APRIL 2, 1999 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.
To Saturday, April 3
“All About Girls," paintings by Delia King, exploring 1930s and '40s humorist illustration of relationships between men and women or women and women, Hi and Dry In, 2207 W. 11th St., in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood, 216-621-6166. Friday, April 2
Twentysomething Self-Defense Workshop with kung fu/wu-shu martial arts master Johnny Wu, free, for ages 18-33, 8 pm Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St.; 216-522-1999.
Country Night at the Nickel, 5¢ Decision bar, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216661-1314.
Saturday, April 3
Ta Da! Dinner No. 4, Tex-Mex and margaritas for 12 at a Lakewood home, $35, benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6 pm; 216-522-1999.
Ta Da! Dinner No. 5, black tie formal cocktail party for 30 at a Tillman Park home, $35, benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7 pm; 216-522-1999.
Sunday, April 4
Easter Sunday Services, with new member reception, 10 am and 6:30 pm, Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church, 10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland; 216-651-0129. Wednesday, April 7
Day of Silence Project, www.youth-guard.org/dayofsilence or jmg8r@virginia.edu or David Mariner 202-347-5700.
Cleveland Pride planning meeting, 7 pm, Art McDonald room, Lesbian-Gay Center, 1418 W. 29th St., Cleveland; 216-371-0214.
Friday, April 9
Karaoke with Singin' Sandy, 5¢ Decision bar, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216661-1314.
Saturday, April 10
Sister Friends II: Women Talking to Women About Health, full day of programming on minority women's health, including substance abuse, domestic violence, breast cancer, spiritual health, stress management, Health Museum of Cleveland, 8911 Euclid Ave.; 216-231-5010.
Akron Area Pride Collective Party Mixer, open to members, guests and nonmembers, 7pm, Pride Center, 71 North Adams St., Akron; www.rainbow-akron.com/ aapc/ or 330-253-2220.
"Oscar Meets Tony," North Coast Men's Chorus concert of Academy and Tony Awardwinning music, $12 advance, $15 at door, 8 pm, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University music building, 2001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 440-473-8919 or Advantix 216-241-6000 ask for "stage and screen” tickets.
Oberlin College 9th Annual Drag Ball, public event, 4 dance floors with DJ's, runway competition judged by author Kate Bornstein, Columbus' HIS Kings drag king troupe to perform, $5, 10 pm, Wilder Hall, Student Union building, 135 W. Lorain St., Oberlin; Angela 440-775-8802 or angela.nichols@oberlin.edu.
Sunday, April 11
Celebrate! Cleveland Marriage Expo '99, vendors, information seminars and fashion show to help same-sex couples plan union ceremonies and prepare for legal issues, sponsored by Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1 pm, Glidden House Hotel, 1901 Ford Dr., University Circle (Cleveland); 216-522-1999.
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, April 15
Sport and Recreation Expo '99, sponsored by Team Columbus lesbian and gay athletic network, information, entertainment, vendors and athletic activities, 7-11 pm, YWCA, 4th St. at Main, downtown Columbus; 614-265-7363 box 11. Friday, April 16
Pink Paradigm fundraiser show, new group raising funds to form "a queer social network for cultural change," 10 pm, Pipeline, 241 W. Court St., Cincinnati; Rainbow Cincinnati at www.Gay Cincinnati.com or 513-621-7465 or Michael Blankenship 513-396-6738.
Friday, April 16 through Sunday, April 18
Midwest Trans Institute, regional transgender conference, featuring P-FLAG Transgender Special Outreach Network coordinator Mary Boenke and Intersex Society of North America director Cheryl Chase, Minneapolis, Minn.; info@midwesttransinstitute.org or 651-256-2367 voice/TTY.
Rainbow Wranglers Annual Spring Round-Up, gay country-western social dance group, at various Cleveland locations; http://members.aol.com/roundup99 or 216-961-5817.
Spring Fling Volleyball Tournament, North American Gay Volleyball Association, 26 teams expected from around the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada, Cleveland State University; dcrumbl@aol.com or http://members.aol.com/clevediva/page/ index.htm or 216-531-$453.
Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25
Because '99, Midwestern Bisexuality Conférence, Metropolitan State University, St.. Paul, Minnesota;612-822-0127 ext. 503 or because99@hotmail.com. Lesbian Rights Summit, sponsored by National Organization for Women, political strategy, coalition building, skills sharing, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, activists, Washington, DC.; 202-331-0066 ext. 760 or www.now.org.
Midland Spring Regional BWMT Meeting, gathering of Black and White Men Together chapters from 8 states, North Meridian Inn, Indianapolis; 317-634-6100, or Ron 216-939-0887.
Saturday, May 1
Sixth Annual Cleveland Human Rights Campaign Dinner, with San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, $150-$175, 5:30 pm cocktails followed by dinner and speakers, Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, 24 Public Square, Cleveland; 440-779-6444. Sunday, May 2
Columbus AIDS Walk, 4.5 mile walk (with 2 mile optional route), Bicentennial Park, Rich St. at Front St., www.aidswalk-columbus.org or 614-447-5050.
Wednesday, June 2 to Sunday, June 6
"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.
Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13
13th annual Gay Invitational Fellowship Tournament, lesbian and gay bowling, Buckeye Lanes on Lorain Ave., N. Olmsted (Cleveland); Bob 216-226-3471 or Blair 330-865-9763 or Jim 216-252-8933.
Thursday June 17 to Sunday, June 20
1999 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatic Championships, competition in swimming, diving, water polo, and others, hosted by the Atlanta Rainbow Trout swim team, Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, http://www.igla99.org or 404-286-6131. Saturday, June 19
"Peace, Love, Pride" Cleveland Pride march and festival; 216-371-0214. Sunday, June 20
Charleston, West Virginia Pride march and festival; 304-746-7765. Sunday, June 27
Columbus Pride march and Pride Holiday festival, 614-299-7764. Sunday, July 11
Garden Party X, annual summer benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Community Center, Hillbrook Club in Hunting Valley (near Cleveland); 216-522-1999. Canton-Akron Sixth Annual Picnic and Canoe Trip, $15 advance, $20 at gate, benefits 5-CHAPS, 5-County Hygiene and Pantry Services, an AIDS service organization, 10 am, 215 Market St., Canal-Fulton Ohio; Mike 330-484-6027, livery 330-854-0727.
Sunday, July 18
AIDS Walk Akron, walk and 5K run to raise money for AIDS service organizations, Cascade Plaza, downtown Akron; 330-375-2000.
Dancin' in the Streets, festival to benefit Cleveland AIDS Taskforce, Mall B, downtown Cleveland; 216-621-0766.
Compiled by Dawn E. Leach
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