GAY PEOPLE's Chronicle FEBRUARY 20, 1998

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CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Deadline for next calendar is Tuesday, February 24. Friday, February 20

Human Rights Campaign Training Institute, leadership and lobby training seminar, 10 am to 3 pm, $5 donation for lunch, Out on Main and Clubhouse Café, 122 E. Main St., Columbus; RSVP 614-224-9520.

AIDS benefit Spaghetti Dinner, adults $5, ages 6-12 $3, under 6 free, 5 pm, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Canton; 330-649-0826.

Chevrei Tikva Shabbat Service, followed by Oneg coffee hour, 8 pm, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-5551. Twenty-Something Video Night, lgbt social group for ages 20-33, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-522-1999.

Friday, February 20 to Sunday, February 22

True Spirit Conference '98, "for people born female for whom that is not an adequate or accurate description of who they are" and friends and allies, Laurel, Maryland; write P.O. Box 1118, Elkton, Md. 21922, or transman@netgsi.com.

Women of Color and Allies Summit, Washington National Airport Hilton, Washington D.C.; 330-453-2609.

1998 Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender College Conference, workshops, performances, vendor fair, danceş, keynote speakers Urvashi Vaid, Leslie Feinberg, and Michelangelo Signorile, University of Illinois at Chicago; http://www.uic.edu/depts/ quic/mblgtcc, 312-413-8619; special air fares: American Airlines Meeting Services 800-433-1790 for discount AN # 2828UQ.

Saturday, February 21

Second Annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party, $5 in advance, $7 at the door, benefits Miami Valley Lambda Wish Fund; entertainment, dancing, American and Cajun food, cash bar; silent auction, 6 pm, Celebrations Banquet Center, 3119 Stop Eight Road, Dayton; 937-254-4456.

Hiram College Gay Student and Alum Dinner Dance, cancelled; 330-569-5935. National Leather Association Sub's Choice Video Night, 7 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St., Columbus; 614-898-6266.

Seventh Annual Cincinnati P-FLAG Banquet, $35 benefits Cincinnati Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Scholarship and Education Fund, auction, door prizes, music, 7 pm reception, 8 pm dinner, the Phoenix, 812 Race St., Cincinnati; 513683-6476.

Fourth Annual Lavender Ball, by the Case Western Reserve University Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance, refreshments, music by DJ Kris Koch, $5 CWRU students, $7 others, 8 pm, Thwing Ballroom, 11111 Euclid Ave., second floor, Cleveland; 216-754-1784. Womyn's Variety Show, 23rd annual benefit for Oven Productions, women only, $18,7:30 pm with party afterward, the Civic, 3130 Mayfield Rd. just east of Lee, Cleveland Hts., 216-321-7799.

Mardi Gras Party, 8 pm, Club Alive chem-free disco, old Northminster Presbyterian Church, 203 King Avenue, between Neil and High Sts., Columbus; 614-297-8990. Moonlight Bowl, International Gay Bowling Organization, $10 for 3 games, 11 pm, Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave., Cleveland; Bob 216-226-3471. Sunday, February 22

HUGS East Cross Country Skiing and Hiking, ski rental available, 2 pm, Chapin Forest Pine Lodge, Hobart Rd. off U.S. 6, Kirtland; 216-947-8909. Screening of "Back to School" episode of In the Life in memory of Robbie Kirkland, panel discussion with Robbie's parents and Channels 45-49 program director Don Freeman, sponsored by National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Assn., Safe Schools Are For Everyone, and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 4 pm, Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave, Lakewood; 440-585-3293 or 440-748-3648.

Monday, February 23

Human Rights Campaign Lobby Day with federal officials, to discuss the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and other lesbian and gay concerns with congressmembers, Columbus; Mary Jo Hudson 614-443-5150.

Gaylapalooza, comedy show with Bob Smith and Scott Kennedy, $12 advance, $15 day of show, 8 pm, Cleveland Improv at the Powerhouse, 2000 Sycamore, Cleveland; 216696-4677.

Friday, February 27

Bisexual Women's Potluck and Game Night, bring a dish to share and cards or games, 7 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-522-1999.

Alexis Antes, former member of "Odd Girl Out,” singing at Harmony Bar and Grille, 9 pm; 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.

Pajama Party, 10 pm to 6 am, doors close at 3 am, U4ia nightclub, 10630 Berea Rd., Cleveland; 216-556-4704 or 216-631-7111.

Saturday, February 28

Karaoke with Singin' Sandy, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216-661-1314. West Side Women's Poetry Club, first meeting, bring your poems to share, west side Cleveland location TBA, 216-671-6633.

Sunday, March 1

Cleveland Black and White Men Together meeting, 5:30 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-397-2968.

Monday, March 2

"Homophobia as a Health Hazard” Northern Ohio Physicians for Human Rights dinner and lecture, guest speaker is former Gay and Lesbian Medical Association president Kate O'Hanlan, $25, 7 pm, Hilton South, Rockside Rd. at 1-77, Cleveland; 216281-7418 or 216-283-1437.

Wednesday, March 4

Long Term Care Insurance Seminar, Gray Pride gay and lesbian seniors, doors open 4 pm, 4:30 pm speaker, Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit, Lakewood; 216-791-8039 ext. 328.

Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride planning meeting, 7 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-371-0214.

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