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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 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.
Monday to Friday, April 10 to 21
Children and AIDS, 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, 614276-8769, or www.Names-Central Ohio.org. 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, www.columbusbears.org.
Friday, April 14
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́Registration and Trail-In Dance, part of Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), 8 pm to 2 am, location TBA, 216-961-5817 or www.rainbowwranglers.org.
The Swamp Boogie Queens, 9 pm, $5 cover, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, 216-398-5052.
Easter Bunny Auction to benefit the Hilly Smith Fund, sponsored by Northern Ohio Coalition, Inc, 10 pm, Rocky's Nightclub, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-252-7205.
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 or http://members.tripod .com/fastfriday/shows.html.
Dance Workshop for Wild, Wild West Roundup (see above), Broadway Free Library, 5437 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, 216961-5817 or http://www.rainbow wranglers.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.
Easter Basket Auction to benefit the Hilly Smith Fund, sponsored by Northern Ohio Coalition Inc, 10 pm, Queen of Hearts Nightclub, 134 Pine Ave SE, Warren, 216-252-7205.
Interracial Communication, discussion group sponsored by Black and White Men Together, 7:30 pm, The Center, 1418 W. 29th St, Cleveland, 216-397-2968
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 or
Clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.
"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://
www.rainbowwranglers.org.
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 Street, Cleveland, 216961-5817 or http://www.rainbow wranglers.org.
Afternoon at the Movies, fundraiser for the Ashtabula drop-in support group, $3 sliding scale, showing Before Stonewall, 3 pm, at Wellness Center, 715 West 30th St, Ashtabula, 440-466-3800 or denni@alltel.net. Blessing of the Palms, Lenten services for the LGBT community and supporters, 10:30 am and 6 pm, Eternal Joy Church, 1630 E. Fifth St, Dayton, 937-228-4031.
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. Monday, April 17
Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, LGB personal, social, and business networking, call 216-556-0576 for time and location.
Wednesday, April 19
Lenten Study Series, 7 pm-8:30 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood, Ohio, 216-521-5556.
Thursday, April 20
"White Ribbon, End School Violence," daylong conference sponsored by the Beacon Fellowship, Columbus; 614-265-1725. Maundy Thursday, Lenten service the LGBT community and supporters, includes fruit, bread and grape juice, 7 pm, Eternal Joy Church, 1630 E Fifth St, Dayton, 937228-4031.
Friday, April 21
Good Friday Service, 8 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N Arlington St, Akron, 330-497-1203.
Good Friday Service, 7 pm, Eternal Joy Church, 1630 E Fifth St, Dayton, 937-228-4031.
"A Desired Past" by Leila Rupp, Ph.D, sponsored by Lesbian Business Association, all women welcome, 7:30 pm, LBA office, 19 W. Brighton, Clintonville (Columbus), 614-267-3953.
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.
Saturday, April 22
Holy Saturday Prayer Vigil, time to be announced, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N Arlington St, Akron, 330-497-1203. "Rock-n-Bowl" to benefit GIFT, the Gay Invitational Fellowship Tournament, check in at 9:30 pm, bowling begins at 10 pm, $15 with free parking and shoes, Westgate Lanes, 21329 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River (Cleveland), 330-689-0274, 216-749-2152, or 330-865-9763.
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Sunday, April 23
Easter Festival Worship, 11 am, Hope Lutheran Church, 2222 N Taylor Rd, Cleveland Hts., 216-371-5252.
Easter Sunday Service, 8 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N Arlington St, Akron, 330-497-1203.
Monday, April 24
HIV and AIDS Passover Seder, sponsored by Jewish Family Services Association, 6:30 pm, no charge, reservations required, Park Synagogue, 3300 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts, 216-292-3999.
Tuesday, April 25
Dinner and Social, hosted by AIDS Volunteers of Northern Kentucky, new monthly time and location, 6 pm, free, Trinity Episcopal Church, 4th St. and Madison Ave, Covington, Ky. (Cincinnati), 606-372-6867.
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; 614-251-2263, 614-224-1574, or 614443-5399, or http://www.comic-online.org. 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 West 3rd 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., 310-453-2700.
Youth United-A National Youth Rally, 3 pm-4:30pm, center of DuPont Circle, Washington, D.C., 202-332-9262, http://
www.rainbowvoice.com/youthunited/ YouthUnited2000@hotmail.com.
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"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 or 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, leather-feish 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.
Bisexual Community Activism conference, 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.
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.
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, 202-467-8100.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Monday, May 1
Vigil for Our Children, held by Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) and the Methodist Federation for Social Action, at United Methodist Church's national convention, 6 pm, corner of East 9th St. and Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, 216556-4317, or http://www.en.com/users/robinr/ pflag/vigil.htm.
Monday, May 3
Cheerleader Tryouts for Bat 'n' Rouge drag softball game in June, sponsored by the Columbus Lesbian Gay Softball Association, 6 pm, Union Station, 630 N. High Street, Columbus; Havandish@aol.com.
Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6
Second National Conference on Aging in the LGBT Communities: "Out of the ClosetInto the Future: Midlife and Aging in Gay America," sponsored by Senior Action in a Gay Environment, and Ravazzin Center for Social Work Research in Aging, Fordham University, New York City, 212-741-2247 or sageusa@aol.com
Sunday, May 7
AIDS Walk Central Ohio, benefits area AIDS service organizations, festival begins 11 am, opening ceremonies 1:30 pm, step off 2 pm at Bicentennial Park, Columbus, 614-447-5050 or http://www.aidswalkcentralohio.org/. Saturday, May 13
Human Rights Campaign Dinner honoring award recipients Akron and Cleveland PFLAG, 5:30 pm, $150 before April 1, $175 thereafter, Landerhaven Grand Ballroom, 6111 Landerhaven Dr., Mayfield Hts, (Cleveland), 440-779-6444, http://www.hrccleveland.org; for tickets 800-494-8497.
Saturday, June 10
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Human Rights Campaign Dinner, 6 pm, Al Franken will speak, tickets are $100 to $185 and include HRC membership, Columbus Convention Center, 614-265-7303 or
www.hrc-columbus.org.
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; 614-299-7764.
Sunday, July 16
Dancin' in the Streets, proceeds to benefit AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, $15 in advance, $20 day of event, 1 pm, Mall B, Franz Pastorius Blvd, between St. Clair and Lakeside Aves, downtown Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext 335.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman