August 5, 2005

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

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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, 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.

To Sunday, August 7

Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, weeklong Black Gay Pride celebration, Cleveland, www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com,

216-937-2268.

To Sunday, 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.

Friday, August 5

The Island, film selected for Girth and Mirth Cleveland movie night, meet at 7 pm, Cinemark Valley View, 6001 Canal Rd, Valley View (Cleveland), 216-556-0670, www.girthandmirthcleveland.com. The Red Hott Affair, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, red-attired dinner and dance, 8 pm, $25, advanced ticket sales only, Casa di Borally, 27227 Chardon Rd, Richmond Hts (Cleveland), 216-937-2268, www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com.

Friday to Sunday, August 5 to 7

Together in Faith Conference, second annual multiracial, multigenerational conference for spiritual LGBT people, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich., 734-761-8283 ext. 3, www.together infaith.com.

Saturday, August 6

State of Black Gay America Symposium: It's a She Thang, town hall meeting with national and local panelists, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, 12 noon, Ford Auditorium, Case Western Reserve University, corner of Euclid Ave and Adelbert Rd, 216-937-2268, www.blackgayandproudcleveland.com.

Greco-Roman Feast, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, extravagant dinner of fresh fruit, wine, cheese and a variety of exotic dishes, $30, 5:30 pm, limited to 25 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Variety Show, to benefit P-FLAG of Erie and Crawford counties, $10 requested donation per ticket, 8 pm, Trance Dance Club, 1607 Raspberry St, Erie, Pa., pflagerie@ eriegaynews.com, 814-898-8341.

White Fantasia, white attire affair with food, dancing and a special performance by Teria Griffin, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, $30 advance, $40 door, 9 pm, Cleveland Health Museum, 8911 Euclid Ave, Cleve-

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.

Wednesday, August 10

Summer Restaurant Tour: Café Limbo, mention the tour and 35% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 12706 Larchmere, Cleveland, 216-707-3333.

Rep. Barney Frank will speak at the Cleveland City Club at noon on August 12, with an evening reception at Union Station.

Wine Tasting, event to benefit the Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, featuring silent auction and a slate of elected officials and candidates, 5:30 pm, $15, Axis, 775 North High St, Columbus, 614-265-7444, stonewalldemsoh@yahoo.com.

land, 216-937-2268, www.blackgayandproudThursday, August 11

cleveland.com.

Sunday, August 7

Raise the Roof Gospel Service, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, 9:30 am breakfast, 11 am service, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216937-2268, www.blackgayandproudcleveland.com.

Family Festival, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration featuring food, entertainment, dancing, vendors and a kids' corner, 12 noon, Kirkland Park, East 49th and South Marginal Rd, Cleveland, 216-937-2268, www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com. Girth and Mirth Cleveland Picnic, 3 pm, Edgewater Park near Upper Pavilion, Cleveland, 216-556-0670, www.girthandmirthcleveland.com. Black, Gay and Proud Closing Party, 9 pm, Club 2527, 2527 West 25th St, Cleveland, 216-937-2268, www.blackgayandproudcleveland.com.

Tuesday, August 9

Ohio Tobacco Quit Line Program Seminar, presented by Joyce Swetlick, Program Project Manager for the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation, 7 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

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Restaurant Tour: Jimmy O'Neill's, mention the summer restaurant tour and 30% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 2195 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, 216321-1116.

Stonewall Columbus Hiking Club, informational kick-off event for new group, 6 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.

Friday, August 12

Rep. Barney Frank to speak, lunch talk by openly gay representative from Massachusetts, 12 noon, $15 members, $25, City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave, 216-621-0082, www.cityclub.org.

Reception with Barney Frank and Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, VIP reception at 5:30 is $75, general one at 6:30 is $35, $20 students; Union Station Video Café, 2814 Detroit Ave., 216-647-7437; www.cleveland stonewalldemocrats.org

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 own tent and sleeping bag, registration deadline August 8, $60, Columbus area, contact Fr. Phillip

Zimmerman for info and reservations, 614870-6460.

Bears in the Bighouse, annual Bears in the Woods gathering, Camp Davis, Boyers, Pa., Saturday only (includes 3 catered meals) $90 cabin, $80 tents, RVs and campers; Friday and Saturday nights $105 cabin, $95 tent, RV or camper, www.arktos-online.com/run/ bitw_2005.htm, 330-434-4860.

Saturday, August 13

Festival of the Flea, annual flea market to benefit Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 9 am, 2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland, 216861-7388, www.pilgrimalive.org. Dog Day Afternoon, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, dining extravaganza for dogs and their humans, bring canine on a leash, 2 pm, $35, limited to 75 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Return of Martinis at the Mansion, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, feast on hearty appetizers and exotic martinis in the Victorian mansion once occupied by Cleveland's first mayor, $60, 6:30 pm, limited to 50 guests, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Slavic Village Dinner and Tour, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, spend a day in one of Cleveland's oldest ethnic neighborhoods, $40, 6:30 pm, limited to 16 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Sunday, August 14

South Chagrin Reservation Creek Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209,http://clevelandoutandabout.org.

Ohio University GLBT End of Summer Picnic, at the Athens home of Mickey Hart, GLBT services coordinator, 5:30 pm, bring a picnic item to share, RSVP to hartm@ohio.edu for directions and details.

Chorus on the Stallion's Patio, North Coast Men's Chorus benefit with members singing on the Leather Stallion Saloon's ivy-draped patio, portion of the day's sales will be donated to the chorus, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, www.ncmchorus.org, www.leatherstallion.com, 216-589-8588.

An Ole Fashion Barbie-Q, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, Barbie and Ken broke up, but pink is still the color of the day, $25, 3 pm, limited to 25 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. Monday, August 15

Nunsense II: The Second Coming, all-drag performance by Curtis L. Young, Ian Atwood, G.A. Taggett, Colin Cook and Kevin Joseph Kelly to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 8 pm, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit 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

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 and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4

Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, annual Labor Day weekend event rotated between Cleveland, Columbus and Detroit, sponsored by North Coast Athletic Association Softball League, Clark Fields, 2690 West 7th St, Cleveland, 216-671-8252, http://

home.earthlink.net/~northcoastsoftball/ index.html, mist05@earthlink.net.

Saturday, September 10

Dancin' in the Moonlight, annual Supporters Reaching Out fundraiser for David's House Compassion, featuring food, silent auction, Twila Starr, Voodoo Libido, Baptist Accents, Sound Connection, Kelly Broadway and Patrick Lewandowski, 7 pm, $30, $50/couple, Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd, Sylvania (Toledo), 419-243-7274. Wednesday-Sunday, September 14-18

Between the Worlds, alternative spiritual gathering for queer men, presented by the Green Faerie Grove, registration due by September 1, $70-$90, at a private campground in southeast Ohio, 614-343-3681, www.greenfaeriegrove.org.

Friday to Sunday, September 16 to 18 Living in Leather, National Leather Association conference, honoring NLA-Columbus as chapter of the year, Oklahoma City, Okla., www.lil.nla-i.com.

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.

Red Ribbon Walk for AIDS, 16th annual benefit for AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman