B-32 GAY PEOPLE's Chronicle PRIDE GUIDE 1997
Lesbian-gay-bi Pride events in Central Ohio
Thursday, May 29 to Sunday, June 1
National Women's Music Festival, Bloomington, Indiana; info: Dept. LC, Box 1427, Indianapolis IN 46206 or 317-927-9355 or wia@indynet.com.
Tuesday, June 3
"All That Jazz," jazz performances to benefit Columbus LesBiGay Holiday, featuring Mary McClendon, prizes and raffle, 8 pm, Havanna, 862 N. High St., Columbus, 614421-9697.
Friday, June 6
LesBiGay Holiday Pride Benefit, buffet and oldies dance music, 6 pm, Wall Street night club, 144 N. Wall St., Columbus; 614-464-2800.
Saturday, June 7 to Saturday, June 28
Gay Art Exhibits, sponsored by Stonewall Columbus, six gay and lesbian artists exhibit their work in two locations; works by mixed-media sculptor Jim Bowling; portrait photographer Alyssa Jones; expressionist painter E. Bella Malone; and Dayton narrative photographer Charles Derry; at the Columbus Art League, 765 Summit Avenue; couple portraits of Robert Colgan and color photographs by Lori Nix at Union Station Video Cafe, 630 North High Street, Columbus Short North; Melissa Donovan, 614-728-4447 or Christine Dunn, 614-292-1807.
Saturday, June 7
Mimi Rousseau's Birthday Bash, cookout party and concert to benefit Columbus LesBiGay Holiday, 5 pm cookout, 9 pm concert, $5, Far Side night club, 1662 Mound St., Columbus; 614-276-5817.
"Feel the Power” Columbus Women's Chorus concert, $5 to $10 donation suggested, tickets at An Open Book, Pearls of Wisdom and from chorus members, 7:30 pm, Summit United Methodist Church, 82 E. 16th Ave., I block east of High St., 614889-6650.
"Flag Your Colors” Party, by Trident Levi-Leather club to benefit Columbus LesBiGay Holiday, Exile bar, 893 N. 4th St.; 614-252-7701.
Sunday, June 8
Friday, June 13
Union Station Pride Party, donations accepted for LesBiGay Holiday, 6 pm, Union Station Cafe, 630 N. High St., Columbus; 614-228-3740.
Open House and Silent Slave/Master Auction, National Leather Assn., 6 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St., Columbus; 614-252-7701.
Saturday, June 14
"Speaking with One Voice” Dayton Pride dinner, $28, 5:30 pm expo of gay supportive businesses, 7:15 pm dinner and entertainment, Dayton Convention Center; corner of 5th and Main; 937-274-1776 or 937-274-4297.
Leather Pride Party, Vulcans and National Leather Association fundraiser for LesBiGay Holiday and the Stonewall Center, $2, 9 pm, Exile bar, 893 N. 4th St.; 614-252-7701.
Saturday, June 14 to Sunday June 15
Fetish Fair, vendors and flea market, sex seminar by San Francisco sex educators Carol Queen and Robert Lawrence, $13 weekend pass, sponsored by the National Leather Association, Columbus; 614-470-2093 or nlaohio@aol.com.
Sunday, June 15
Miss Columbus Gay Pride Pageant, Nikki Phillips and guests to host, $3, 10 pm, Tabu night club, 349 Marconi, Columbus; 614-299-7764.
Thursday, June 19
Pride March Security Training, by Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization for security volunteers, free T-shirt, 7 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St., Columbus; 614-299-7764 or 614-268-9622.
Les BiGay Holiday Fundraiser, co-chairs Kim Dill and Phill Pishitelli tend bar at Larry's night club, 8 pm, 2040 N. High St., Columbus; 614-299-6010.
Dragons Leather Holiday, to benefit LesBiGay Holiday, 10 pm, Tradewinds II, 117 E. Chestnut St., 614-258-7100.
David Burill Erotic Dance Show, benefits LesBiGay Holiday, $3, midnight, Columbus Eagle, 232 N. Third St., 614-228-2804.
Friday, June 20
Pride Party at South Bend, female illusionists and male dancers, $1,9 pm, South Bend, 126 E. Moler at 4th, Columbus; 614-444-9606.
Holiday Film Festival, double feature with door prizes, 8:15 pm Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, followed by 10 pm John Waters film TBA, $5 ($4 students), Studio 35, 3055 Indianola Ave., Columbus; 614-262-7505.
Drag Comedy Show, with Tara Richmond to benefit LesBiGay Holiday, 11 pm, Tremont Lounge, 708 S. High St., Columbus; 614-445-9365.
Friday, June 20 to Sunday, June 22
Landfest '97, open to all women over age 15, $45 for food, workshops, and camping, Kimbilio and the Land Collective, Holmes County (midway between Columbus and Akron); 216-932-4476 or 330-378-2481.
Saturday, June 21
Gay Men's Horticultural Society Social, open house and garden viewing, 7 pm, 2509 Indianola Ave., Columbus; 614-268-1594.
Miss Shirley Brooks Presents... male dancers and female illusionists, 10:30 pm, Garrett's Saloon, 1071 Parsons Ave. at Stewart, Columbus; 614-449-2351. "Guys R Dolls” cabaret style female impersonation show, benefits Covenant House AIDS residence program, $15, student/low income $10, 8 pm, West Virginia State Capitol Center, 123 Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia; 304-344-8433.
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