GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

November 19, 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 216631-1052, 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 în a calendar item; listings for months into the future are posted on our website, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

To Saturday, November 21

Dine Originals Week, independently-owned Cleveland restaurants will offer special price three-course meals for $30.04, casual and family restaurants offering two dinners for $20.04, for complete list see www.cleveland originals.com, 216-831-5599.

To Sunday, November 28

Touched: Bodies of Work, works by local queer actors and authors presented by LGBT theater troupe Wild Plum Theater, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-631-2727, wildplum.bravehost.com.

Friday, November 19

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Ei8th Day in concert, rock band with queer lead singer Diogenes, Vernie's Café, West 46th St. and Storer Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5713, www.verniescafe.com.

Tret Fure in concert, lesbian folk-rocker,

8 pm, $15, Unitarian Universalist Church, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, Pa., www.tomboygirl.com, 716-326-7480. Smoke-Free Social, presented by the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, free food, quit kits and more, the Grid, 1437 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Touched: Bodies of Work Reception, opening night reception featuring food and a chance to mingle with the writers and actors, follows opening night performance, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, www.lgcsc.org/wildplum.html, 216-

651-5428.

Friday to Sunday, November 19 to 21 She Hate Me, film by Spike Lee dealing with a man who earns his living providing sperm for lesbian couples who want children, Fri 9:30 pm, Sat 7:20 pm, Sun 3:30 pm, $8, Cinematheque members, CIA students and staff $5, Cleveland Insitute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Midstates Leather Contest, leather competition in Cincinnati, www.midstatesleather.org, 513-281-7340.

PACT-Cleveland 24th Anniversary, weekend celebrating People of All Colors TogetherCleveland's 24 years, Friday night cocktail party, banquet on Saturday and Sunday brunch, for locations and reservations, 877-233-9479. Saturday, November 20

Garfield Park Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance, observance of memorial for TG victims of violence, sponsored by TransFamily and PACT, speakers and light refreshments, 2 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 330240-1600, transactivist@aol.com.

20th Anniversary Banquet, honoring 20 years of Central United Methodist Church being part of the Reconciling Ministries Network, featuring guest speaker Jimmy Creech, board chair of Soulforce, 6 pm, $30, Central Park West Banquet Facilities, 3141 Central Park West Drive, Toledo, slacjo@hotmail.com, 419241-7729 by October 20.

Home for the Holidays, film starring Jodie Foster, to be shown at the Guys Night Out men's movie night, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Chevrei Tikva Game Night, LGBT and allied Jewish congregation's board game night, follows Havdalah service, all are welcome, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights, www.chevreitikva.org, 216-556-0819.

Rachel Shortt in concert, lesbian folk-rocker, last area show before a West Coast tour, 9 pm, Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-226-5681 for ticket price and

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Third Annual Bi-Hop, sponsored by the Cleveland Bisexual Network, 10 pm, Moda Niteclub, 1871 West 25th Street, Cleveland, bineohio@yahoo.com, 216-291-8320, http:// clevebinet.bravepages.com.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20 and 21 "Livin' the Life We Sing About," Muse, Cincinnati Women's Chorus fall concert features world premiere of "Wage Peace" by poet Judyth Hill and composer Jennifer Stasack, 8 pm Sat, 3 pm Sun, St. John's Unitarian Church, 320 Resor Ave., Cincinnati (Clifton), www.musechoir.org, 513-221-1118.

Sunday, November 21

Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center Annual Meeting, opportunity to meet Sue Doerfer, the new executive director, presentation of 2004 Rainbow Community Awards, 12 noon, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Discover Dayton the Gay Way: Dayton Art Institute, meet in Café Monet between 12:30 and 1 pm, Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, www.daytonart institute.org, 937-274-1776.

Prime Timers Cleveland Potluck, monthly meeting of group for mature men and their admirers, for time and location call 216291-4648 or see www.ptcleveland.org/ newsletter.html.

Miami Valley Prime Timers, monthly meeting of new group for mature men and their admirers, 2 pm, Therapy Café, 452 East Third Street, Dayton, mvopt@ameritech.net, 937439-5498.

Noah's Arc, screening of pilot for black gay television series with extra material, followed by Q&A with director Patrik-Ian Polk and two of the stars, co-sponsored by HRC, $10, 6:30 pm, Club 727, 727 Bolivar, Cleveland, www.blackoutunlimited.org, 216-937-2267.

Monday, November 22

Bisexuality Seminar, presented by Brett Beemyn of the OSU LGBT Student Services office, 7 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, 614-299-7764.

HIV: The Numbers, presentation for LGBT youth by the Tobias Project, 7 pm, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 751 Chambers Rd (behind Sabo's Camping Store at Lennox Center), Columbus, 614-294-7886, www.kaleido scope.org.

Wednesday, November 24

Thanksgiving Dinner, sponsored by the Akron Pride Center, please bring a covered dish, 4 pm, 71 North Adams St, Akron, 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org. Community Thanksgiving Dinner, presented by the Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center, 6:30 pm dinner, 7:15 pm program, bring a salad, dessert or side, Shiloh Church, North Main at Philadelphia, 937-274-1776, www.gaydayton.org/ dlgc.

Thanksgiving Eve Service, Crossroads worship service with music team leader Anne E. DeChant, 7:30 pm, Avon Lake United Church of Christ, 32801 Electric Blvd, Avon Lake (Cleveland), 440-933-3241.

Anne E. DeChant in Concert, lesbian singersongwriter, $5, 10 pm, The Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.

Friday, November 26

Thanksgiving Leftovers Dinner, potluck dinner followed by short service and decorating of the church for Advent, 6 pm, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-521-5565,

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Hike Euclid Creek Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 6:30 pm, http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. Touched: Bodies of Work Art Opening, featuring the work of LGBT artists, presented by Wild Plum Productions, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org/wildplum.html. Anne E. DeChant in Concert, lesbian singersongwriter, $7, 10 pm, Club 202, 202 East Long St, Columbus, 614-221-8880. Saturday, November 27

Thanksgiving Potluck, organized by Asians and Friends Columbus, open to all with paid memberships or who will be joining that night, member's house near Worthington, 6 pm, 614272-8327, www.afcmh.com.

Quantum Leap, dance party to benefit the Ohio AIDS Coalition, with DJ Spincycle, $5, $4 college students with ID, Moda, 1871 West 25th Street, Cleveland, 216-781-3805.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Wednesday, December 1

World AIDS Day

Day With Art, joint program by AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, Caracole Inc. and the Contemporary Arts Center to honor World AIDS Day, originally conceived as the "day without art," featuring DJ offbeat, Jay Love, and a preview of "Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,” an Afrobeat musician who died of AIDS, 10 am-6 pm, Contemporary Arts Center, 44 East 6th St, Cincinnati, 513-345-8400, AVOC 513421-2437, Caracole 513-761-1480. Trumbull County AIDS Day Dinner, 14th annual event, keynote speech by Amanda Beagle, Miss Ohio 2004, BYOB social hour 6 pm, followed by dinner and program with Beagle, $20 advance, $25 door, Hippodrome, 150 High Street, Warren, 330-307-4800, 330372-7181, 330-392-4438.

World AIDS Day Prayer Service, held by St. John United Church of Christ, with guest preacher Rev. Michael Schuenemeyer, executive and minister for GLBT Concerns and HIV/AIDS Ministries of UCC, jazz pianist Phil DeGreg, "Kentucky Faces of AIDS" photo exhibit, service 7 pm, St. John UCC, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Kentucky (Cincinnati), 859-261-2066, www.stjohnchurch.net. Friday, December 3

World AIDS Day Observance, sponsored by AIDS Coalition Toledo-Northwest Ohio, keynote by Prof. Celia Williamson of University of Toledo, performance by the Chance for Change Foundation and more, doors 5 pm, program 5:30 pm, YWCA, 1018 Jefferson, Toledo, 419-213-4176.

Sunday, December 5

Christmas Dinner Dance, 26th annual event, benefits the Toledo Area Pride Center, music by Karen and Company, buffet dinner, cocktails 5 pm, dinner 6:30 pm, $40, reservations required, Navy Bistro Courtyard at the Docks, 30 Main St, Toledo, 419-255-2287, 419241-9684, mail check with reservation to Ed Hoffman, 2030 Scottswood, Toledo, Ohio 43620.

Compiled by Anthony Glassman