GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

June 24, 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, June 26

Women on the Verge of...Figuring It Out, compendium of two one-act plays, Brownie Points and Harvesting the Marigold Seeds, presented by Red Hen Productions feminist theater, $18, 7:30 pm Thurs and Fri, 3:30 pm Sun, Cleveland Black Box Theater, 1210 West 6th St, www.feministtheatre.org.

To Sunday, July 10

Rocky Horror Show, gender-bending cult classic play, Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, 330836-2626, www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. Friday, June 24

Rockin' in the Streets, outdoor music and art festival featuring Melissa Ferrick, the Katie Reider Band, Gurrlesque, drag performances, belly dancers, a chocolate fountain and more, after-party at Club 202, 6 pm, $10 online pre-sale, $15 gate, Union Station lot, 630 North High St, Columbus, www.rockingin

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Pride Kick-Off Party, part of Stonewall Columbus' Pride Holiday, featuring the Royal Renegades drag king troupe, 8 pm, Wall Street Nightclub, 144 North Wall St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Cleveland, 216-556-0910, Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25

To Saturday, July 9

A Chorus Line, classic musical featuring gay characters, Tues-Thurs 8 pm, Fri and Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 5 pm, Weds and Sun 2 pm matinees, $27-$47.50, dinner served two hours prior to curtain, Carousel Dinner Theater, 1275 East Waterloo Rd, Akron, 330-724-9855, www.carouseldinnertheatre.com.

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Beautiful Boxer, film based on the true story of transgendered Thai kickboxer Parinya Charoenphol, Fri 7 pm, Sat 9 pm, $8, $5 members, students and staff, Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque, 216-421-7450.

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Friday to Sunday, June 24 to 26

Trip to Toronto Pride, bus trip to Toronto organized by the Erie GLBT Center through Carlson Wagonlit Travel, motor coach leaving from Cleveland with pick-ups in Erie, Pa. and Buffalo, N. Y., includes two nights at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, $249/person for double occupancy, reservation deadline May 11, 800786-8728 ext. 222.

Women's International Music Festival, second annual event featuring Tret Fure, Ferron, Ember Swift, Robin Stone, Alexis Antes, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Anne E. DeChant, Karen Williams and others, Pine Valley Park, 4935 South Arlington Rd, North Canton, 330-219-0409, www.wimfest.com, wimfest@hotmail.com.

Saturday, June 25

Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, ecumenical service 10 am, parade steps off 1 pm from Goodale Park in the Short North, marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park; 614-299-7764, www.stonewall-columbus.org. Erie Pride Picnic, Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pa., info@eriegaynews, 814-456-9833, www.eriegaynews.com. Bear-B-Q, cookout presented by the Gem City Bears, 1 pm, Possum Creek Metropark, 4901 Shank Rd, Dayton, 937-353-4077, GemCityBears@woh.rr.com.

Sing for Your Supper, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, held in conjunction with the North Coast Men's Chorus and Michael Feinstein concert, $50, 4:30 pm, limited to 25 guests, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, second meeting of Ohio chapter of national group for lesbians over 60, with picnic, swimming and boating, Indian Lake (Columbus), 216932-0977.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, join the wedding feast of the Duke of Athens and the Queen of the Amazons, $40, 7 pm, limited to 50 guests, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Michael Feinstein joins the North Coast Men's Chorus for a Pride concert, 8 pm,$30-$100; Allen Theater, Playhouse Square, East 14th and Euclid Ave, Cleveland, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.

Sunday, June 26

Pride Brunch, part of Stonewall Columbus' Pride Holiday, featuring Roddy Barnes and

Bat 'n' Rouge, benefit drag softball game capping off the Stonewall Columbus Pride Holiday weekend, 3 pm, $7, Africentric School, 300 East Livingston Ave. at Grant Ave., Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.

20s Together Summer Potluck Picnic, afternoon of socializing and fun, 3 pm, dinner 5 pm, Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation, off of Ridge Road near the baseball fields, Cleveland, 216-280-6767, http:/ /groups.yahoo.com/group/twenties2gether. Montaz After Hours Party, Raging Stallion Studios porn star, $10 admission benefits Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7 pm, Body Language, 11424 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216251-3330, 888-429-7733.

Monday, June 27

National HIV Testing Day, featuring free testing across the country, including 9 am to 7 pm at AVOC, 220 Findlay St, Cincinnati, 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org.

Wednesday, June 29

Re-Affirmation of Marriage and Holy Union Vows, presented by Eternal Joy MCC as part of Pride Month, 7 pm, Eternal Joy, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 614-302-4948, beaconohio @aol.com, http://hometown.aol.com/beaconohio. Thursday, June 30

Beat Bullying: A Mother's Experience with Harassment and Societal Pressures on LGBT Youth, presentation by Leslie Sadasivan, advocate for LGBT youth and mother of 14-year old Robbie Kirkland, a boy who committed suicide following anti-gay harassment at school, presented by the ACLU of Ohio as part of their Brown Bag Lecture Series, 12 noon, Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave, Cleveland, 216-472-2220, contact@acluohio.org.

Friday to Tuesday, July 1 to 5

United Church of Christ General Synod, biennial gathering of the pro-gay Christian denomination, one of the subjects discussed will be gay marriage, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, www.ucc.org/synod.

Sunday, July 3

Hawaiian Holiday, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, Hawaiian luau complete with pig roast, $40, 3 pm, limited to 60 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

keynote speaker Rev. Phil Hart, 11 am, Westin, Highlights of upcoming weeks

310 South High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Bike/Hike/Golf at the Towpath, outing with the Network, Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, golfers meet at Brandywine Golf Course at 1:30 pm for 2 pm tee time, 5555 Akron Peninsula Rd, Peninsula, bikers and hikers meet at 2 pm at Century Cycles, 1621 Main Street (Ohio Rt. 303), Peninsula, RSVP June 20 to 440975-5904, dinner follows at 5 pm at the Winking Lizard, 440-962-3662, info@cleveland womensnetwork.org.

Troubadours of Divine Bliss, lesbian folk band, presented by Tirabassi-Kin house concerts, 2 pm, for concert location call 216371-3224 or e-mail songbirds2@adelphia.net, www.tirabassi-kin.com.

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For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Wednesday to Friday, July 6 to 9

"Building Bridges in Our Communities and in Our Lives," 25th annual convention of the National Association of Black and White Men Together, Pittsburgh, Pa., www.national convention.info.

Thursday to Sunday, July 7 to 10

Dignity USA Biennial Convention, organization for LGBT Catholics, Loews Hotel, 21 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, www.dignityusa.org.

Saturday, July 9

LGBT Business Expo, presented by the Erie Networking Group, 3 pm, Trance Dance Club, 1607 Raspberry St, Erie, Pa., glbterie@aol.com, 814-456-9833, info@eriegaynews.com. North Coast Cruise on the Goodtime I, benefiting Agape House and Pantry, pre-party 6 pm at Club X-centricities, 306 W. Water St., Sandusky, boarding 8:30 pm at the nearby Jackson St. pier; tickets $25 available at Club X-centricities or Agape House, 419-624-8118 or 419-626-8011; www.clubx-sandusky.com or www.firelandspride.org/~agape/.

Saturday, July 16

Garden Party: Sweet Sixteen, annual fundraiser for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, celebrating the center's 30th anniversary and the sixteenth Garden Party, Signature of Solon, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Sunday, July 17

Day in the Sun, annual picnic presented by the Akron Pride Center, 10 am-10 pm, $10, Pine Valley Lake Park, 4936 South Arlington Road, Akron, 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman