charlie's calendar
September 2, 2005
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 15
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.
Monday to Sunday, Aug. 29-Sept. 4
Names Project Quilt, display of 20 blocks from the AIDS memorial quilt, 9 am-9 pm, Gathering Room, Church of St. Clarence, 30106 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted (Cleveland), 440-734-2414.
Friday, September 2
Boating at LaDue Reservoir, organized by Cleveland Out and About, bring your own canoe or kayak, 6 pm, LaDue Reservoir, 17759 Valley Road, Auburn Comers (Ohio 44 exit from U.S. 422, east of Cleveland in Geauga County), 216-556-8209, http://clevelandoutandabout.org/COA/index.html. "A Woman's Spirituality: In Form and Essence" opening reception, opening of new gallery show by Wild Plum Productions of photographs by Terry Michelle of queer women as they meditate, pray or worship, featuring a performance by Slackjaw, 6 pm, Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Kym Tuvin and Natalia Zukerman in concert, queer singer-songwriters, 8 pm, $15-$25 suggested donation on sliding scale, TirabassiKin House, for Cleveland location call 216371-3224 or go to www.tirabassi-kin.com. Friday and Saturday, September 2-3 Magnificently Fabulous Parking Lot Sale, Eternal Joy rummage sale, featuring food and live music, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton, 937254-2087, www.eternaljoymcc.org.
Friday to Sunday, September 2 to 4
Labor of Love Volleyball Classic, 13th annual volleyball tournament presented by Columbus Alternative Volleyball Enthusiasts, portion of the proceeds benefits Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition, www.columbusvolleyball.org.
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, games at Gordon Park, East 72nd St. and the Shoreway; Clark Fields in Tremont; and Brookside Park just west of the zoo; Cleveland, 216-671-8252, http://
home.earthlink.net/~northcoastsoftball/ index.html, mist05@earthlink.net.
Saturday, September 3
A.J. Rogue to speak, president of American Veterans for Equal Rights, presented by the North East Ohio American Veterans for Equal Rights, 9 pm, The Alley, 441 East Market, Warren, 330-247-4102, www.neoaver.org. Sunday, September 4
MIST 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, Voinovich Park, East 9th St. at Lake Erie, Cleveland, 216671-8252, mist05@earthlink.net.
Wednesday, September 7
Open Gym, for those interested in playing in the Capital City Volleyball LGBTA volleyball league, 6 pm, Berliner Athletic Complex, 1300 Deckenbach, Columbus, www.columbusvolleyball.org/ccv,
ccv@columbusvolleyball.org.
Thursday, September 8
Team Dayton Registration Party, to gather team members to send to the Gay Games in Chicago in 2006, registration at the meeting comes with a $50 discount, 5:30 pm, Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, 21-23 East Babbitt St, Dayton, www.daytonpride.org, 937275-3059, teamdaytonggvii@aol.com. Mayoral Candidates Forum, moderated by David Abbott, executive director of the Geroge Gund Foundation, 6 pm, Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-647-7437, www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org.
Saturday, September 10
Stonewall Columbus Hiking Club, first hike for new group, 9 am, Highbanks Metro Park, Powell Rd and US-23, 614-930-2261. Families at the Nature Center, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, kid-friendly lunch and guided nature tour, $25 per family, 12 noon, RSVP 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
Ohio OLOC Gathering, meeting of Ohio chapter of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, open to women 60 and over, bring a snack to share, 1 pm, Mansfield Public Library, 43 West 3rd St, Mansfield, 216-932-0977, 614579-6021.
It's All Fun and Games, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, game night, $30, 5 pm, limited to 20 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org. 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.
Miss Tina Schumacher's Birthday Bash, pajama party and blackout event, 9 pm, Studio 704, 704 4th Street SW, Canton, 330-453-1220. Sunday, September 11
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats Picnic, annual get-together, free food and beverages, meet candidates and elected officials, 1 pm, Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, 216647-7437, www.clevelandstonewall democrats.org.
North Coast Men's Chorus Auditions, open auditions, first rehearsal and coffee social, no musical training necessary, 6 pm, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th St, Cleveland, 216-556-0590, www.ncmchorus.org.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com 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, 614343-3681,www.greenfaeriegrove.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.
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Red Ribbon Walk for AIDS, 16th annual benefit for AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org.
Thursday to Sunday, September 22-25
Out in the Heartland, 15th anniversary celebration and convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, www.nlgja.org. Saturday-Monday, September 24-26
Black and White Men Together Convention, annual national convention for BWMT and People of All Colors Together, Cincinnati, www.nabwmt.com.
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 21, ext.
troy@glbtcenter cincinnati.com, www.pki pride night.com, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com/pride,
www.pki.com.
Friday to Sunday, Sept. 30-October 2 NABWMT Fall Midland Region Meeting, for the area of the National Association of Black and White Men Together that includes Ohio; Holiday Inn Lexington-North, Lexington, Ky., hosted by Men of All Colors Together-Kentucky, www.mactky.com, mactky@aol.com, 859-351-4453. Saturday, October 1
John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 15th annual pledge walk for eight agencies is at University Circle on the east side of Cleveland, step off at 10 am; free refreshments and entertainment; 216-583-9255 (583-WALK); www.cleveland.com/AIDSwalk/
Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2
Equality Ohio Homecoming Weekend, caravans from cities and towns across the state will travel to a Statehouse rally for GLBT equality at 3:30 pm Saturday; followed by an ecumenical service and teach-in on Sunday; 614202-8869, www.equalityohio.org/homecoming
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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