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Spring! inclusive community of faith

Sunday April 4. 11:1500 SISTE

Helen Prejean preaches Prejean, who was played by Susan Sarandon in the Oscarwinning film Dead Man Walking, has been an anti-

death penalty an anti-

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prison minister for 25 years. Join us to hear her speak at the Choral Eucharist on Palm Sunday.

(Wednesday, May 12, 7:30pm Jay Walljasper, editor of the alternative Utne, will

speak.

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Worship at Trinity Cathedral

Holy Week and Easter Sunday, April 4: Palm Sunday Worship at 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:15 AM

Wednesday, April 7 Tenebrae, 6:00 PM

Thursday, April 8 Maundy Thursday Agapé Meal, 6:00 PM Friday, April 9 Good Friday Good Friday Liturgy and Meditations, 12:00 noon Sacred Concert with The Cathedral Choir & Trinity Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 PM Stabat Mater, Haydn

The Seven Last Words,

MacMillan

Sunday, April 11 Easter Day

Dean Tracey Lind, preaching The Great Vigil of Easter, 6:00 AM Contemporary Eucharist, 9:00 AM Choral Eucharist, 11:15 AM

Wednesday noon Brownbag

Concerts resume.

Visit the shops and café

on April 7!

E. 22 and Euclid 216-771-3630

April 2, 2004

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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.

Friday, April 2

Travel Talk Happy Hour, sponsored by the Network, a Cleveland area lesbian professional and social networking organization, $3 at door includes pizza, doors 6 pm, presentation and party 6:30 pm, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 440-962-3662, info@cleveland womensnetwork.org.

Why Can't You Find Love? presentation by Christopher J. Amato, Ph.D., sponsored by BlackOut Unlimited, food and beverages provided, 6 pm, 2800 Euclid Ave, Suite 400, Cleveland, 216-937-2268, www.blackout unlimited.org.

Frida, screening of film about bisexual Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, starring Salma Hayek, at the Cleveland Bisexual Network's Bi-Movie Night, 7:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216291-8320, www.clevebinet.bravepages.com. Friday and Saturday to April 10

Lips Together, Teeth Apart, play by gay writer Terrence McNally about two straight couples spending the Fourth of July on gay resort Fire Island, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun April 4 2:30 pm, $15, $10 students with ID, Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 West Boardman St, Youngstown, 330-746-0404, www.oaklandcenter.com.

Friday to Sunday, April 2 to 4

Qualia Gay Folkways Conference, featuring part of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, conference on gay customs and commonalities, Ohio State University, Columbus; 614-746-1778, www.qualiaweekend.com, info@qualiaweekend.com.

Voices: The Rhythm of Me, theatrical spoken word performance co-starring openly gay performer Kevin "Kaoz" Moore, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $10, CSU Factory Theater, 2307 Chester Ave, Cleveland, 216-374-3375, 216382-4668.

Saturday, April 3

Looking Beyond the Single-Issue Lens: Understanding the Intersection of Oppressions, workshop for activists and community leaders to explore working with multiple issues, presented by the National Association of Black and White Men Together's Multiracial/Multicultural Institute, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's Aubrey Wertheim Institute, 8:30 am, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

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Evening & Saturday Appointments Avaliabis 1015 Euclid Avenue

Spring Rummage Sale, to benefit the Akron Pride Center, 9 am, 71 North Adams St, Akron, 330-253-2220.

March Madness, canvass for Citizens to Restore Fairness' effort to repeal Article 12, 1 pm, 4001 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513591-3247, www.citizenstorestorefairness.org. Anti-Discrimination Rally and March, focusing on LGBT issues from the local to national levels, sponsored by the Marietta College Coalition for Social Change and the Rainbow Alliance, 1 pm, Hermann Fine Arts Building, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, simsb@marietta.edu, 740-376-3547.

Hike the Buckeye Trail, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, section from Jaite to Brecksville, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, http:// clevelandoutandabout.org.

Peter Hansen Organ Performance, openly gay organist presents an evening of pop music on the mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ, presented by the Western Reserve Theater Organ Society, 7:30 pm, $10, Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar Ave, Cleveland, 216-781-7191.

Sunday, April 4

Palm Sunday Services, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087.

Palm Sunday Service, 11 am worship and distribution of palms, 12:15 pm coffee hour, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-351-1060.

What the Bible Really Says, study class dealing with homosexuality in the Bible, runs 11:15 am, United Church of Christ of Chesterland, 11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland (Cleveland), 440-729-7898.

Rev. Mel White to Speak, founder of Soulforce, at the potluck dinner at the First Baptist Church of Granville, 5 pm, lecture and discussion 6 pm, 115 West Broadway, Granville, 740-587-0336.

Monday, April 5

LGBT Art Opening Reception, sponsored by Ohio University Office of LGBT Programs, 3 pm, Art Gallery, Lindley Cultural Center, Ohio University, Athens, hartm@ohio.edu, 740-593-0239, www.ohiou.edu/lgbt.

Black Unity Celebration Meeting, first meeting to plan the August festivities, 6 pm, AIDS Taskforce, 2728 Euclid Ave, fourth floor, Cleveland, 216-621-0766 ext. 268, bucinfo@yahoo.com.

Civil Liberties and Gay Rights, panel discussion and program featuring Prof. Sheila SuessKennedy, sponsored by Log Cabin Republicans of Northwest Ohio, ACLU, Gay and Lesbians United, the Toledo Area Pride Center and the University of Toledo Disability Studies and Women's and Gender Studies programs, 6:30 pm, University of Toledo law school, www.lcrnwo.org, 419-729-7167. Federal Marriage Amendment, informal discussion of the anti-gay measure, 7 pm, Scottie MacBean's Café, 4675 North High St, Columbus, RSVP preferred on http:// antiban.meetup.com but not required, 614921-9158.

Rev. Mel White to Speak, as part of a community-wide convocation, 7:30 pm, Swasey Chapel, Denison University, Granville, 740587-6589.

Monday to Friday, April 5 to 23

Spectrum Art Exhibit, featuring work by LGBT and allied artists, sponsored by the Ohio University Office of LGBT Programs, Art Gallery, Lindley Cultural Center, Ohio University, Athens, hartm@ohio.edu, 740593-0239, www.ohiou.edu/lgbt.

Tuesday, April 6

Community Passover Seder, join Chevrei Tikva LGBTA congregation at Anshe Chesed, 5:30 pm, $40, $35 members, $17 children 612, Skylight Foyer, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23727 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland), 216-932-5551. www.chevrei tikva.org.

Thursday, April 8

The Whole Truth, a community forum presented by the HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Ohio State University, free HIV, syphilis and health screenings, 5 pm, Columbus Health Department, 240 Parsons Ave, Columbus, 614293-8112.

A Celebration of Life and Freedom, ninth annual HIV/AIDS Passover seder, hosted by the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland and mernbers of the Cleveland Jewish community, 6:30 pm, free, donations accepted, reservations required, Temple Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, 216-621-0766 ext. 224.

Maundy Thursday Hand-Washing, followed by light supper and communion, 7:30 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556.

Maundy Thursday, Last Supper communion service, 7:30 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-351-1060. Key West: City of Colors, premiere of film about the unveiling of the world's longest Pride flag, featuring commentary by director Talmadge Heyward, 7 pm reception, 8:30 pm screening, $20, Arena Grand Theatre, 175 West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, tickets available from Stonewall Columbus, www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-299-7764, www.keywest cityofcolors.com.

Last Supper, relearn the story of Christ's last meal, part of the Holy Week services, 7 pm, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087.

The Needs of LGBT People with Mental Illnesses, presentation by Mark A. Davis, presented by the Erie County chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 7:30 pm, Erie Insurance Exchange, 135 East 6th St, Erie, Pa., 814-456-1773, ybarnes@namierie.org. Friday, April 9

The Closet, premiere of the DVD drama series about a group of black gay men, reception and screening, copies will be available at discounted price, presented by BlackOut Unlimited, 5:30 pm, $10, Moda, 1871 West 25th St, Cleveland, 216-937-2268, www.blackout unlimited.org.

Francie's Closet, evening of fashion tips and clothing exchange sponsored by Stonewall Columbus' Gender Identity Focus Team, 7 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764 ext. 11, kellye@stonewall-columbus.org. Good Friday Service, 7 pm, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087. Good Friday Service, 7:30 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216351-1060.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service, 7:30 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216521-5556.

Saturday, April 10

Progressive Euchre Tournament, benefit for COMIC, the Columbus Ohio Midwestern Invitation Classic bowling tournament, $10 entry fee, registration 4 pm, play begins 5 pm, Club 202, 202 East Long St, Columbus, www.comic-online.org, 614-235-5267. Lesbian and Gay ComedyFest, eighth annual event, featuring Susan Jeremy, Paul J. Williams, Andre Kelley, Marilyn Pittman and Nuclia Waste, $25 advanced, $30 door, 6 pm and 9:30 pm, Ford Community Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, Dearborn (Detroit), Michigan, www.comedyfest.org, 313537-3323.

Pater Noster House Benefit, hosted by Miss Crystal Lynn and Miss Tiffany Taylor, performances by Stephanie La Rue, Vaugn Taylor, Hellen Bedd, Renee Marshall and others, 10 pm, Somewhere Else, 1312 South High St, Columbus, 614-870-4640, info@paternoster columbus.com.

Sunday, April 11

Easter Sunrise, followed by fellowship, light breakfast and Easter celebration, 7:30 am, celebration 10 am, presented by A New Life MCC, One Trinity Plaza Chapel, Toledo, 419244-2124.

Easter Service, 10 am breakfast, 11 am worship with communion, 12:15 pm coffee hour, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-351-1060.

Easter Sunday Services, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087.

Easter Service, with special musical presentations, 10:30 am, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5556.

Compiled by Anthony Glassman