November 11, 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, November 13

Creating Change Conference, 18th annual LGBT activists' convention sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, California; hotel 510-451-4000, Task Force 202-639-6333;

www.creatingchange.org.

To Saturday, November 19

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, play about life in the early days of the AIDS crisis, 7:30 pm, 2:30 pm matinee on November 13, $12, Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, 330-836-2626, www.weathervaneplayhouse.com.

To Sunday, November 27

I Am My Own Wife, play about the life of German transgendered woman Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, starring Mark Nelson, Tues-Sat evenings 8 pm, Saturday matinee 4 pm, Sunday matinee 2 pm, weekdays and matinees $42, Fri-Sat eves $49.50, $5 off for seniors 60 and over, $10 tickets for high school and college students with ID, Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-795-7000, www.clevelandplayhouse.com.

Friday, November 11

Joe Solmonese Meet and Greet, president of the Human Rights Campaign, 6 pm, M. Willis Fine Art and Design, 3235 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, 859-466-3089, hrc-

cincinnati@fuse.net. Veteran's Day Meet and Greet, presented by the Buckeye Region American Veterans for Equal Rights, 6 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614777-4328.

Exile at Asterisk Opening Party, art opening for Wild Plum Productions' month-long show,

pm, 2393 Professor Ave, Cleveland, 216651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Madama Butterfly, opera by Puccini, 7:30 pm, $25-$90, Toledo Opera, Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St, Toledo, www.toledoopera.org, 419-255-7464.

Saturday, November 12

Holiday Mini-Mart, sale of homemade and handcrafted items and baked goods, 11 am, Zion United Church of Christ, 2716 West 14th St, Cleveland, 216-861-2371.

On the Town, annual A Night Out gala awards ceremony presented by Stonewall Columbus, silent auction, dancing, cash bar, catered food, guest speakers including Columbus City Council member Mary Jo Hudson, live entertainment, $75, 7 pm, Miranova, One Miranova Place, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

A Night in Bombay: Bollywood, Boogie and Bling, gala fundraiser for AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, black-tie or theme attire requested, ice martini bar, silent auction, dinner, show, dancing, 7 pm, $150, Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, 151 West 5th St, Cincinnati, 513861-3522, www.avoc.org.

Artists for AIDS Awareness, featuring Jesse Coleman, KGB and Dezire, presented by the Men of Color Project, Inc., $50, 7:30 pm, Zenobia Shrine Hall, 1511 Madison Ave, Toledo, 419-329-2183.

An Experience is Not a Lifestyle Choice, cabaret performance by gay theatrical icon Kevin Joseph Kelly, 9 pm and 10:30 pm, Star Bar and Restaurant, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-621-8777.

Sunday, November 13

Emily Eastwood to speak, national director of Lutherans Concerned-North America, organization promoting the full inclusion of LGBT people in the Lutheran church, 8:30 am and 11 am, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2480 West Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, 614-889-2292, www.lordoflifeluth.org.

Hike the Rocky River Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. GLBT Rights Workshop, with small-group discussions on biological roots of homosexuality, the damage caused by homophobia and the historical roots of understanding of LGBT issues, 1:30 pm, North Congregational UCC, 2040 West Henderson, Columbus, 614451-1835, www.northucc.org.

Madama Butterfly, opera by Puccini, 2 pm, $25-$90, Toledo Opera, Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St, Toledo, www.toledoopera.org, 419-255-7464.

Modern Love, documentary about “redefining" marriage, shown as part of the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 6 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614930-2261, www.stonewallcolumbus.org,

kpinkleton@stonewallcolumbus.org.

Monday, November 14

Women's Domestic Violence Support Group, new weekly group for women who have lived through or are currently experiencing domestic violence, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Restroom Revolution, discussion of genderneutral bathrooms on campus, includes screening of the film Toilet Training, part of the Transgender Awareness Days, 6:30 pm, Union 201A, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419372-2796.

Know Your Rights, workshop on ways to fight homophobia at school, work and on the streets, 7 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, www.lgcsc.org.

Tuesday, November 15

216-651-5428,

Becoming a Transgender Ally, part of the Transgender Awareness Days, 9 pm, Women's Center, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419-372-2796.

Wednesday, November 16

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil, honoring transgender people who have been victims of hate crimes, 7 pm, King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave, Columbus, 614-299-7764.

Full Moon Hike of the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation, with Cleveland Out and About, 7 pm, Canal Way Nature Center, at end of Whittlesey Way off East 49th St, Cuyahoga Hts. (Cleveland) for directions from I-77 Grant Ave. exit see www.clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-8209.

Mariette Pathy Allen speaks, presentation by photographer and author of Transformations: Cross-Dressers and Those Who Love Them and The Gender Frontier, part of the Transgender Awareness Days, 7:30 pm, Olscamp 101B, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419372-2796.

Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGB personal and professional networking organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576.

Recovery Resources 50th Anniversary, banquet celebrating half a century of the mental illness and addiction recovery organization, InterContinental Hotel, 9801 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, 216-932-4012, www.recoveryresources.org.

Thursday, November 17

AJ Rogue to speak, president of American Veterans for Equal Rights, at the Northeast Ohio AVER meeting, 6 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 330-2474102, www.neoaver.org.

30@Asterisk, 30th anniversary reception for the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 7 pm, Asterisk Gallery, 2393 Professor Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Jennifer Boylan to speak, professor at Colby College and author of She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, part of the Columbus observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, 7 pm, Hillel at Ohio State University, 46 East 16th Street, Columbus, 614-688-8449, http:// multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss.

Homophobia, panel discussion at Upper Arlington library which was asked to remove LGBT papers last summer, sponsored by Speak Out, Stonewall's ally advocacy group, 7 pm, Main Library Little Theater, 2800 Tremont Rd, Upper Arlington (Columbus), 614299-7764, speakout_cols@yahoo.com. Transgender Day of Remembrance, part of the Transgender Awareness Days, speak-out, candlelight vigil and reception, 7:30 pm, Union 201, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419372-2796.

Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 17 to 20

Gay-Lesbian Leadership Conference, presented by the Victory Fund in conjunction with the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials, Seattle, Wash.,

www.victoryinstitute.org/conference.

Friday, November 18

McCrackin Award Ceremony, presented by Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati, an organization that funds community agencies including some serving the LGBT community, reception 7 pm, awards 7:30 pm, dessert reception 8:30 pm, free, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, 513-475-0475, www.cintishares.org. Reception for Rev. Ruth Garwood, new Coordinator of LGBT Concerns for the United Church of Christ, 7:30 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland, 216-548-0954, heartwing44@hotmail.com.

North Coast Volleyball Night Out at Twist, meet friends, join a team, win the 50-50 raffle, 10 pm, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216314-0401; www.northcoastvolleyball.brave host.com.

Gender Cabaret, part of the Transgender Awareness Days, 8 pm, Olscamp 101B, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419-372-2796.

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19 Exile: Acting Out, collection of one-act plays and monologues by local LGBTA artists, including Maria Miranda, Scott Plate, Linda Eisenstein and Denise Astorino, 8 pm, Asterisk Gallery, 2393 Professor Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Saturday, November 19

Transgender Symposium, day-long event featuring panel discussions on topics related to the transgender community, screening of the film Yo Soy Asi on transgender identity in Chile, continental break fast and lunch included, 9:30 am, Union 207, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, joeller@bgnet.bgsu.edu, 419-372-2796.

College Gay-Straight Alliance Summit, first of a series of meetings to unite area college GSAS, 12 noon, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, RSVP to Mika Major, mmajor@lgcsc.org, 216-651-5428 ext. 22. Thanksgiving Dinner for people living with HIV, sponsored by the Akron AIDS Collaborative and the Minority AIDS Network of Ohio, 4 pm at an Akron area church; for information, reservations and location, call Steve Arrington at 330-376-1972 or Marc Morgan at 937-684-4661, or see www.manoohio.org/ NewsandEvents.html.

Pilgrims and Indians, Thanksgiving-themed LGBT and ally square dance, presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing with caller Jason Raleigh at 7:30; Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland, 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org. Akron Pride Center Poker Run, $15 entry fee, $500 cash first prize, over $1,500 in cash and prizes, free pizza buffet for players, 8 pm, 71 North Adams St, Akron, 330-972-5976, www.akronpridecenter.org.

John and Kenny's 27th Anniversary, party celebrating the anniversary of John Barlock and Kenny Maxwell of Longevity, free buffet, 8 pm, Longevity, 2032 West 25th Street, Cleveland, 216-781-9191.

Big Boys Night Out, bar outing presented by Girth and Mirth Cleveland, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, Rockies, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216556-0670,www.girthandmirthcleveland.com.

An Experience is Not a Lifestyle Choice, cabaret performance by gay theatrical icon Kevin Joseph Kelly, 10:30 pm, Star Bar and Restaurant, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216621-8777.

Sunday, November 20

Transgender Day of Remembrance, event memorializing victims of anti-transgender violence, 4 pm, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Kevin Hallis Specialty Tea Night, charity raffle to benefit NOCI's Hillard M. Smith Memorial Fund in honor of the late Rockies bartender Kevin Hallis, 6 pm, Rockies, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-961-3115.

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