JUNE 5, 1998
GAY PEOPle's ChronNICLE 11
CHARLIE'S CALENDAR
Pride River Cruise on the Ohio River, DJ Lori Morgan, prizes, $18 Cincinnati GayLesbian Center members, $20 others, 10:30 pm boarding, 11 pm departure, BB Riverboats, Covington Landing, Ky., tickets and info 513-651-0040, directions 606261-8500.
Friday, June 12 to Sunday, June 14
Healing Weekend for people with HIV, registration deadline May 20, Hiram College, Hiram; 614-444-1683 or 800-226-5554.
Saturday, June 13
Louisville 17th annual Pride Picnic, games, food, beer, mixed drinks, sporting events, entertainment and booths, noon, Louisville Water Tower on River Road, Louisville, Ky.; VenisW@aol.com or 502-366-6503.
Erie Pride Picnic, games, literature, Family Portrait; hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks provided, bring a dish to pass, 2 pm, Presque Isle State Park Beach 11; 814-456-9833. Freedom Fest, Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center's art and music celebration of Pride, Saturday, $15 advance, $17 at entrance, 4 pm to midnight, Celebrations Banquet Center, 3119 Stop Eight Road, Dayton; 937-274-4297 (937-274-GAYS). Cleveland GIFT Pride Cruise on the Goodtime III benefits Gay Invitational Fellowship bowling tournament, $18, advance, $20 at boat, 7 pm boarding, cruise departs 7:30 pm, returns 10:30 pm, E. 9th St. Pier, Cleveland; Bob 216-226-3471 or Ed 216749-2152 or Blair 330-645-6833.
Marsha Stevens, openly lesbian Christian gospel singer, 7 pm, New Creation Metropolitan Community Church, 787 E. Broad St., Columbus; 614-224-0314. 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. Naked Man regional première, performed by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus and the Detroit Together Men's Chorus, $12-$20, 8 pm, Aronoff Center Jarson Kaplan Theater, 6th and Walnut, downtown Cincinnati; 513-542-2626. Dayton Rainbow League's Cosmic Bowl Doubles Tournament, prizes, laser lights, music, fog and glow in the dark bowling, benefits Dayton Rainbow League and DoIt '99, registration 8 pm, 9 pm bowling, Woodman Lanes, 3200 Woodman Dr., Kettering, Ohio; 937-855-1516, 937-497-8601, 937-293-3179.
Guest Bartender Night, Stonewall director Jeff Redfield and office manager Kim Dill serve drinks, 8-10 pm, Clubhouse Café, 122 E. Main St, lower level, Columbus; 614228-5090.
Celebrating Leather Pride, Vulcans Levi-Leather club, $2, 10 pm, Eagle in Exile, 893 N. 4th St., Columbus; 614-294-0069.
Pride Night at the Nickel, benefits Cleveland Pride, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216-661-6678.
Pride Night at Sexx, benefits Cleveland Pride, Sexx nightclub, 11213 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-221-8576.
Second Annual "Porkopolis” circuit dance party, benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, 9 pm, $15 advance, $20 at door, Northside Business Assn. parking lot (outside Colors), Hamilton and Bluerock, Cincinnati Northside neighborhood; 513651-0040.
Sunday, June 14
World's Gayest Garage Sale, presented by Stonewall Cincinnati, benefits Stonewall Lesbian Health Project, 9 am, behind Colors, Hamilton and Bluerock, Northside; 513-651-2500.
Bi Women for Women Brunch, men and women welcome, 11 am, call for Columbus location; Nicole 614-267-0383.
TOTS Goes to the Zoo, Two of the Same gay-lesbian parenting group outing for parents and kids, noon, Shelter #2 in Whiting Grove Picnic Area, Cincinnati; Catherine Cyr 513-871-8846.
Marriage Expo for Gay and Lesbian Couples, 1 pm to 5 pm, Glidden House, 1901 Ford Dr., Cleveland's University Circle area; Jan 216-522-1999. Leather Pride Discussion, history and symbols of the leather pride movement, National Leather Association, $2 for non-members, socialize at Easy Street after, 2 pm, 831 Parsons Ave. (use back door), Columbus; 614-898-6266 or nlaco@geocities.com. Naked Man regional première, performed by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus and the Detroit Together Men's Chorus, $12-$20, 2 pm, Aronoff Center Jarson Kaplan Theater, 6th and Walnut, downtown Cincinnati; 513-542-2626. "Heart's Desire" fourth Annual Art Auction, sponsored by the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court, benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati and Cincinnati GayLesbian Center, 6:30 pm wine reception and silent auction, 8 pm live auction, $5 donation, Gay-Lesbian Center, 214 E. 9th St., 5th floor, downtown Cincinnati; 513421-0582.
Pride Night at Rockies, benefits Cleveland Pride, Rockies night club, 9208 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-961-3115.
Sequined Sundaze Female Illusion, gay pride show, final number benefits LesBiGay Holiday, 10:30 pm, Wall Street night club, 144 N. Wall St., Columbus; 614464-2800.
Sunday, June 14 to Saturday, June 20
Hildegard of Bingen Seminar, on 12th-century abbess who first began advancement of women's role in the Catholic church, deadline June 10, Ursuline College, 2550 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike (Cleveland); 440-646-8119.
Highlights of upcoming weeks and months
Tuesday, June 16
Gray Pride picnic potluck for gay men and lesbians over 50 and friends, 5 pm, Edgewater Park upper pavilion, eat at 6, Cleveland; Doug, 216-791-8039 x328.
Pride at Work meeting, labor organization, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W.29th St. at Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-531-5188 or 216-631-2415.
Late Cocktails with the Court Show, benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati and AmFAR, 11 pm, Shooters, 927 Race, Cincinnati; 513-421-0582.
Wednesday, June 17
It's Time Ohio! LesBIGaTr Barbecue, for the lesbian, bisexual, intersex, gay, and transgender community, $5, 6:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation East, 1789 Lancaster Ave., Reynoldsburg (Columbus); 614-470-4245.
Friday, June 19
HRC Dinner, "Proud Past, Focused Future," black tie, 7:30 pm, $175, Hyatt Regency Ballroom, 350 N. High St., Columbus; 800-494-8497 (800-494-TIXS).
Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21
LandFest, primitive camping, women-centered workshops, music, Egg Moon Farm and Kimbilio Farm in Holmes County, 330-387-2481 or Sue 216-932-0977 ext. 1, or LandFest98@aol.com.
Saturday, June 20
Pittsburgh PrideFest, http://trfn.clpgh.org or trp@trfn.clpgh.org or 412-422-3060. Toledo Pride March and Pride Picnic, Pride March noon, Lucas County Courthouse, Dignity/MCC Pride Picnic, 2 pm, MCC Church Picnic Grounds; 419-292-1524. Michigan Pride, March, Rally and Festival, rally on State Capitol steps, Lansing, Mich.; Anne, 517-487-5938.
Sunday, June 21
Gay Day at Cedar Point, unofficial event is on Father's Day when crowds are thinner at the amusement park near Sandusky; wear red or rainbow colors. Charleston Pride March, 2 pm gather at Haddad Riverfront Park, Kanawha Court and Summers St., march 1.5 miles to West Virginia state capitol, festival on capitol steps with entertainment, vendors and awards, Charleston, West Virginia; 304-345-9938. Tuesday, June 23
Aware on the Square Rally, noon, speakers to address topics including Issue 3, youth, the role of businesses in the community; live music and entertainment, Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati; 513-651-2500.
Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 28
National Women's Music Festival, Muncie, Indiana; 317-927-9355 Friday, June 26
Saturday, June 27
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Pride, parade assembles 1 pm at East 21 st and Euclid; proceeds to festival at Voinovich Park on East 9th St. pier until 8 pm, http:// members.aol.com/clevepride/join.htm or clevepride@aol.com or 216-371-0214. Louisville Pride, march and rally, march from Gout Center on Barret to Cherokee Triangle, 10 am; Louisville, Ky.; Willis 502-634-4838.
Sunday, June 28
1998 Columbus LesBiGay Holiday March and Gayfest, march steps off 1 pm from Goodale Park, march through downtown Columbus to Bicentennial Park for rally and festival 2 to 6 pm; 614-299-7764.
11th Annual Bat-n-Rouge drag softball game, $5 donation gets raffle entry, one fan will win Cancun vacation, 5:45 pm, Berliner Park Diamond 29, corner of Interstate 71 and Greenlawn Ave., Columbus; 614-444-1700.
Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5
BlackOut '98, Cleveland; 216-462-0257 or 888-825-5226.
Sunday, July 12
Garden Party IX, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center fundraiser; 216-522-1999. Sunday, July 19
Dancin' in the Streets, Mall B in downtown Cleveland; 216-621-0766. Friday July 24 to Sunday, July 26 Detroit Black Gay Pride
Sunday, August 2 to Sunday, August 8
Gay Games V, Amsterdam; call 011-31-20-620-1998 or http://www.dds.nl/gaygames Tuesday, August 11 to Sunday, August 16
23rd Michigan Womyn's Music Festival; 510-652-5441, or 616-757-4766. Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15 Cleveland Black Gay Pride, 216-556-4704.
Saturday, September 12
Ohio Lesbian Festival, Kirkersville, east of Columbus; 614-267-3953. Sunday, September 13
NOCI We Are Family Picnic, Wildwood Lake, (Cleveland); 216-371-0325. Friday, September 25
Pride Night at Kings Island; 513-651-0040 or www.GayCincinnati.com. Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11
“Out in Akron" Pride Weekend, Chris Hixson 330-657-2977.
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