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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 www.gaypeopleschronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Thursday to Sunday, March 30-April 2 “Conversations at the Christopher Street Grille," new gay play, Thursday and Friday, 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2:30 pm; $7, North Canton Playhouse, 525 7th N.E., North Canton, Ohio, 330-494-1613.
Friday, March 31
Gay Prom, sponsored by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Union at Kent, 6 pm, $25 includes dinner, photo packages range from $30-$60, Student Center Ballroom, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 330-672-2068 lgbu@kent.edu.
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"Love Makes a Family" Cincinnati première of photo text exhibit, sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, exhibit will remain in town until April 15 in changing venues, exhibit sites TBA, 513221-1670.
Saturday, April 1
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" North Coast Men's Chorus concert, 8 p.m., $12 in advance, $15 at door, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, East 21st St. at Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 440-473-8919.
Daniel Newman Art Exhibit, all of the art is of the male body, Jacobs on the Avenue, 4029 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513-591-2100 or dnewman@nkyhealth.org.
Rainbow Unity-social group for GLB people from Unity Church, 6 pm, 5354 Bethel Park Drive, Columbus, followed by dinner at a restaurant at 7:30 pm, 614-538-0805 (9 am-9 pm).
Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2
"Leading Men Don't Dance," Broadway favorites, Cincinnati Men's Chorus concert, 8:07 pm on April 1, and 2:07 pm on April 2; tickets $20, $15, and $12, Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 513-542-2626 or http:/ /www.cmc.bigstep.com.
Sunday, April 2
Hike the Kendall Ski Trail with Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, meet at the Lake Shelter House, 15610 Vaughn Rd, Brecksville, Ohio, 216-556-4832 or Clevelandoutdrs @aol.com.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Brian Keating 3052 West Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44111
216-671-0663
Monday, April 3
Kevin Jennings, a founder of Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network will speak, 7 pm, Olscamp Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 419372-0555.
Wednesday, April 5
Lenten Evening Service, 7 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N Arlington St, Akron, 330-497-1203.
Lenten Study Series, 7 pm-8:30 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood, Ohio, 216-521-5556.
Thursday to Saturday, April 6 to 8 "Multiple Voices: Diverse Identities in the Queer Community," 10th Annual Pride Celebration and National LGBT Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 304-696-6623.
Friday, April 7
"How do you talk to an angel?” prom sponsored by Vision, the LGBT group at Bowling Green State University, 9 pm, $5, Community Suite, Harchman Quad, BGSU, Bowling Green, Ohio, 419-372-0555.
Saturday, April 8
Third Annual Drag and Talent Show, sponsored by the Cleveland State University Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Alliance; 216687-2277.
Queer U, annual intercollegiate conference for Ohio's LGBT college groups, students and campus activists, 9 am, $10, Cleveland State University, 1983 E 24th St. at Euclid, Cleveland, 216-522-1999.
The Wit and Wisdom of Gertrude Stein by Carolyn Cutler, Ph.D, who will speak after a luncheon; noon, cafeteria of the Raintree Center, corner of Cleveland Ave and DublinGranville Rd (Ohio 161), Columbus, 614470-0811 or http://www.hcco.org.
The Swamp Boogie Queens, 10pm, $5 cover, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216661-1314.
Potluck Dinner, Dance, Easter Egg Hunt, 6 pm, Pride Center, 71 N Adams St, Akron; 330-253-2220 or 330-666-8447.
Sunday, April 9
Gay Skating Party, 5-7 pm, $5 admission, $1 skate rental, North Canton Skate Center, 4775 Whipple Ave NW, N. Canton, Ohio, 330484-6027.
Monday, April 10
Women's Health Educator Orientation for volunteers to talk with female patients about family planning, STD prevention, pregnancy options, and well woman care, no experience necessary, training at 6 pm Mondays and Wednesdays for 6 weeks, Free Clinic of Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Ave, 216-721-4010. Ragtime National Tour Concert to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, silent auction at 7 pm, concert at 8 pm, advance tickets $20, tickets at door $25, Ciao restaurant, Playhouse Square Center, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, guests enter through Palace Theatre lobby, for tickets 216-241-6000 or 800766-6048.
Monday to Friday, April 10 through 21
Children and AIDS, special display of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, daily "Reading of Names" 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Vern Riffe Center lobby, 77 S High St, Columbus, 614-276-8769, or www.Names-Central Ohio.org.
Wednesday, April 12
Guest Speaker, GLSEN Cleveland-Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, 6:30 pm, Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, Ohio, 216738-7525.
Lenten Evening Service, 7 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N Arlington St, Ak330-497-1203.
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Lenten Study Series, 7 pm-8:30 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood, Ohio, 216-521-5556. Lobby Day, sponsored by Equality Begins at Home Ohio, on-site lobby training, 8:30 am to 5 pm, register by April 9, meet in Studio 2. Riffe Center, 3rd floor, 77 S High St (across from Statehouse), Columbus, 330-454-4681, 614-777-9980, ebah-ohio-organize @onelist.com, or http://www.rainbowakron.com/ebah/
Friday to Sunday, April 14 to 16
Wild, Wild West Roundup, country-western benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center sponsored by Rainbow Wranglers, weekend package $60, tickets available, 216-961-5817 or http://www.rainbowwranglers.org. Bear Camp, Columbus Ursine Brotherhood run features Mr. All-Ohio Bear contest, parties, leather events, $50 before March 15, $60 after, Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, 33 Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, 614-253-2905, bearcamp @columbusbears.org, or www.columbus
bears.org.
Friday, April 14
Registration and Trail-In Dance, part of Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), 8 pm-2 am, 216-961-5817 or www.rainbow wranglers.org.
The Swamp Boogie Queens, 9 pm, $5 cover, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, 216-398-5052.
Saturday, April 15
H.I.S. Kings drag king troupe performs, 9 pm, $5, Wall Street, 144 N. Wall St., Columbus; age 19 and over, 614-262-3125 or Quiery@aol.com http://
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members.tripod.com/fastfriday/shows.html. Dance Workshop for Wild, Wild West Roundup, Broadway Free Library, 5437 Broadway Ave, Cleveland,216-961-5817 or http://www.rainbowwranglers.org.
Colonel's Ball, part of Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), 8 pm-1 pm, Gray's Armory, 1234 Bolivar, Cleveland, 216961-5817 or http://www.rainbow wranglers.org.
Sunday, April 16
Hike the Euclid Creek Reservation with Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at Welsh Woods Picnic Area, Euclid Creek Pkwy, call 216-556-4832 for directions
Clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.
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"Good Riddance to Winter" Spring Fling, hosted by Cleveland Couples Together, bring your own picnic lunch and beverages, noon to dusk, Ledges Shelter, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Truxell/Kendall Park Road, 2.2 miles east of Akron-Peninsula Road and 1 mile west of Akron-Cleveland Road, call 216-556-5731 if you plan to attend. Chuckwagon Brunch, part of Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), 11 am-1 pm, Broadway Free Library, 5437 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-5817 or http://
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Review of Wild, Wild West Roundup, 1 pm-3 pm, Broadway Free Library, 5437 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-5817 or http://www.rainbowwranglers.org.
Trials End Dance, part of Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), 8 pm-1 am, Tool Shed, 1429 West 29th St, Cleveland, 216-961-5817 or http://www.rainbowwranglers.org. Sunday and Monday, April 16 and 17 Rummage Sale for the Center, 10 am to 5 pm, no donations of items will be accepted at sale, Cleveland Lesbian and Gay Center, 1418 West 29th St, Cleveland, 216-522-1999.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Thursday, April 20
“White Ribbon, End School Violence," daylong conference sponsored by the Beacon Fellowship, Columbus; 614-265-1725.
Friday to Sunday, April 21 to 23
12th Gulf Coast Womyn's Festival, $95-$225 sliding scale, Camp Sister Spirit, Ovett, Mississippi, 601-344-1411 or sisterspir@aol.com.
Friday, April 28
P-FLAG National Conference, Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays, 9 am registration, $250 members, $280 non-members, Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va., info@pflag.org or http://www.pflag.org.
Friday to Sunday, April 28 to 30
COMIC Bowling Tournament, Columbus Ohio Midwest Invitational Classic, Columbus; 614-251-2263, 614-224-1574, or 614443-5399, or http://www.comic-online.org. Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30
Millenium Festival, sponsored by the Millenium March on Washington for Equality, 11 am-8 pm, $5 suggested donation, Pennsylvania Ave between 3rd and 9th, Washington D.C., 202-776-0100 or http:// www.millenium-productions.net.
Saturday, April 29
Reception and Art Sale, reception 6-9 pm, art sale 8 pm, part of the proceeds to benefit AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, Jacobs on the Avenue, 4029 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513591-2100 or dnewman@nkyhealth.org. "Fables on Tables" Black-Tie Dinner Dance, sponsored by AIDS Foundation Miami Valley, 7 pm, $200, Ponitz Center, Sinclair Community College, 444 W 3 St, Dayton, 937-461-2437.
Millenium Medical Marijuana March noon rally at Lafayette Park, 3 pm march, 4 pm medical rights rally and concert at Henry Bacon Ball Field, Washington, D.C., 310453-2700.
Youth United-A National Youth Rally, 3 pm-4:30pm, center of DuPont Circle, Washington, D.C., 202-332-9262 or Youth United2000@hotmail.com.
"The Wedding: Now More than Ever," mass same-gender wedding, $25 for couple registration, in front of the Internal Revenue Service Building, Constitution Ave. at 12th St., Washington D.C., 310-360-8640 http:// www.ufmcc.com/wedding1.htm.
"Queer Moon Ball on the Avenue," part of the Millenium Festival, 8 pm, $5, Pennsylvania Ave between 3rd and 4th, Washington D.C., 202-776-0100 or http://www.milleniumproductions.net
"Equality Rocks" Concert sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, 6 pm (gates open at 4:30), tickets $35-$1,000, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, E Capitol and 22nd Sts, NE, Washington D.C., for tickets 800-551-7328, http://www.hrc.org.
"Venus Rising” Dykes' Dance & Cabaret, 9 pm to 3 am, $20 advance and $25 at door, Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, Washington D.C., 202-728-7565.
Dungeon Dance 2000, a leather-fetish S&M event, 10 pm-4am, $20 in advance, $25 at door, Club Element, 714 6th St NW, Washington D.C., 202-331-4455.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association conference, 12:30-5 pm, George Washington University, Washington D.C., 415-255-4547 ext. 311 or http://www.gmla.org. Conference on Bisexual Community Activism, sponsored by Bisexual Insurgence, 10:30 am-3 pm, Jewish Community Center, 16th and Q Streets N.W., Washington, D.C.; registration cost $25 to $40, 301-891-7428 or www.bisexualinsurgence.org.
Big Bi Bash: party at private residence sponsored by Bisexual Insurgence, 9 pm, $5, 7503 Palmer Lane, Takoma Park, Md. (Washington), 301-891-7428.
Sunday, April 30
Millenium March on Washington, 8 am line up at the Ellipse, 10 am march to rally at the National Mall from noon to 6 pm; free, 202467-8100.
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, http:// home.fuse.net/cincypride/ or billyg @concentric.net for info and to register floats. 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