PRIDE GUIDE 2003
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE B-25
charlie's calendar
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 216-6311052, 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.
Sunday to Sunday, June 1 to 8
Pride Night Poster Competition, viewing of and voting for entries for the poster to promote the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center's Pride Night at King's Island, 4119 Hamilton Ave, 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com. Wednesday to Friday, June 4 to 6
Laramie Project, play by Moisés Kaufman dealing with the aftermath of Matthew Shepard's murder, presented by Creative Artists of Short Stop Theatre, 7 pm Weds and Thurs, 8 pm Fri, discussions with actors and members of the Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition and BRAVO follow each performance, $8, $5 students, Short Stop Youth Center, 1066 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-5541 ext. 5309.
Thursday to Sunday, June 5 to 8
National Women's Music Festival, "Year of the BAD Girls: Bold and Defiant," featuring Tret Fure, Alix Olson, Melissa Ferrick, Zrazy, Ember Swift, Tribe 8, Sabrina Matthews and dozens of others, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; 317-585-9447, www.wiaonline.org/ nwmf.
Thursday to Saturday, June 5 to 21
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, transgender rock and roll musical about an East German immigrant, 8 pm, 2:30 pm matinée on June 15, Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman Street, Youngstown, 330-746-0404, www.oaklandcenter.com.
Friday, June 6
Steeple Vigil, annual event wherein openly gay Rev. David Bahr of Archwood UCC is locked in the church steeple until 10,000 lbs. of food is donated for the Brookside Hunger Center, Bahr is lifted into the steeple at 5 pm, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216351-1060, archwoodoffice@aol.com,
www.archwooducc.org.
David Nimmons Book Signing, author of Soul Beneath the Skin, 5 pm, Body Language, 11424 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216-251-3330. Pride Artsfest, fundraiser to benefit the Akron Pride Center, featuring art and music by the LGBT community, 7 pm, Church of Our Saviour, 471 Crosby St, Akron, 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.
World's Gayest Office Party, annual event held by the Queen City Careers Association celebrating Cincinnati Pride, 5 pm, Spurs, 1121 Race St, Cincinnati, 513-723-5073. Main Event, fundraiser for the effort to repeal Article 12 sponsored by Planet Freedom, 7 pm, Neon's Cigar Bar and Tavern, 208 East 12th St, Cincinnati, 513-721-2919,
www.planetfreedom.org.
Pride Night at the Nickel, benefit for Clevland Pride, 10 pm, 5¢ Decision, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.
Friday to Saturday, June 6 to 28
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, production of transgender rock and roll musical, 8 pm Fri-· days and Saturdays, $15, Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 West Boardman St, Youngstown, 330-746-0404,
www.oaklandcenter.com.
Saturday, June 7
Pancake Breakfast, annual event to benefit the Cincinnati Youth Group, a program of the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, 9 am, $7, $3 children 12 and under, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, 513-591-0200,
www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Manifest Love, all-day workshop presented by author David Nimmons for gay and bisexual men on community-building, $25 includes lunch and materials, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Garden "Tapas"try, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 6 pm, $25, for reservations 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Sock Hop, benefit for Tri-County AIDS Coalition, $10, 6 pm, Nazir Grotto, 1717 6th St. SW, Canton, 330-453-1220.
Pride Night at the Rockers, benefit for Cleveland Pride at Cleveland WNBA team game, 7 pm, $15 and $50, tickets online at www.clevelandpride.org or mail to Cleveland Pride, P.O. Box 91031, Cleveland 44101 by May 23, 216-371-0214.
Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8
Cincinnati Pride Festival and Parade, festival Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 1 pm in Hoffner Park; parade Sunday 12 noon from Burnet Woods to festival; 513-681-4627, www.cincypride.com.
"How Women Saved Civilization... At Home ... In Their Spare Time," spring concert by the Columbus Women's Chorus, 7:30 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, $12 advance, $10 students and seniors, $15 door, Mees Hall, Capital University, 2199 East Main St, Columbus, www.cwchorus.org. 614878-3684.
Sunday, June 8
David Nimmons Book Signing, author of Soul Beneath the Skin and former president of the New York Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 3 pm, Borders Books at Severance, 3466 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216291-8605.
After Pride Tea Dance, benefit's Cincinnati Pride, 4 pm, Mary-a-Go-Go, 911 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513-361-6279.
Sunday to Thursday, June 8 to 19
Cleveland Pride Pool Tournament, fourth annual event, round winners receive $30, grand prize is $200 and a fabulous trophy, $15 entrance fee benefits Cleveland Pride, preliminary rounds held at Longevity, Union Station, the Grid, Tool Shed, Muggs, Rockies and the Leather Stallion, finals on June 19 at Longevity, 2043 West 25th St., registration and more information available at participating bars or online at www.clevelandpride.org.
Monday, June 9
Diversity Alliance Meeting, group to promote understanding of gender and sexual diversity, second Monday of the month, 6 pm, front conference room, Canton Public Library, 715 Market Ave. North, Canton, 330966-3379.
Pride Night Poster Reception, featuring the announcement of the winning poster to promote the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center Pride Night at King's Island, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Laugh Out Proud, comedy contest to determine which comedian will perform on the main stage at Cleveland Pride, $5, proceeds benefit Pride, 7:30 pm, Improv at the Powerhouse, west bank of the Flats, Cleveland, 216371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, new group, weekly meetings, 8:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.sca-recovery.org, Ed@pandapals.net.
Tuesday, June 10
P-FLAG Dayton Scholarship Awards, part of the group's Pride Month dinner meeting, please bring a side dish or salad to share, 6:30 pm, St. John's UCC, 515 East Third St., Dayton, www.pflagdayton.org, 937640-3333, daytonpflag@yahoo.com.
Sex Trek: The Next Penetration, safer sex workshop dealing with anal sex for gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men, sponsored by the ManHealth program of the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, 7 pm, Free Clinic, 12201 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, RSVP to Karl Kimpo at 216-248-2848 or kkimpo@atfgc.org.
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