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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

April 29, 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 216-631-1052, or email 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, May 1

Equality Forum, annual LGBT rights conference and celebration in Philadelphia, this year celebrating the 40th anniversary of the July 4, 1965 demonstration at the Liberty Bell that became the "Annual Reminders" of gay inequality, 215-732-3378 ext.

www.equalityforum.com.

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Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy, darkly comic series of short plays examining 20-somethings' views of the afterlife, features gay themes, 11 pm Friday and Saturday, 7 pm Sunday, $7, $5 students, Night Kitchen at Dobama Theater, 1846 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, www.dobama.org, 216-932-3396. Friday, April 29

Diversify Your World: Dialogues to Build Community and Leadership, training based on the Prejudice Reduction Workshop created by the National Coalition Building Institute. $10 registration fee, refundeddayofworkshop, 8:30 am, First Christian Church. West State and North Congress, Athens, www.ohio.edu ourworld, 740-593-1800, yourworld a ohio.edu.

Lesbian Cancer Survivors Support Group, first meeting of the new year for Cleveland area group, 6:30 pm, for location and information call 440-442-9399.

Cachorro (Bear Cub), Spanish film about a gay dentist who has his young nephew thrust upon him, set in the bear community in Spain, $8, $5 Cinematheque members and CIA students, 7:30 pm, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard, 216421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque. Rachael Sage performs, lesbian singersongwriter, 8 pm, $15, free for members, British American Club, 8564 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg (Cleveland), 330-963-6370, http:/ /baclubohio.dnsalias.com.

Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30 Jewelry Cleaning Food Drive, bring in nonperishable food items to be distributed by Lakewood Christian Services and have jewelry cleaned for free by Broestl and Wallis Fine Jewelers, Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm. Broestl and Wallis, 14410 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-221-1434.

Friday to Sunday, April 29 to May 1

Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, annual weekend of leather-related events, benefits the Leather Archives and Museum, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center and other community organizations, host hotel Embassy Suites in downtown Cleveland. featuring silent auction, International Leather Family Dinner, field trips, vendor/education mart, parties and more, 216-252-2148, www.clawinfo.org.

Saturday, April 30

Shake It, Don't Break It, workshop on dance as a form of exercise, part of the Jump Start series, 10 am, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Circle in the Square, ninth annual Beltane pagan celebration of spring, 10 am to 6 pm, includes food collection for Harvest for Hunger, northwest quadrant of Public Square, downtown Cleveland, www.snowspine.com/ cits, 216-235-9663, paegipagan@yahoo.com. Original Pride, film dealing with the 50th anniversary of the Satyrs Motorcycle Club, part of the Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend, two showings, 2 pm at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, 216421-7350; and after the International Leather Dinner, 6 pm at Embassy Suites Atrium, 1701 East 12th St, $25 presale includes dinner, $30 door with dinner, $5 film only at 8:30 pm; 216252-2148, www.clawinfo.org.

HRC Cleveland Dinner and Dance, 12th annual event with special guest Alec Mapa, 5:30 pm champagne reception and silent auction, 7 pm presentation followed by dinner, $165, $75 students, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave.. 800-790-2538, www.hrc.org, www.boxofficetickets.com.

Baltimore Burn at Toledo Spitfire, National Women's Football Association game, 7:00 pm, Rossford High School. 701 Superior St, Rossford (Toledo). 419-310-2255.

www.toledospitfire.com.

Detroit Demolition at Cincinnati Sizzle, National Women's Football Association game. 7:00 pm. Boys and Girls Club, 3504 WashingAve. Avondale (Cincinnati), www.cincinnatisizzle.com.

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Indiana Thunder 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.

Pittsburgh Passion at Cleveland Fusion, National Women's Football Association game, 7:05 pm, Bedford Stadium, 475 Northfield Rd, Bedford (Cleveland), 440-816-1457, www.clevelandfusion.com.

Rachael Sage performs, lesbian singersongwriter, 8 pm, $10, Warehouse on the Canal, 239 North Canal St, Canal Fulton (Canton), dinner by reservation only, 330-854-1111, www.ghostsofcanalfulton.com/col.html. GLBT Night at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, concert with Paavo Järvi conducting and Jean-Yves Thibaudet playing Gershwin's piano concerto, followed by a special reception, special package price $30, 8 pm, Music Hall, 1243 Elm St, Cincinnati, deadline for specially-priced tickets is 4 pm on April 27, 513-744-3590.

Cachorro (Bear Cub), Spanish film about a gay dentist who has his young nephew thrust upon him, set in the bear community in Spain, $8, $5 Cinematheque members and CIA students, 9:30 pm, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard, 216421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Sunday, May 1

AIDS Walk Central Ohio, 5K run steps off at 10 am, the walk at 12 noon, community festival until 6 pm, Battelle Plaza, Arena District, Columbus, 614-447-5050, www.aidswalkcentralohio.org.

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Pretty in Pink, '80s-themed party sponsored by the Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend to benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Fund, 4 pm, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland, 216661-1314, www.clawinfo.org.

The Nomi Song, documentary about the life of openly gay German New Wave star Klaus Nomi, one of the first high-profile celebrities to die of AIDS, $8, $5 Cinematheque members and CIA students, 8:50 pm, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

Tuesday, May 3

Recovery Resources Annual Meeting, luncheon featuring keynote speech by Lori Rugle, director of the Ohio Council on Problem Gambling, 12 noon, Myers University Club, 3813 Euclid Ave, Cleveland,216-923-4013, www.recovery-resources.org, ashorter@recres.org.

"HIV,Anxiety and Depression," presentation by Dr. Cynthia Vrabel, sponsored by the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit Community Adyvisory Board, 6 pm, Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-844-2247,rob2@case.edu.

Closets Are for Clothes, first five weekly sessions of coming out workshop presented by Rev. Mark Pridmore and counselor Allen Kimbrough, 7 pm, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087.

Tortilla Heaven, one-man show starring gay performer Jade Esteban Estrada dealing with three generations of a Mexican family in the U.S.,7:30 pm, $12 suggested donation, Dunham Art Building, 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, 513-251-3800, www.getjaded.com.

The Organ, all-female band featured on The I. Word, with the Wedding Present, 9 pm, $12, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo, Cleveland, 216-383-1124, www.theorgan.ca.

Wednesday, May 4

Hooked, screening of documentary on the quest for sex online in the gay male community, presented by Stonewall Columbus, the Columbus AIDS Task Force, BRAVO and others as part of AIDS Awareness Week, doors 6 pm, movie 7 pm, Axis, 775 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.

Closets Are for Clothes: Coming Out, Being Proud, Living Proud, first of five weekly sessions led by Rev. Mark Pridmore of Eternal Joy MCC and therapist Allen Kimbrough, $20 for the series, 7 pm, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937-254-2087, pastor@eternaljoymcc.org. The Organ, all-female band featured on The L Word, with the Wedding Present, 8:30 pm, $12 advance, $14 door, Little Brother's, 1100 North High St., Columbus; 614-421-2025, www.theorgan.ca.

Thursday, May 5

The Organ, all-female band featured on The L Word, with the Wedding Present, 8:30 pm, $12 advance, $14 door, Southgate House, 24 East 3rd St, Newport, Ky. (Cincinnati), 859431-2201, www.theorgan.ca.

Stories 'n' Song: A Cabaret, benefit for the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland featuring the touring cast of Oklahoma, 11:30 pm, Star at Playhouse Square, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-621-8777.

Friday, May 6

Mr. Lima All-Star Competition, presented by Brooklyn Steele, registration fee $50, Somewhere in Time, 804 North St, Lima, 419227-7288, brookesnsteele@yahoo.com.

Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7

"Growing Into Our Roots," spring concert and CD release celebration by Muse, Cincinnati's women's choir, $15 with sliding scale, CDs are $16, 8 pm, New Thought Unity Center, 1401 East McMillan, Cincinnati, 513-221-1118,

www.musechoir.org, muse@musechoir.org.

Friday to Saturday, May 6 to 24

I Hate Hamlet, play by gay writer Paul Rudnick about an actor haunted by John Barrymore's ghost, $12, Barlow Community Center, 39 Oviatt St, Hudson (Akron), www.hudsonplayers.com, 330-655-8522. Saturday, May 7

Girth and Mirth Cleveland Road Trip, daylong visit to Amish country in Middlefield, see the cheese factory and other sites, details 216556-0670, www.girthandmirthcleveland.com. East Side Caucus of the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, first meeting ofnew sub-group, 11 am, University Heights Library, 13866 Cedar Rd., University Heights (Cleveland), 216-647-7437, www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org.

Bike the Rocky River Reservation, outing organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, http://clevelandoutandabout.org. Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, organizational meeting to start Ohio chapter of national group for lesbians over 60, 1 pm, Worthington Public Library, 820 High St, Worthington (Columbus), 216-932-0977. Horsing Around for Pride, Kentucky Derby viewing party to benefit Cincinnati Pride, with light fare, bonnet and Derby King and Queen contests, doors 3 pm, Kentucky Derby 6 pm, Woolly's, 828 Monmouth St, Newport, Ky., 513-591-0200, http://prideisalive.com.

Heights Hippie Meal, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, featuring a nutty-crunchy feast for flower children everywhere, $25, 7 pm, limited to 15 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Sunset with the Network, evening potluck with Cleveland area lesbian social and professional networking organization, 7 pm, $5, $3 members, Edgewater Towers party room, 12520 Edgewater Dr, Lakewood, RSVP to 440-962-3662, info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org.

World Outgames Registration Party, presented by Ohio Splash and Team Columbus, for local athletes wishing to learn more about the international sporting event organized as an alternative to the Gay Games; Outgames will take place July 29 to August 5, 2006 in Montréal, Québec, 7 pm, Wall Street Night Club, 144 North Wall, Columbus, 614-446-4297, www.ohiosplash.org, www.montreal2006.org.

Human Heart Release Party, new CD by the North Coast Men's Chorus, with performance by Verb Ballets and food by Grovewood Tavern, $25 general admission, $50 includes CD, $100 includes signed CD, 8 pm, Spaces Gallery, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, 216556-0590, www.ncmchorus.org.

Drag Nation, show by the Royal Renegades drag king, queen and in between troupe, doors 9 pm, show 10:30 pm, $6, Skully's Music Diner, 1151 North High St, Columbus, 614260-1990.

Gatsby's Modern Dream, this year's installment of the Other Prom, an LGBTA formal dance for high school and college students, open to youth 14-22, presented by GLBT Student Services at Ohio State University, 10 pm, Hillel, 46 East 16th, Columbus, 614-688-8449, glbtss@osu.edu.

A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll, Cincy Pride fundraiser featuring Flora DeVille, Bella Dolce, Misty Blue, Keagam De Ville and more, 11:30 pm, Little Bit Bar, 2401 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513-591-0200, http:/ /prideisalive.com.

Sunday, May 8

Men's Health Fair, presented by Northeastern Ohio Naturists, 3 pm, Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, www.neonnaturists.org, 216-575-1505.

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