MARCH 6, 1998
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 15
Sunday, March 22
CHARLIE'S CALENDAR
Mark I. Chester reception and book signing for photography book Diary of a Thought Criminal, sponsored by Masterson's Leather, Vulcan Levi/Leather, and Tabu, sign language interpreted for the deaf, 4 pm, Tabu night club, 349 Marconi Blvd., Columbus; 614-444-5070 or jefco@netwalk.com.
Columbus Lesbian Softball League Spring Party, refreshments, entertainment and sign-ups, 2-5 pm, Far Side night club, 1662 W. Mound St., Columbus; 614271-7714.
"Naked Man," Columbus Gay Men's Chorus in concert, 2:30 pm, Weigal Hall, Ohio State University, Columbus; 800-494-8497.
Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association Kick Off Party, 6 pm, Wall Street Night Club, 144 N. Wall St., Columbus; 614-470-0070 or 614-444-1700. Asians and Friends-Cleveland social meeting, $3 member/$6 others, 4 pm, 24851 Ridgeline Dr., Bedford Hts; 216-232-8631.
Wednesday March 25
“Bringing Babies to our Lesbian Families: Alternative Insemination and Adoption," workshop by Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center and Planned Parenthood, 5-10 pm West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River; Sue Bennett 216-881-7742, Holly 313-484-4614 or ppgc@en.com.
Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29
H.I.S. Kings NYC Tour, H.I.S. Kings all-lesbian drag king troupe and guests travel to New York for two performances, $215 includes chartered van, hotel and passes to shows, RSVP by March 8 to Sile, 614-294-6088, or Julie, 614-262-3125.
Highlights of upcoming weeks and months
Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network Regional Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Stu Eddy, 616-329-2991 or stuepepc@net-link.net.
Friday, April 3 to Sunday, April 5
Fifth International Bisexual Conference, workshops, speakers, panels, and a dance, $24-$72, need-based scholarships and work exchange available, Boston, Mass.; 617424-9595, info@biconf.org, or http://www.biconf.org.; travel grant information: Stephanie Berger, 4231 Montgomery St., Oakland, Calif. 94611.
Saturday, April 4
Human Rights Campaign Dinner, $150, Renaissance Hotel grand ballroom, Cleveland; 216-779-6444.
North Coast Men's Chorus "Spring Follies" concert, with Windsong feminist chorus, $12 in advance or $15 at the door, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave., Advantix 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048.
Saturday, April 11
Queer U 1998, third annual intercollegiate conference for Ohio les-bi-gay unions, gaystraight alliances, and students on college campuses, $10 includes lunch, Cleveland State University, corner of Euclid and 22nd; r.gallagher@popmail.csuohio.edu or 216-522-1999.
Tuesday, April 14 to Friday, April 17
"Remember Their Names" 1,600 panels of the Names Project AIDS memorial quilt, opening ceremonies 5:30 pm Tuesday; viewing: 5:30 to 9 pm Tuesday, 9 am to 9 pm Wednesday and Thursday, and 9 am to 5:30 pm Friday; closing ceremonies 7 pm Friday; University of Cincinnati Myrl H. Shoemaker Center, University near Vine St., Cincinnati; Deb Rieselman, 513-556-5225.
Wednesday, April 15
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer to speak, $2 Kent State students $5 others sponsored by Kent Lesbian Gay Bisexual Union, All Campus Programming Board, and Women's Movement Network, 8 pm, Kent Student Center Ballroom; rconn@kent.edu.
Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 19
Leather Leadership Conference, $50, New York City, 212-727-9878. National Gay Pentecostal Alliance Spring General Conference, Ferndale, Michigan, suburb of Detroit; lighthse84@aol.com or 248-544-4442.
Out and Equal '98, sixth national conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workplace issues, Hyatt Regency Riverside, Rochester, N.Y.; 716-234-4646 or 888924-4646 or http://www.outnequal.org; hotel 800-233-1234.
Saturday April 18
Second Annual Youth Pride Day, noon to 5 pm, Dupont Circle, Washington D.C.; DaveyDC@aol.com or 703-518-0631 box #8.
Sunday, May 3
Columbus AIDS Walk, AIDS Service Connection walking team: Joanna Cray 614221-7979.
Friday, May 15 to Sunday, May 17
BWMT Midland Regional Meeting and Youngstown People of All Colors Together, 15th Anniversary Celebration, $25-$45, Residence Inn, south of Youngstown; John Vivo 330-788-5693 or Bob Tillman 330-534-5904, hotel 330-726-1747
Thursday, May 21
1998 Hate Crimes Summit, Omni Hotel, CNN Center, Atlanta Georgia, sponsored by Center for Democratic Renewal, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and others; 404-221-0025 or 330-453-2609.
Thursday, May 21 to Sunday, May 24
International Gay Bowling Organization annual tournament weekend, parties, AIDS quilt display, awards banquet, Palisades Palace Lanes, Cleveland; Jim 216-252-8933, Bruce 216-371-0681, Blair 330-645-6833.
Friday, May 22 to Monday, May 25
Atlantic Leather Festival and Rainbow Eastern Region Conference, hosted by Baltimore Leather Association of the Deaf, Baltimore Hilton and Towers, Gary Wolford, P.O. Box 22444, Baltimore Md. 21203 or alfrer@juno.com.
Black Gay Pride Weekend, Washington, D.C., $225 package includes round trip bus from Cleveland, hotel, picnic lunch; Cleveland Black Pride, P.O. Box 602093 Cleveland Ohio 44102.
Saturday, June 13
Decked Out '98, annual dance on the Willis B. Boyer lake freighter, $75 sponsor's dinner, 6 pm, $15 dance, 8 pm, benefits Toledo Gays and Lesbians United, 419-292-1524. Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 28
National Women's Music Festival, workshops, craftswomen and artist merchandise, concerts, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; 317-927-9355, P.O. Box 1427, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206; wia@indy.net; or http://www.al.com/wia.
Saturday, June 27
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride, 10th annual parade and festival, Voinovich Bicentennial Park, 216-371-0214.
Sunday, June 28
Columbus Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride March; 614-299-7764. Sunday, July 19
Dancin' in the Streets, 15th annual AIDS Task force of Cleveland fundraiser features live entertainment and continuous dancing from 1 to 10:30 pm, Mall B between Lakeside and St. Clair Aves. next to Convention Center in downtown Cleveland; 216621-0766.
Sunday, August 1 to Sunday, August 8
Gay Games V, Amsterdam; call 011-31-20-620-1998 or write Gay Games, P.O. Box 2837 1000CV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands or info@gaygames.nl Website: http:/ /www.dds.nl/gaygames
Tuesday, August 11 to Sunday, August 16
23rd Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, near Hart, Michigan; info: We Want the Music Co., Box 22, Walhalla, Mich. 49458; 510-652-5441 in winter, or 616757-4766.
Saturday, September 12
Ohio Lesbian Festival, tenth 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; $24 advance, $30 gate, send check with SASE to LBA Festival, Box 82086, Columbus 43202, or call 614-267-3953.
Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 15
Creating Change Conference, 11th annual lesbian-gay-bi-trans activists' convention sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 202-332-6483.
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