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February 13, 2004
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 9
Saturday, February 21
Anti-DOMA Protest, organized by Ohio Students for Equality Coalition, 12:30 pm, West Plaza of the Statehouse, Columbus, 419372-0555, jkbeal@bhnet.bgsu.edu, actout_
spectrum@yahoo.com, 513-374-6051. Zami Womyn's Circle, new location for meetings, 4 pm, Cleveland Lesbian Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-937-2268, www.blackoutunlimited.org.
Girth and Mirth Cleveland Reunion, open to all former members and those interested in restarting the club, 4 pm, going out to dinner following the meeting, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, girthmirthcleve@sbcglobal.net.
29th Annual Womyn's Variety Show and Fabulous Party, doors 6 pm, show 7:30 pm, $20, Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar Ave, Cleveland, 216-798-0456.
Pink and Silver Ball, inaugural fundraiser organized by the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, guest speaker is Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz, features entertainment, casino games, food, 7 pm, $110+, Silver Grille, Ritz-Carlton, 1515 West 3rd St, Cleveland, 216-861-9885, 216-496-3818,
www.ncbcc.org.
An Evening with Gus Van Sant, openly gay director, 7:30 pm, $25 general public, free to students and employees, Cowan Hall, South Grove and Park Streets, Otterbein College, Westerville (Columbus), www.otterbein.edu, 614-823-1600.
Mardi Gras, party to benefit Hospice of Dayton, sponsored by the Dayton Gryphons Levi/ Leather organization, costumes and beads encouraged, 8 pm, Right Corner, 105 East 3rd St, Dayton, 937-228-1285, gryphoninfo @juno.com.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? fundraising dinner event for the Buckeye Region AntiViolence Organization, kicks off with a 6 pm cocktail reception at Dragon Fly Neo V, 247 King Ave, diners then head to separate intimate dinner parties, $100, 614-268-9622, www.bravodinner.com.
Anne E. DeChant, lesbian singer-songwriter, in an acoustic duo with Matt Sobol, 10 pm, Blu Jeans, 3606 West Sylvania Ave, Toledo, 419474-0690.
Saturdays, February 21 and 28
Showtune Saturdays, dinner and cabaret performances by Sing Out Toledo, buffet dinner and cash bar, $30, tickets can be purchased in advance only, no sales at door, 6 pm, Grumpy's, 34 South Huron St, Toledo, www.singout toledo.org, 419-243-1231.
Sunday, February 22
Mary Miller to perform, local poet and singersongwriter, at the Queer Coffeehouse, 6 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Monday, February 23
Keith Boykin to Speak, author of One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America and leading African-American LGBT leader, free talk is titled "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine: Reconciling Racism and Homophobia," sponsored by University of Cincinnati Women's Center, UC LGBTQ Alliance and UC MainStreet, 7 pm, Zimmer Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, www.ucwc.uc.edu/lgbtq, 513-556-4401.
Tuesday, February 24
Red, Hot and Groovy! celebrity karaoke evening organized by openly gay dancer-choreographer Michael Medcalf's Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater in honor of Black History Month, featuring Chinese buffet, reception 6:15 pm, performances 7 pm, $35, Bo Loong, 3922 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216426-8156.
Wednesday, February 25
Ash Wednesday Service, service includes imposition of ashes and Communion, 7:30 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-351-1060.
Thursday, February 26
The Gift, documentary on "bug chasers" who seek to become infected with HIV, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 7 pm. $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Stressed Out: Essentials of Touch, stress reduction workshop focusing on massage and essential oils, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Madame Sata, docudrama about Brazil's most famous drag queen, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 8:15 pm, $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Friday, February 27
Anne E. DeChant, lesbian singer-songwriter, solo acoustic performance, 12 noon, Art Metro Gallery, 530 Euclid Ave in the Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, 216-696-1942.
Happy Hour with the Network, Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, 6:30 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, www.cleveland womensnetwork.org, 440-962-3662.
Suddenly, Argentine film about two punky lesbian bikers who kidnap a lingerie saleswoman, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 7 pm, $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535. Asians and Friends Movie Night, featuring a gay or Asian-themed film, 7 pm, at a member's home in Parma (Cleveland), 216-226-6080 ext. 3, 216-749-2399, mikec31@aol.com,
http://members.aol.com/afcleveland,
afcleveland@aol.com.
Rise Above: The Tribe & Documentary, film about the seminal queer punk rock band, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 8:45 pm, $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614292-3535.
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, documentary on the struggles of gay activists in developing nations, preceded by Behold Goliath, or The Boy with the Filthy Laugh, based on the writings of Alfred Chester, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 10:15 pm, $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Friday and Saturday, February 27-28
Glengarry, Glen Ross, Charenton Theater Company's presentation of the David Mamet play, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Saturday, February 28
"Should Same-sex Marriage Be Legal?" public forum presented by Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church, with representatives of Baldwin-Wallace Allies, Hope Lutheran Church, First Unitarian Universalist of Columbus, Southwest UU and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1 pm, Sandstone 3 Conference Room, Strosacker Union, 120 East Grand St, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea (Cleveland), 440-816-1686, www.swuu.org. Dr. Glorianne Leck to speak, professor at Youngstown State University, on queer theory, part of the Pride Center of Greater Youngstown's Kaffee Klatsch, 7 pm, First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown, 330-747-7433, www.angelfire.com/oh5/ youngstownpride.
A Conversation with Sadie Benning, lesbian video artist, 7 pm, $7, $5 members and OSU students, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Cosmic Bowling, to benefit the Human Rights Campaign Cleveland Steering Committee, $30 advance, $35 door, Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave, Cleveland, 800790-2538, twins244023@yahoo.com. Myra Breckenridge, campy 1970 film about the life of a transsexual based on Gore Vidal's novel, part of the Wexner Center's seventh annual GLBT Film and Video Festival, 10 pm, $6, $4 OSU students and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St. Columbus, www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Anne E. DeChant, lesbian singer-songwriter, full band show with guests Rosavelt, 10 pm, $8, Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-226-5681.
Saturday to Sunday, Feb. 28-March 7 GLAAD Gay Ski Week, eight days of LGBT skiing and activities, held in Telluride, Colorado, www.glaadgayskiweek.com.
Sunday, February 29
Soul Food Luncheon, event in honor of Black History Month, follows worship service with special choir at 11 am, $5 donation, 12:15 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-351-1060.
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