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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
June 29, 2001
charlie'scalendar
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.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Friday, June 29
Anniversary Party, capping off the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's Anniversary Week, 6:30 pm, live improv comedy, cake, ice cream, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428. Pride Survivor Party, prizes, last chance to get Pride Holiday dog tags and shirts, Tradewinds II, 117E. Chestnut, Columbus, 614-461-4110.
Mr. Columbus All-Star Contest, 10 pm, Remo's, 1409 S. High St, Columbus, 614444-3869.
Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30
Taboo, showing of film about gay love among samurai by Nagisa Oshima, 7 pm, $5 general public, $4 members, students and seniors, $2 children under 12, Film and Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St, Columbus, 614-292-0330.
Saturday, June 30
Midnight Summer Dream, LGBT prom, sponsored by Prysm, dinner 6 pm, dancing 8 pm, $10 individual, $15 couple, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428.
Pride Erie Picnic, 2 pm, please bring a dish to pass, Beach 11, Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania, info@eriegaynews, 814-456-9833, 814-452-6228, leelynn@erie.net.
Stonewall Columbus Benefit, featuring the Dyke Queens with the 2Susans and Adrian Lloyd Avery, 9:30 pm, Farside, 1662 W. Mound, Columbus, 614-276-5817.
Sunday to Saturday, July 1 to 7
World Jubilee and General Conference, international spirituality conference sponsored by Federation of Metropolitan Community Churches, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada, 416-947-4826, UFMCC 310-360-8640 or info@ufmcchq.com.
Thursday to Sunday, July 5 to 8
Dignity USA Biennial Convention, 15th national gathering of LGBT Catholic organization, Westin Hotel, 909 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, 800-877-8797, http:// www.dignityusa.org, dignity@aol.com.
Saturday, July 7
Open House at Egg Moon Farm, lunch at 1 pm, camping space available, located in Holmes County, 216-227-1243, judb@en.com, http://egg_moon.tripod.com. Drag Ball, 8 pm, $3 single, $5 couple, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.
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Melissa Ferrick in Concert, lesbian folkrock singer-songwriter, 9 pm, doors open at 8 pm, $10 advance, $12 day of show, Wall Street Nightclub, 144 N. Wall Street, Columbus, 614-464-2800, wsniteclub@aol.com.
Monday, July 9
Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 216-577-1514. Tuesday to Sunday, July 10 to 15
The Last Session, a play about a studio musician fighting AIDS, rescheduled from a January run, starring composer Steve Schalchin and director Terry LaBolt, AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati benefit performance 8 pm Tuesday for $25, Weds-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, $10, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St, 513-421-3555.
Thursday, July 12
La Cage Aux Folles, benefit for P-FLAG Youngstown, 8 pm, $20 includes dessert reception following the show, Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown, call P-FLAG for tickets 330-746-4963, pflagy@gay.com.
Friday, July 13
'80s Dance Contest, benefit to send the cast of Angst:84 to New York City for the Fringe Festival, DJ, dance and costume contests, food, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd,
Cleveland Heights, 216-932-6838.
Saturday, July 14
MCC Granville Cook-Out, 5 pm, bring a dish or beverage to share, held at the home of Rev. Marj Creech, for directions 740-924-5083 or risenregan@aol.com.
Saturday to Friday, July 14 to 20
Family Week, sponsored by Family Pride and Colage, week of camping and events in Saugatuck, Michigan, 619-296-0199, pride@familypride.org, http://www.family
pride.org.
Saturday to Saturday, July 14 to 21 Black and White Men Together National Convention, featuring activists Julius Powell and Vernal Scott and author Randy Boyd, New Orleans, http://www.nabwmt.com, 800624-2968, nabwmt@mindspring.com.
Sunday, July 15
Kelleys Island Biking, sponsored by Out and About Cleveland, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.
Garden Party, benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, $80 includes reception, $40 dinner and auction only, Western Reserve Historical Society's Hay Garden, University Circle, 216-651-8646.
Classic Cleveland Poetry Slam, open mic 7 pm, featured poet Mwatabu S. Okantah 8 pm, slam 9 pm, $5, $3 with signup for open mic or slam, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, 440-255-1124.
Friday to Sunday, July 20 to 22
LandFest 2001, fifth annual women's event, camping, music, workshops, Egg Moon Farm, Holmes County, Ohio, 216-459-1950, 330378-2481, http://egg_moon.tripod.com.
Saturday, July 21
Picnic in the Park, sponsored in part by the Dayton Gryphons, games, bring a dish to share, 12 noon, Taylorsville Reserve (Dayton), 937-427-0806, gryphoninfo@juno.com,
http://www.geocities.com/daytongryphons. Network Picnic, lesbian business and social group, 12:30 pm, $5 for nonmembers, 5775 Phillips Rice Rd, Cortland, northeast of Warren, RSVP 440-962-3662, directions 330637-5351.
Christmas in July, fundraiser for the Akron Pride Center, sponsored by Arktos Bear Club, featuring fun, prizes, and pictures with Santa and his evil elf, 10 pm, Adams Street, 77 N. Adams St, Akron, 330-434-4794.
Saturday, July 28
Erie Party dance party featuring DJ Buc from Atlanta, benefiting the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, AMFAR and the Open House, 10 pm, $35 advance, $40 at door, $65 VIP, Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, tickets 800-494-8497 by phone; 216-556-0294 http:/ /www.erieparty.com.
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, 216621-0766 ext. 337; www.aidstaskforce.org. Akron-Canton's Community Picnic, featuring Anne E. DeChant, 1 pm, $14, contact Akron Pride Center, 330-253-2220.
Friday to Sunday, August 3 to 5
Black Unity Celebration, sponsored by Blackout Unlimited, Cleveland; 216462-0257, 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.
Thursday to Sunday, August 9 to 12
Christian Lesbians Out Conference, "Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Celebrating Spirit, Seeking Racial Justice," Christmount Christian Assembly in Black Mountain, N.C. east of Asheville; Rev. Jan Greisinger 740-593-7301, clout@seorf.ohiou.edu,http://www.geocities.com/
westhollywood/village/1305.
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); 216781-6624 or 216-252-7205 or http:// community.cleveland.com/cc/noci.
Highlights of upcoming weeks Saturday, September 8
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Wednesday to Saturday, July 18 to 21 Positive Living, four-day program for gay men living with HIV, sponsored by the Columbus AIDS Task Force, 1-2:30 pm each day, free, 751 Northwest Boulevard, second floor, Columbus, registration/information call Barry at 614-299-2437 ext. 104.
Ohio Lesbian Festival, 13th annual day of sports, food, merchants and entertainment featuring Suede, JUCA, Nedra Johnson and Kate & Meredith; 11 am to 11 pm, Frontier Ranch near Kirkersville, 20 miles east of Columbus off I-70; 614-267-3953 or www.ohiolba.org.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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