July 8, 2005
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
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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, 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. "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.nationalconvention.info.
To Sunday, July 10
Rocky Horror Show, gender-bending cult classic play, Weathervane Playhouse,
1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, 330836-2626, www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. Dignity USA Biennial Convention, organization for LGBT Catholics, Loews Hotel, 21 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, www.dignityusa.org.
Friday to Saturday, July 8 to August 6 Tales of the Lost Formicans, anthropological play dealing with humans as the strange aliens they are, by queer playwright Constance. Congdon, directed by Clyde Simon, presented by Convergence-Continuum, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, $12, $9 students and seniors, the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland, 216-687-0074, www.convergence-continuum.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.
Bull Roast, presented by the Cleveland Friendship Committee, $35, at a private home in Solon (Cleveland), 216-496-2308, 216269-1900, 216-225-9073.
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/.
The World's Best BBQ, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $60, 7 pm, limited to 30 guests, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Ray Vester in concert, gay singer-songwriterevangelist, presented by Eternal Joy MCC, 7 pm, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087.
Sunday, July 10
Worship Service with Ray Vester, gay singersongwriter-evangelist, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087.
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ering to celebrate 20 years of the Cleveland chapter, 1 pm, 2691 Derbyshire Rd., Cleveland Heights, RSVP 216-556-4317. Forest Hill Progressive Dinner, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $75, 4 pm, limited to 50 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Sunday to Saturday, July 10 to 16
Women's Writing Retreat, sponsored by Women Writing for a Change, taught by founder Mary Pierce Brosmer, $475 includes classes, room and board, Knobs Haven, Loretto, Ky., 513-217-1171, kwade@nuvox.net.
Monday, July 11
Gerry and Elephant, two films by gay director Gus Van Sant, the first dealing with two friends lost in the desert and the second following a group of teens in a Columbine-like high school, first film 7 pm, second 9 pm, $6 per film, $4 members, seniors and students, Mershon Auditorium, 1871 North High St, Columbus, 614292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Tuesday, July 12
Last Days, area premiere of new film by gay director Gus Van Sant dealing with the final days of a Kurt Cobain-like rock star, 7 pm, $6, $4 members, seniors and students, Mershon Auditorium, 1871 North High St, Columbus, 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Meet and Greet Dinner, beginning of expanded programming for 20-somethings, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, aschatzman@lgesc.org.
Wednesday, July 13
Homosexuality and the Church, first of eight weekly classes examining the interplay of religion and sexual orientation, short optional worship 6 pm, light dinner 6:30 pm, class 7 pm, Broad Street United Methodist Church, 501 East Broad St, Columbus, 614-221-4571 ext. 222.
Friday to Sunday, July 15 to August 14 Aida, musical by Elton John and Tim Rice, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $26, $23 seniors, $15 students, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.
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, Green (Akron), 330253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org. Hike Little Mountain at Holden Arboretum, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-8209, http://clevelandoutabout.org. Prime Timers Cleveland, social gathering and potluck for mature gay and bisexual men, for time and location call 216-291-4648 or log onto www.ptcleveland.org.
Thursday, July 21
Kayak Float, presented by Cleveland Out and About, flat-water kayak outing on an inland lake, no previous experience necessary, 6 pm, $15, $5 for those with their own kayaks, advance registration required to 216-341-1704, ask to register for the Cleveland Out and About Kayak Float, La Due Reservoir, Auburn Corners (east of Cleveland), http://clevelandoutandabout.org.
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Friday to Sunday, July 22 to 24
Miss Gay Ohio America Pageant, with Miss Gay America 2005 Raquel Chevallier and MC Denise Russell, Axis Nightclub, 775 North High St, Columbus, 330-453-1055.
Sunday, July 24
Hair Affair, event sponsored by Cincinnati magazine and Redken to benefit Caracole, Inc., 6:30 pm, $30 general admission, $50 VIP, admission includes food, goody bag of hair care samples and a year's subscription to the magazine, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, 35 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, 513-562-2777, cohmer@cintimag.emmis.com.
Monday to Sunday, August 1 to 7
Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, weeklong Black Gay Pride celebration, Cleveland, www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com, 216-937-2268.y
Tuesday to Sunday, August 9 to 14 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 30th annual event, featuring Slanty Eyed Mama, Bitch, Ferron, Le Tigre, Tribe 8, Elvira Kurt, Holly Near, Betty and many others, near Hart, Mich., http:// www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766.
Friday to Sunday, August 12 to 14
Camping in the Field of Dreams and Possibilities, retreat and healing weekend for HIV service providers, consumers and friends, presented by Pater Noster House, bring your own tent and sleeping bag, registration deadline August 8, $60, Columbus area, contact Fr. Phillip Zimmerman for info and reservations, 614-870-6460.
Sunday, August 28
Dancin' in the Streets, reinvented outdoor dance party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 to 8 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and West 117th, Cleveland; 216-221-2333.
Saturday, September 17
Ohio Lesbian Festival, 16th annual all-day music festival at Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. at U.S. 40, 1⁄2 mile west of Kirkersville, Ohio, 15 miles east of Columbus; 614562-0577, www.ohiolba.org.
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