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Calendar listings are freel 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 two weeks, 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.
Through Saturday, January 8
Decorating Lester's Christmas Tree with donations of $20 or more to support St. Augustine's AIDS unit in memory of Lester Lee Blount, who died of AIDS; Skin First, 3688 Silsby Rd., University Heights (Cleveland); 216-371-1262.
Friday, December 24
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 9 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington St, Akron, 330-376-8725 or UCCPast@aol.com.
Christmas Eve Service, 10:30 p.m. to midnight, Eternal Joy Metropolitan Community Church (formerly Metropolitan Community Church Dayton Parish), 1630 E. Fifth St, Dayton, 937-228-4031.
Christmas Eve Mass at a GLBT affirming Anglo-Catholic denomination, 11 pm, Lamb of God Anglican Church, 501 East Broad Street, (Broad Street Methodist) Columbus, 614-252-7288 or loceaca@aol.com.
Sunday, December 26
Lavender Browns Backers party, for Browns-Colts football game, LGBT Browns fan club, 1 pm, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd., Cleveland; 216-661-1314 or http://sport. cleveland.com/sport/lavender.
First Annual Holiday Season Bash,10 pm, sponsored by BlackOut on the Town, Club Out, 1946 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, 888825-5226.
Winter Solstice Ritual and Celebration, 5-6:15 pm; potluck dinner, 6:30-7:30 pm, Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 3204 Lorain Rd., Cleveland, 216-631-4981.
Special Family Blessings Service, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy Metropolitan Community Church (formerly Metropolitan Community Church Dayton Parish), 1630 E. Fifth St, Dayton, 937-228-4031.
Tuesday, December 28
Indoor Gay Volleyball, 7 pm, John Bryan Center, Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd. near U.S. 68 in downtown Yellow Springs; 937427-1578 or 937-376-8725 or Skiplang @aol.com.
Friday, December 31
New Year's Eve Millenium Party, free, Columbus Asians and Friends, 9 pm, at a member's Columbus home, 614-228-0786 or AandFcmh@aol.com for location.
Pre-New Year Reception to benefit the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, featuring look at center's new home, performance by the Repertory Project and art by William Newhouse, 8 pm, $23.50 in advance, $25 at the door, limited admission, Gordon Square Arcade, West 65th and Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-522-1999.
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Queer New Year's Celebration hosted by the Brillo Pad at Cleveland Public Theatre, featuring Ace and the Rangers, DJs spinning house, acid jazz, and more, 10 pm, $20 at door only for unlimited admission, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-522-1999.
Steppin' Into Serenity 2000 New Year's Eve dinner, dance, and game room, lesbigaytrans and heterosexual friendly, chemical free,7:30 pm dinner, 9 pm dance, dinner and dance tickets $15 after Dec. 20, advance only, dance only $10 in advance or at door, Calvary Lutheran Church, 1838 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky., 502-454-9466 or N2Serenity @aol.com.
Celebrate the New Millennium with Interweave, the GLB group of the First Unitarian Universalist Church, chemicalfree dance, 9 pm, $10, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, 614267-4946.
Friday, January 7
Violinist Joshua Bell performs a benefit concert for the AIDS Housing Council in Cleveland on February 8.
Gay and Lesbian Hockey Night, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks invite the GLBT community, friends and families to a game; 7:30 pm, advance tickets $11, free parking, Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 Seymour Ave, Cincinnati, 513-591-0200.
Cocktail Party sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign Cleveland, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, prizes, 5:30 pm, Lake Effect, 4204 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 440-779-6444; to make dinner reservations for after the cocktail party, call 216-939-3000.
Saturday, January 8
Nude Pool Party, men only, 7-10 pm, CONGA, Central Ohio Nude Guys Alliance, Columbus, call for location at 614-291-1696 or Conga1825@aol.com.
Cincinnati Community Center Social, free food and speakers from GLBT religious organizations, 3-5 pm, Cincinnati LesbianGay Center, 4119 Hamilton Ave, 513591-0200 or http://glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Sunday, January 9
Call for Singers and Volunteers, North Coast Men's Chorus new member auditions, 6 pm, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Tremont (Cleveland), 216-473-8919. Gay Skating Party, 5-7 pm, $5 admission, $1 skate rental, North Canton Skate Center, 5475 Whipple Ave NW, N. Canton, Ohio, 330484-6027.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Saturday, January 15
Benefit Concert with Tracy Walker, lesbian performing artist, proceeds go to the homeless shelter Cincinnati Drop Inn Center, 8 pm, open to ages 18 and up, children with parents welcome, $6-$10 sliding scale, Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport, Ohio, 513751-1740.
Saturday, January 22
Variety Benefit Show, sponsored by Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network of Central Ohio, 9 pm, Club Utopia, 115 Parsons Ave, Columbus, 614-228-8038.
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Tuesday, February 8
Violinist Joshua Bell performance, benefits AIDS Housing Council, 8 pm, balcony tickets $25, main floor $50 and $75, Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, call 216231-1111 or 800-686-1141 for tickets.
Thursday, February 17
Fosse, musical about Academy Award winning choreographer and playwright Bob Fosse, meet-the-cast reception after, $75-$95, benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7:30 pm, Palace Theater, Playhouse Square, Cleveland; 216-522-1999.
Friday to Sunday, February 18-20
True Spirit Conference, F to M transgender conference sponsored by the American Boyz, fees range from $40-$80, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, Virginia, 410-620-2161, TrueSpirit @office.iximd.com, or http://www.amboyz. org/tsc/tsc2000reg.html.
Saturday, February 19
25th Annual Womyn's Variety Show and Party, presented by Oven Productions, 7:30 pm, The Civic, 3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216-321-7799 for tickets or to vol-
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Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 26-7
Gay-Lesbian Business and Entertainment Festival, "two days of night life," Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City, 800243-9774 or http://www.rdpgroup.com.
Sunday, April 30
Millenium March on Washington, rally on National Mall, includes mass blessing of samesex unions; 202-628-4160.
Sunday, June 11
Cincinnati Gay Pride Parade, meet at the Gazebo in Burnet Woods at 11 am for rally, parade steps off at noon, ends at Hoffner Park in Northside with community picnic and information fair, 513-389-9182 or billyg@concentric.net for info and to register
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Saturday, June 24
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off from Cleveland State University, festival at Voinovich Park; 216-371-0214, http://www.clevelandpride.org.
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, postparade festival at Bicentennial Park; 614299-7764.
Compiled by Denny Sampson
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