October 3, 2003
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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Coming Out Stories, part of CWRU Spectrum's Coming Out Week celebration, share your coming out story and listen to others', 8 pm, Arabica, 11300 Juniper Rd, Cleveland, 216-754-2111, queer@cwru.edu, http://home.cwru.edu/spectrum.
Cordero in concert, queer Latin-rock band, 10 pm, $8, Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, www.grogshop.gs.
Thursday, October 9
Bushwhacked Cleveland, fundraiser and party for the Howard Dean for President campaign celebrating National Coming Out Day, 6 pm, Union Station/Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, mikeshea4dean@yahoo.com, 216-513-9005, www.deanforamerica.com. The Celluloid Closet, screening of film on homosexuality in the movies, part of the Sappho's Muse LGBT Art Show celebration, 7 pm, UU Kent, 228 Gougler Ave, Kent, 330673-4247.
Onnagata: The Making of a Woman, demonstration and performance of the Japanese theater form Kabuki, in which men play the women's roles, presented by John Carroll University and the Japan Association of Northeast Ohio, 7 pm, Kulas Auditorium on JCU campus, University Hts. (Cleveland), 216397-1685, long@jcu.edu, www.jcu.edu. Candidates' Forum, sponsored by the Lakewood caucus of the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, 7 pm, Lakewood Public Library Main Branch, 15425 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-647-7437.
Queer Eye for the Funny Guy, preliminary round of comedy competition open to people of all genders, no entrance fee, amateurs only, 18+, 8:30 pm, Wiley's Comedy Club, 101 Pine St, Dayton, 937-224-5653, call after 1 pm Weds. through Sat. and ask for Jimmy or Rob to register.
Bachelor Auction, dates with ten eligible men (including dinner and entertainment) will be auctioned off, proceeds benefit Cleveland Pride, featuring Bounce's house divas, 10 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, www.clevelandpride.org, 216-371-0214. Thursday and Saturday, Oct. 9 and 11 Mother/SON, solo performance by Emmynominated gay writer and actor Jeffrey Solomon depicting the relationship between a gay Jewish man and his mother, presented by Act Out Productions and the OSU Theater Department and GLBT Student Services, Thurs. 8 pm, Sat. 2 pm, $8-$14, Roy Bowen Theater, 1078 Drake Hall, 1849 Cannon Drive, Columbus, 614-292-2295, theatretix@osu.edu.
Thursday to Sunday, October 9 to 12 Columbus Stompers' Hoedown, annual weekend of country-western festivities, featuring Friday night performance at Wall Street Niteclub, Saturday Hoedown Ball at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, registration required, available online, 614-784-9210, www.stompers.org. Friday, October 10
Open Skate, open ice skating, sponsored by Stonewall Columbus, and the Federation of Drag Skating Championships Competition, audience votes for their favorite performer by throwing flowers on the ice after their performance, 7 pm, Ice Haus, 200 West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stone wall-columbus.org.
Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink), film about a transgendered youth, part of the Sappho's Muse LGBT Art Show celebration, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 228 Gougler Ave, Kent, 330-673-4247.
One Human Family Dinner, featuring the human rights organization's Diversity Awards, $75 and $100, Banker's Club, 511 Walnut St, Cincinnati, Korb@fuse.net, 513-621-5700. Queer Shorts Film Festival, part of the Out in Akron cultural festivál, 7 pm, free, Student Union Theater, University of Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Where We Look is What We Find: The Past and Future of Queer History, free public lecture on gay and lesbian by John D'Emilio, author of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin, sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, reception to follow, 7:30 pm, Room 309, Clark Hall, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 216721-5722.
Spectrum Hits the Spot Dance, part CWRU Spectrum's Coming Out Week celebration, 9 pm, The Spot on Juniper, North Residential Village of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 216-754-2111, queer@cwru.edu, http://home.cwru.edu/spectrum.
Friday and Saturday, October 10-11 Santa Claus is Coming Out, or How the Gay Agenda Came Down My Chimney. solo performance by Emmy-nominated gay 'writer and actor Jeffrey Solomon depicting reactions when the world learns that Santa Claus is gay, presented by Act Out Productions and the OSU Theater Department and GLBT Student Services, 8 pm, $8-$14, Roy Bowen Theater, 1078 Drake Hall, 1849 Cannon Drive, Columbus, 614-292-2295, theatre-tix@osu.edu. Friday to Sunday, October 10 to 12
Load the Boat Fly-in, weekend of square dancing fun sponsored by Cleveland City Country Dancers, optional brunch cruise and dancing aboard the Nautica Queen, Cleveland, 216-221-6025, www.iagscd.org/cccd. Saturday, October 11
National Coming Out Day
Coming Out Day Prayer Breakfast, seventh annual event sponsored by Eternal Joy MCC, featuring Rev. Dr. John McNeil, a retired Roman Catholic priest, speaking about gratitude, 9 am, $20, Schuster Performing Arts Center, Second and Main St., Dayton, 937-254-2087.
Poseidon Adventure Brunch and Cruise aboard the Nautica Queen, part of the Cleveland City Country Dancers' Load the Boat fly-in, loading time 10 am, departure 11 am, chemical-free environment, $30, 216221-6025, www.iagsdc.org/cccd. Before Night Falls, screening of biopic vabout gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, part of the Cleveland Public Library's celebration of Latino Heritage Month, 2 pm, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, East 6th St. and Superior Ave, Cleveland, 216-263-2869.
Sukkah Hop, traveling party sponsored by predominantly LGBT congregation Chevrei Tikva in honor of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 2 pm, for addresses and directions call 216932-5551.
Oral History Roundtable, discussion chaired by John D'Emilio, author of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin, sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center and Case Western Reserve University, free to Historical Society and Center members and CWRU students, 2 pm, Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, 216-721-5722.
Coming Out Day Interfaith Worship, sponsored by the GLBTS Interfaith Clergy Network of the Cincinnati Region, 4 pm, St. John UCC, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati), 859-261-2066, stjohnrev@aol.com. Deirdre McCalla in concert, with opening acts Erika and Akron's own Ingy, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, 7 pm, John S. Knight Center, 77 East Mill St, Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Coming Out Day Party, featuring lesbian trio Frozen Feet, Miss Vickie D'Salle and Antara, $6 advance, $7 door, benefits Cincinnati Pride, 9 pm, Yadda Club, 404 Pike St, Covington, Ky. (Cincinnati), 859-491-5600. National Coming Out Day Kickoff, annual benefit for the Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center, show starts 10 pm, Celebrity Showbar, 850 North Main St, Dayton, 937-461-2582. Burning Sage in concert, lesbian band, with special guest Lisa Gain, 10 pm, $5, Lydia's, 1400 South Arlington, Akron, 330-773-3001. Saturday and Sunday, October 11-12 Out in Akron, LGBT cultural festival, various locations and events around Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Sunday, October 12
HUGS East Breakfast and Bridge Tour, breakfast followed by Ashtabula County covered bridge tour, http://hugeast.tripod.com, 440-974-8909, hugseast@hotmail.com. Out in Akron Brunch, part of the Out in Akron cultural festival, featuring U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, $18, 11 am, Greystone Hall, 103 South High St, Akron, 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html.
Cheryl Dunye's 1996 film The Watermelon Woman is part of the Sisters in Cinema Triple Feature at the Wexner Center October 16.
The Sissy Show, transgendered musical for all people, performed as part of the Out in Akron cultural festival, 2 pm, $10, Greystone Hall, 103 South High St, Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Installation of Kurt Wieser, as pastor of Liberation UCC, reception follows, 3 pm, Liberation, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556.
Cabaret Q, the Out in Akron cultural festival talent show, 7 pm, Greystone Hall, 103 South High St, Akron, 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html.
Monday, October 13
An Evening with David Sedaris, openly gay author and NPR commentator, part of GLBT Student Services' Coming Out Week celebration, 7:30 pm, Mershon Auditorium, Ohio State University, Columbus, www.ticket master.com, 614-292-6200,
multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss.
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Aimee & Jaguar, free film showing sponsored by Pride! Kent, 8 pm, Room 316, Student Center, Kent State University, 330672-2068, www.pridekent.tk.
Tuesday, October 14
Coming Out: Radically Inclusive Visions of Faith, presentation in honor of National Coming Out Day, 7 pm, Galbreath Chapel, Ohio University, Athens, 740-593-7301, aa747@seorf.ohiou.edu.
Wednesday, October 15
Breastfest, third annual benefit for breast cancer patients, featuring Tracy Marie, Alexis Antes, Robin Stone and many others, 12 noon to 8 pm, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 751 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, 440-376-9280. Basic Classes in Square Dancing, last night to register for classes with the Cleveland City Country Dancers, chemical free environment, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-221-6025, www.iagsdc.org/cccd.
Thursday, October 16
Fire, controversial film dealing with Indian lesbians, part of the Sappho's Muse LGBT Art Show celebration, 7 pm, UU Kent, 228 Gougler Ave, Kent, 330-673-4247.
Sisters in Cinema Triple Feature, three queer films all directed by women, presented by the Wexner Center for the Arts, featuring the Surinamese short film You 2, DEBS, and Cheryl Dunye's 1996 film The Watermelon Woman, 7 pm, $6, $4 members and OSU students, 1871 North High St, Columbus, 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Thursday to Saturday, October 16-18 30th Anniversary of Gay Community News: Celebrating the Paper and Scrutinizing the LGBT Movement, three days of events celebrating the anniversary of one of the nation's first LGBT weekly newspapers, 212-620-7310 ext. 234 or 230, tclay@gaycenter.org, iss@gaycenter.org.
Friday, October 17
Beautiful Thing, British film about gay teenagers, part of the Sappho's Muse LGBT Art Show celebration, 7 pm, U.U. Kent, 228 Gougler Ave, Kent, 330-673-4247.
Junior Senior in concert, queer alternative electronic dance band, with Electric 6, 9 pm, $10, Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, www.grog shop.gs.
Friday to Sunday, October 17 to 19 International Drag King Extravaganza, fifth annual educational and performance conference, this year being held in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota, idkepr@aol.com, www.ftm-productions.com, 651-270-7051. Journey of the Heart, weekend-long spirituality program, $75, part of the Aubrey Wertheim Institute of the Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, register by calling 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Friday to Sunday, October 17 to 26 Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 18th annual event, featuring over 40 movies, www.pilgff.org.
Saturday, October 18
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Canoeing and Cookout, sponsored by Asians and Friends-Cleveland, 11 am, member's summer house at Mohican State Park, afcleveland@aol.com, 216-226-6080 ext. 2,
http://members.aol.com/afcleveland.
The Bootlickers in concert, part of the Out in Akron cultural festival, 2 pm, Akron Pride Center, 71 North Adams St, Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Skate Party, sponsored by Dayton Rainbow Families, 6 pm, Fun World, 3223 Beaver Vu Drive, Beavercreek (Dayton), dragonflyjoy@ who.rr.com, 937-376-8060.
MasqueRage, second annual masquerade ball benefiting the AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 7:30 pm, $45 advance, $60 door, The Cannery, 500 East Third St, Dayton, 937461-2437, jessicabott@arcohio.org.
Sunday, October 19
Open Door Coffeehouse, special edition of the monthly coffeehouse celebrating the Out in Akron cultural festival, 6:30 pm, First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Jason and deMarco, free Christian concert hosted by Eternal Joy MCC, 7 pm, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087.
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