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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

August 2, 2002

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To list your non-profit group or club's events, send the date time location and contact phone to PO Box 5426, Cleve land, Ohio 44101, or fax to 216-6311052, 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.gaypeopleschronicle.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, 8 pm, $8, Powerhouse Pub, 2000 Sycamore St, Cleveland, 216-687-0486, www.thehumanzoo.tv.

Thursday to Sunday, August 1 to 4

Black Unity Celebration, sponsored by BlackOut Unlimited, Cleveland; 216-4620257, http: www.blackoutunlimited.org. Friday, August 2

Evening of the Arts, part of BlackOut Unlimited's Black Unity Celebration, free, 7 pm, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, 216-9372268, www.blackoutunlimited.org.

Brian Malloy, gay author, reading from his novel The Year of Ice, 7 pm, Books & Company, 350 E. Stroop Rd, Dayton, 937298-6540, http://www.malloywriter.com. Verdict House Ball, part of BlackOut Unlimited's Black Unity Celebration, free, $15, 10 pm, Players Club, 2994 W. 25th St, upstairs, Cleveland, 216937-2268, www.blackoutunlimited.org.

Saturday, August 3

West 99th Street Sale, featuring live performers, 9 am, West 99th St. between South Frontage and Walford Aves., Cleveland, 216-281-7451, www.wickedapples.com. 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. Brian Malloy Book Signing, author of The Year of Ice. 7 pm. An Open Book, 685 N. High St. Columbus, 614-221-6339.

Sensual Touch Workshop: When You Knead Someone Special safer sex workshop focusing on sensual massage, with special guest Michael Brandon of All Worlds Video. sponsored by the AIDS Taskforce. 10 pm. Flex. 1293 W. 9th St. Cleveland. karl4manhealth @hotmail.com. 216-426-284k

Sweat Party, part of Blackout Lainuumed s Black Unity Celebration. $10 before andnight, $15 after, 10 pm, Players Club. 2994 W. 25th St, upstairs, Cleveland, 216-9372268, www.blackoutunlimited.org.

Sunday, August 4

Black Unity Celebration Picnic, part of Blackout Unlimited's Black Unity Celebration, free, 1 pm, Edgewater Park, Lower Pavilion by the beach, Cleveland, 216937-2268, www.blackoutunlimited.org.

Oak Hill Hike, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, clevelandoutdrs@aol.com, http:// www.akronhome.com/outdoors.

North Coast Softball Fundraiser, Leather Stallion Saloon, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland,

Gay Day at Six Flags, unofficial gathering of LGBT people at the northeast Ohio amusement park in Aurora, wear red or rainbow clothing, for more information call the Akron Pride Center, 330-253-2220.

216-671-8252, http://sport.cleveland.com/ Monday, August 12 sport/northcoastsoftball.

Song Fest, part of Eternal Joy MCC's Summer Celebration of Song, 6 pm, Eternal Joy, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087, www.eternaljoy.org.

Wednesday, August 7

Book Auction and Poetry Slam, to sponsor the 2002 Cleveland Poetry Slam Team's trip to the national competition, 8 pm, Mac's Backs, 1820 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-2665.

Positive Fitness, workshop on the benefits of exercise for people with HIV, hosted by exercise physiologist Michael McDonald, healthy snacks and beverages will be served, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428.

Thursday, August 8

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. Working with Pride at Work, meeting to form statewide coalition from all unions, working to put together a program for the upcoming AFL-CIO conference in Cleveland in September, 7 pm, Local 10, 9100 Valley View Rd, Macedonia (Cleveland), 330-4686800.

Friday, August 9

* Best Tan Line Contest, benefits 2003 COMIC bowling tournament, $2, 10 pm, Tradewinds, 116 E. Chestnut, Columbus, 216-461-4110.

Saturday, August 10

Stonewall Columbus Golf Tournament, teams of 4 members following the golf scramble format, 1 pm shotgun start, registration deadline August 2, $75 per person includes green fees, dinner, prizes and cart, Raymond Memorial Golf Course, Columbus, registration and information 614-299-7764. Financial Planning for LGBT People, to be discussed at the Kaffee Klatsch, 7 pm, Pride Center of Greater Youngstown, First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown, 330747-7433.

Terry Lee Ousley, gay Christian singer, part of Eternal Joy MCC's Summer Celebration of Song, 7 pm, Eternal Joy, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087, www.eternaljoy.org. "Ballet, Bravos 'n' Blues," performance by dancers Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez, $20-$35,8 pm, Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-241-6000.

Sunday, August 11

Lianna, John Sayles' 1983 lesbian drama, 7 pm, $7, $4 members, Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

John Nolan and Friends, an evening of song by openly gay actor and director John Nolan, Berea Summer Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 275 Eastland Rd, Berea (Cleveland), 440-826-2240, www.bw.edu/resources/bst. Tuesday to Sunday, August 13 to 18

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, near Hart, Mich., http://www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766. Tuesday to Sunday, August 13 to 25

The Vagina Monologues, play by Eve Ensler, 8 pm Tues-Fri, 5 and 8 pm Sat, 3 and 7 pm Sun, $30-$50, Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216241-6000, 800-766-6048, www.playhouse square.com.

Thursday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 18 Princesa, film about a 17-year-old Brazilian transvestite in Milan, Thursday 7 pm, Sunday 9 pm, $7, $4 members, Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, v www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

Saturday, August 17

Laura Antoniou to Speak, lesbian S/M erotica author, on The Way of It: Establishing and

Maintaining Protocol Within Relationships, at the meeting of Ohio Sado Masochist Alliance Real Time (OhioSMART), for time and location call 440-489-2376 or Email info@ohiosmart.org.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

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

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.

Saturday, August 24

LGBT August Fest, sponsored by Youngstown P-FLAG and the Pride Center of Greater Youngstown, 11 am, Yellow Duck Park, 10590 Columbiana-Canfield Rd, Youngstown, 330-747-7433.

Toilet Bowl and Fall Bowling Sign-up, for six LGBT fall-winter leagues, 12 noon, $20 entry fee for Toilet Bowl, benefits COMIC 2003, Mr. Bill's Bowling Center, 3525 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 614-276-3185.

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, German-American 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, 513-591-0200, 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.acommonbond.org.

Sunday, August 31

Munch and Learn, with Rabbi Rembrandt of Chevrei Tikva, 10 am, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-5551.

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

Cruise aboard the Goodtime III, sponsored by the Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, DJ and dancing, cast off 8:30 pm, East 9th St. Pier, Cleveland; free to tournament participants, $20 others, call Curt, 216-671-8252.

Saturday, September 7

Coronation XII, held by the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, $40, doors 5:30 pm, event begins at 6:30 pm, Millennium Hotel, 150 W. Fifth St., Cincinnati, for tickets call 513-753-4050 or mail check for $40 to ISQCCBE, PO Box 141152, Cincinnati Ohio 45250, www.isqccbe.org.

Sunday, September 8

Tri-County AIDS Walk, tenth annual event benefiting seven agencies, featuring Names Project Quilt, bake sale, drag baseball, registration 10 am, step off 11 am, Canton Stadium Park, Canton, 330-452-2365.

Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 12 to 21 Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, to be held at various locations around Columbus, $10/show, $40 for 5-show subscription, gold pass $150, 614-263-9448, fabact1@aol.com, www.,cngltf.com.

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