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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

July 12, 2002

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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, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

Sundays through August 11

The Human Zoo, sketch comedy troupe, Spm. S8. Powerhouse Pub, 2000 Sycamore St.Cleveland. 216-687-0486, www.thehuman

Thursday to Tuesday, July 11 to 23

Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, featuring 70 full-length films and 104 short films from 25 different countries, 800-333-8521 ext. 4, 215-733-0608 ext. 3, www.phillyfests.com.

Saturday, July 13

Network Member Appreciation Picnic, sponsored by the Network lesbian social and professional organization in Cleveland, for information and reservations 440-962-3662.

Suzanna Mallow, from Red Letter Day, 9 pm, $5. Victory's, 13603 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-228-5777.

The Decline and Burning Sage, final Decline concert in Cleveland, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.

Sunday, July 14

Octagon to Boston Run Hike, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com, http:// www.akronhome.com/outdoors. Liberation Soulforce Cleveland meeting, with training in non-violent spiritual activism, planning for upcoming events, 1 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556, soulforceclev@aol.com.

Monday, July 15

Council Member Joe Cimperman to speak, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats endorsement meeting, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-647-7437, president@clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org. You Deserve Good Sex, educational workshop for men looks at BD. SM, 18+, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc. org

Pre-Apprenticeship Orientation, held by Hard-Hatted Women, 7 pm, Shore Cultural Center, 291 E. 222nd St, Euclid (Cleveland), 216-961-4449, http://www.hardhatted women.org.

Tuesday, July 16

Brian Malloy, gay author, reading from his novel The Year ofIce, 7 pm, Thackeray's Books, 3301 W. Central Ave, Toledo, 419-537-9259, http://www.malloywriter.com.

Orientation and Testing, held by Hard-Hatted Women, 6 pm, 4211 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-4449, http://

www.hardhattedwomen.org.

Cleveland Slam Team performance, led by Kevin "Kaos" Moore, 9 pm, Robin's Nest, 4059 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216-736-1551.

Wednesday, July 17

Basic HIV-AIDS Education Course, presented by David's House, class is free, 3.0 social work and counseling CEUs available for $5, 1 pm, David's House, 501 N. Detroit Ave, Toledo, 419-244-6682.

How to Survive Camping, featuring information on surviving the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, hosted by Gloria McCauley and Chris Cozad, sponsored by Women's Outreach for Women, 6:30 pm, WOW, 1950H N. 4th St, Columbus, 614-291-3639 to register. Brian Malloy, gay author, reading from his novel The Year ofIce, 7 pm, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 13217 Shaker Square, Cleveland, 216751-3300,

writer.com.

http://www.malloy

Potluck and Square Dance, sponsored by Cleveland City Country Dancers, beginners welcome, 7 pm, Edgewater Park Upper Pavilion, Cleveland, RSVP 330-569-7880 or 216671-0663.

Thursday, July 18

Orientation and Testing, held by Hard-Hatted Women, 6 pm, 4211 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-4449, http://www.hardhatted

women.org.

Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGB personal and professional networking organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576.

Thursday Night Live, Interfaith music fellowship, sponsored by Unity Church of the Crossroads, 7 pm, Berea Gazebo at Coe Lake, Berea (Cleveland), 440-234-5987.

Friday, July 19

Chevrei Tikva Shabbat Services, with Rabbi Jonathan Freirish of Cleveland Hillel, 8 pm, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-5551. Friday to Sunday, July 19 to 21

Land Fest, festival sponsored by Egg Moon Farm women's land collective, 216-227-1243, 440-277-9530, eggmoonfarm@hotmail.com.

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John S. Knight Center

77 East Mill Street • Akron, Ohio

July 19, 20, 21, 2002

FRI. NOON-8PM • SAT. 11AM-6PM • SUN. 11AM-5PM 26th Edition of this Fabulous Summer Show. Over 100 of the country's finest dealers exhibiting: Furniture • Porcelain • Art Glass • Clocks • Watches • Silver • Bronzes • Country and Primitives • Pottery ⚫ Orientalia⚫ Dolls • Jewelry • Victorian Lamps

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• Cut Glass Paintings • Art Restoration and much more.

Admission $6.00. Good All Three Days

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Saturday, July 20

Inter-City Poetry Slam, members of teams from Cleveland, Dayton and Columbus to perform, 3 pm, Barking Spider, 11310 Juniper Rd, Cleveland, 216-421-2863.

Orientation and Testing, held by Hard-Hatted Women, 6 pm, 4211 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-4449, http://www.hardhatted women.org.

Burning Sage, Blu Jeans, 3606 W. Sylvania, Toledo, 419-474-0690.

Sunday, July 21

Outdoor Worship and Picnic, held by Liberation UCC, 10:30 am, Madison Park Pavilion, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556.

13th Annual Garden Party, benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, benefactor tickets $80, party begins at 11:30 am, guest ticket $40, party begins at 1 pm, Western Reserve · Historical Society's Hay Garden, University Circle, 216-651-8646, www.lgcsc.org.

Day in the Sun Picnic, second annual event sponsored by the Akron Pride Center, featuring vendors, raffles prizes, Ann E. DeChant and DJ Kevin Black, 12 noon, $16, $18 at the gate, children 12 and under free, Pine Valley Lake Park, 4936 S. Arlington Rd, Green (Akron), 330-253-2220.

Girls with Guitars, concert to benefit the Columbus Lesbian Softball League, featuring Cathy 13, Hope, the 2 Sides of Susan and others, 6-9:30 pm, $3 presale, $5 door, Slammers, 202 E. Long St, Columbus, 614-

221-9379, www.slammersbar.com,

www.geocities.com/julkf/CLSL.html.

Monday, July 22

Housing Options, educational session for LGBT caregivers or those caring for LGBT people, open to everyone, sponsored by the Benjamin Rose Institute, 5:15 pm, Benjamin Rose/Concordia Care, 2373 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-791-8000.

Tuesday, Juły 23

Accessible Mammograms, provided by GrantRiverside's Mobile Mammography Unit, $85 fee is covered by most health insurance, serving women 40 and over, 8:30 am to 3:15 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St, 614566-1111 or 800-752-9119 for appointments.

Wednesday, July 24

Texas BBQ, outdoor picnic held by the Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center, dress as a cowboy or girl, 6:30 pm, DJ's, 237 N. Main St, Dayton, 937274-1776, http://www.gaydayton.org.

Thursday to Sunday, July 25 to 28

Potential Candidates' Training, four-day intensive training on how to run for office and win, held in Washington, D.C. by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Foundation, $400 includes materials, room and board, 202-628-9151, http:/ /www.victoryfoundation.org.

Rodeo Convention, International Gay Rodeo Association, hosted by Cleveland's Rainbow Wranglers and the Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York Rodeo Association, held in Cleveland, for full schedule of events www.rainbowwranglers.org/igraschedule.htm,

216-961-5817.

Saturday, July 27

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Healing Symposium, Dr. Warren Grossman's Healed by the Earth, music by Lauren Powell, 7 pm, Westlake Unity Church, 23855 Detroit Ave, Westlake (Cleveland), 440-234-5987. Burning Sage, Harmony Bar and Grille, 3359 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, 216-398-5052. Erie Party, dance party associated with Dancin' in the Streets, featuring DJ Warren Gluck from Atlanta, 10 pm, $35 pre-sale, $40 door, Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216241-5555, 330-945-9400 in Akron for tickets, or at Agora box office.

Sunday, July 28

Dancin' in the Streets, large outdoor dance party to benefit AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, featuring DJ Mark Vallese from Chicago, 1 pm, Tower City Amphitheater, Cleveland, http:// www.aidstaskforce.org, 216-621-0766. Healing Symposium, "Harmonies in Healing," 12:30 pm, Crossroads Unity Church, 19132 Temple, Strongsville (Cleveland), 440234-5987.

Bike the Elyria-Oberlin-Kipton Trail, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com, http://

www.akronhome.com/outdoors.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com

Tuesday, July 30

Summer Crush, benefit for Ohio Independent Film Festival and Market, featuring 6 DJs, food, entertainment, Orbit Niteclub, 1437 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-7315, http:// www.ohiofilms.com.

Thursday, August 1

National African American MSM Leadership Conference, hosted by the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland's Brother2Brother program, Renaissance Hotel, Public Square, Clevleand, www.naesmonline.org, 877-974-2376.

Thursday to Sunday, August 1 to 4

Black Unity Celebration, sponsored by BlackOut Unlimited, Cleveland; 216-462-0257, http://www.blackoutunlimited.org.

Saturday, August 3

White Water Rafting, organized by a member of Cleveland Out and About on the Lower Youghiogheny River south of Pittsburgh, 11:30 am, $62, to register call Laurel Highlands River Tours at 800-472 3846, tell them you'd like to register for the 11:30 am August 3 Lower Yough rafting trip, to coordinate carpooling with other Cleveland Out and Abouters, call Ben 330-562-4628.

Tuesday to Sunday, August 13 to 18

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, near Hart, Mich., http://www.michfest.com, 231757-4766.

Wednesday to Sunday, August 21-25

LGBTI Health Summit, organized by the Boulder County AIDS Project and funded by Bristol Meyers Squibb and the Gill Foundation, Millennium Hotel, Boulder, Colorado, 303444-6121, mark@bcap.org, http://

www.healthsummit2002.org.

Sunday, August 25

NOCI "We Are Family” Festival, 24th annual benefit for Northern Ohio Coalition Inc.'s funding of gay and AIDS programs, 11 am to dark, 18+ with valid identification, GermanAmerican Cultural Center, 7836 York Rd., Parma (Cleveland); 216-781-6624 or 216252-7205 or http://community.cleveland.com/ cc/noci.

Candidates and Politicians Picnic, sponsored by Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, 1 pm, Edgewater Park Upper Pavilion, Cleveland, 216-647-7437, president@cleveland stonewalldemocrats.org.

Friday, August 30

Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center's web site, other ticket outlets, or at the gate, $36 advance, $41 gate, tickets also available at Pink Pyramid, Q Gifts, Crazy Ladies Bookstore, 513591-0200, troy@glbtcentercincinnati.com,

http://www.pkipridenight.com, http:// glbtcentercincinnati.com.

Friday to Sunday, August 30 to Sept. 1 Labor of Love Volleyball Tournament, tenth anniversary, part of the North American Gay Volleyball Association, contact Columbus Alternative Volleyball Enthusiasts, P.O. Box 10214, Columbus, Ohio 43201, cave@columbusvolleyball.org.

A Common Bond Conference, LGBT current and former Jehovah's Witnesses, Inter-Continental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, 404-477-3446, micek38@yahoo.com,

www.acommon

bond.org. Saturday to Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Softball Tournament, sponsored by Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, hosted in Cleveland, team fees $350 before July 19, $375 before August 16; 216-671-8252 or http:// sport.cleveland.com/sport/mist2002.

Sunday, September 1

Softball Dancing Cruise, aboard the Goodtime III, sponsored by the Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, 9 pm, free to tournament participants, $20 others, call Curt, 216671-8252.

Compiled by Anthony Glassman