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Through August 29

My One and Only, musical by George and Ira Gershwin, Carousel Dinner Theatre, 1275 E. Waterloo at Kelly Ave., Akron; 330-724-9855 or 800-362-4100.

Thursday to Sunday, August 26-29

Mr. Gay USA contest weekend, Jessie's Celebrity nightclub, 850 N. Main, Dayton; 937-461-2582; Motel 6, ask for Mr. Ohio group rate, 937-898-3606.

Friday to Sunday, August 27-29

Liberty for All, Log Cabin gay Republicans club conference, keynote address by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York City; or 202-347-5306 ext. 12; http:// www.lcr.org, click "conventions."

Saturday, August 28

"Racism and Homophobia in the Media,” address by award-winning lesbian journalist Sharen Shaw Johnson, People of All Colors Together, 1 pm, Metropolitan Community Church building, 1630 E. Fifth St. at McClure, St. Anne's Historic District, Dayton; rhargo@aol.com or 937-275-7629.

Sunday, August 29

Tri-County AIDS Coalition AIDS Walk, benefits people with HIV or AIDS; also picnic, drag baseball, panels of Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display; noon, Stadium Park, Canton; 330-456-8622 or 330649-0826.

Rollin' on the River, river cruise to benefit AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati and AIDS Volunteers of Northern Kentucky, $20, entertainment, cash bar and food, 5:30 pm boarding, 6-8 pm cruise, Celebrations Riverboats, 848 Elm Street, Ludlow, Kentucky; reservations 513-421-2437, riverboat 606-581-0300. Double X and Stun Gun, two women's bands, $5, 9:30 pm, Euclid Tavern, 11629 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; http://doublex.nu or 440846-6622.

Monday, August 30

Stand-Up Comedy Class begins, will be taught by lesbian comic Karen Williams, Mondays and Wednesdays 6 pm at Cleveland State University; Fat Glenn's, behind Mather mansion on CSU campus, register at 216687-3700; info 216-687-2115.

Tuesday, August 31

Celebrity T-Shirt Auction Gala, sixth annual event, sponsored by The Court, benefits American Foundation for AIDS Research, $50 or $75 couple, performance of Legends; casino, food, cash bar and silent auction of limited edition autographed T-shirts, 6:30 pm, the Syndicate, Starlight ballroom, 5th St. and Newport; 513-421-2437.

Thursday, September 2

Sisters of Lavender Thursday kick-off, new regular meeting day, role-playing event on how to meet and talk to new women in social settings, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus; 614575-9646.

Friday to Sunday, September 3-6

International Friendship Weekend, annual gathering of Asians and Friends, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.; http:// members.aol.com/IFW99/ or IFW99@ aol.com or 202-387-2742 (202-387-ASIA). Nudist Weekend, clothing optional, Roseland Guest House and Campground, gay owned and operated, caters to gay men, 32 miles south of Wheeling, West Virginia, www.rcvideo.com/roseland or 304-455-3838.

Friday to Thursday, September 3-9

Better Than Chocolate, film about a lesbian falling in love, just as her mom who doesn't know--moves in; Cedar Lee Theater, 2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., 440-717-4696, free passes available at 5¢ Decision and Code Blue bars (Cleveland).

Sunday, September 5

Dancin in the Street Akron, 2nd annual event, $5, benefits Violet's Cupboard, DJ Dan of Babylon and DJ Doug of Interbelt, 1 pm to 11 pm, on Canal St. behind Interbelt nightclub (70 N. Howard St.), Akron; Jeff 330253-5700 or Jackie 330-375-2159.

Wednesday, September 8

Columbus Gay Men's Chorus auditions, 7:30-9:30 pm, 177 Naghten St., Columbus; 614-294-4548.

Wednesday to Sunday, Sept. 8-12

Coronation Ball Week, week of AIDS benefit events for the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire's annual Coronation Ball, Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142

Thursday, September 9

Softball scores and standings

Cleveland These are the scores of the North Coast Athletic Association softball games played on August 15. Those were the final games of regular season play. The league tournament was played August 22.

Nationwide LeMonte Agency (forfeit)... 0 Nationwide LeMonte Agency ....... I Team Yellow/Twist (forfeit) Nickel Queens/Hard Hatted Women. 7 Team Yellow/Twist

Rudy's

Nickel Queens Hard Hatted Women

Club Cleveland Mustangs

Four Play

Miller Time

Twist

Club Cleveland Mustangs..... 15

Tuscany Tile and Marble Four Play (forfelt)

Miller Time

Final Regular Season Standings

Competitive Division

(forfent)

Tuscany Tile and Marble

Recreational Division

GB Team

1 900

Matt

900

88888

100

38938

Tom Yelow/Twit

NickelQueens!

Rudy

4.0

9999, art opening including artist Daniel Highlights of upcoming weeks deCournoyer, 6-9 pm, Brenda Kroos, 1360 W. 9th St., Cleveland; 216-621-1164.

In Town Show, part of Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire's annual Coronation Ball, 9 pm, Shooters nightclub, corner of Court and Race Sts. Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142 hotel 800-876-2100.

Thursday, Sept. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 14 Pop Impact! From Johns to Warhol, selected Pop movement works from the Whitney Museum of American Art, including Andy Warhol, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland; 216421-8671.

Friday, September 10

Out of Town Show, part of Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire's annual Coronation Ball, 8 pm, Pipeline nightclub, corner of Court and Plum Sts. Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142. Common Bar Trash (CBT) Inductions, part of Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire's annual Coronation Ball, midnight, Shooters nightclub, corner of Court and Race Sts. Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142.

Saturday, September 11

Ohio Lesbian Festival, 11th annual event, Kate Clinton, the Butchies, Melanie DeMore, Jazzmyn, Alix Dobkin; vendors, workshops, sports and food; $24 advance, $30 gate, 11 am to 11 pm; Frontier Ranch near Kirkersville, off I-70 20 miles east of Columbus; send check with SASE to LBA Festival, Box 82086, Columbus 43202, or 614-267-3953, 614294-6034 or jhbirkhoff@juno.com. Picnic in the Park with Brotherhood of Bears and Dayton Gryphons Levi/leather group, 3 pm, Possum Creek MetroPark, Dayton; 937222-2274 or BOB_Dayton@juno.com or http://welcome.to/BOBdayton.

Coronation Ball, annual AIDS benefit for the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, bar tour after, 6:30 pm, Regal Cincinnati Hotel, 6th St. and Elm, downtown Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142. All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner, 7 pm, $3 or more donation requested, Akron Pride Center, 71 N. Adams St., Akron; www.rainbow-akron.com/aapc/ or 330-

253-2220.

Back to School Bingo, part of gay bingo series hosted by Dayton drag queens, plaid jumpers encouraged; advance tickets only, benefits AIDS Foundation Miami Valley; 7 pm, Corpus Christi Parish Center Home Ave. at Forest Ave., Dayton, 937-461-2437. Hot Tub Party, Central Ohio Nude Guys Alliance, 7 pm at a member's Columbus home; conga1825@aol.com or 614-291-1696. BWMT Chat, Black and White Men Together discussion "Racism, Sexual Stereotypes and Interracial Attraction," open to all, 7:30 pm, Lesbian-Gay Community Center, 1418 W. 29th St. at Detroit, Cleveland; 216-397-2968. Hard Hat: Construction Zone Brotherhood of Bears bar night, no cover for those in construction wear, prizes for best construction wear and best tool, 10 pm, The Stage Door, 44 N Jefferson St, downtown Dayton; 937222-2274 or BOB_Dayton@juno.com or http://welcome.to/BOBdayton.

Sunday, September 12

NOCI We Are Family Picnic, 21st annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition's funding of gay and AIDS programs, 11 am to dark, Wildwood Lake, 11200 East River Rd. just south of Sprague Rd. in Columbia Station (Olmsted Falls, near Cleveland); 216781-6624.

Coronation Ball Victory Brunch, part of Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire's annual Coronation Ball, pub crawl to follow brunch, 11:30 am, Regal Cincinnati Hotel, 6th St. and Elm, downtown Cincinnati; 513-421-2437 or 513-697-8142. Columbus Gay Men's Chorus auditions, 4-6 pm, 177 Naghten St., Columbus; 614294-4548.

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

Thursday to Sunday, September 16-19 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association conference, Atlanta, Ga.

NLGJAohio@aol.com.

Friday to Sunday, September 17-19

Ohio Leather Fest '99, workshops and demonstrations on consensual sadomasochism, parties, vendors, Cleveland; http:// www.ohioleatherfest.com or info@ ohioleatherfest.com or 440-835-6946.

Saturday, September 18

Nature and the Arts Retreat, day long quiet time to use a variety of artistic media outdoors, $25, women only, Susan B. Anthony Women's Land Trust feminist education center near Athens, Ohio, 740-448-7242 or ad965@seorf.ohiou.edu.

Out and Out Softball and Picnic, LGBT and gay-friendly sports and adventure group, 3 pm game, picnic after, Miami View Park, off Munger Rd. and Alex-Bell, Dayton; team sign-up http://break.at/outandoutdayton or 937-428-0776.

SRO '99, ninth annual Supporters Reaching Out fundraiser for David's House AIDS service organization serving 20 counties, entertainment, open bar, hors d'oeuvres and desserts, $75 advance, $85 at door, 8 pm to midnight, Maumee Valley Country Day School, parking across street at Calvary Assembly of God Church, 5025 Glendale Ave., Toledo; 419243-7400 Mastercard and Visa accepted.

Sunday, September 19

AIDS Walk Cleveland, ninth annual pledge walk benefits ten agencies, 5-kilometer route (shorter than previous years) begins and ends at Edgewater Park, 9 am registration, 11 am step-off; for pledge info call 440-735-9255. Friday, September 24

Pride Night at Kings Island, third annual event, 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, live performers, food, 5 pm open, 11 pm fireworks; 513-591-0200.

Sunday, September 26

A Day in the Country, sponsored by Gray Pride Interagency Taskforce; swimming pool, hot tub, games, walking; main course and beverage provided, bring side dish or dessert; Kimbilio Farm in Holmes County, (90 minute drive south from Cleveland), carpool planned, RSVP by Sept. 17 graypride@yahoo.com or 216-791-8039 x328; camping arrangements 330-378-2481.

Friday to Sunday, October 1-3

P-FLAG Great Lakes Conference regional conference for Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, Doubletree Hotel, Dayton; www.activedayton.com/community/groups/ PFLAG/index.html or 937-767-9393 or daytonbear@aol.com.

Teaching Respect for All '99, third annual conference of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, including keynote address by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Atlanta, Ga.; www.glsen.org or 212-727-0135.

Sunday, October 3

AIDS Walk Akron, walk and 5K run to raise money for AIDS service organizations, 1:30 pm registration, 3 pm step off, Cascade Plaza, downtown Akron; 330-375-2000 www.rainbow-akron.com/aaw/.

Friday to Sunday, October 8-10 Out in Akron, third annual gay, lesbian, bi and trans cultural festival, including an evening with actor Harvey Fierstein, www.rainbowakron.com/oia, OutInAkron(@aol.com, 330253-2220 or tickets 800-494-8497 (800494-TIXS).

Fall Hoe-down, ninth semi-annual convention of the international gay and lesbian country western dance clubs, hosted by Columbus Stompers, Adams Mark Hotel, 50 N. 3rd St., Columbus; www.cstompers.com members@cstompers.com or hotel 614-

228-5050.

Compiled by Dawn E. Leach