Pride Guide 2004
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE B-27
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"Our Best," Pride concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus featuring favorites from 14 seasons of the chorus, 8 pm, Capitol Theatre, Verne Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 South High St, Columbus, 614-2282462 (CGMC), www.cgmc.com.
SAGE Conference, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, Kimmel Center for University Life, New York University, 60 Washington Square South, New York City, registration deadline June 4, 212-741-2166
Friday to Sunday, June 18 to 20
Bear Camp 2004, weekend of events for bears, cubs and admirers, presented by the Columbus Ursine Brotherhood, $65 until May 31, $75 after, www.columbusbears.org, 614-475-5115.
Saturday, June 19
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade gathers 11:30 am, steps off 1 pm from East 18th and Euclid by CSU law school, goes to festival 2-8 pmat Voinovich Park on Lake Erie at north end of East 9th St, 216-371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.
Dayton Pride Dinner and Expo, featuring comedian Karen Williams, 5 pm expo, 7 pm dinner, $45, the Wintergarden, Second and Main, downtown Dayton, 937-275-3059, www.gaydayton.org/dlgc/dlgc_pride.
Pride Day Cookout, hosted by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 7 pm, $6, $3 members, Lower Beach near Swingos Restaurant in the Carlyle condo, 12900 Lake Ave, Lakewood, 216-226-6080 ext. 3, afcleveland@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/afcleveland.
Bitch and Animal will be rocking the streets of Columbus on Friday, June 25.
Rufus Wainwright in concert, openly gay singer-songwriter, with Ben Folds and Guster, 7 pm, $20-$35, Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering (Dayton), 937-296-3302, www.fraze.com.
Annual Pride Shabbat, hosted by Chevrei Tikva, special guest Arlene Fine from the Cleveland Jewish News, 8 pm, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights, 216-932-5551,
www.chevreitikva.org. Jump Start Pride Celebration, part of the Jump Start program dealing with lesbian health and fitness, featuring performance by Sister Funk, $5 benefits Stonewall Columbus and HRC, 8 pm, Club 202/Slammers, 202 East Long St, Columbus; 614-267-1543. Cleveland Pride Dance Party, nationallyknown DJ to be announced, 10 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-357-2997, www.clevelandcocktails.com.
Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20
"Pride and Joy," North Coast Men's Chorus Pride concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave, http://www.tickets.com/ browse.cgi?pgid=2005558, 800-766-6048,
http://www.ncmchorus.org,
info@ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
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Columbus HRC Dinner's guest speaker is Randy Harrison from Queer as Folk.
Sunday, June 20
Pride Run/Walk, organized by Frontrunners Cleveland, 8 am, Edgewater Park, Cleveland, part of Cleveland Pride, 216-398-0444, 216382-6715, www.clevelandpride.org.
Gay Day at Cedar Point, unofficial, unsponsored event at the amusement park near Sandusky is every Fathers Day when the crowds are thinner; wear red or rainbow colors, www.firelandspride.org, http:// ajw.freeshell.org/sanduskygaypride.
Tuesday, June 22
Philip Galanes reading and signing, gay author of the novel Father's Day, Joseph Beth Booksellers, 24519 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst (Cleveland), 216-691-7000.
Wednesday, June 23
For Better or Worse: A Debate on Same-Sex Marriage in Ohio, with panelists Susan J. Becker, Timothy Downing andOhio Rep. Bill Seitz, 5:30 pm, $10 members, $20 non-members, City Club, 850 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, www.cityclub.org, 216-621-0082.
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGB personal and professional networking organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576.
Thursday, June 24
Chorus Night at Barcelona, 12% of evening's net profits will be donated to defray the costs of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus trip to the GALA music festival in Montreal in July, Barcelona Restaurant, reservations recom-
Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26 "Come Steppin' in Freedom's Name," Muse's tenth annual New Spirituals concert, celebrating the opening of the Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 8 pm, $15, sliding scale, Allen Temple AME Church, 7030 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, www.musechoir.org, 513221-1118.
Saturday, June 26
Ecumenical Pride Service, part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, 10 am, Gazebo in Goodale Park, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org.
Boating and Golf with the Network, Cleveland area lesbian social and professional networking organization, 10:45 am-3 pm, $15, Portage Lakes, Akron, limited space available, RSVP to info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org or 440-962-3662, leave name and number. Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, parade lines up 11 am at Goodale Park in the Short North, steps off 1 pm and goes to Bicentennial Park on Scioto River downtown for festival 2-8 pm; 614-299-7764; www.stonewall-columbus.org/pride_2004/
index.htm.
Asians and Friends Movie Night, 6:30 pm, 5557 Suncrest Court, Parma (Cleveland), 216749-2399, mikec32@aol.com.
Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor dance party following Columbus Pride, featuring "All Things" Simone Denny and a Modern Persona Fashion Show, Axis parking lot, 775 North High St, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Sunday, June 27
Stonewall Columbus Pride Brunch, part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, 11 am, $35, Westin Hotel, 310 South High St, 614299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org. Rocky River Reservation Bicycle Ride, sponsored by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-4832, http://clevelandoutandabout.org. Art Auction, to benefit Chevrei Tikva, preview 2 pm, auction 3 pm, Mandel Jewish Community Center, 26001 South Woodland, Beachwood (Cleveland), 216-932-5551, www.chevreitikva.org.
Bat'n' Rouge, charity drag softball game, part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, 3 pm, $5 advance, $7 gate Africentric School field, corner of Grant and Livingston Ave., Columbus, 614299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org/ pride_2004/index.htm.
Yom Limud-Day of Learning, program dealing with the interaction of Judaism and homosexuality, program is free, kosher dinner is $8 with reservation by June 21, 4 pm, Congregation Tifereth Israel, 1354 East Broad St, Columbus, 614-253-8523,
mungár@tiferethisrael.org.
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St, Columbus, 614-443-3699.
Exhibit of Pride, art show featuring local LGBT artists, part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, 5 pm champagne reception $25, 7 pm public showing $5, Garfield Place, 36 South Garfield Ave, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Indigo Girls in Concert, 7:30 pm, $25 and $35 reserved, $17.50 general admission, Tower City Amphitheatre, 351 Canal Rd, Cleveland, 216-522-4822, www.towercity amphi theatre.com.
Columbus Pride Kick-off Show, hosted by Nina West, Havana, 862 North High St, Columbus, 614-421-9697.
Friday, June 25
Third Annual Ecumenical Night, sponsored by Presence gay Catholic ministry, open to all LGBT religious groups in the Toledo area, reservations requested, supper provided, 6:30 pm, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2955 Dorr St, Toledo, 419-480-0701. Rockin' in the Streets, outdoor concert hosted by Susan Powter, featurin Bitch and Animal and the Katie Reider band, part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, 7 pm, Axis parking lot, 775 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org.
Andy Hunter, adult film star, to perform as part of the Columbus Pride Holiday, with Missy Marlo and her boys, 11 pm, Axis, 775 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org.
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Thursday to Sunday, July 1 to 4
Country-Western Dance Convention, national convention of the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Country-Western Dance Clubs, hosted by the Columbus Stompers, host hotel is Hyatt Regency, 350 North High St, Columbus, www.stompers.org, 614-784-9210.
Saturday, July 10
Sandusky Pride Picnic, second annual event, 12 noon, food ready at 2 pm, bring a side dish to share, 50/50 raffle to benefit Agape, Shoreline Drive Park, Sandusky, www.firelandspride.org. Sandusky Pre-Party, event preceding the North Coast Cruise, 6 pm, Club X, 306 Water St, Sandusky, 419-624-8118, www.clubxsandusky.com.
North Coast Cruise, LGBT event benefiting Agape, featuring dancing, performance by Brionna Brooks and friends, karaoke with Neil, 8:30 departure, $23, location and information 419-626-8011.
Thursday to Sunday, July 22 to 25
National Women's Music Festival, 30th anniversary event, Ohio State University, Columbus, http://wiaonline.org/nwmf, 317713-1144.
Sunday, July 25
Dancin' in the Streets, dance party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 pm, $20 advance, $25 gate, Scene Pavilion on Flats west bank, 2014 Sycamore, Cleveland, www.erieparty.com, 216-621-0766, www.aidstaskforce.org.
Rufus Wainwright will appear in Cleveland on June 19.
Friday, July 30
Garden Party, fifteenth annual benefit for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, Signature of Solon, 39500 Aurora Rd, Solon (Cleveland), 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Thursday to Sunday, August 5 to 8
Black Unity Celebration, annual Cleveland festival of and for the LGBT African American community, 216-621-0766 ext. 268, bucinfo@yahoo.com.
International Conference on Bisexuality, sponsored by the Bisexuality Organizing Project and the Bisexual Foundation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., www.8icb.org, 612-825-4400.
Friday to Sunday, August 6 to 8
Women's International Music Festival, featuring comedian Vickie Shaw, musicians Lucie Blue Tremblay, Commonbond, Alexis Antes, Frozen Feet and others, Pine Valley Lake Park and Camping, 4936 South Arlington Rd, North Canton (Akron), www.wimfest.com. Tuesday to Sunday, August 10 to 15
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 29th annual event, near Hart, Mich., http:// www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766, WWTMC, P.O. Box 22, Walhalla, Mich. 49458.
Saturday, September 18
Ohio Lesbian Festival, 15th annual all-day music festival, 11 am to 11 pm, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. at U.S. 40, 1⁄2 mile west of Kirkersville, Ohio, 15 miles east of Columbus; 614-267-3953; www.ohiolba.org.
Friday, October 1
Pride Night at Kings Island, benefit for the Cincinnati GLBT Center, gates open 6 pm, until midnight, www.pkipridenight.com, 513591-0200.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman