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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 email 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.
To Saturday, July 1
My Night With Reg, tragi-comedy of gay manners dealing with how the life and death of Reg (who never appears) affects his friends and lovers, Reality Theatre, 736 N. Pearl St., Columbus; 614-294-6541.
Thurday to Saturday, June 22 to 24
Evita, gay fave by Andrew Lloyd Webber, presented by Mercury Summer Stock, $8 adult, $6 student, 7:30 pm, Civic's Ensemble Theatre, 3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216797-7101.
Thursday to Sunday, June 22 to 25
National Women's Music Festival, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 317-927-9355 or http://www.al.com/wia (that's A and the number 1, not the letter L).
Friday, June 23
Pride Interfaith Shabbat Service, sponsored by Chevrei Tikva, including leaders of Cleveland's LGBT congregations, 8pm, Temple Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Blvd. 216-932-5551.
Mr. Dandy Uniform Contest, with emcee DJ Gregg, 10 pm, Dandy Dance Club, 8307 Madison Ave, Cleveland, 216-281-4064.
Lisa C. Moore Book signing, 11 am, Brentano's Bookstore in the Galleria, 216621-7544.
Friday to Sunday, June 23 to 25
Leather Weekend, Roseland Guest House and Campground, Proctor, West Virginia, 304455-3838; www.rcvideo.com/roseland.
Saturday, June 24
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, rally 1 pm at Cleveland State University law school at East 18th St. and Euclid Ave., parade steps off at 2, marches to festival in Voinovich Park at Lake Erie end of East 9th St. until 8 pm; 216371-0214, http://www.clevelandpride.org. Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, Parade steps off 1 pm at Hubbard Ave. and High St., in Short North, marches to festival at 2 in Bicentennial Park on Scioto River downtown; entertainment, 6 pm commitment ceremony, $5 sliding scale for festival, no one turned away, 614-299-7764.
Dancing in the Streets, benefiting the Ohio AIDS Coalition and Stonewall Columbus, featuring Jennifer Holiday, 8 pm, $12 advance, $15 at gate, in parking lot at Axis nightclub, 775 N. High St., Columbus; 614-444-1683.
"Touching Hearts, Changing Lives," North Coast Men's Chorus concert with Detroit Together Men's Chorus and Good Company, 8 pm, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, E. 21st St. at Euclid Ave, Cleveland, tickets available at Body Language, Angel Falls Coffee, and High Tide Rock Bottom, 440* 473-8919.
Out of the Closet: Lesbians and Aging, workshop on issues related to aging, $25 includes lunch, women only, 10 am, Kimbilio Farm, Holmes County, Ohio, 330-378-2481 or e-mail kimbilio@valkyrie.net.
Pride Party Cruise 2000, sponsored by Cincinnati Lesbian-Gay Center, pm, Celebration Riverboats, Ludlow, Kentucky, 513-591-0200 for tickets.
African-American Lesbigay Authors, panel discussion featuring Lisa C. Moore, Sharon Bridgforth, Ricc Rollins and others, 1 pm, Clevland Public Library, 525 Superior, Cleveland, 512-498-4997.
Swamp Boogie Queens, after-Pride jam, $5, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216661-1314.
Sunday, June 25
Brother2 Brother Soul Food Sunday, potluck, 2 pm, Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext 238.
Bat'n' Rouge, 13th annual drag softball game benefits four local agencies, one fan wins a cruise for four, 3 pm, Berliner Park Diamond 29, just east of Greenlawn Ave. exit off Interstate 71, Columbus; 614-444-1700 or batnrougeclgsa@aol.com
Tuesday, June 27
Akron Pride Center Meeting, featuring Sandy McBee presenting GLBT suicide prevention and intervention techniques, 7 pm, Akron Pride Center, 71 N. Adams Street, Akron, 330-253-2220.
Wednesday, June 28
Stonewall Picnic, cosponsored by Miami Valley GLBT Community Coalition and P-FLAG, 6:30 pm, McKinley Park, Forest Avenue across from the Dayton Art Institute, bring dessert or salad, 937-274-1776. Human Race Pep Rally, rally and informational meeting, 5:30 pm, Buckeye Hall of Fame Café, 1421 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, 614-299-2437 ext. 200.
Thurday to Saturday, June 29 to July 1 Evita, gay fave by Andrew Lloyd Webber, presented by Mercury Summer Stock, $8 adult, $6 student, 7:30pm, Civic's Ensemble Theatre, 3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216797-7101.
Friday to Sunday, June 30 to July 2
Gay-Friendly Revival, held by New Hope Temple, 7:30 pm with 11:30 am service on Sunday, Akron Area Pride Center, 50 North Adams St, 330-724-8575.
Friday, June 30
Spaghetti Dinner, fundraiser for New Hope Temple, suggested donation $3.50, 4 pm, Akron Area Pride Center, 50 North Adams St, 330-724-8575.
Pistol Pete and Popgun Paul, country/blues/ folk/glam/punk/homocore duo in concert, 8:30 pm, Victoria's Midnight Café, 251 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus; 614-299-2295.
Friday and Saturday, July 7 and 8
"Over the Fruited Plain," joint concert of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus and Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Southern Theatre, 310 S. High St, Columbus, 614-229-2462. Friday to Sunday, July 7 to 9
Nudist Weekend with SONS and CONGA, featuring Christmas in July, Roseland Guest House and Campground, Proctor, West Virginia, 304-455-3838; www.rcvideo.com/ roseland.
Saturday, July 8
"Jackpot in July," casino-like event sponsored by Cleveland Community Shares which helps support the Cleveland Lesbian Gay Center, 7 pm, $50, BP Building atrium, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, 216-371-0209 or http://www.communityshares.org.
Independence Day Cookout, with a performance by the Pecs Chorus featuring Ingy, 6 pm, Akron Pride Center, 71 N. Adams Street, Akron, 330-253-2220.
Sunday, July 9
Eagle Creek Hike and Canoe Trip, Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm meet at Eagle Creek parking lot off Hopkins Rd, Portage County, for directions call 216-556-4832 or Clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Wednesday, July 12
GLSEN Cleveland Annual Picnic, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, 6:30 pm, Lakewood Park,, 14532 Lake Ave, Lakewood, Ohio, 216-738-7525.
Thursday to Sunday, July 13 to 16
Lutherans Concerned National Assembly, LGBT-affirming Lutheran group, OSU campus, Columbus; 614-447-7018 or http:// www.lcna.org.
Friday to Sunday, July 14 to 16
LandFest 2000, women's festival to benefit Egg Moon Farm women's land collective, 10 am registration on Friday, Holmes County, Ohio, 216-371-2434 or 330-378-2481 or landfest2000@gurlmail.com.
Saturday, July 15
Erie Party 2000, dance party benefiting AMFAR and the Open House, 10 pm, $30 advance, $35 at door, $65 VIP, Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, tickets 800-494-8497 by phone, or at Clifton Web; 216-556-0294 or http://www.erieparty.com.
Sunday, July 16
Dancin' in the Streets, proceeds to benefit AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, $15 advance, $20 at gate, 1 pm, Mall B, Franz Pastorius Blvd. between St. Clair and Lakeside Aves, downtown Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext. 335. Human Race, AIDS fundraising event sponsored by Columbus AIDS Task Force and WBNS, 8:45 am, COSI on the riverfront, Columbus, 614-213-0259.
Saturday to Sunday, July 22 to 30
GALA Chorus Festival, 125 choruses with 6,000 singers will take over three theaters in San Jose, Calif. for the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses quadrennial convention; GALA, Box 65084, Washington, D.C. 20035; http://www.galachoruses.org or 202-467-5830. Friday to Sunday, July 28 to 30
World Conference of GLBT Jews, "Horizons 2000," Hilton Hotel, Woodcliff Lake, N.J.; Box 2575, Edison, N.J. 08818, 732-650-1010; conf@njhav.org;http://www.njhav.org.
Sunday, July 30
Garden Party, 11th annual benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, $75/$35, Shoreby Club, 40 Shoreby Drive, Bratenahl (Cleveland); 216-651-5428.
Thursday to Sunday, August 3 to 6
Wow 2000, gathering of clergy and lay people from gay and lesbian-friendly "welcoming" churches, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill., 800-318-5581 or http:// www.wow2k.org.
Friday, August 4
Comedy Jam 2000: Healing AIDS with Laughter, part of Black Unity Pride, featuring Slick Rick, Karen Williams and Dana Austin, 9 pm, $10, Strosacker Auditorium, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 216-462-0257 or http://www.geocities.com/bupc2000. Friday to Sunday, August 4 to 6
Black Unity Pride Celebration, a weekend of African-American LGBT events throughout Cleveland, 216-462-0257 or http:// www.geocities.com/bupc2000
Saturday, August 5
The Exchange, BlackOut Productions annual educational and cultural conference, 9 am, American Red Cross, 3747 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-462-0257 http:// www.geocities.com/bupc2000.
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Sheik 2000, evening of elegance and entertainment, pm, $15/advance, $20/door, Health Museum, 8911 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-462-0257 or http://www.geocities.com/bupc2000.
Sunday, August 6
Blackout 2000 Picnic, 12 noon, Edgewater Park, upper pavilion, Cleveland, 216-462-0257 or http://www.geocities.com/bupc2000. Tuesday to Sunday, August 8 to 13 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 25th anniversary, featuring many festival favorites, near Hart, Mich., http://www.michfest.com or 231-757-4766.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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