AUGUST 14, 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 recieved by noon Thursday will be included in the following week's issue.
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.
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 to Sunday, August 30
Eight Impressions of a Lunatic, play by Sarah Morton based on the life and work of 19thcentury French painter Berthe Morisot, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood; 216-661-4301.
Friday, August 14
Lou Ann Michael, folk singer, 9 pm, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16
Cleveland Black Gay Pride, keynote speakers, vendors, entertainment; Jasper, 216556-4704.
White Water Rafting 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 15
Eight Impressions of a Benefit, $20 benefits Red Hen feminist theater, includes all-youcan-eat ice cream reception, finger-painting, and performance of Eight Impressions of a Lunatic, 6 pm, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland; 216-661-4301. National Leather Association Members' Choice Video Night, bring video to share, 7 pm, Stonewall Union, 1160 N. High St. at 4th Ave., Columbus; 614-898-6266 or NLA@geocities.com.
Girth and Mirth Birthday Bash is at Edgewater Park since old location, Legends, has closed; food, games, bring your own beverage (no alcohol), noon to 9 pm at upper west end lot by Wagner statue, Cleveland; 216-741-9054.
"An Evening at Club 47,” featuring Janis lan among other performers, $10-$18, 8:30 pm, Cain Park Evans Ampitheater, Lee Rd. at Superior Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216371-3000.
"A Night of Entertainment,” with adult video entertainer Gene Lamar, strippers, $5, Ohio City Oasis night club, 2909 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-547-2203
Sunday, August 16
Columbus Gay Men's Chorus auditions, 5 pm, 177 Naghten St.; Mike Harbin 614443-1073.
Monday, August 17
Insight monthly dinner meeting, personal, social, and business network for lesbians, gays, and bisexuals, at a Cleveland area restaurant; 216-556-0576.
Tuesday, August 18
Joan Baez, $25-$33, 8:30 pm, Cain Park Evans Ampitheater, Lee Rd. at Superior Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-371-3000.
Wednesday, August 19
Race for the Cure team organizing, socializing and networking, for Race for the Cure breast cancer benefit event, $15 cover includes hors d;oeuvres and 2 drinks, 5:30 pm, Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Ave., S.E., Cleveland; http://www.nls.net/raceforthecure or 216-791-2873 (216-791-CURE).
Thursday, August 20
Irish music and dance instruction, with Cleveland Irish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Organization, food or beverage purchase required, 7:30 pm, Red Star Café, 11604 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-521-7827.
Friday, August 21
Alexis Antes, former member of “Odd Girl Out,” singing at Harmony Bar and Grille, 9 pm, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
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.
Saturday, August 22
National Leather Association Dinner and Social, 7 pm Thai Orchid, Columbus; 614898-6266 or NLA@geocities.com.
Indigo Girls, $20, 8 pm, Agora Theatre, 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; tickets www.ticketmaster.com or 216-241-5555 or 330-945-9400.
Sunday, August 23
Annual Charleston Pride Picnic, noon, Riverside Pavilion, Coonskin State Park, near Charleston, West Virginia, John Brown 304-343-6974.
Columbus Gay Men's Chorus auditions, 5 pm, 177 Naghten St., Mike Harbin 614443-1073.
Friday, August 28
Friendly Folk, Celtic Folk Music, 9 pm, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
Saturday, August 29
7th Annual Polly Hylant Tracy Memorial Pollyball volleyball tournament, featuring Gays and Lesbians United team, proceeds benefit people with cancer, International Park, Toledo; 419-292-1524.
Sunday, August 30
25th Annual August White Party, $25 benefits Leather Archives and Museum, House of Blues, 330 N. State St., Chicago; 312-923-2000.
Tuesday, September 1 to Tuesday, December 8
"Acting Out: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Lives," workshop in queer language, culture, identities, and issues, 6-8:30 pm Tuesdays, 3 credits, open to students and non-students, fees vary, registration deadline: August 18, Kent State University, 330-672-3100.
Wednesday, September 2
Stonewall Akron Candidates Night Out, candidates for elected office speak on issues affesting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and allied communities, 6:30 pm cash bar, 7:30 pm program, Martin Center, 105 Fir Hill, University of Akron; 330-869-4006. 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 5
Women's Coffee House, music by Rev. Mary Grigolia, women-only, alcohol free, $5 donation, 7 pm, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood; 216-522-1999.
Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13
Singles 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, 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. Saturday, September 19
Dayton Gay Pride Expo, local artists, business and non-profit organizations booths, food stations, cash bar, entertainment featuring Rubi Girls, Kathy Sledge, formerly of Sister Sledge, $25-$30 admission includes hors d'oeuvres, Dayton Convention Center; 937-274-4297 (937-274-GAYS)
"The Art of Bondage” National Leather Association Video Night hosted by Prince Aryk and Lady E, bring bondage videos, 7 pm, Stonewall Union, 1160 N. High St. at 4th Ave., Columbus; 614-898-6266 or NLA@geocities.com.
Lambda 25 cocktail reception, Lambda Legal Defense celebrates 25th anniversary, $50 and up, 6 pm, Sylvia Ullman Gallery, 13010 Larchmere, Cleveland; www.lambdalegal.org or 312-663-4413.
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.
Monday, September 21
Columbiana County AIDS Task Force, 7 pm, Columbiana County Mental Health Dept. Board Room, Columbiana, 330-482-2410.
Tuesday, September 22
Insight monthly dinner meeting, personal, social, and business network for lesbians, gays, and bisexuals, at a Cleveland area restaurant; 216-556-0576.
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. H.I.S. Kings Second Anniversary, drag king troupe's birthday show, $5 at door, 10 pm, Summit Station, 2210 Summit St., Columbus; 614-261-9634.
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