12 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE MAY 16, 1997
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First 'Summer Thump' benefits first Black Pride
by Doreen Cudnik
Cleveland Get ready to jam this Saturday night as Cleveland Black Pride presents "The First Summer Thump," a "party with a positive purpose."
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Join members of Cleveland's AfricanAmerican same-gender-loving community on May 17 from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am at the Huron Deck Sports Bar, 834 Huron Road in the heart of downtown. The evening will feature dancing, a cash bar, and some unexpected surprises. DJ Jazzy 'J' will be spinning the music, and the first 25 people will get in free. This is a 25 and older event, and a $5 donation is requested at the door.
Cleveland Black Pride meets on the first and third Sunday of the month except on Sundays when events are scheduled. These meetings are held at 3:00 pm at the Lesbian Gay Community Service Center, 1418 W. 29th Street. The group will follow up the "summer thump" by presenting the Umoja Coffee House Series, on Sunday, May 18 at Artemis Coffee and T, 408 West St. Clair in the Warehouse District. The event will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Phyllis Harris of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center will discuss the effects of spousal abuse in the black gay and lesbian community. Rezina of the Alcoholism Services of Cleveland will talk about the problems of substance abuse and how these issues affect the black gay and lesbian community. Everyone is welcome to attend this event.
Cleveland Black Pride is planning the firstever Black Gay Pride this summer, on the weekend of August 16 and 17. They are hoping to make Black Pride an annual event, but nced the help of the entire community in order to succeed.
"We need your help. We need your ideas, we need your energy, we need your money, we need your artistic ability, we need you if you're a vendor, we need you if you have any type of talent," a spokesperson said. "Please come out and show what Pride is all about."
For more information about Cleveland Black Pride, call 216-556-4704.
Restaurant wins award
Columbus-Out On Main, a gay-owned restaurant that cleverly incorporated gay and lesbian culture into its design, was recently awarded the grand prize in the restaurant category at the Store Fixtures Manufacturers 26th Annual Design Competition.
Out On Main came in second only to Disney's Lake Buena Vista retail stores in the overall competition. The 125-seat restaurant was designed by the national design firm of Chute Gerdeman. Owners and life-partners Michael Caven and Tom Grote were thrilled with the award.
The restaurant features murals, historical photographs, cultural artifacts and glitzy showbiz costumes, including one worn by Elton John at his 1980 Central Park concert. To suit everybody's tastes, the facility is divided into three distinct dining areas, aptly labeled “Celebration," "Intimacy,” and “Gathering."
The Celebration room houses two murals; the "Struggle/Liberation” mural, which highlights important events and individuals from the last fifty years of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement; and the “Famous Fifty," which commemorates the lives of many of the movement's heroes and leaders.
The Intimacy room is perfect for that special date, and contains vintage portraits of same-sex couples from the 1920s through the '60s. The Gathering Room has a high-tech, yet comfortable feel to it. Patrons can relax on a
sofa by a fireplace while watching images of the gay and lesbian movement on a large TV
screen.
Caven said that there were some “pre-opening perceptions that our concept was gimmicky," but added that patrons seem to enjoy the culinary fare as well as the bold design.
"Since opening five months ago, we have served thousands of gay, lesbian, transgendered and straight patrons," Caven said. "Out
On Main has proven that a gay theme restaurant not only works but thrives. The look in our patrons' eyes after surveying our design and message is not to be missed."
To date, Out On Main has awarded $4,200 of the restaurant's profits to various central Ohio service organizations through their FLIP Foundation (Freedom, Love, Inspiration, Progress).
Benefit to fight gay teen suicide
Cleveland-The January death of Robbie Kirkland, a gay 14-year-old St. Ignatius High School student, has heightened awareness within northeast Ohio to the growing problem of teenage suicide. Gay youth are three times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual young people. Every day in America, four gay or lesbian teens commit suicide. The CBS news show 60 Minutes is preparing a story about Robbie and the problems of teenage suicide.
In an attempt to increase awareness locally, a benefit in memory of Robbie Kirkland has been set for Sunday, May 18 at 7:00 pm at Legends Night Club, 11719 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. All of the proceeds from the benefit, dubbed "A Night to Remember Robbie," will go to the Cleveland Lesbian Gay Center for its PRYSM program, a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.
Buck Harris, host of WERE 1300 AM's The Gay '90s, will start the benefit with an interview of the Kirkland family during a live remote of his show. Other area entertainers have donated their services. Donations are being sought from the community to help with this benefit. Checks should be made payable to "The Center" and mailed to 15220 Hilliard Rd., Lakewood, Ohio 44102.
For further information, call 216-228-0683.
Phantom of the Park
Cleveland-The touring company of Phantom of the Opera will present a one-night-only concert event to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland. The show, Act One of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George,
Craig Schulman and Sandra Joseph
will feature performances by Craig Schulman and Sandra Joseph ("the Phantom" and "Christine"). They will be joined by sixteen other Phantom cast members.
A silent and live auction featuring musical and theatrical memorabilia will also be part of the evening.
"If you've never attended an AIDS benefit performance by one of our touring companies, you are in for a treat," said event organizer Vic Gelb. "It's theater at its best and it's a cause that needs our support."
The benefit will take place at 7:30 pm on Monday, May 19 at the historic Allen Theater in Playhouse Square. Due to the intimate size of the Allen, only 350 seats are available. Tickets are $75, $35 and $20 and can be purchased by calling 216-241-6000.