AUGUST 28, 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 13 to Sunday, August 30
Eight Impressions of a Lunatic, play by Sarah Morton based on the life and work of 19th-century French painter Berthe Morisot, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood; 216-661-4301.
Friday, August 28
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); 216371-0325 or 216-476-0820.
Equality Ohio northeast training session, Cleveland and Youngstown region, how to organize 'get out the vote' campaign to elect Igb-friendly candidates, 12-4 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; Elizabeth Berrey 216-371-3060. Religious Symbolism will be discussed at National Leather Association general meeting, followed by the latest info on AIDS research and prevention presented by the Columbus AIDS Task Force; $2 non-member, 2 pm, 831 Parsons Ave; 614898-6266 or NLA@geocities.com.
Friendly Folk, Celtic folk music, 9 pm, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd., Highlights of upcoming weeks and months
Cleveland; 216-398-5052.
End of Summer Patio Party with The Network (of lesbians in business), featuring Dorothy's Wish, pizza and light appetizers, $5, 6 pm, Code Blue, 1946 St. Clair Ave. Cleveland; call 440-962-3662 by Aug. 24 and leave message with number of guests coming.
H.I.S. Kings in Cleveland, female-to-male drag troupe will perform at Code Blue, 1946 St. Clair Ave.; 10 30 pm; $5 cover; club 216-241-4663.
Chevrei Tikva welcomes their new student rabbi Elissa Kohen at the Shabbat service, 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-5551. Saturday, August 29
Seventh 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.
Friends Fest, Muse Women's Choir, Sisterfriends and Drums for Peace will perform at the kickoff for Cincinnati Community Shares fundraising drive for its 17 member groups including Muse and Stonewall Cincinnati, $10 includes food and beverage reception, 8 pm, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Rd; 513-475-0475.
Soaring Eagle Casino, coach trip to resort casino on Isabella Indian Reservation in central Michigan sponsored by Nubian Queens, depart 8 am from Cudell Recreation Center, Detroit Ave. at West Blvd., Cleveland, return at midnight, $55, reservation required, voicemail 216-790-1487.
Lesbian Christian vocalist Karen Ann Edwards, the “Warrior for the Lord,” will sing in concert, 7 pm, at Metropolitan Community Church Dayton Parish, 1630 East Fifth St.; 937-228-4031.
Sunday, August 30
Equality Ohio southwest training session, for Dayton and Cincinnati region, how to organize 'get out the vote' campaign to elect glb-friendly candidates, 12-4 pm, Hamilton County Democratic headquarters, Cincinnati; Sharon Abbott sabbott@mailwittenberg.edu or 937-525-0601.
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 affecting 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. Monthly “Coming Out” discussion, 6:30 pm, Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center, 819 Salem Ave., 937-274-4297 (937-274-GAYS).
Natalie Barney Reading Club discusses David Ehrenstein's Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928-1998, 7:30 pm, Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center, 819 Salem Ave., 937274-4297 (937-274-GAYS).
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.
Dlugon and Baird, traditional Irish original folk music, food or beverage purchase required, 7:30 pm, Red Star Cafe, 11604 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-521-7827. Wednesday, September 9
Dayton Pride Celebration Planning Committee, open to all, 7:30 pm, Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center, 819 Salem Ave., ads_leon@dayton.lib.oh.us or 937-274-4297 (937-274-GAYS).
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.
Oldtimers Club Central Ohio Fall Party, food, bartender awards, prizes, 3 pm, Tremont, 708 S. High St., Columbus; 614-445-9365.
National Leather Association Dinner and Social, 6:30 pm at Thai Orchid, 7654 Sawmill Rd, Columbus, followed by Cowboy night with the Vulcans; RSVP 614898-6266 or NLA@geocities.com.
Lake Cruise on the Goodtime III to celebrate sixth anniversary of Liberation United Church of Christ, 7 pm, $25 includes hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and dancing, 216781-5822.
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.cleveland.com/community/gay
Thursday, September 17 to Sunday, September 20
OutVote '98 lesbian and gay political convention in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign; 202-628-4160, or www.hrc.org.
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 organization booths, food extravaganza, cash bar, Monte Carlo with blackjack and roulette, and entertainment featuring Rubi Girls, Kathy Sledge, formerly of Sister Sledge, $30 admission; expo opens 5 pm, casino at 6, show at 7; Dayton Convention Center third floor, 22 East Fifth St; ads_leon@dayton.lib.oh.us 937-274-4297 (937274-GAYS).
Second Annual Singing for Our Lives concert and picnic commemorating anniversary of the 1992 defeat of the Kentucky sodomy law, I pm women's softball, 1:30 pm AIDS memorial quilt panel making, 2 pm interactive music with Earth Heart, 5 pm interfaith service, 6 pm dinner, 7 pm concert, Juniper Hill Park, Frankfort Ky.; mpricek fa@aol.com or 512-897-1973.
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.
Sunday, 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 off of East Blvd., behind art museum, University Circle, Cleveland, www.nls.net/raceforthecure or 216791-2873.
Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Assn. seventh annual convention, “Dealing an Open Hand in the Newsroom," with Lesley Stahl of CBS News, Virginia Apuzzo of the White House, cartoonist Alison Bechdel, and top Hollywood producers and agents; Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, Nev.; hotel 800-582-2228, or NLGJA at 202588-9888 or www.nlgja.org.
Thursday, October 8 to Monday, October 12
LLEGO Annual Conference, Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization, $30-$200 conference packages, Chicago; 202-466-8240.
Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11
“Out in Akron” Pride Weekend, second annual Akron pride weekend; Chris Hixson 330-657-2977.
Saints and Sinners Circuit Party, benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, Cleveland; 216-522-1999.
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