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7th BikeAid to pedal for AIDS services on August 24

Columbus AIDS Task Force (614) 488-AIDS

Capital City Cyclists Club

by Bruce D. Mann

BikeAid '96, a benefit for the Columbus AIDS Task Force, will take off Saturday, August 24 at 9 am, with an expected 200 cyclists raising money for critical funding for AIDS services and education.

Hosted by the Capital City Cyclists Club, the seventh annual bike tour will bring local funding to over 800 clients assisted by the Task Force, and a targeted 38,000 people in HIV/ AIDS educational programs.

Registration and check in for the tour is at 7:30 am at Jonathan Alder High School, 6440 KilburyHuber Rd., in Plain City.

The Columbus AIDS Task Force provides information and referral services to people living with HIV/AIDS, operates the Ohio AIDS Hotline, and conducts prevention education programs throughout Central Ohio.

Potential bikers for the event should contact the Task Force at 614-488-2437 for more information.

Enter the Drummer contest

For more information in competing or sponsoring, contact Boy Toy productions at 614-470-0231.

Balance at Barbary Lane

Delicate Balance, a five-member "folkfunk musical family” will begin a Thursday night series of concerts at Barbary Lane,

Delicate Balance

Boy Toy Productions is currently searching for sponsors and contestants for its annual Mr. Great Lakes Drummer Contest, to be held in Columbus the weekend of August 23 and 24.

Representatives from most of the region are encouraged to participate so the best possible candidate can represent the area at the International Mr. Drummer Contest in September.

The calendar of events for the regional contest includes a Meet the Contestants Night at Tradewinds II, a barbecue and beer bust at Outland, the contest at Herby's Tavern, and a Drummer Tough Customer Party at IMRU.

The host hotel is the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Columbus, with a block of rooms reserved for the rate of $69 plus tax per night for a single or double. When phoning reservations (614-228-3200), be sure to mention the Mr. Drummer Contest.

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The concerts occur at a time when two of the group's members, Marcia Steele and Lynn Haney, are celebrating their fifth anniversary as a couple. The women, who were joined in a commitment ceremony in New York City, are the group's lead singersongwriter-guitarists, and founded Delicate Balance in 1991.

The concerts are a preview for the group's upcoming CD, to be released in October, but will also feature covers of Billie Holliday and Melissa Etheridge songs.

Other concerts scheduled include the Akron Art Museum August 8, and August 15, 22 and 29, all at Barbary Lane. Shows are from 9 pm to 1 am, with no cover charge.

Barbary Lane, open since March 1, is located at 2619 Noble Rd, just east of Monticello in Cleveland Heights.

For more information, call Barbary Lane at 216-382-2033.

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