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Through October 6

The Laramie Project, play by Moises Kaufman dealing with the town's reaction to the murder of Matthew Shepard, Thurs-Sun performances, Dobama Theatre, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-3396, http://www.dobama.org.

Thursday to Sunday, October 4 to 7

Out and Equal Workplace Conference, 11th annual national conference on LGBT workplace issues, featuring gay comedian Jason Stuart, Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger, Kentucky, 513-651-2500, 513588-8848.

Word of Mouth, written and performed by James Lecesne, directed by Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues), part of the Gay Artist Series at Cleveland Public Theater, $15, $10 seniors/students, 8 pm Thurs-Sat, 3 pm Sun, 6415 Detroit Ave, 216-631-2727.

Friday, October 5

OSU GLBT Anniversary Dinner, commemorating the 30th anniversary of GLBT students groups at OSU, part of OSU's LGBTIA History Month, 6 pm, $10 advance, Frank Hale Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, 614-292-6200. Team Columbus Kickoff Party, featuring information on registration and group travel to the 2002 Gay Games in Sydney, Australia 6 pm-8 pm, Slammers, 202 E. Long St, Columbus, 614-299-0302.

Log Cabin Republicans Toledo Awards Dinner, featuring Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona, $30, Wyndham Hotel, downtown Toledo, lcrintol@aol.com, tech.com/kolbevisit.

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Opening Party, featuring the work of LGBT artists Nicole Eisenman and Oliver Herring, members' preview 7 pm, public party 8 pm, $5, free for members of the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave, 216-421-8671.

Commonbond in Concert, Lesbian folk/ rock band from Washington D.C., 9:30 pm, $5, Bullfishes, 4023 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513-541-9220.

Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6

Carnival Nights, all proceeds from COMIC games to be donated to BRAVO, Tradewinds II, 117 E. Chestnut, Columbus, 614461-4110.

Shakespeare's R&J, play by Joe Calarco about male prep school students performing Romeo and Juliet, presented by Act Out Productions, 8 pm, $15, Broad Street United Methodist Church, 501 E. Broad St, Columbus, 614-263-9448.

Friday to Sunday, October 5 to 7

Soulforce Demonstration, at the Mormon Church National Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, http://www.soulforce.org, Soulforce Inc., P..O. Box 4467, Laguna Beach, California 92652.

Free to Be... You and Me, play based on work by Marlo Thomas, Judy Blume, presented by Near West Theatre, Carl Reiner and Shel Silverstein, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, $5, St. Pat's Club Building, 3606 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, 216651-2828 ext. 2.

Friday to Monday, October 5 to 8

National Conference for Lesbians of Size, sponsored by the National Organization of Lesbians of Size, at the Sheraton of Parsippany, New Jersey, featuring workshops and entertainment, registration and information 718-622-7631

noloselass@excite.com, www.nolose.org.

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Load the Boat XI: Cleopatra's Barge, square dancing fly-in sponsored by Cleveland City Country Dancers, $60 advance, $70 at door, 216-221-6385, downingq@aol.com, send checks to P.O. Box 5592, Cleveland Ohio 44101.

Friday to Saturday, October 5 to 20 Love! Valour! Compassion! play by Terrence McNally, presented by the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 8 pm, 2:30 pm Sunday matinee, 10th St. Theatre, corner of 10th and Washington, Toledo, 419-243-9277.

Saturday, October 6

September 11 Benefit, all tips and customer donations will be matched by the owner and donated to the domestic partners of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Eagle in Exile, 893 N. 4th St, Columbus, 614-294-0069.

Coming Out Day Prayer Breakfast, featuring author Chris Glaser, sponsored by Eternal Joy MCC, 9 am, Thomatos Banquet Hall, 110 N. Main St, Dayton, 937-254-2087. Inner Landscapes of the Soul, the art of Mac Worthington, artist reception, 6 pm, Galerie Mac Worthington, 749 North High St, Columbus, 740-363-3110.

Rigoletto, by Giuseppi Verdi, presented by the Toledo Opera, 7:30 pm, $20-$90, Valentine Theater, 425 N. St. Clair, Toledo, 419255-7464, 866-860-9048, http://www.toledoopera.com.

Kate Clinton in Concert, comedian and social commentator, presented by Pride! Kent, part of its 30th anniversary celebration, 8 pm, free to Kent State University undergrads, $2, Ballroom, KSU Student Center, Kent, 330672-2068, http://www.dept.kent.edu/stuorg/ pride.

Commonbond in Concert, lesbian folk-rock band from Washington D.C., 10:30 pm, $5, Lydia's, 1348 S. Arlington, Akron, 330773-3001..

Sunday, October 7

O'Neil Woods Hike, sponsored by Out and About Cleveland, meet at the parking lot at 216-556-4832, http:// www.akronhome.com/outdoors,

1 pm,

clevelandoutdrs@aol.com.

Soulful Sundown, exploration of the arts, spirituality and social justice, featuring the band The Imposters, 6 pm, West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River (Cleveland), 440333-2255 ext 115.

Commonbond in Concert, lesbian folk-rock band from Washington D.C., 7 pm, $5, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216661-1314.

Monday, October 8

Drag Poker, part of Case Western Reserve University's Spectrum LGBT group Coming Out Week festivities, 7 pm, Dining/Living Room, Guilford House, CWRU, Cleveland, 216-754-1094

The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.

Tuesday, October 9

Songs and Slams, a night of music and poetry, featuring singer/songwriter Angela Motter, part of OSU's GLBTIA History Month, 7:30 pm, Woody's in the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St, Columbus, 614-292-6200. Candidate's Night Out, sponsored by Stonewall Akron, reception 7 pm, forum 8 pm, free, University of Akron Martin Center, 105 Fir Hill, Akron, 330-849-1520.

Catie Curtis in Concert, Memorial Auditorium, Alumni-Memorial Auditorium, Ohio University, Athens, 740-593-1780.

Wednesday, October 10

Hallelujah! Blues! in cooperation with Tri-C Jazz Fest, presented by John Morton, part of Trinity Cathedral's Brown Bag Concert Series, free, lunch $4, brown bag lunches welcome, 11:55 am, 2021 East 22nd St, Cleveland, 216-579-9745.

Thursday, October 11

National Coming Out Day

Coming Out xt Homecoming, flag raising and pizza party, part of OSU's GLBTIA History Month, 11:45 am, Ohio Union front entrance, 614-292-6200

Dave Pallone to Speak, openly gay former major league umpire, presented by Pride! Kent, part of its 30th anniversary celebration, 8 p pm, free to Kent State University undergrads, $2, Lecture Hall 133, Bowman Hall, KSU, Kent, 330-672-2068, http:// www.dept.kent.edu/stuorg/pride.

Alix Olson Poetry Reading, winner of the 1999 OutWrite National Poetry Slam, part of Out in Akron, 9 pm, Paul Daum Theater, University of Akron, 330-849-0725, http:// www.outinakron.org.

Thursday to Sunday, October 11 to 14

Out in Akron, fifth annual weekend-long cultural festival includes an evening with director John Waters and Cabaret Q variety show, 330849-0725, http://www.outinakron.org. Glory Box, written and performed by Tim Miller, part of Cleveland Public Theater's Gay Artist Series, $15, $10 students/seniors, 8 pm Thurs-Sat, 3 pm Sunday, 6415 Detroit Ave, 216-631-2727.

Friday, October 12

Interfaith Gathering, sponsored by the Beacon Fellowship, featuring music, speakers and a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks, 7:30 pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, 614-473-1117, beaconflws@aol.com. Rigoletto, by Giuseppi Verdi, presented by the Toledo Opera, 7:30 pm, $20-$90, Valentine Theater, 425 N. St. Clair, Toledo, 419-255-7464, 866-860-9048, http://www.toledo-opera.com. Queer Shorts Film Festival, part of Out in Akron, 8 pm, Highland Theater, 826 W. Market St, 330-849-0725, http://www.outinakron.org. Spectrum Hits the Spot, dance party with food and refreshments, part of Case Western Reserve University's LGBT group Spectrum's Coming Out Week celebration, The Spot, Leutner Dining Hall, CWRU, Cleveland, 216754-1094.

Friday and Saturday, October 12-13

Finding the I in Racism, Midland Regional Association of the National Association of Black and White Men Together's Multiracial/ Multicultural Institute special program, $25, registration and payment due September 12, Holiday Inn South, Springfield, Ohio; mail registration to NABWMT, c/o Paul Hawkings, 922 N. St. Clair St, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206, 412441-4441, 412-596-3988, equality@ bellatlantic.net, http://www.nabwmt.com. Saturday, October 13

Gratitude Day, open to all 12-step recovery families, sponsored by Northeast Ohio Codependents Anonymous, 1 pm, free, dinner provided, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 276 E. Bagley Rd, Berea (Cleveland), reserve before October 5,330-535-4583,neohiocc@yahoo.com. Hairspray, free screening of the John Waters film, 2 pm, part of Out in Akron, Highland Theater, 826 W. Market St, 330-849-0725, http://www.outinakron.org.

Shock Value: An Evening with John Waters, 8 pm, followed by a patron party, part of Out in Akron, 330-849-0725, http://www.outinakron.org. Singing For Our Lives Concert, featuring Holly Near, benefit for the AIDS Taskforce, $25, The Odeon, 1295 Old River Rd in the Flats, Cleveland, 216-621-0766.

Sunday, October 14

Coming Out Day Worship Celebration, featuring the Illuminati Ensemble of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 10:30 am, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 95 W. 5th Avenue, Columbus, 614-299-2514, 614-421-6864.

"T" With Service, Trans Pride members will lead the worship service, 11 am, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 330-923-3413. Community Brunch, 11:30 am, part of Out in Akron, Greystone Hall, corner of Mill St. and High St, 330-849-0725, http://www.outinakron.org. "We Are Every Age: Senior Issues in the LGBT Community," community forum featuring Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, part of Out in Akron, 2:30 pm, Highland Theater, 826 W Market St, 330-849-0725, http://www.outinakson.org

Rigoletto, by Giuseppi Verdi, presented by the Toledo Opera, 2:30 pm, $20-$99, Valentine Theater, 425 N. St. Clair, Toledo, 419-255-7464, 866-860-9048, http://www.toledo-opera.com. Post-Tower Politics, first week of a four-part discussion and teach-in on Islam and issues related to the September 11 terrorist attacks, 5 pm, MCC Granville at First Baptist, 115 W. Broadway, Granville, 740-924-5083, risenregan@core.com.

Dayton Pride Partnership Meeting, to plan Dayton Pride 2002, 6 pm, AIDS Foundation Miami Valley, 211 S. Main, 10th floor, 937275-3059, daytonpride2001@aol.com.

Cabaret Q, the Out in Akron variety show, hosted by Shelley McConnell, 7:30 pm, Highland Theater, 826 W. Market St, 330-8490725, http://www.outinakron.org.

Holly Near in Concert, doors at 8 pm, show at 9:30 pm, price to be announced, Canal Street Tavern, 308 E. First St, Dayton, http:// www.canalstreettavern.com.

Monday, October 15

Spiritual and Religious Leaders Reception, to create and encourage better pastoral care and advocacy for the LGBT community, free, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.

Tuesday, October 16

Cleveland Heights Candidates Forum, city council candidates to speak, co-sponsored by Stonewall Democrats and Log Cabin Republicans, 6 pm, Main Library, 2345 Lee Rd, 216647-7437, 216-832-7106, apshepherd @earthlink.net, jf329@mac.com.

Wednesday, October 17

Tony Sias as Paul Robeson, part of Trinity Cathedral's Brown Bag Concert Series, free, lunch $4, brown bag lunches welcome, 11:55 am, 2021 East 22nd St, Cleveland, 216-579-9745. Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT personal and professional networking organization, call for location and time, 216-556-0576. Friday, October 19

Domestic Violence Conference, "Domestic Violence: Overlooked and Underserved Populations," sponsored by YWCA of Greater Cleveland, featuring a morning workshop on domestic violence in same-sex relationships presented by Kevin Kukoleck and Bob Bucklew, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, $100, $90 if registered before October 5, 216-881-6878.

Friday and Saturday, October 19-20

3 Women, a film by Robert Altman, presented by Cleveland Filmworks, 8 pm, $5, Gordon Square Theatre, 6409 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216939-1590.

Friday to Sunday, October 19 to 21

Ohio AIDS Coalition Healing Weekend, open to those with HIV, $85 advance, $100 day of event, Lakeside, Ohio, near Sandusky, for registration and information contact 614-444-1683, 800-226-5554.

Friday to Sunday, October 18 to 28

Pittsburgh Lesbian-Gay Film Festival, featuring films from around the world dealing with LGBT issues, 412-232-3277, http:// www.pilgff.org.

Saturday, October 20

Breast Cancer Symposium and Awards Luncheon, second annual event sponsored by the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, symposium and breakout sessions are free, luncheon is $30, registration 8:30 am, Four Points Sheraton, 8300 Rockside Rd, Independence(Cleveland), 440-717-0743, lschulte@nobcc.org. Lunch at the Inn on Coventry, a HUGS East social event, 12 noon, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd, Cleveland Hts, 440-974-8909, http:// hugseast.homepage.com.hugseast@hotmail.com. Musical Revelations Concert Series Opens, featuring duo pianists Roberta Whitely and William Shaffer, 8 pm, $6, Corning Auditorium, Fine Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Ave, Willoughby (Cleveland), 440-951-6637. Sunday, October 21

From Plantation to Abomination: Sex, Lies and Race in America," presentation by Keith Boykin, part of OSU's GLBTILA History Month, 7:30 pm, EA 160, 209 W. 18th Ave, Columbus, 614-292-6200.

Compiled by Anthony Glassman