AUGUST 1, 1997 GAY PEOPle's ChroNICLE
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CHARLIE'S CALENDAR
☐ Weekly Events are on next page
Thursday, August 14
Any Mother's Son: The Dorothy Hajdys Story, the true story of Dorothy Hajdys and her struggle to bring justice after the brutal murder of her gay son Allen Schindler, 9 pm, Lifetime Television.
Hot Summer Nights Dance Party with Friends of Unity, at a member's northwest Columbus home, 8 pm; call for info 614-208-2500.
Sunday, August 17
Cleveland Black Pride, black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community pride festival, 11 am to 7 pm, speakers, entertainers, dancing, and picnics, $6 advance, $8 gate, Edgewater State Park Upper Pavilion, at West Blvd. end of Ohio 2 Shoreway, Cleveland, 216-556-4704.
Canoeing Trip, The Network (lesbian business professionals), Cleveland; 216-962-3662. Cyberqueer, comedy about gay chat rooms on the internet, $14, 7 pm, Reality Theatre, 736 N. Pearl St., Columbus; 614-263-9448.
Any Mother's Son: The Dorothy Hajdys Story, the true story of Dorothy Hajdys and her struggle to bring justice after the brutal murder of her gay son Allen Schindler, 8 pm, Lifetime Television.
Highlights of upcoming weeks and months:
Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24
Great Lakes Mr. Drummer Weekend, leather contest Saturday night, parties at many locations all weekend, Holiday Inn City Center, Columbus; hotel 614-221-3281, tickets and info 614-470-0231 or boytoyprod@iwaynet.net. or PO Box 06419, Columbus, Ohio 43206.
Saturday, August 23
Pianist and singer Lynn Lavner in concert, benefit for St. Hope AIDS Housing, 7 pm, Canton Players Guild, in the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. North between 9th and 10th Sts., Canton; $20; 330-454-4681.
Friday, August 29 to Monday, September 1
1997 Leadership Conference and Singers Weekend, conferences for choral directors and singers by GALA Choruses, an international association of lesbian and gay choruses, Toronto, Ontario; 202-467-5830.
Sunday, August 31
Midwest Womyn's Autumn Fest, info: Athena Productions, 217 S. 2nd St., #193 DeKalb Ill. 60115 or 815-748-5359.
Saturday, September 6
Ohio Lesbian Festival, ninth annual event sponsored by Lesbian Business Association; 11 am to 11 pm at Frontier Ranch near Kirkersville, off I-70 20 miles east of Columbus; $20 advance, $25 gate, send check with SASE to LBA Festival, Box 82086, Columbus 43202, or call 614-267-3953.
Sunday, September 7
NOCI We Are Family Picnic, 19th 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, 216771-0369.
Wednesday, September 10 to Sunday, September 14
Conference of Gay and Lesbian Criminal Justice Professionals, Miami Beach, write to Legal International, P.O. Box 1161, Old Chelsea Station, N.Y., N.Y. 10011 or legalint@aol.com.
Thursday, September 11 to Sunday, September 14
P-FLAG International Conference, Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Orlando, Florida; 202-234-3880.
Friday, September 19
Gay Evening at Kings Island, amusement park will be open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, 5 to 11 pm; contact Center for tickets, $20 members, $25 others: 513-651-0040.
Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21
Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt at Miami University, display of 600 panels (entire Quilt is 42,000), many from Southwest Ohio, opening ceremony at 10 am, display 10 am to 9 pm Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm Sunday. Admission free, donations benefit AIDS Task Force of Butler County; M.U. Millet Assembly Hall, Oxford; 513-529-7135.
Sunday, September 28
AIDS Walk Cleveland, seventh annual 10-kilometer pledge walk from Edgewater Park to Lakewood Park and back benefits 11 agencies, step-off at 1 pm; for pledge info write P.O. Box 429, Lakewood 44107 or call 216-529-9255.
Saturday, October 25
Million Woman March, Philadelphia; 215-925-1677 or www.timesx2.com/million/ women.html.
Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2
Behind Our Masks Mid-Atlantic Gay and Lesbian Writers Conference, Washington, D.C., $50-$70, registrations close October 10, Lbrcdiago@aol.com, Washington Plaza hotel 800-424-1140 (group #5492 room rates).
Friday, November 7 to Saturday, November 8
Ohio AIDS Coalition Conference, funded by Columbus Foundation, keynote address, workshops on back to work issues, medical updates, North Congregational United Church of Christ., 2040 W. Henderson Rd. Columbus; 614-444-1683 or 800226-5554.
Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16
Creating Change Conference, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, San Diego; registration 202-332-6483, hotel reservations 800-877-8920.
Calendar listings are free! To list your non-profit group or club's events, send the date, time, location, and contact phone to P.O. Box 5426, Cleveland 44101, or fax to 216631-1052, or e-mail to calendars@chronohio.com. The Chronicle comes out every other Friday. Listings must be received by the Tuesday ten days before an issue date to be included in that issue. See Community Forum page for more info.
Red Hen Productions Cleveland's Feminist Theatre
presents:
THEODORA
an unauthorized biography
a play by Jamie Pachino directed by Harriett Logan
Empress of 6th Century Byzantium. Courageous Leader or Brazen Whore? History Can't Decide.
A Comic Debate About The Real Truth
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Tickets $12.00 regular $6.00 student/senior (sliding scale available) Performances August 7 -30
Thurs. Fri. & Sat. Nights at 8PM
at
Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W. 14th St. in Tremont (Free Parking, Handicap Lift Chair Available)
Seating Limited Call Now for Reservations & Information
with the support of:
Red Hen Productions
661-4301
PO Box 91926, Cleveland OH 44101 e-mail RedHenNet@aol.com
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