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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE MAY 1, 1998

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CHARLIE'S CALENDAR

Deadline for next calendar is Tuesday, May 5.

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.

Friday, May 1

AIDS, Medicine and Miracles Seminar, 9 am to 5 pm, University of Cincinnati Student Union; 800-875-8770.

Poz Life Expo, sponsored by Poz magazine and AIDS Medicine and Miracles, drug and viatical company displays, workshops, 11 am to 7 pm, University of Cincinnati Student Union, 800-875-8770.

Angels in America Center Night at Dobama Theater, $15 partly benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7 pm, Dobama Theater, 1846 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights; 216-522-1999.

Chevrei Tikva Israeli Dinner and new member Shabbat, $10, scholarships available, 6:30 pm dinner, 8 pm Shabbat service, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Hts., 216-932-5551.

Friendly Folk, Celtic folk music, 9 pm, $2 cover, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.

Saturday, May 2

Nature and Arts Retreat for Women, workshops, hiking, $5-$15 sliding scale includes lunch, Susan B. Anthony Women's Land Trust near Athens; P.O. Box 5853, Athens, OH 45701 or 740-448-7242 or ad965@seorf.ohiou.edu.

Girth and Mirth meeting, social club for gay chubby men and their male admirers, 7 pm, Legends night club party room, 11719 Detroit Ave., Lakewood; Fred or Jim, 216521-9456.

'Ta-Da!' Dinners, fundraiser for Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7 pm and 7:30 pm at two homes in Westlake and Lakewood, reservations required; 216-522-1999. "Walk on a Rainbow Trail" Columbus Women's Chorus annual spring concert, donation: $10, $8 advance, $5 students, 7:30 pm, Summit United Methodist Church, 82 E. 16th Avenue at Waldeck (one block east of High St.), Columbus; 614889-6650.

Tribe 8 women's punk rock band performs, Cleveland women's rock band MsDemeanor opens, $5 cover, 10 pm, Euclid Tavern, 11629 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216229-7788.

Sunday, May 3

Columbus AIDS Walk, 9 am registration, 11 am step off, Bicentennial Park, Rich St. at Front St., www.aidswalk-columbus.org or 614-447-5050.

Sunday, May 3 to Tuesday, May 5

AIDS Watch '98, National Association of People with AIDS, HIV education and lobbying with legislators, Washington, D.C.; Jean-Michel Brevelle, 202-898-0414 ext. 103 or thewonks@aol.com.

Tuesday, May 5

Slightly Bent Bowling League organizational meeting, 7:30 pm, Mr. Bill's Bowling Center, 3525 Cleveland Ave., Columbus; Karen Zadrovec 614-793-5220.

Wednesday, May 6

CLASH support group, (Care, Loving, and Sharing Hands), positive ministry, fellowship and friendship every Wednesday 7 pm, First Immanuel Church of Christ, 208 E. Oxford, Alliance; John Hogue jhogue@alliancelink.com or 330-823-9202. Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride planning meeting, 7 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-371-0214.

Thursday May 7 to Friday, May 8

First Flight '98, professional development conference sponsored by League, NCR Corp.'s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered employee group, open to all employees, contractors and interested parties, plenary speakers include Dayton City Commissioner Mary Wiseman, $200 to $320, NCR Sugar Camp, 101 W. Schantz Ave., Dayton; http://members.aol.com/leaguencr/index.htm or 937-445-0962. Friday, May 8

Dykes and Dudes in Drag Down at the Dive Meets the Occult, 'fun and farce' fundraiser for Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, dinner prepared by center staff, reservations required, $35 ($20 for center volunteers), 6:30 pm, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-522-1999.

Alexis Antes, former member of "Odd Girl Out," singing at Harmony Bar and Grille, 9 pm, $3 cover, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052. Saturday, May 9

'Ta-Da!' Dinner, fundraiser for Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, "bring your parents," 7 pm, at board members' Ohio City home, reservations required; 216-522-1999. Vulcan Leather/Levi Club Bar Night, Exile night club, 893 N. 4th St., Columbus; nlaco@geocities.com or 614-898-6266.

Sunday, May 10

"Strategies to Cope With Homophobia" part of workshop series for Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Erie County becoming a welcoming congregation for gays, lesbians and bisexuals, 10:30 am, Firelands Room, John Frost Recreation Center, Osborn Park, 3610 E. Perkins Ave., Sandusky; 419-626-8233.

"Honoring Lesbian Mothers” Mothers' Day forum, guest speakers from First Unitarian Church Welcoming Congregation Committee, 10:15 am, Room 206-208, 21600 Shaker, Shaker Hts; 216-751-2320.

Imperial Sovereign Court benefit for breast cancer research, 10 pm, Old Street Saloon, 13 Old St., Monroe; 513-539-9183.

Tuesday, May 12

P-FLAG Potluck Dinner, 6:30 pm, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati; 513-755-6150.

Wednesday, May 13

Dr. Glorianne Leck, co-cditor of Out and About to speak at Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network meeting, 6:30 pm, Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Avenue at Marlowe, Lakewood; GLSENclcvc(@aol.com or 440-585-3293.