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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

April 8, 2005

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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 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, April 10

WRUW Annual Fundraiser, on-air benefit for Cleveland college station at 91.1 FM featuring a number of LGBT and allied shows, www.wruw.org, 216-368-2208.

National Black Lesbian Conference, third annual event organized by the Zuna Institute, Hilton Dallas Lincoln Center, Dallas, Texas, www.zunainstitute.org.

To Saturday, April 23

Iris, play by Frank J. Avella about the daughter of a lesbian, conceived by assisted fertilization, who accidentally ends up dating her biological father, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, $15, $12 students and seniors, Gabriel's Corner, 1425 Sycamore, Cincinnati, 513300-5669, www.knowtheatre.com.

Friday, April 8

North Coast Softball Sign-Up Party, 9 pm, 15320 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland, 216671-8252. http://home.earthlink.net/ ~northcoastsoftball.

Saturday, April 9

LGBT Campus Connection, conference for members and leaders of collegiate gay-straight alliances, presented by the ACLU of Ohio, speakers, breakout sessions, surprise guests, registration required by April 1, 10 am, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, contact@acluohio.org, 216472-2200. http://www.acluohio.org/cc05/

campusconnection05.htm.

Jamie Anderson and Leah Zicari, two queer folk performers, $15, 8 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7180 Perry Highway, Erie, Pa., 716-326-7480.

Gurrlesque, feminist burlesque troupe, $5, 10:30 pm, Antioch College Student Union dance space, 795 Livermore St, Yellow Springs, 937-769-1050.

Hawaiian Halfway to Pride, benefit for Cincinnati Pride featuring a Hawaiian theme, 10 pm, Hamburger Mary's, 911 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513-381-6279, http://prideisalive.com. Allison Tartalia in concert, lesbian singersongwriter, part of the Chicks Rock Fest, 11:30 pm, Southgate House, 24 East 3rd St, Newport, Ky. (Cincinnati), 859-431-2201, www.chicksrockfest.com.

Saturday to Saturday, April 9 to 16

Vagina Monologues, directed by D.R. Nadon, part of Kent State University-Trumbull Campus' campaign for V-Day to end violence against women and girls, 8 pm on April 9, 15 and 16, Lecture Hall A, Kent Trumbull Campus, 4314 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren, 330847-8700.

Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10

"Broadway Our Way" Imagine 90 gay men with a chance to sing show tunes for an evening. The North Coast Men's Chorus spring concert begins 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday,$17 advance; $22 at door; Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.

"It's My Party," spring concert featuring songs of the '50s and '60s by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 8:07 pm Saturday, 2:07 pm Sunday, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org, 513-

542-2626.

Sunday, April 10

PACT Community Brunch, featuring the down-home cooking of Gregory Jones, presented by People of All Colors Together Cleveland, 10 am, $12, 2025 Mt. Vernon, Cleveland Heights, 877-233-9479.

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Hike the Carriage Trail, in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-4832, http:// clevelandoutandabout.org.

Families of LGBTQ Youth Meeting, organized by Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition and PFLAG Columbus, panel of parents will share their stories, 2 pm, Kaleidoscope, 747 Chambers Rd, next to Sabo's Camping in Lennox Plaza, 614-294-7886, www.kaleidoscope.org. Third Annual Concert, presented by Calliope Feminist Choir, 4 pm, $10-$20 sliding scale, Stuart's Opera House, 34 Public Sq, Nelsonville (Athens), 740-593-3410.

Pride Alive Cocktail Party, to benefit Cincinnati Pride, 4 pm, Simon Says, 428 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 513-381-7577, http://

prideisalive.com.

P-FLAG Akron Banquet, open bar from 6 pm to 6:30 pm, dinner follows, choice of chicken, fish, beef or vegetarian, $20, $10 students, American Legion Post 464, 5790 Hudson Dr, Hudson (Akron), mail check and selection to Libby's, 64 Clairhaven Dr, Hudson, 330342-5825.

Facing Windows, film by gay director Ferzan Ozpetek, part of the fifth annual JCC Film Festival, 7:30 pm, $7, New Neon Movies, 130 East 5th St, Dayton, 937-222-8452, www.jewishdayton.org.

Monday, April 11

Kellie Copeland to speak, executive director of the NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, at the monthly meeting of the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, president@clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org, 216-

647-7437.

Reading the Bible with Queer Eyes, first meeting of new Bible study group for LGBT people and their allies, group size limited to 12 participants so registration is required, 7:30 pm, New Creation MCC in St. Paul's Church, 787 East Broad St, Columbus, 614-224-0314.

Wednesday, April 13

Caracole Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Event, the tenth annual Living Award will go to the Court, introduction of the Melissa Lanier Volunteer Award, 6:15 pm, Columbia Center, 3500 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, 513-761-1480.

Secret Life of Bees and Milk of Human Kindness, books to be discussed during April at What's Her Story, Stonewall Columbus' new women's book club, 6:30 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Is It a Date or Just Coffee: The Gay Girl's Guide to Dating, Sex and Romance by Mo Browney, presented by the Dayton LesbianGay Center, 6:30 pm, Shiloh UCC, 5300 Philadelphia Dr, Dayton, 937-274-1776, www.gaydayton.org/dlgc.

Thursday, April 14

Facing Windows, film by gay director Ferzan Ozpetek, part of the fifth annual Jewish Community Center Film Festival, 7 pm, $7, New Neon Movies, 130 East 5th St, Dayton, 937222-8452, www.jewishdayton.org.

Friday, April 15

Lavender Ball, dance sponsored by Case Western Reserve University Spectrum, 9 pm, Hovorka Atrium of Agnar Pytte Science Center, Adelbert Rd. on CWRU campus, http:// home.cwru.edu/spectrum, 216-421-2935. Fundraising Concert, to benefit the Women's International Music Festival, with Alexis Antes, Abby Williams and Sacred Fiction, special guests, raffles, doors 6 pm, show 9 pm, $5, 21+, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.

Friday to Sunday, April 15 to 24

The Laramie Project, play dealing with the aftermath of Matthew Shepard's 1998 murder, presented by Kent State University's School of Theater and Dance, 8 pm Tues-Sat, 2 pm Sun, $12, $10 seniors, faculty and alumni, $8 students with valid ID, Wright-Curtis Theater, Music and Speech Center, Theater Drive between Horning and Midway, Kent State University campus, 330-672-2497, www.kent.edu.

Saturday, April 16

Women's Double-Header: Sex Toys 101, beginner's workshop on the care and handling of sexual aids, women 18 and over only, 3 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-65-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Women's Double-Header: Orgasm Seminar, second of two workshops for women over 18, covers the biology and mechanics of orgasm as well as ways to discover how to have one, 5 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

North Coast Softball Sign-Up Party, 9 pm, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216671-8252, http://home.earthlink.net/

~northcoastsoftball.

Toledo Spitfire at Cincinnati Sizzle, National Women's Football Association game, 7:00 pm, Boys and Girls Club, 3504 Washington Ave, Avondale (Cincinnati), www.cincinnatisizzle.com.

Detroit Demolition at Columbus Comets, National Women's Football Association game, 7:00 pm, Whitehall Yearling High School, 625 South Yearling Rd, Columbus, 614-322-0568, www.columbuscomets.com.

Tret Fure in concert, lesbian folk-rocker, 8 pm, $15, Center Art, 1930 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216-320-1459, http:// centerart.org, createart@centerart.org.

An Evening on the Nile, GLSEN Cincinnati's LGBTA prom, DJ, hors d'ouevres, non-alcoholic drinks, $30 adults, $15 students, 9 pm, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati, 513314-5535.

Sunday, April 17

Asians and Friends Cleveland Social Meeting, 3 pm, member's home in Bedford Hts, 216-226-6080 ext. 3, www.members.aol.com/ afcleveland, afcleveland@aol.com.

See Your Cervix, women's sexual health workshop in the tradition of 1970s feminist self-help programs, wear comfortable cloth-

bring a towel, blanket or workout mat, a pillow and a hand mirror, private home on the east side of Cleveland, presented by the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

ArtCares, art auction benefiting the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 5 pm patron reception, 6 pm reception and auction, $45, $100 patron, MOCA, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, 216-357-2223.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

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

Monday, April 18

Columbus Volleyball Winter League Banquet, 6 pm, Union Station Video Café, 630 North High St, Columbus, www.columbusvolleyball.org/ccv, 614-

265-7363 x2.

Wednesday, April 20

Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center Annual Meeting, includes election of officers, briefing on the 2004 annual report and presentation on the Rediscovering Our Community initiative, 7 pm, Dayton Metro Library main branch, 215 East Third St, Dayton, 937-274-1776, www.gaydayton.org/dlgc.

Thursday, April 21

Veterans Meet and Greet, get-together for Northeast Ohio American Veterans for Equal Rights chapter, 5 pm, Akron Pride Center, 71 North Adams St, Akron, qcws@neoaver.org, www.neoaver.org, fax 330-990-4023.

Thursday to Sunday, April 21 to 24 Working Our Way Home, conference for sexually diverse African Americans, with presentations and entertainment by Deep Dickollective, Doria Roberts, Leslye Huff, Ingrid Rivera, BlackOut Unlimited, Jason Tompkins and more, Oberlin College, Oberlin, 440-775-6466, http://

workingourwayhome.tripod.com, working_our_way_home@yahoo.com.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman