GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE February 2, 2001

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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.

Thursday, February 1

Pre-Apprenticeship Orientation, hosted by Hard-Hatted Women, free, 7 pm, Shore Cultural Center, 291 E. 222nd St, Euclid (Cleveland), 216-961-4449.

Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 1 to 4

Safety, directed by Roger Truesdell, 8 pm Thursday through Saturday, 2:30 Sun, $11$18, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-3396.

Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3 Knock 'Em Dead, a murder mystery comedy, 8 pm, $17, Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, 2355 E. 89th St, Cleveland, 216-795-7070. Friday to Sunday, February 2 to 4

The Gulf, a play commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Persian Gulf War, directed by David Hansen, $5, 11 pm Fri and Sat, 8 pm Sun, Dobama's Night Kitchen, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-6838, http:// www.nightkitchen.org.

Not Feeling Yourself?

Corpus Christi, by Terence McNally, 8 pm Fri and Sat, 6 pm Sun, $12, $7 students, Paul A. Daum Theatre, Kolbe Hall, University of Akron, 330-972-7575.

Saturday, February 3

Strengthening Our Relationships, workshops on issues in LGBT relationships, 1 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington St, Akron, 330-376-8725, UCCPast@aol.com.

Hearts on Fire, a musical valentine presented by the North Coast Men's Chorus, $75, 7 pm cocktails, 8 pm dinner, 9 pm dessert cabaret, dancing follows, 440-473-8919.

Lesbian Singles Euchre Tournament, sponsored by Les Be Friends, $3, 7 pm, bring a beverage and snack, for reservations and Toledo location 419-882-8004, 419-824-0920,

singlesinfo@accesstoledo.com.

Peer support training, 10 am to 4:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, call Jen Kruger or C. Coleman at 216651-5428 for an interview.

YBFake in concert, 10 pm, $3, Lydia's, 1348 S. Arlington, Akron, 330-773-3001. Sunday, February 4

Wearing the Blue Collar: a Gay Perspective, chat night sponsored by Black and White Men Together, 6 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-397-2968.

Queer as Folk Night, first weekly showing starting with episodes one and two, popcorn provided, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay

Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.

Monday, February 5

Leslie Feinberg lecture, leading transgender scholar and activist, 7:30 pm, Slayter Hall Auditorium, Denison University, Granville, just north of Columbus, porcheddu @denison.edu.

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Wednesday, February 7

Cleveland Pride Committee, planning for June 16 festival, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428. Wednesday to Sunday, Feb. 7 to 11 Winter Rendezvous, held by International Gay and Lesbian Outdoor Organizations, $85, Stowe, Vermont, http://www.igloo atstowe.com, iglooatstowe@hotmail.com, 781944-4171 or 603-547-6895.

Thursday, February 8

Tret Fure in concert, 8 pm, $12 advance, $15 day of show, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, 216-383-1124.

Thursday to Saturday, February 8 to 10 Safety, directed by Roger Truesdell, 8 pm, $11$18, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-3396.

Friday, February 9

Lavender Ball, sponsored by Spectrum, Case Western Reserve University LGBT student group, proceeds to benefit the Open House; Thwing Ballroom, 11111 Euclid Ave on CWRU campus, Cleveland, blb8@ po.cwru.edu, 216-754-1094.

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10 Knock 'Em Dead, a murder mystery comedy,

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pm, $17, Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, 2355 E. 89th St, Cleveland, 216-795-7070.

Friday to Sunday, February 9 to 11

The Gulf, a play commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Persian Gulf War, $5, 11 pm Fri and Sat, 8 pm Sun, Dobama's Night Kitchen, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216932-6838, http://www.nightkitchen.org.

Saturday, February 10

Paint the Town Red, annual Valentine's Day party to benefit the Open House, 7 pm, silent auction preview 6pm, $55, $100 for both party and preview, Huntington Bldg., Euclid Ave and E. 9th St, Cleveland, 216-229-6722. Strengthening Our Relationships, workshops on issues in LGBT relationships, 1 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington St, Akron, UCCPast@aol.com.

330-376-8725,

Interweave Coffeehouse, an evening of coffee, conversation and "open mike," free, 7:30 pm, Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship, 2001 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, 937-299-6113.

Sunday, February 11

Coffee and Conversation, 2 pm, Maxwell's Brew on West Bancroft St, Toledo, sponsored by Les Be Friends, 419-882-8004, 419824-0920, singlesinfo@accesstoledo.com. Exposure Monthly Meeting, women's photography club open to amateurs and professionals, 2 pm, Starbucks, 19555 Detroit Rd, Rocky River (Cleveland), Exposurefoto@aol.com.

Thursday, February 8

Tret Fure in concert, 8 pm at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland

Friday to Sunday, February 16 to 18 True Spirit Conference, presented by American Boyz, conference of female-to-male transsexuals, Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington D.C., 800-242-1140 or 202-842-1300.

Saturday, February 17

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Strengthening Our Relationships, workshops on issues in LGBT relationships, 1 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington St, Akron, 330-376-8725, UCCPast @aol.com.

University of Toledo Women Rockets vs. Central Michigan University, outing sponsored by Les Be Friends, 7 pm, $6, reservations by February 15, 419-882-8004, 419-824-0920, singlesinfo@accesstoledo.com.

HUGS East Dinner at Imperial Dragon, 5 pm, 8310 Tyler Rd, Mentor, 440-974-8909. Mardi Gras Masquerade, first of the Ta-Da Dinner Series, 8 pm, $35, sponsored by the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Community Center, 216-651-5428 for reservations and directions.

Be My Valentine interfaith social, sponsored Highlights of upcoming weeks

by Beacon Fellowship, 7 pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, 614-473-1117, Beacon flwshp@juno.com.

Monday, February 12

Men in Touch, first of six weekly meetings, HIV education, self-esteem and intimacy issues workshop, 7 pm, Community AIDS Network, 667 N. Main St, Akron, 330-375-2000. Berlin Diaries, by Christopher Isherwood, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.

Tuesday, February 13

Valentine's Day Dinner and Party, featuring a raffle, 25% of food sales to be donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, free hors d'ouevres, 5 pm, raffle drawing 10 pm, Snickers Tavern, 1261 W. 76th St, ticket info 216651-5428.

Wednesday, February 14

Two in Harmony, Valentine's Day concert followed by mass recommitment ceremony open to all sexual orientations, co-sponsored by Lyric Opera Cleveland and West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 8 pm, $20 reserved seating, $5 general admission, $3 children under 12, 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River (Cleveland), 216-231-2910.

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: http://www.cleveland.com/community/gay

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24 "At the Copa," concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, Southern Theatre, Columbus, http://www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462.

Saturday, February 24

Womyn's Variety Show and Party, sponsored by Oven Productions, doors at 6 pm, 7:30 show, $18, Civic Theatre, 3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-7799.

Mr. Cleveland Leather Contest, $3 advance, $5 door, 11 pm, Tool Shed-Crossover, 2901 Detroit Ave, 216-771-7812, tickets also available at Laws Leather, 11112 Clifton Blvd.

Saturday, March 31

"Another Opening, Another Show," a selection of Broadway classics presented by the North Coast Men's Chorus, 8 pm, $12 advance, $15 at door, Waetjen Auditorium, Music Building of Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, http://www.tickets.com or 800766-6048.

Rainbow Prom, hosted by the Akron Area Pride Center, 5:30 pm, $40, Oakes Lodge, Chippewa Lake (Akron), RSVP by March 1, Gerry 330-724-9817, Joni 330-297-6226, Marnay 330-785-2064, or Cleveland LesbianGay Center 216-651-5428.

Compiled by Anthony Glassman