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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
September 24, 2004
charlie'scalendar
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 week, 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.
To Sunday, October 10
IHate Hamlet, play by gay playwright Paul Rudnick, Huntington Playhouse, 28601 Lake Rd, Bay Village(Cleveland), www.huntingtonplayhouse.com, 440-871-8333.
Friday, September 24
Asians and Friends Movie Night, featuring a gay/Asian film, snacks and refreshments, 6:30 pm, 557 Suncrest Court, Parma (Cleveland), afcleveland@aol.com, 216-749-2399, http://members.aol.com/afcleveland.
Comedy at the Nickel, presented by the Newtork, a Cleveland area lesbian social and professional networking organization, 6:30 pm pizza, 7 pmshow with Ginnette, followed by the Nickel's traditional karaoke with Singin' Sandy, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 440-962-3662, info@cleveland womensnetwork.org, 216-661-1314.
Violet's Cupboard Benefit, hosted by Ebony and Ivory, with other live performers, donations accepted, 7 pm, Cocktails, 1009 South Main St, Akron, 330-375-2159.
Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Service, part of the Jewish High Holidays, held by Chevrei Tikva, 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-556-0891,
www.chevreitikva.org.
Girth and Mirth Columbus Bar Night, $2 cover, benefits Project Open Hand Columbus, 10 pm, Woofs, 1409 South High, Columbus, 614-846-3840, www.gmcolumbus.com. Friday to Sunday, September 24 to 26 Men in Touch Summer Retreat, weekend getaway for gay and bisexual men in the Akron area, $40 includes two night stay, five meals and retreat materials, info contact Jim Chillemi, 330-265-3160, jjchill25@yahoo.com.
Saturday, September 25
Taking an Assertive Approach to Eliminating HIV in the African American Community, symposium presented by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Pennsylvania/Mid Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and the Ohio State University AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, with J.L. King, Dr. Gayle Wyatt, Brenda Browder and Phill Wilson, 8 am, , King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave. Columbus, www.mih.ohio.gov. 614-466-4000. LGBT Day of Action day of rang and canvass ing to register and educate voters on LGBT issues. 9 am, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St Columbus, david@getoutthevoteohio.com, 614299-7764.
Yom Kippur Services, part of the Jewish High Holidays, service 10 am, Yizkor 12:30 pm, Torah study and healing service 1:30 pm, Ne'ilah 6 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216556-0891, www.chevreitikva.org.
Tow Path Bicycle Ride, sponsored by Cleve-
land Out and About, from Boston trailhead in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 1 pm, http://clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-
556-4832.
Broadway to Bellevue, spaghetti supper and variety show, benefit for the St. John UCC Music Fund, dinner 5 pm, show 6:30 pm, $10,children under 12 free, St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati), www.stjohnchurch.net, 859-261-2066.
Crossroads Worship Service, contemporary service featuring music team leader Anne E. DeChant, lesbian singer-songwriter, 5:05 pm, Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd, Avon Lake (Cleveland), 440-933-3241.
Break the Yom Kippur Fast, dairy potluck celebrating the end of the Jewish Day of Atonement, featuring a dairy potluck, sponsored by Chevrei Tikva, 7 pm, member's home on the east side of Cleveland, 216-556-0891, www.chevreitikva.org. Wine and Cheese Soirée, cocktail party benefiting the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series, 8 pm, $35, limited to 80 guests, register by calling 216-651-5428 or log onto www.lgcsc.org.
Rock the Vote, concert promoting Chicks Rock, Chicks Vote, sponsored by Step Out Productions, featuring Anne Heaton, Alison Pipitone and the Walker Project, with representatives from HRC, League of Pissed-Off Voters, the John Kerry campaign and Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy, $7,18+,8 pm, Club 202, 202 East Long St, Columbus, www.stepoutproductions.com, 614221-8880.
S.R.O., 14th annual Supporters Reaching Out benefit for David's House Compassion, with a special appearance by openly gay Olympic diver Greg Louganis, silent auction, grazing stations by local restaurants, 8 pm, $50 before September 15, $60 after, Adams St. between 11th and 13th Streets, Toledo, srotickets@ccrscompass.org, 419-241-8827. A Decorative Dilemma: An 1896 Murder Mystery, benefit for the Queen City Rainbow Band, hosted in a private home in Cincinnati with actors portraying figures from the house's history, drinks and desserts will be served, $75, 513-559-9987, info@qcrb.org.
Leather, Men and Sweat, benefit for the Dayton Pride Partnership, $3, Argos, 300 Mabel St, Dayton, 937-252-2976.
Dump Homophobic Bush Night, featuring Erica Martinez, 11:30 pm, Tim's Place, 2223 Broadway, Lorain, 440-246-9002.
Sunday, September 26
"Serenade for Harmony and Inclusion," performance by members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with presentations by Victoria Morgan of the Cincinnati Ballet and Nicholas Muni of the Cincinnati Opera on the effort to repeal Article 12, wine and cheese reception follows, proceeds benefit Citizens to Restore Fairness, 5 pm, Isaac M. Wise Temple, 720 Plum St, Cincinnati, 513-675-2143, www.citizenstorestore fairness.org, 513-591-2437. Kevin Hallis "Specialty Tea Night," charity raffle for Northern Ohio Coalition's Hillard M. Smith Fund, named for the late bartender who formerly organized the event, grand prizes include a home theater system, autographed Will and Grace memorabilia and a digital camera, 5 pm, Rockies, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-3115.
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Alison Pipitone performs at a Rock the Vote concert on September 25 in Columbus.
Melissa Ferrick in Concert, lesbian rocker, with songwriter Chris Whitley, 8 pm doors, 8:30 pm show, $12 advance, $15 door, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, 216383-1124, www.beachlandballroom.com.
Monday, September 27
No Sex in the City, one-man show by biracial gay performer Jocardo Ralston, a comic perspective on his quest for self-acceptance, 7 pm, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Theater, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, 513-556-1823.
Christopher by Allison Burnett, to be discussed at
Ten Percent Book Club, 8 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Tuesday, September 28
Civil Marriage Town Hall Forum, moderated by Herb Asher, professor emeritus of political science at OSU, presented by OSU GLBT Alumni Society, co-sponsored by Ohioans for Growth and Equality, Stonewall Community Action Network, Log Cabin Republicans, Stonewall Democrats, HRC and BRAVO, 7 pm, Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, 614353-8050.
HFE Benefit Night at Jimmy O'Neill's Tavern, mention Heights Families for Equality and restaurant will donate 50% of your dinner bill to them, 4:30 to 11 pm, 2195 Lee Rd, Cleveland Hts, free parking in rear after 6, 216-321-1116, 216397-7880, www.heightsfamilies.org.
Thursday, September 30
Pampered Chef, fundraiser for Stonewall Columbus' Speak Out allies program, 7 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus, speakout_cols@yahoo.com, 614-299-7764. Candidate Night, Stonewall Community Action Network will host local, state and federal candidates and representatives, 7 pm, King Avenue Methodist Church at 299 King Ave., Columbus; 614-930-2260, 614-299-7764. The Debate Party, free pop, coffee and pizza supplied by the Queen of Hearts to watch the first presidential debate on three television, Queen of Hearts, 134 Pine Ave SE, Warren, 330-395-1100.
Thurs. to Sat., Sept. 30 to Oct. 2
Out and Equal Workplace Summit, annual conference on LGBT issues in the workplace, Tempe, Ariz., 415-808-4280, www.outandequal.org. Lavender Law Conference, sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, www.lavenderlaw.org.
Friday, October 1
Pride Night at Kings Island, benefit for the Cincinnati GLBT Center, gates 6 pm, open until midnight, www.pkipridenight.com, 513591-0200.
Women's Health Day Conference, held by the Foundation for Female Health Awareness, $32.50, 9 am, Kenwood Country Club, 6501 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati, 513-272-2198, www.femalehealthawareness.org.
Art of Giving, art auction to benefit Caracole Inc., Cincinnati HIV housing organization, hosted by George Crawford and Jerry Schmidt, owners of Metronation, $30,7 pm, Aronoff Gallery, 807 Race St, Cincinnati, www.caracole.org, 513-761-1480. Rock the Vote, concert featuring Holly Near, Muse and Tracy Walker, members of the League of Women Voters will offer voter registration, 8 pm, $25, Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, 513-621-2787, www.cincinnatiarts.org, 513221-1118, www.musechoir.org.
Friday to Sunday, October 1 to 3
Dartmouth LGBT Alumni Reunion, for queer alums of all classes, Hanover, N.H., www.dartmouth.org/affiliated/dgala.
Friday to Sunday, October 1 to 10
The Laramie Project, play about the aftermath of the murder of gay university student Matthew Shepard, presented by Case Western Reserve University's Department of Theater and Dance, 8 pm, Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm, $10, $7 seniors and staff, $5 CWRU students, Eldred Theater, 2070 Adelbert Rd, Cleveland, 216-368-6262.
Friday to Sunday, October 1 to 24
Out in Akron, LGBT cultural festival, three weeks of events throughout Akron organized by the Out in Akron committee, a program of the Akron Pride Center, 330-724-1800.
Saturday, October 2
Greater Cincinnati Youth Summit, fourth annual event for LGBTQ youth and their allies, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Ky. (Cincinnati), 513-591-0200 Ext. 6,
www.cincyyouthsummit.org.
Sukka Hop and Dinner, festive traveling event celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, sponsored by Chevrei Tikva, Cleveland, 216-556-0891, www.chevreitikva.org.
Country Clambake Dinner and Dance, benefiting the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series, 6:30 pm, $35, limited to 25 guests, register by calling 216-651-5428 or log onto www.lgcsc.org.
Comedy Tonight, sketch comedy benefit for the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, hosted by Nick Vannello as Miss Almira Gulch, 7 and 10 pm, $7 general admission, $100 reserved table for four, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216338-3469, bfspeck@yahoo.com.
Rock the Vote, event kicking off St. John's Unitarian Universalist's 16th Annual Music Series, featuring Tracy Walker, Alix Olson, Katie Laur's All-Girl Band, Councilmember Laketa Cole and friends performing For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, $12, St. John's UU, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati, 513-961-1938, 513-221-1118,www.musechoir.org, www.stjohnsuu.org.
Sunday, October 3
Erie Pride March and Rally, line-up and "Family Portrait" 12:30 pm, Erie County Courthouse, 140 West 6th Street, step-offat 1 pm, rally to follow at the Village, 133 West 18th Street, Erie, Pa., 814456-9833, www.eriegaynews.com, info@eriegay
news.com.
Compiled by Anthony Glassman