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CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Deadline for next calendar is Tuesday, September 3.

Wednesday, August 7 to Saturday, September 7

Love! Valor! Compassion! by Terrence McNally, presented by CATCO, the Contemporary American Theatre Company, discount preview on Aug. 7, Riffe Center Studio One Theatre, 77 S. High St., Columbus; 614-461-0010

Friday, August 23 to Saturday, September 21

P.S., Your Cat is Dead, a play about a disillusioned man who spends New Year's Eve with the gay burglar he tied up, directed by Marc Andreydo, Cabaret Dada Theatre, 1210 West 6th St., Cleveland, show times vary, call 216-696-4242.

Sunday, September 1

Lesbian Labor Day, women of Younstown's Coffeehouse will camp at Amazing Grace women's land in Mercer County in western Ohio; electricity, cabin space, and phone available; 330-744-4126 or 330-742-3291.

Party at the Arch, live music and performances, sponsored by Project Open HandColumbus and Positively Gay, noon-10pm, features DJ Chuck Arida, Fran Pietrantano, Blue Betty, and Kimberly Lawson, $5, Arch Park (near Front and Marconi), Columbus; 614-221-5683.

Remembering Dr. John Carey, a candlelight vigil to memorialize the death, one year ago, of the director of the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at University Hospitals, 8 pm, Steamship William G. Mather Museum, East 9th St. Pier, Cleveland; 216-621-2233. Monday, September 2

Melissa Etheridge in concert, Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, Pa, tickets at Ticketmaster; 412-323-1900.

September 5 to September 15

It's a Long Road to Freedom, nationally touring exhibit chronicling the gay and lesbian movement, Martin Luther King Performing Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, 614-252-5464; or co-sponsor Stonewall Union, 614-299-7764. Saturday, September 7

SRO-6 for David's House, sixth annual cocktail party to benefit David's House, providing services for those in the HIV spectrum, fine food and musicians, 7:30 pm, tickets $65, Toledo Zoo Broadway Pavilion and Amphitheatre, 2700 Broadway St., Toledo; 419-243-7400.

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.

NEO Visions Lawn Party, an Akron-based organization for gays and lesbians, call 330688-9988.

Body Splash '96, a community outreach and celebration to benefit Men of Color Concerned About AIDS, entertainment, buffet, summer sports, and the Mr. and Ms. Safer and Sexiest Tight Body Competition, 5 pm to 12 am, Forbes Resort Camp, 25440 Harvard Ave., Highland Hills, $15 ticket; 216-283-4400 ext. 293. 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. in Columbia Station; 10 am to 6 pm; $20.00; 216771-0369.

Monday, September 9

Health Care and Living Wills, presented by Susan Weaver, part of "Housecalls" series, 7 pm, the Living Room, 1410 West 29th St., Cleveland; 216-522-1998. Lesbian Business Association Meeting, open discussion and survey with Pam Miller and Marcia Griffin, bring ideas for upcoming speaker information or presentations, call for location and time; 614-792-2154.

Tuesday, September 10

Antiviral Therapies: Which is Right for Me?, part one of a monthly forum sponsored by the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Michael Lederman speaks and a panel answers questions, 7 pm, all welcome, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Amphitheater, Cleveland; 216-844-8175.

Wednesday, September 11

Gays and Lesbians United, monthly meeting, 7 pm, Tallulah Community Center, 6725 West Central Ave., Toledo; 419-843-7707.

Friday, September 13 to Saturday, September 14

Nickel's Eighth Anniversary Party, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216661-1314.

Friday, September 13

Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year, Home Hospitality, 6 pm at Chevrei Tikva members' homes, services at 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-5551.

Saturday, September 14

Rosh Hashana with Chevrei Tikva, 10:30 am, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-5551.

Holiday Congregational Meal, with Chevrei Tikva, Cleveland's synagogue with an outreach to the gay and lesbian community, at Aladdin's in Cleveland Hts., call 216932-5551.

Sunday, September 15

New Single Women's Group, potluck picnic, hiking, games, noon, Bedford Metroparks, for directions call; Laura (East Side) 216-721-3803, or Jan (West Side) 216-826-3537. FACT Potluck, Facing the AIDS Challenge Together's social gathering for HIV persons, 2 pm, Office of Aging West, 16024 Madison Ave., Lakewood; for rides call 216529-7695.

Tuesday, September 17

Gerontology Forum on Lesbian and Gay Elders, addressing organizational, clinical and personal barriers, 8 am breakfast, 8:30 am program, Fairhill Center for Aging, 12200 Fairhill Road, Cleveland; continuing education credit, register by Sept. 10; 216-421-1350.

Wednesday, September 18

Why Don't They Learn English? Hispanic cultural competency for non-Hispanics, facilitated by Mistinguette Smith Malone, 9 am to 5 pm, West Side UCC, 3800 Bridge Ave., Cleveland; 216-622-0999 ext. 207.