May 17, 2002 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
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Through Sunday May 19
Cowgirls, musical co-written by lesbian writer/ lyricist Mary Murfitt, Jo has 24 hours to save her father's country-western bar but accidentally hires a classical music trio she must turn into the Cowgirl Trio, 8 pm Weds-Sat, 2 pm Sun, special 2 pm matinee Saturday May 18, $28, $25 students/seniors, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513421-3555, http://www.cincyetc.com. Thursday and Friday, May 16 and 17 HIV Prevention Strategies Conference, hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Lakefront War Memorial Center, downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for registration and details dcrumble@mcw.edu, 414-456-7700, http://www.cair.mcw.edu.
Friday, May 17
LGBT Criminal Law Seminar, presented by Eternal Joy MCC, 7:30 pm, first level sanctuary, Eternal Joy, 2383 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087.
Espacio Latino, social event for LGBT Latinos, 8 p, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, http:// www.lgcsc.org.
Saturday, May 18
Bike, Hike and Network Dinner, with the Network, a Cleveland-area lesbian social and professional group, for location and reservations call 440-962-3662.
Miniature Golf Excursion, organized by the Akron Pride Center's Adventure Pride group, 1 pm, $5 adults, $4 children under 12, Downview Sports Center, 1617 Bailey Rd, Cuyahoga Falls (Akron), 330-678-6673.
HUGS East Dinner, 5 pm, Lemon Grass Thai restaurant, 2179 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, 440-974-8909, http://hugseast.tripod.com, hugseast@hotmail.com.
Cabaret Night, sponsored by Eternal Joy MCC, $5 donation requested, 7 pm, Eternal Joy, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087.
Cleveland Fusion Women's Pro Football, hosting the Jaguars, 7:05 pm, $10, students and seniors $5, Bedford Stadium, 481 Northfield Rd, Bedford (Cleveland), 440816-1457, tickets@cleveland fusion.com, http://www.clevelandfusion.com.
Interweave Diversity Dance, suggested donation $5, 8 pm, Venuu Off Coventry, downstairs at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216321-1119, http://www.venuu.com. Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19
Columbus Women's Chorus concert, "Voices of the Drum: Honoring the Rhythms and Songs in Women's Lives," Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3 pm, $12 advance, $10 students and seniors, $15 door, Canzani Auditorium, Columbus College of Art and Design, 107 N. 9th St, Columbus, 614-878-3684, http:// cwchorus.tripod.com.
Saturday to Monday, May 18 to 20
"Share Your Vision for a Brighter Tomorrow," observance of International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, sponsored by Brecksville UCC and Grace UCC in Norton, 5 pm, Brecksville UCC, 23 Public Square, Brecksville (Cleveland), 440-526-4364. Stark Regional Candlelight Memorial, 13th annual event, fellowship dinner 2 pm, Arcadia Grill, 321 Court Ave N.W., Canton; reservations 330-454-6055, vigil 7 pm, Canton McKinley Monument.
Trumbull County Candlelight Memorial, 19th annual event, reception at log cabin 7:30 pm, service begins 8:30 pm, sponsored by the Trumbull County Area AIDS Task Force, Courthouse Square Park, Warren, http:/ /www.grapevine.net/tcaatf, 330-399-2437. Monday, May 20
Community Resources for Caregivers, educational session for LGBT caregivers or those caring for LGBT people, open to everyone, sponsored by the Benjamin Rose Institute, 5:15 pm, Lakewood Senior Center West, 16024 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-791-8000.
"HIV and Discrimination Law," seminar on laws protecting HIV-positive people in housing and employment, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428, http://www.lgcsc.org.
Tuesday, May 21
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGB personal and professional networking organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576.
Wednesday, May 22
Cleveland Pride Meeting, weekly every Wednesday until June 15 parade and festival, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-371-0214.
Thursday, May 23
Trembling Before G-d screening and panel, benefit for Dayton Pride Partnership featuring Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Sandi DuBowski, 7 pm, $15, The Neon Movies, 160 E. Fifth St, Dayton, 937-222-7469, tickets available at the Neon, Q Gift Shop, Dayton Pride Partnership, P-FLAG Dayton.
Thursday to Monday, May 23 to 27
International Mr. Leather, weekend of events surrounding the 2002 International Mr. Leather competition, Hyatt Regency, 151 E. Wacker Dr, Chicago, info@imrl.com, 800545-6753, http://www.imrl.com.
Friday, May 24
Wayne Fishell, gay acoustic musician, 8 pm, Sen and Now Coffee House, 4453 Bridgetown Rd, Cincinnati, 513-598-8999.
Friday to Monday, May 24 to 27
Camping and Rafting Trip, organized by AltCamping southeast Michigan gay outdoors group, open to all LGBT people, $6 per night per person for camping, $70 canoeing, Cheat Canyon in Albright, West Virginia, reservations required, Scott 313-561-1839, http:// altcamping.org, altcamping@hotmail.com, scott@altcamping.org, P.O. Box 2660, Dearborn, Mich. 48123, maps and directions will be sent on receipt of reservations and payment.
National Conference on Gender, organized by the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, featuring James Cameron Mitchell of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Carmen Vazquez the New York LGBT Center and Dawn Dawnson, fired from Estée Lauder for allegedly looking too butch, Washington Hotel, Washington, Saturday, May 25 D.C., registration required, 202-462-6610, ncg@gpac.org, http://www.gpac.org/ncg/ index.html.
Sunday, May 19
Pentecost Service, 10:30 am, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556, libucc@aol.com. Biking on the Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com, http:// www.akronhome.com/outdoors.
Sing Out Toledo! Madrigal Concert, free, picnickers welcome, 3 pm, Maumee Valley Country Day School outdoor Amphitheatre, will be moved inside if it rains, 1715 S. Reynolds Rd, Toledo, 419-297-0623, http:// www.singouttoledo.org.
"There Comes a Time," spring concert by Windsong Cleveland's feminist chorus, with special guests Rainbow Wranglers, 4 pm, $7 advance, $10 day of show, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-739-1928.
Cleveland Fusion Women's Pro Football, hosting the Danger, 7:05 pm, $10, students and seniors $5, Bedford Stadium, 481 Northfield Rd, Bedford (Cleveland), 440816-1457, tickets@clevelandfusion.com,
http://www.clevelandfusion.com.
Wednesday, May 29
Cleveland Pride Meeting, weekly every Wednesday until June 15 parade and festival, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-371-0214.
Thursday, May 30
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Night, featuring work by an LGBT APA director discussion to follow, 8:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, http://www.lgcsc.org. Pump Up Pre-Pride Show, starring the Spicy Divas, part of Cincinnati Pride, 11:30 pm, the Pipeline, 241 Court St, Cincinnati, 513241-5678, http://www.pipelinebar.com.
Friday, May 31
You Go Girl Pride Kick-off Party, featuring DJ Michelle Chaney, part of Cincinnati Pride, 10 pm, the Pipeline, 241 Court St, Cincinnati, 513-241-5678, http://www.pipelinebar.com.
Saturday, June 1
Gay and Straight: Building Bridges of Understanding, workshop featuring gay sensitivity trainer Brian McNaught, 9 am, King Avenue United Methodist Church, corner of King and Neil Ave, Columbus, http:// www.kingave.org/mcnaught.html, 614-
424-6050.
Geneva on the Lake Outing, social event for HUGS East, 12 noon, Eddie's Grill, 5377 Lake Road East, Geneva on the Lake, 440974-8909, http://hugseast.tripod.com, hugseast@hotmail.com.
Dayton Pride Parade and Festival, from Coopers Park, 2nd St and Clair, to Courthouse Square, step-off at 4 pm, 937-275-3059, http:/ /www.gaydayton.org.
Miss Canton America Competition, featuring $500 prize, Studio 704, 704 Fourth St SW, Canton, 330-453-1220.
Drag Races and Tea Dance, to benefit AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, The Pipeline, 241 Court St, Cincinnati, 513-241-5678. Court Gala, held by the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, featuring drag performances, dancing, dinner, doors 6 pm, dinner 7 pm, $30, proceeds to benefit local charities, Razzberry's Party Room, 25 W. 7th St, Covington, Ky. (Cincinnati), tickets available by calling Hannah at Simon Says, 513-381-7577.
Prideball 2002: Red, White & Bold, 21 and over party to kick off Pride Week, 8 pm, $15 by May 13, $20 after, sponsored by Chicout and Spice Productions, Benson's, 1 Riverboat Row, Newport, Kentucky (Cincinnati), 513588-9987, http://www.prideball.com. Pump 2 After Party, part of Cincinnati Pride, 10 pm to 5 am, the Pipeline, 241 Court St, Cincinnati, 513-241-5678, http://www.pipelinebar.com.
Sunday, June 2
Winner's Circle Pride Brunch, part of Cincinnati Pride, 10 am, Hamburger Mary's, 909 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513-381-6279.
Mr. Akron All-Star Challenge, drag king competition to crown Mr. Akron, 11 pm, registration 1 pm, portion of proceeds to benefit AIDS Takforce of Cleveland, Interbelt Nightclub, 70 N. Howard St, Akron, for information contact Branden Marquez, 330-374-1403, 330-459-6463.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9 Cincinnati Gay Pride, music festival 7 pm Saturday at Hoffner Park, rally Sunday at 12 noon at the Burnet Woods Gazebo, parade step-off at 1 pm, music festival continues at 2 pm at parade's end in Hoffner Park, http:// www.cincypride.com, 513-681-4627, info@cincypride.com.
Saturday, June 8
Pride Erie Picnic, 2 pm, bring a dish to pass, Beach 11, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pa., info@eriegaynews, 814-456-9833, 814452-6228, leelynn@erie.net.
Decked Out Dinner Dance, seventh annual Gays and Lesbians United benefit aboard the Willis B. Boyer lake freighter museum in Toledo; dinner and dance is $75 by June 3; 7 pm dance only $15 advance, $20 at gangplank, 419-244-6438.
Saturday, June 15
Cleveland Pride, 14th annual parade and festival at Voinovich Park on Lake Erie downtown; 216371-0214, http://www.clevelandpride.org.
Dayton Pride Dinner and Expo, post-dinner entertainers include Suzanne Westenhoeffer and Miss Bonni Blake, expo 5 pm, dinner 7 pm, dinner $35, tickets must be ordered by June 10, Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. 5th St, Dayton, 937-275-3059, http:// www.gaydayton.org.
Sunday, June 16
Dayton Pride Family Picnic, featuring vendors, artists, games, 12 noon, Carillon Park, Dayton, 937-275-3059, http://www.gaydayton.org.
Saturday, June 29
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, postparade festival at Bicentennial Park; 614299-7764.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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