JULY 31, 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 31

R.T. Stone book signing and discussion, author of The Journals-A Message from the Council of Ancients which portrays the messiah as a lesbian, 7 pm, Fireside Book Shop, 29 N. Franklin St., Chagrin Falls; 440-247-4050.

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.

Melanie B. and the Bad Girls concert, 6 pm, Metropolitan Community Church, 1630 E. 5th St., St. Anne's Historic District, Dayton; 937-228-4031.

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

Wednesday, August 5

Screaming Mimi, part of Wexner Center's "B-Movie Mania," 1871 N. High St., Columbus; 614-292-0330.

Thursday, August 6 to Saturday, August 22

Beautiful Thing, a romance and coming-out story of two teenage boys in London, by Act Out Productions, Davis Discovery Center, 549 Franklin Ave., Columbus; 614263-9448.

Friday, August 7

Susan Hagan, folk singer, 9 pm, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.

Saturday, August 8

HUGS East Outing to a Cleveland Rockers women's pro basketball game, Rockers vs. Charlotte Sting, group will meet before game at East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 8181 South Center St. (Ohio Route 615), Mentor; departure time TBA, 216974-8909.

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

Sunday, August 9

Boy George and Culture Club, Blossom Music Center. This will be the only Ohio stop for the Karma Chameleon. Tickets available at Ticketmaster or by phone at 216241-5555 or 330-945-9400.

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. Thursday, August 13

"It's Time to Learn More,” discussion of transgender issues and how they fit in with the larger lgb community, 7 pm, Stonewall Union, 1160 N. High St. at 4th Ave., Columbus; 614-299-7764.

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 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.

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.

WORKER'S COMPENSATION

FACT or fiction

FACT:

You may be entitled to receive money even after you have returned to work.

FACT:

Workers' Compensation should pay all of your medical bills when you are injured at work.

FACT:

You should receive a weekly benefit from Workers' Compensation while you are recovering enough to return to the job you had when you were injured.

fiction:

FACE

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