JULY 24, 1998
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 9
CHARLIE'S CALENDAR
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 216-631-1052, or e-mail to calendars@chronohio.com. It's never too early to send in a calendar item. Listings received by noon Thursday will be included in the following week's issue.
Through July 31
Trans, photo exhibit exploring gender and transitions, Coffee Table, 731 N. High St., in Columbus Short North neighborhood; 614-262-3125.
Friday, July 17 to Sunday, August 9
Kiss of the Spider Woman, musical by Terrence McNally based on Manuel Puig's novel, a gay man and a revolutionary share a prison cell, $5-$14, Beck Center, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood; 216-521-2540.
Friday July 24
Planting a Garden: AIDS Comes Home, outdoor drama followed by coffeehouse, free, 7 pm, behind Riverview Church, 13968 Chillicothe Rd., Novelty (east of Cleveland); reservations requested 440-338-3191.
Red, White, and Queer: Independent Voices from our Community, poetry, skits and more from Cleveland's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, part of Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art's Coffee Café series, suggested donation $5, 7 pm, 8501 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland; 216-421-8671 or 216-522-1999. Alexis Antes, former member of “Odd Girl Out,” singing at Harmony Bar and Grille, $3, 9:30 pm, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
Friday July 24 to Sunday, July 26
Detroit Black Gay Pride
Bears in the Woods (and those who like them) Weekend, clothing optional, Roseland Guest House and Campground, gay owned and operated, caters to gay men, 32 miles south of Wheeling, West Virginia, roseland@rcvideo.com or 304-455-3838. Saturday, July 25
Girth and Mirth Sea World trip, social club for gay chubby men and their male admirers, 8 am breakfast; meet at Bob Evans restaurant near Ohio Route 43 and Ohio Turnpike in Streetsboro, 9:30 am leave for park; Jim or Fred, 216-521-9456. Hands On Lesbian Health Fair, 11 am to 3 pm, booths, videos at Off the Avenue Studios, 1546 Knowlton Ave., books and mammograms at Crazy Ladies bookstore, 4039 Hamilton Ave., Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, 513-651-2500, or 513241-9990 for mammogram info.
Planting a Garden: AIDS Comes Home, outdoor drama followed by coffeehouse, free, 7pm, behind Riverview Church, 13968 Chillicothe Rd., Novelty (east of Cleveland); reservations requested 440-338-3191.
Sunday, July 26
Christmas in July Worship Service, 10:30 am, Metropolitan Community Church, 1630 E. Fifth St., Dayton; 937-228-4031.
Eighth Annual Momazons Picnic, basketball, volleyball, and swimming, bring dish to share, food to grill, kids, fishing gear, noon to 6 pm, at a member's Columbus area farm; 614-267-0193 or 740-524-8442 or www.glbnet.com/~momazons.
Wednesday, July 29
High School Confidential and Girls Town, part of Wexner Center's "B-Movie Mania,” 1871 N. High St., Columbus; 614-292-0330.
Friday, July 31
Friendly Folk, folk music, $2, 9 pm, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2
Nudist Weekend, clothing optional, Roseland Guest House and Campground, gay owned and operated, caters to gay men, 32 miles south of Wheeling, West Virginia, roseland@rcvideo.com or 304-455-3838.
Saturday, August 1
Lakewood Arts Festival, juried exhibition of arts and crafts from around the country, free, 10 am to 6 pm, Detroit Ave. between Belle Ave. and Elmwood Ave., Lakewood; 216-529-6651.
Girth and Mirth toga party, (shorts required), social club for gay chubby men and their male admirers, 7 pm, Legends, 11719 Detroit Ave, Lakewood; Jim or Fred 216521-9456.
Dinner with the Lady Chablis of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, $100 benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, sponsored by the Court, 8 pm, at a home in Cincinnati's East Walnut Hills; 513-421-2437.
Wishing Chair performing at Summit Station night club, 2210 Summit St., Columbus; 614-261-9634.
Sunday, August 2
16th Ohio Round-Up Picnic, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; Karen K. 216-651-4604 or Mike F. 216-941-4072.
Fifth Annual Celebrity T-Shirt Auction, T-shirts autographed by national celebrities, $25 benefits American Foundation for AIDS Research, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, sponsored by the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court, 4 pm, the Celestial, 1071 Celestial St., Mt. Adams; 513-421-0582 or 513-421-2437.
Sunday, August 2 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
Highlights of upcoming weeks and months
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.cleveland.com/community/gay
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, or 616-757-4766. Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16
Cleveland Black Gay Pride, keynote speakers, vendors, entertainment; Jasper, 216556-4704.
Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23
Ohio Leather Fest, Weekend Package $70, Days Inn 12019 Lake Avenue, Lakewood; Ohio Leather Coalition, Box 770222, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, ohlthrfest@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/OHLthrfest, 216-226-4800 hotel, for info leave message at
440-835-6949.
Sunday, August 23
Annual Charleston Pride Picnic, noon, Riverside Pavilion, Coonskin State Park. near Charleston, West Virginia; John Brown 304-343-6974.
Friday, September 4 to Monday, September 7 International Friendship Weekend '98, hosted by Asians and Friends Cleveland, includes "Asian Awe" pageant and talent show, dinner-dance cruise aboard the Goodtime III, gay beach volleyball at Edgewater Park, Cleveland; Howard 216226-6080 or for registration Jeff, 440-891-9121.
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 1-70 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.
Sunday, September 13
NOCI We Are Family Picnic, 20th annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition's funding of gay and AIDS programs, 10 am to 6 pm, Wildwood Lake, 11200 East River Rd. just south of Sprague Rd. in Columbia Station (near Cleveland); 216-371-0325. Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20
Brother 2 Brother Retreat, "Refreshment for the Soul," for black men in the HIV spectrum, $150, scholarships available, Malibu, California; 213-964-7834. Sunday, September 20
AIDS Walk Cleveland, eighth annual 10-kilometer pledge walk from Edgewater Park to Lakewood Park and back benefits ten agencies, step-off at 1 pm; for pledge info write P.O. Box 461057, Cleveland 44146 or call 440-735-9255.
Friday, September 25
Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park north of Cincinnati on Interstate 71 will be open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center or other gay and lesbian centers in Ohio; rides, entertainment, food, “Center Stage” at FestHaus, 5 pm open, 11 pm fireworks, $25 advance, $28.50 from Box Office Tickets 800-494-8497, or $30 at the gate; 513-651-0040 or www.GayCincinnati.com. Saturday, September 27
Race for the Cure, benefits Susan G. Koman breast cancer foundation, 7 am registration, 8:45 am 1-mile fun walk, 9:30 am 5k race/walk, 10:30 am breast cancer survivors recognition, 11 am awards ceremony, Wade Oval, University Circle, Cleveland, www.nls.net/raceforthecure or 216-791-2873.
Friday, October 9.to Sunday, October 11
“Out in Akron❞ Pride Weekend, second annual Akron pride weekend; Chris Hixson 330-657-2977.
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