DECEMBER 11, 1998

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

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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, Ohio 44101, or fax to 216-631-1052, or e-mail to calendars@chronohio.com. Each week's calendar shows events in the upcoming week only, plus selected later events. But it's never too early to send in a calendar item; listings for months into the future are posted on our web site. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

Friday, December 11

Log Cabin Republicans Holiday Party, 5-8 pm, 861 Neal Ave., in Columbus' Victorian Village neighborhood; RSVP by Dec. 8, 614-265-7535. "Hospice, A Supported Journey," 6 pm discussion immediately followed by 7:30 pm performance of Perestroika, part two of Angels in America play by Tony Kushner about AIDS and homosexuality in the Reagan era, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-6838.

14th Annual Christmas Celebration, for people who care about people with AIDS, worship service with Detroit Together Men's Chorus and St. John's Festival Choir, 7:30 pm. St. John's Episcopal Church, Royal Oak, Mich.; 734-459-7319. "Columbus Questionable" drag basketball games, three half-court games featuring former Bat-n-Rouge players, "men" and "women" players will compete for the titles of Mr. and Ms. Question-Mark, audience contests, $5 benefits Stonewall Columbus gay, lesbian, bisexual advocacy group, 8 pm, Wall Street night club, 144 N. Wall St., Columbus; 614-299-7764 or stnwall@ix.netcom.com. Holiday party, $5 benefits the Women's Community Fund, appetizers, cash bar, 6 pm, Code Blue, 1946 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216-241-4663.

Saturday, December 12

Swish and Swill Soirée, holiday wine tasting party, $25 benefits Buckeye Region AntiViolence Organization, sweets and hors d'oeuvres, 7:30 pm, Common Grounds, corner of Indianola and Hudson, Columbus; 614-263-7646.

Holiday Party at Berkshire House, art work of Judith Angelo displayed for sale, everyone welcome, noon to 5 pm, 2953 Berkshire Rd., Cleveland Hts; Sue 216932-0977.

"Let it Snow!" Cincinnati Men's Chorus concert, $12 to $20, 2:07 pm and 8:07 pm, 2:07 pm show partly benefits AIDS Volunteers of Northern Kentucky, Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan theater, corner of 6th and Walnut, downtown Cincinnati; http://gocinci.net/cmchorus/page4.html or 513-861-5211 or 513-542-2626. "Out for the Holidays” gay artist studio sale, photography, painting and other fine art by 15 gay artists, 4 pm to 8 pm, Buggyworks, 440 Dublin Ave., suite 265, Columbus; 614-487-1178 leave message.

"AIDS and Research; Africa,” 5 pm discussion with Dr. Robert Wallis, immediately followed by 7:30 pm performance of Perestroika, part two of Angels in America play by Tony Kushner about AIDS and homosexuality in the Reagan era, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-6838.

HUGS East Ethnic Dinner, 6 pm, Flying Burrito Cantina, 1410 Hubbard Rd. (Ohio route 528), Madison; 440-974-8909.

BWMT-Cleveland Christmas Party, Black and White Men Together, benefits AIDS Taskforce food bank, refreshments, gift exchange, members $5, guests $10, 8 to 11 pm, 11620 Lake Ave., Cleveland; 216-651-6208.

"Merry Gentlemen," holiday music from around the world, North Coast Men's Chorus concert, 8 pm, Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, 9606 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 440-473-8919 or TicketMaster 216-241-5555.

"Welcome Christmas," Columbus Gay Men's Chorus holiday concert, 8 pm, Weigal Hall, Ohio State University campus, Columbus; 614-228-2462 or Box Office Tickets, 800-494-8497 (800-494-TIXS).

Gay Men's Wellness Workshop series postponed until spring, originally set for this date, Dayton; 937-274-1776.

Sunday, December 13

Chevrei Tikva Theater Outing, to see Angels in America Parts I and II, 2 pm, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.; 216-932-5551.

"Let It Snow!" Cincinnati Men's Chorus concert, $12 to $20. 2:07 pm, Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan theater, corner of 6th and Walnut, downtown Cincinnati; http:// gocinci.net/cmchorus/page4.html or 513-861-5211 or 513-542-2626. "Welcome Christmas," Columbus Gay Men's Chorus holiday concert, 2:30 pm, Weigal Hall, Ohio State University campus, Columbus; 614-228-2462 or Box Office Tickets, 800-494-8497 (800-494-TIXS).

"Merry Gentlemen,” holiday music from around the world, North Coast Men's Chorus concert, 3 pm, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland; 440-473-8919 or TicketMaster 216-241-5555.

B'Nai Emeth Chanukah Party, 4 pm, West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River (Cleveland); 216-739-1171.

Monday, December 14

Book reading, Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewoman, about Russian Jewish lesbians who immigrated to North America at the turn of the twentieth century, 7:30 pm, Borders Books, The Promenade of Westlake, 30121 Detroit Rd., Cleveland; Scott 216-621-0155.

Thursday, December 17

Akron Area National Organization for Women Dinner, optional gift exchange under $5, men buy for men, women buy for women, 6:30 pm, Geisen House, Interstate 77 north of North Canton, RSVP Judy Byrd 330-453-2609 or byrd@raex.com. Insight Member Appreciation Dinner, personal, social, and business network for lesbians, gays, and bisexuals, at a Cleveland area restaurant; 216-556-0576. Friday, December 18

Swing into the Holidays, music of the George Foley Trio, raffle, benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Community Center, 6:30 pm, Code Blue nightclub, 1946 St. Clair Ave; 216-522-1999.

Saturday, December 19

Sing Out Toledo! Holiday Concert, free, 2:30 pm, Toledo Museum of Art Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St.; 419-891-7354.

Chevrei Tikva Seudah Shlishit (potluck 3 meal) and Havdalah/Latke Party, 6:30 pm, call for Mayfield Heights (Cleveland) location; 216-932-5551.

“How Does Racism Affect the Gay Community?” chat night, open to all, sponsored by Black and White Men Together, 7:30 pm, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29 at Detroit, Cleveland; 216-347-2968.

Grand Holiday Party, chem-free disco, $2, 8 pm, old Northminster Presbyterian Church, 203 King Avenue, between Neil and High Sts., Columbus; 614-470-5162. Sunday, December 20

"The Amidah" Chevrei Tikva Kesher class, 10 am, call for Mayfield Heights (Cleveland) location; 216-932-5551.

Winter Solstice Gathering, women only potluck supper and ceremony, 5 pm, Susan B. Anthony Women's Land Trust, Athens, Ohio; ad965@seorf.ohiou.edu or 740448-7242.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: http://www.cleveland.com/community/gay

Thursday, December 31

Hobbs New Year's Eve Party, over 350 rooms and second floor of Cincinnati Regal Hotel reserved for private lesbian-gay party, includes 8 pm dinner and breakfast in the morning, 150 W. 5th St., info Michelle 513-721-3713 or planetfree@aol.com, 800-876-2100 hotel reservations, request Hobbs party.

Wednesday, February 11 to Saturday, February 14, 1999

12th Annual National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Conference, and Institutes, registration deadline January 21, early registration December 15, Atlanta, Georgia; Kenyatta Dorey Graves 202-483-6786 or ForumConf@aol.com.

Thursday, February 26 to Sunday, February 29, 1999

OutWrite '99, gay and lesbian writers' conference, Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Mass.; http://www.bsef.org/outwrite or outwrite(@bsef.terranet.com or 617-262-6969. True Spirit Conference '99, "for people born female for whom that is not an adequate or accurate description of who they are" and friends and allies, Best Western Hotel, Laurel Maryland; write P.O. Box 1118, Elkton, Md. 21922, or transman@netgsi.com.

Friday, March 5 to Sunday, March 7, 1999

Fifth Annual Anything for Love pansexual fetish conference, Quality Inn, 2401 Needmore Rd., Dayton; http://members.aol.com/anythn4luv/index.html or 513395-2554 leave message, hotel 937 278-5711.

Sunday, March 21 to Saturday, March 27, 1999 "Equality Begins at Home," a week of events in all 50 states to promote gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Federation of Statewide Political Organizations, date TBA for rally at Ohio Statehouse; 216-522-1999.

Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25, 1999

Lesbian Rights Summit, sponsored by National Organization for Women, political strategy, coalition building, skills sharing, for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, straight, "activists, Washington, D.C.; 202-331-0066 ext. 760 or www.now.org.

Wednesday, June 2 to Sunday, June 6, 1999

"Be All" international transgender conference, seminars from serious to "just fun," entertainment, Radisson Hotel Cleveland; www.beall.net or host@beall.net or P.O. Box 281, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222 or 330-923-3413.

Sunday, April 30, 2000

Millenium March on Washington, sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches; 202-628-4160.

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