June 30, 2000
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Calendar listings are free! 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.
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.
Friday, June 30
Spaghetti Dinner, fundraiser for New Hope Temple, suggested donation $3.50, 4 pm, Akron Pride Center, 50 North Adams St, 330724-8575.
Stray Café, coffeehouse for gay and gayfriendly straight young people ages 14-22, 8 to 11 pm, West Shore U.U. Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky river (Cleveland); 440777-2563 or no_spectrum@hotmail.com. 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 Pride Center, 50 North Adams St, 330-724-8575.
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
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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.
Crazy Ladies Center Blessing, part of the Crazy Ladies Anniversary celebration, 6:30 pm, Crazy Ladies Center, Maureen Wood Room, 4041 Hamilton Avenue, Northside (Cincinnati), 513-541-4906.
14th Anniversary LGBT Church Service, special service with KDO and DJ from California, 11 am, Community Gospel Church, 546 Xenia Ave, Dayton, 937-252-8855.
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Tuesday, July 11
Men's Coming Out Group, first meeting of seven weekly closed-door sessions, 7 pm, registration required, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave., 216-651-5428. Eyes On The Rainbow, film about ex-Black Panther Assata Shakur, part of the Crazy Ladies Center Anniversary, 7 pm, Vontz Center Auditorium, corner of Eden Ave and Martin Luther King Dr, Cincinnati, 513-541-4906.
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, July 13
Fashion Passion, fashion show, part of the Crazy Ladies Center Anniversary, 8 pm, $5, Southgate House, 24 East Third St, Newport, Kentucky, 513-541-4906.
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, Homes County, Ohio, 216-371-2434 or 330-378-2481 or landfest2000@gurlmail.com.
Saturday, July 15
ErieParty 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. Birthday Bash, part of the Crazy Ladies Center Anniversary, $5, 8 pm, St. John's Unitarian Church, 320 Resor Ave, Clifton (Cincinnati), 513-541-4906.
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,
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Wednesday to Sunday, July 19 to 23 Gay Men's Health Summit, Boulder, Colorado; registration and information available at http:// www.bcap.org or call 303-444-6121 ext. 122. 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 202467-5830.
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, 732650-1010; 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, Bratenah! (Cleveland); 216-651-5428.
Tuesday to Sunday, August 1 to 6
Divers-Cite Montreal, gay and lesbian pride celebration, includes concerts, art, theatre, conferences, parties, and a Pride parade, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 514-285-4011 or http://www.diverscite.org.
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.
downtown Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext. 335. Friday to Sunday, August 4 to 6
Human Race, AIDS fundraising event sponsored by Columbus AIDS Task Force and WBNS, 8:45 am, COSI on the riverfront, Columbus, 614-213-0259.
Get Acquainted Gathering, held by Prime Timers Cleveland, a group for older gay men and their admirers, 3 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2492 W 14th, Cleveland, 216291-4648 or http://www.geocities.com/ ptcleveland.
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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 or http://
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Sheik 2000, evening of elegance and entertainment, 9 pm, $15/advance, $20/door, Health Museum, 8911 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216462-0257 or http://www.geocities.com/ bupc2000.
Sunday, August 6
Black Out 2000 Picnic, 12 noon, Edgewater Park, upper pavilion, Cleveland, 216462-0257 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.
Saturday, September 9
Ohio Lesbian Festival, 12th annual day of sports, food, merchants and entertainment featuring Ferron, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Jamie Anderson, Quartetto di Lesbos, Teresa Trull and Barbara Higbie; 11 am to 11 pm, Frontier Ranch near Kirkersville, 20 miles east of Columbus off I-70; 614-267-3953. Friday, September 22
Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, 5 pm, $34.50 advance, $39.50 gate, tickets available at Cincinnati and Cleveland Gay and Lesbian Centers and Stonewall Columbus; 513-591-0200 or http://
glbtcentercincinnati.com
Compiled by Anthony Glassman