picnic, "Stepping Out," 12 pm, marching from the Lucas County Court House at Adams and Ontario in downtown Toledo, to International Park; followed by "Cooking Out," 2 pm picnic sponsored by Toledo MCC and Dignity, at Good Samaritan Church, 720 Delaware in Toledo's Old West End; 800362-1524, 419-292-1524.
Pride Picnic, potluck with Cleveland Asians and Friends, welcoming Columbus and Pittsburgh chapters and new members, 3 pm, Edgewater Park; 216-226-6080. Pittsburgh PrideFest '96, march through Shadyside, then to main stage with singers, comics, poets, speakers, booths and tents; 412-422-3060.
Wednesday, June 26
Post-Pride Wrapup Pride committee meeting, all are welcome, 7:00 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland, 216-371-9714.
Sunday, July 28
Dancin' in the Streets, 12th annual outdoor party fundraiser for the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, Donald Gray Gardens on Erieside Ave., just north of old Municipal (football) Stadium, 1 to 10 pm, $8.00; 216-621-0766.
Tuesday, August 13 to Sunday, August 18
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, legendary event is now in its 21st year, write We Want the Music Co., P.O. Box 22, Walhalla, Mich. 49458, or call 616-757-4766. Saturday, September 7
Ohio Lesbian Festival, eighth annual event sponsored by the Lesbian Business Association, 11 am to 11 pm at Frontier Ranch near Kirkersville, off I-70 20 miles east of Columbus; features Rhiannon, Ase, and Heather Bishop, $20 advance, $25 gate, send check with SASE to LBA Festival, P.O. Box 82086, Columbus, 43202 or call 614267-3953. Free mammograms again this year, call 800-625-2378.
Sunday, September 8
We Are Family Picnic, 18th annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition's funding of gay and AIDS programs, Wildwood Lake, 11200 East River Rd. (Copopa-Mallet Creek Rd.), just south of Sprague Rd, Columbia Station; 10 am to 6 pm; $20.00; 216-771-0369.
Sunday, September 29
AIDS Walk Cleveland, dedicated to Dr. John T. Carey, seventh annual pledge walk benefits Cleveland area AIDS and HIV organizations, step-off at 1 pm, 10k (6.2 mi.) walk starts and ends at Edgewater Park on Lake Erie; AIDS Taskforce 216-621-0766, for pledge form 216-529-9255.
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