10 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

May 20, 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 Saturday, May 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 Hudson (Akron),

St, www.hudsonplayers.com, 330-655-8522.

To Saturday, June 4

The Secretaries, play by the Five Lesbian Brothers bringing the sensibilities of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to office life, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.

Friday, May 20

G2H2 at Sage, gay guys' happy hour at a different venue each month; 5:30 pm, Sage Restaurant, 391 West 11th Street, Cleveland, 216-861-3734, www.g2h2.com.

Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, Cleveland area meeting, 6:30 pm, for location call 440 442-9399.

Rainbow Alliance Charity Drag Revue, benefit for the AIDS Resource Center Ohio presented by Wright State University's Rainbow Alliance, $7, Multipurpose Room, Wright State, Dayton, 937-775-5565.

Suzanne Westenhoefer, lesbian comedian, performance to benefit the Columbus Women's Chorus, $25, 8 pm, First Unitarian Church, 92 West Weisheimer, Columbus, 614-878-3684, www.cwchorus.org.

Friday to Sunday, May 20 to 22

PACT Cleveland 25th Anniversary, coinciding with the Spring Midland Regional Conference Weekend, events highlighting the silver anniversary of LGBT organization, Wyndham Cleveland Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 877-233-9479, info@pact cleveland.com.

Cleveland Fine Arts Expo, featuring a number of queer artists, Fri 4-8 pm, Sat 10 am to 8 pm, Sun 11 am to 6 pm, presented by Sankofa Fine Art Plus, Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus, Bldg E-2, 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills (Cleveland), 216-791-2437, www.sankofafineartplus.org.

Saturday, May 21

Separate is Never Equal: The Fight for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, public discussion sponsored by the International Socialist Organization, 2 pm, Downtown Latte, 44 South St Clair Ave, Toledo, 419-466-0797, iso_toledo@yahoo.com.

Spring Fling, party presented by the Diversity Alliance of Stark County, last names beginning with A to K bring an appetizer, L to R salad and dressing, tuna, chicken or fruit, S to Z a dessert; bonfire at dusk, 6:30 pm, Triple J Rainbow Ranch, 4130 Belden Ave S.E., Canton, RSVP 330-484-9536.

Milwaukee Momentum 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.

CUYAHOGA REGIONAL HIV SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL

MEETING DATES

3rd Wednesday of Every Month

May 18

June 15

5:30-6:30 p.m.

January December

July Summer Break

August 17

2005

September 21

October 19 November 16

December Winter Break

MetroHealth Medical Center 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland, Ohio Room K101

At the May 18 meeting, the Planning Council will discuss service funding allocations for the 2006 2007 year. Anyone interested in participating in this planning process is welcome to attend.

For additional information about The Planning Council and Ryan White Services, call:

216-348-3986

www.cuyahoga.oh.us/ryanwhite-

All inquiries are strictly confidential.

Services are funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Information provided by: The Cuyahoga Regional HIV Services Planning Council.

Tidewater Floods 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.

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

All Club Bar Night, event to benefit the Cleveland and Akron gay and lesbian centers, presented by Rangers and other leather clubs, 10 pm, Adams Street, 77 North Adams St, Akron, 216-589-8588, www.rangersinc.org. Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22 "Go Figure!" concerty by the Columbus Women's Chorus looks at women's interaction with technology and fashion, 7:30 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, $15, $12 students and seniors, Ohio Dominican ÿUniversity, 1216 Sunbury Rd, Columbus, 614-878-3684, www.cwchorus.org.

Sunday, May 22

Rainbow Eagle to speak, Okla-Choctaw educator and spiritual leader, 12 noon, Unity Church of the Crossroads, 19132 Temple Drive, Strongsville (Cleveland), 440-238-1706,

unitycrossroads@aol.com.

Botanical Gardens Outing, presented by HUGS East, lunch at Inn on Coventry, 1 pm, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, followed by carpool to the gardens in University Circle, Cleveland; RSVP by May 15, whitvaik@hotmail.com. Hike the Lake View Cemetery, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, http://clevelandoutandabout.org. The Gay Agenda, religious right propaganda film made in 1992 but still widely used today, will be screened at the P-FLAG Columbus

monthly meeting, with special guest Perry Sloan, director of the Beacon Fellowship, 2 pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 West Weisheimer, Columbus, 614-227-9355,

kpinkleton@columbus.rr.com.

Fite for AIDS Walk, annual event to benefit the Lorain County AIDS Task Force; walk, run, bike or rollerblade the Bur Oak area of the Lorain County Metroparks' Black River Reservation on Ford Road in Lorain between 2 and

Friday to Sunday, May 27 to 29

Walk on Water, film of an Israeli agent who meets the gay grandson of a Nazi war criminal he's hunting, directed by Yossi and Jagger's Eytan Fox, 9 pm Fri and Sun, 7 pm Sat, $8, $5 members, staff and students, Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque, 216-421-7450.

Saturday, May 28

Jump Start: Living Proof, women's health and wellness seminar with a presentation by Living Prooflesbian cancer survivor's group, 10 am, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, kpinkleton@stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-

930-2261.

Diner Fest, fundraiser for Cincinnati's Pride Alive celebration, featuring DJ Flex, celebrity dunk tank and more, 12 noon to 7 pm, Diner on Sycamore, 1203 Sycamore Ave, 513-7211212, 513-591-0200, www.pridealive.org. Columbus Asian Festival, social outing organized by Asians and Friends Columbus, 12 noon, Franklin Park, Columbus, 614272-8327, www.afcmh.com.

Once Upon a Time, concert by the Cleveland Lesbian/Gay/Allies Concert/Marching Band, featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, 3 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, www.gaybandcleveland.org, 216-6316126.

Kentucky Karma 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.

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

Sunday, May 29

Second Annual Glammy Awards, presented by the Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, featuring a special show followed by the awards ceremony, 7:30 pm, the Dock, 603 West Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, www.isqccbe.org, 859-261-2972, 859491-9484.

5 pm, refreshments, guest speaker, 440Highlights of upcoming weeks

322-7526 ext. 111, info@familyplanning services.org, donations can also be made to Lorain County AIDS Task Force, 130 Columbus St., Elyria, Ohio 44035.

Miss Gay Cleveland America Pageant, Deco, 11213 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, information and applications 419-281-2198, ruffdiamond 330@yahoo.com.

Tuesday, May 24

Men's Book Club, first meeting of new group, 6:30 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614-930-2261, kpinkleton @stonewallcolumbus.org.

Thursday, May 26

Marriage Equality Forum, featuring Dublin Jerome High School students who wore Tshirts advocating same-sex marriage to school, presented by Speak Out, Ohio Freedom to Marry Coalition, Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition and First Unitarian Universalist Church,

7 pm, Dublin Public Library, 75 North High Street, Dublin (Columbus), 614-299-7764. Friday, May 27

Trip to Little Italy, organized by the Senior Drop-in Center of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, meet at 10:30 am to carpool over, then visit the Alta Social Settlement House and have lunch at Primo Vino, meet at 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, RSVP to 216-651-5426.

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

Wednesday, June 1

Cincinnati Pride Speakers Rally, 11:30 am, Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati, 513591-0200, www.prideisalive.com.

Night of Pride Alive, Cincinnati Pride comedy show, doors 6:30 pm, show promptly at 8 pm, Funny Bone Comedy Club, Newport on the Levee, 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, Ky. (Cincinnati), 513591-0200, www.prideisalive.com.

Saturday, June 4

Dayton Pride Dinner and Business Expo, 20th annual event, expo 5 pm, dinner 7 pm, featuring comedian Marga Gomez, Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West 2nd Street, Dayton, www.daytonpride.org, 937-274-1776

pridedayton@aol.com.

Sunday, June 5

Dignity Dayton Anniversary Mass, celebrating 30 years of the local chapter of the group for LGBT Catholics, 10 am, Christ Episcopal Church, 20 West First Street, Dayton, 937640-2468, www.dignitydayton.org. Dignity Dayton Anniversary Dinner, celelbrating 30 years of the local chapter of the group for LGBT Catholics, 6 pm, Cox Arboretum, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, www.dignitydayton.org, 934-640-2468:

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