charlie's calendar

August 19, 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 Sunday, August 28

I Hate Hamlet, play by gay writer Paul Rudnick about an actor haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore, Fri-Sun 8 pm, $12, $10 students and seniors, Rabbit Run Theater, 5648 West Chapel Rd, Madison, 440-428-7092.

Friday, August 19

G2H2 at Johnny's Bar, installment of moving Gay Guys Happy Hour get togethers, 5:30 pm, 3164 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, 216281-0055, www.g2h2.com.

Beach Party, benefits "Cruise for the Cause" fundraiser for Stonewall Columbus and the Columbus AIDS Task Force, limbo and bikini contests, 8 pm, Wall Street Night Club, 144 North Wall St, Columbus, www.stonewallcolumbus.org, www.catf.net,

614-464-2800.

CC Jr. in concert, punky rock band, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216661-1314, www.ccjunior.com.

Saturday, August 20

Road Rally and Scavenger Hunt, presented by the Network, Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, teams consist of up to five members, meet at 10:30 am, Lincoln Park Gazebo, West 11th and Tremont, Cleveland, RSVP by August 18, 440-962-3662, info@cleveland womensnetwork.org.

Hawaiian Luau and Pig Roast, presented by Pater Noster House, games, DJ, beach volleyball and more, $20, $5 kids, age 6 and under free, Pater Noster House, 4313 Alkire, Columbus, 614-870-6460, www.paternoster house.org.

Dance with the Pack, benefit for the Public Animal Welfare Society of Ohio, presented by the Rainbow Wranglers, swimming, horseshoes, volleyball and dancing, BYOB, please bring a side dish to yshare, $10 recommended donation, 3 pm, 36370 Chestnut Ridge, North Ridgeville (Cleveland), www.pawsohio.org, 440-442-7297 (PAWS).

Meinecke for City Council Sock Hop, fundraiser for openly gay Toledo city council candidate, $10, 6 pm, American Legion Przybylski Post No. 642, 2810 Airport Hwy, Toledo, Toledo4Meinecke@aol.com. Cowboys and Angels, film presented as part of Guys Night Out Men's Movie Night, 6:30 pm social time, 7 pm film, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Jenrose and the Kentucky Bootleggers, with Angel Foss, queer concert hosted by emcee Luster de la Virgion, presented by TirabassiKin House, 8 pm, $10-$15 suggested donation on sliding scale, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th, Cleveland, 216-371-3224, www.tirabassi-kin.com.

Homo in Solo, part of the Cleveland LesbianGay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, enjoy a feast of food from the West Side Market in an Ohio City home, $25, 9 pm, limited to 75 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Bedtime Ball, the second annual Know Theater Tribe Pajama Jam party, featuring a special performance by the Rubi Girls, psychics, raffles and more, proceeds benefit Know Theater, 9 pm, $10, Alchemize, 1122 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 513-300-5669, info@know theatre.com.

Sunday, August 21

Decked Out, annual dinner dance presented by Gays and Lesbians United, VIP dinner

5:30 pm, dance 7:30 pm, dinner and dance

$50, must be reserved by August 15, dance only $15 advance, $20 door, Lighthouse Café and Docks, 2605 Broadway, Toledo, 419467-6060.

Prime Timers Cleveland Potluck, social gathering for mature gay and bisexual men, for locations and time call 216-291-4648 or go to www.ptcleveland.org.

Tuesday, August 23

Summer Restaurant Tour: Players, mention the tour and 50% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 14523 Madison Ave, Lakewood, 216-226-5200.

Wednesday, August 24

Restaurant Tour: The Old Angle, mention the summer restaurant tour and 40% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1848 West 25th St, Cleveland, 216861-5643.

Thursday, August 25

Summer Restaurant Tour: Grovewood Tavern, mention the tour and 50% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 17105 Grovewood, Cleveland, 216-531-4900. Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGB personal and professional networking organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576.

Volunteer Info Session, open to those interested in volunteering at the Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 8 pm, 6600 Detroit Avenue, 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Thursday to Sunday, August 25 to 28

Stonewall Democrats National Convention, in San Diego, www.stonewalldemocrats.org. Friday, August 26

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

Saturday, August 27

Giant Garage Sale, benefits Good Company, Windsong and the Clevleand Gay and Lesbian Allies Marching Band, 10 am to 4 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, 440-331-3139.

Who Let the Dogs Out 2, fundraiser for Stonewall Columbus and the Capital Area Humane Society, open to humans and dogs, featuring a dog show, vendors and more, $5, $10 registration fee for dog show, Columbus All Breed Training Club, 2164 Williams Rd, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. Maple Highlands Trail Bicycle Ride, from Chardon to Painesville, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-8209, http://clevelandoutandabout.org.

DEBS and High Art, two films presented as part of Chick Flicks Women's Movie Night, 6:30 pm social time, 7 pm showtime, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

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.

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An Opa! Brunch, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $35, 1 pm, limited to 36 guests, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

North Coast Men's Chorus Picnic, kick-off for the new season, open to members, friends, supporters and prospective members, $5, Mentor Headlands State Park, 216-556-0590, glharig@comcast.net.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

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

Wednesday, August 31

Capital City Volleyball Sign-Up Party, for the 20th season of LGBTA volleyball league, 6 pm, Union Station, 630 North High St, Columbus, www.columbusvolleyball.org/ccv,

ccv@columbusvolleyball.org.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4

Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, annual Labor Day weekend event rotates between Cleveland, Columbus and Detroit, sponsored this year by North Coast Athletic Association softball league; Cleveland, 216671-8252,

http://home.earthlink.net/

~northcoastsoftball/index.html,

mist05@earthlink.net.

Sunday, September 4

MIST Cruise, cruise aboard the Goodtime III sponsored by the Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, 10 pm board, cast off at 10:30 pm, $20, tickets available at dock only, East 9th St. Pier, East 9th Street at Lake Erie, Cleveland, mist05@earthlink.net.

216-671-8252,

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, August 21 1-4 pm

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.greenfaerie grove.org.

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.

Friday, September 30

Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, event features Tracy Walker, Flaggots Ohio and Andrew Hyde, open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, limited ticket outlets, or at the gate, 513-591-0200 ext. 21, troy@glbtcentercincinnati.com, www.pki pride night.com, www.glbtcenter cincinnati.com/pride, www.pki.com.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

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