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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE April 13, 2001
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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, gay peopleschronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Thursday to Sunday, April 12 to 15
National Black Lesbian Conference, sponsored by the Zuna Institute, featuring work-
Easter Sunday Services, 10:30 am and 6 pm, at Eternal Joy MCC's new home, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-228-4031.
Tuesday, April 17
Gay Youth and Suicide, program sponsored by Cleveland State University's Project Lambda, 12 noon, Student Center 1, East 22nd at Euclid Ave.; 216-687-2048, lambda@csuohio.edu. Wednesday to Saturday, April 18 to 21 Bridges to Tolerance: Confronting Bigotry in Good Medicine, women in medicine conference, national retreat for lesbian physicians and medical students, Paradise Point, San Diego, contact Box 09723, Columbus Ohio 43209, http://www.wimretreat.org, or University of Vermont Office of Continuing Medical Education 802-656-2292.
shops, networking sessions, banquet, gospel Thursday, April 19 brunch, $150 registration fee, Swissotel, 3391 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, http:// www.zunainstitute.org, 510-482-1671.
Friday, April 13
Good Friday Service, 7 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington St, Akron, 330-376-8725, UCCPast@aol.com.
Easter Basket Auction, annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition Inc.'s funding of gay and AIDS programs, 10 pm, Rockies, 9208 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-961-3115, or NOCI at 216-781-6624.
Good Friday Tenebrae Service, Service of Shadows, 8 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556.
Good Friday Service, 7 pm, Eternal Joy MCC, 1630 E. Fifth St, Dayton, 937-228-4031. Mr. and Miss Trailer Park Trash, third annual pageant to benefit Mahoning County AIDS Task Force and Ursuline Sisters HIV/ AIDS Ministry, $2 cover, Club Blue Note, 2810 Market St, Youngstown, 330-782-3694, 330-743-3333 ext. 242.
Saturday, April 14
Lydia's Third Anniversary Party, featuring Anne E. Dechant in concert, $5, 10pm, Lydia's, 1348 S. Arlington, Akron, 330-773-3001. Survival Strategies for Strong Women, second workshop co-hosted by Women's Outreach for Women and Buckeye Region AntiViolence Organization, group discussion on techniques for self-care, 6:30 pm, free childcare available with advance registration, space is limited, 614-291-3639, womensoutreach @aol.com.
11th Annual Drag Ball, 9:30 pm, $7 for students, $10 others, Wilder Hall, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 440-775-8169. Scummy Awards, second annual benefit for Dobama's Night Kitchen, 9 pm, $25 single, $40 couple, featuring awards ceremony, coffee and dessert, dancing until 1 am, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216932-3396.
Sunday, April 15
Emmanuel
Easter Sunday Service, 11 am, Fellowship Church, 60 N. Arlington, Akron, 330-376-8725, UCCPast@aol.com.
Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust memorial service, sponsored by Pride! Kent, 7 pm, film to follow at Pride! Kent regular meeting, The Plaza, Student Center, Kent State University, tmashlan@kent.edu, 330-672-2068, 330-
672-6355.
Leslie Feinberg, lecture by nationally renowned transgender scholar and activist, 7 pm, reception and book signing follow, Recital Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, University of Toledo, http://www.toledoglu.org.
Friday, April 20
Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust memorial service, held by Chevrei Tikva, honoring the gay men, lesbians, Jews, and others killed, service 8 pm, oneg (social hour) follows, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights, 216932-5551.
Miriam Carey Book Signing, part of the Singles Mixer at the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center; Carey will sign copies of 365 Ways to Meet People in Cleveland, 5:30 pm, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.
Saturday, April 21
Month of Memories Benefit, dinner and a show to benefit Northern Ohio Coalition's funding of gay and AIDS groups, hosted by Erica Martinez, dinner seatings at 6 pm and 8 pm, show at 10 pm, Marshall McCarron's Tavern, 1743 Randall Rd, Cleveland, 216941-7825, http://community.cleveland.com/cc/ noci.
Game Night For Charity, sponsored by The Network lesbian professional and social organization, $3 members, $5 non-members, to benefit the Gathering Place, 7 pm, 375 N. Stonehaven Dr, Highland Hts (Cleveland), RSVP by April 18, 440-962-3662.
Sunday, April 22
AIDS Memorial Service, sponsored by David's House, 7 pm, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2271 Collingwood Ave, Toledo, 419244-6682.
Salt Run Trail Hike, sponsored by Out and About Cleveland, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.
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Day of Remembrance Gatherings, sponHighlights of upcoming weeks For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Saturday, May 5
sored by the Beacon Against Violence Initiative, Columbine and School Violence gathering 6 pm, Holocaust memorial gathering 7:30 pm, Lamb of God Anglican Church, 501 East Broad St, Columbus, 614-473-1117, Beaconflwshp @juno.com.
Monday, April 23
Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, Clevelandarea LGB networking organization, 216556-0576 for information and reservations. Out in the Greek System, hosted by Shane Windmeyer, symposium on being gay in the sorority/fraternity system, 3 pm, free to Kent State University undergrads, $2 general public, Governance Chambers, KSU Student Center, tmashlan@ksu.edu, 330-672-2068, 330-
672-6355.
Tuesday, April 24
Murder Mystery Dinner, hosted by Dayton Gryphons, reservations required, reservations and $10 deposit required, Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W. Fifth St, Dayton, cdougn@juno.com. Comedy Night, co-sponsored by Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center, featuring Jan Einerson, $12 advance, $18 door, Joker's Comedy Club, 8900 Kingsridge Dr, Dayton, 937-433-5233, tickets available at Q! Gift Shop, 1904 N. Main. Surviving the Loss of a Partner, discussion and film screening, for mental health professionals only, co-sponsored by Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society, 7 pm, Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, registration required, hane 216-921-2821, Judy 216651-5428.
Wednesday, April 25
All G-d's Children: Homosexuality in the Jewish Community, presentation by Rabbi Stephen Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi, reservations required, 7:30 pm, Mayerson Center, Hebrew Union College, 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, 513-469-1188 ext 123.
Women's Coming Out Group, first of seven weekly meetings, registration required, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.
Happy Hour, sponsored by the Network lesbian professional and social organization, 6 pm, $10 members, $12 non-members, Nightown, 12383 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights, 440962-3662.
Thursday, April 26
Scout's Honor, 6:45 pm cocktail party, 7:30 showing, 8:30 panel discussion featuring the director, $12 advance, $15 door, tickets available at Neon Movies, Q! Gifts, P-FLAG members, Dayton Marriott, 937-274-1776. Reflections on the Struggle, presentation by founders of Kent Gay Liberation Front (now Pride! Kent), 8 pm, Rm 316, Student Center, Kent State University, tmashlan@kent.edu, 330672-2068, 330-672-6355.
Thursday to Sunday, April 26 to 29 Gay and Lesbian Bridge Tournament, held by the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Bridge Clubs, Washington Plaza Hotel, Thomas Circle, Washington, DC, http:// www.bridgeblossom.com, lambdawdc
@hotmail.com.
Friday, April 27
Center Coffeehouse with TransPride, 7 pm, information available on transgender health issues, free food and beverages, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428.
Saturday, April 28
Fourth Annual Pride Dinner Dance, sponsored by Inside and Out! and the LGBO Office of Marshall University, $25 per person before April 22, $30 after, Four Seasons, 903 3rd Ave, Huntington, W.V., 304-696-6623, 304523-3121.
NEO Visions Annual Auction, to benefit gay and lesbian organizations, Hilton Akron, Quaker Square, Akron, RandR24@aol.com, 440582-1888.
Common Bond in Concert, from Washington D.C., $5, Lydia's, 1348 S. Arlington, Akron, 330-773-3001.
Sunday, April 29
Community Chat Night, sponsored by Black and White Men Together, featuring Deb Sharp of the Cleveland Human Rights Campaign, 7pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428, BWMT info 216-226-3677.
Eighth Annual HRC Cleveland Dinner, grand reception, auction, dinner program, dance and party, AIDS Taskforce to receive Equality Award, $175; 800-494-8497, 440-779-6444, http://www.hrc-cleveland.org.
Racism and Homophobia, workshop sponsored by Out and Equal Workplace Advocates and National Association of Black and White Men Together, 8:30 am, lunch provided, registration required, Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 Wm. Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati, 513-651-2500, lc3579@aol.com.
Sunday, May 6
Out in Columbus Awards, benefit for Columbus AIDS Task Force, featuring emcee Mary Ann Brandt, performance by HIS Kings, doors open 7 pm, Axis, 775 N. High St, Columbus, 614-298-8100, http://www.outin columbus.com.
AIDS Walk, Central Ohio Walks for Life, 11 am festival and registration, 1:30 opening ceremonies and warm-up, 2 pm step off, Bicentennial Park, Columbus, benefits 10 area AIDS agencies, jamessmith@catf.net, 614-299-2437.
Monday and Tuesday, May 14 and 15
Leadership 2001 Conference, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Health and Ohio AIDS Coalition, featuring workshops, panel discussions, and presentations, free to first 400 preregistered applicants, lodging provided to those living with HIV and AIDS, Holiday Inn, Worthington (Columbus), 614-444-1683,800226-5554, oaconehope@aol.com.
Wednesday to Monday, May 23 to 28
International Gay Bowling Tournament International Gay Bowling Organization, Columbus; entry fee before April 1 $75, Ed Townsend 614-882-6072 or Jeff Lemert 614235-5267, JFLT1112@webtv.net, IGBO2001 · @aol.com, http://www.IGBO2001.org.
Sunday, June 3
HRC Columbus Dinner, with special guest RuPaul, Hyatt Regency, http://www.hrccolumbus.org.
Sunday, June 10
Cincinnati Gay Pride Parade, 11 am rally at Burnet Woods Gazebo in Clifton, step-off 12 noon, festival 1 pm at Hoffner Park, 513766-2008 ext. 2098, 513-241-7003, http:// www.cincypride.com, info@cincy pride.com, parade@cincypride.com,
festival@cincypride.com.
Saturday, June 16
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off from Cleveland State University, festival at Voinovich Park; 216-371-0214, http:/ /www.clevelandpride.org.
Saturday, June 23
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, postparade festival at Bicentennial Park; 614299-7764.
Sunday, July 29
Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor party benefits AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, $15 advance, $20 at gate, 1 to 9 pm, Riverview Ampitheater, on the Cuyahoga River behind Tower City in downtown Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext. 337; www.atfgc.org.
Friday to Sunday, August 3 to 5
Black Unity Celebration, sponsored by Blackout Unlimited, 216-462-0257, http:// www.blackoutunlimited.org.
Tuesday to Sunday, August 7 to 12 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, near Hart, Mich., http://www.michfest.com or 231757-4766.
Sunday, August 26
NOCI "We Are Family" Festival, 23rd annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition Inc.'s funding of gay and AIDS programs, 11 am to dark, German-American Cultural Center, 7836 York Rd., Parma (Cleveland); 216-781-6624 or 216-252-7205 or http://community .cleveland.com/cc/noci.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman