January 6, 2006
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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Friday, January
Pride 2006 Benefit Show, featuring Kristy Karolina, Santana Storm, Tina Lustra and BeBe, 10 pm, Little Bit Bar, 2401 Vine St, Cincinnati, 513-721-8484.
Saturday, January 7
Ski Trip to Peek'n Peak, registration required by January 3, presented by the Cleveland Area Gay and Lesbian Ski Club, love2skilgbt@yahoo.com, www.geocities.com/love2skiLGBT.
Brokeback Mountain, outing to gay "cowboy" movie, organized by Keshet Jewish LGBTA of Greater Cincinnati, Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, RSVP to 513-207-9547 or mcomforti@fuse.net.
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, monthly meeting changes location each month, statewide organization for lesbians 60 and over, please bring a dish to share, 11 am, Karl Road Library, 5590 Karl Rd, Columbus, 216932-0977, 614-579-6021.
Happy New Queer, dance for LGBT and questioning youth 20 and under, dancing, food, presented by Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 8 pm, Whetstone Park Shelterhouse, 3901 North High St, Columbus, 614-294-7886,
www.kaleidoscope.org.
Heaven and Hell, annual benefit for the Know Theater Tribe, $15 in costume, $20,9 pm, Mt. Adams Pavilion, 949 Pavilion St, Cincinnati, 513-300-5669, www.knowtheatre.com.
Sunday, January 8
Hike the Mill Stream Run Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
The L Word, sneak peek season premiere party presented by the Human Rights Campaign, doors 4 pm, screening 5 pm, party follows screening, $5 donation requested for party, Slammers/Club 202, 202 East Long St, Columbus, 614-221-8880.
Leather Stallion 36th Anniversary, DJ Chuck from 6 pm, Clint Condon and Ralph DiLudovico of the North Coast Men's Chorus and Magnolia Thunderpussy perform, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216-589-8588.
Wednesday, January 11
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 12 noon, Employment Network, Lorain County Human Services ETA Building, 42495 North Ridge Rd, Elyria, RSVP to 440-324-5244.
Friday, January 13
Far From Heaven, film by gay director Todd Haynes about a woman who begins an affair with her black gardener in 1950s suburbia and her closeted gay husband, 7 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Beer Bust and Chili Cook-Off, presented by Arktos Bear Club, benefits Cleveland and Akron food pantries, 8 pm, Daddies, 1009 South Main St, Akron, www.arktosonline.com.
Massively Queer Concert, featuring Anne E. DeChant, Alexis Antes and Robin Stone, with full bands, the three bands contain the various members of Odd Girl Out, 9 pm, $8, Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-226-5681.
Poison, film by gay director Todd Haynes intertwining a number of disparate stories dealing either directly or metaphorically with being gay, 9 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614-292-3535,
www.wexarts.org.
Saturday, January 14
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A Family for Every Child, adoption workshop for the LGBT community, lunch provided, 9:30 am registration, Kaleidoscope Youth Coaltion, 747 Chambers Rd, Columbus, registration recommended to mmajor@lgcsc.org, 614-299-7764.
Snowshoe Holden Arboretum, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Voices of Freedom, Voices of Truth, winter concert by Windsong, Cleveland's feminist chorus, dedicated to the memory of Rosa Parks, featuring Afi-Odelia Scruggs, $12 advance, $15 door, 7:30 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, 216-921-7328, windsongchorus@yahoo.com,
www.geocities.com/windsongchorus.
Jazz Night, coffee house atmosphere with recorded jazz music, presented by the Youngstown Pride Center, 8 pm, 1105 Elm Street, Youngstown, www.angelfire.com/oh5/ youngstownpride.
Tuesday, January 17
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 6 pm, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216-861-6500 ext. 254.
Thursday, January 19
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 6 pm, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216-861-6500 ext. 254.
Friday, January 20
Donna Mogavero in concert, with Bonnie Hayes, doors 7:30 pm, show 8 pm, $10, Slammers/Club 202, 202 East Long St, Columbus, 614-221-8880.
Saturday, January 21
Ski Trip to Holiday Valley, registration required by January 17, presented by the Cleveland Area Gay and Lesbian Ski Club, love 2 skilgbt@yahoo.com,
www.geocities.com/love2skiLGBT.
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation and Testing, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 9 am, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216861-6500 ext. 254.
Trans Health, program featuring Dr. Henry Ng of MetroHealth Medical Center, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.
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 216-631-1052, 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.gaypeopleschronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Gay Sex in the '70s, documentary about gay life in Manhattan between the Stonewall Riots and the dawn of AIDS, 7 pm and 8:30 pm, $8, $5 members and CIA students, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.
Boys Don't Cry, Academy Award-winning film about the life and murder of Brandon Teena, 7 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614-292-3535,
www.wexarts.org.
White Elephant Gift Exchange, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland, 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org. Donna Mogavero in concert, with Bonnie Hayes, Jack Quinn's, 114 East 4th St, Covington, KY (Cincinnati), 859-491-6699.
Sunday, January 22
Go Fish, film by Rose Troche that "begins just about where coming-out films used to end" in the lesbian universe, 7 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 23 and 24 Mambo Italiano Auditions, rollicking gay farce about coming out in a traditional ItalianAmerican family, Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren, 330-847-8700.
Tuesday, January 24
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 6 pm, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216-861-6500 ext. 254.
Thursday, January 26
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 6 pm, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216-861-6500 ext. 254.
Widening the Circle for All God's Children, film screening and discussion to inaugurate a series of monthly forums, featuring Bill Moyers' interview with Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., 7 pm, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, 216-781-8232.
Friday, January 27
Swoon, film by gay director Tom Kalin about the Leopold and Loeb case, in which two lovers in 1924 kill a child to prove their Dostoevskian superiority, 7 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Postcards from America, profile of artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz, 8:35 pm, $6, $4 Wexner Center members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28 The Conformist, Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 film about a man in pre-World War II Italy dealing with Fascism and his own latent homosexuality, 7:30 pm Fri, 9:30 pm Sat, $8, $5 members and CIA students, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.
Saturday, January 28
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientation and Testing, for women seeking employment in skilled trades and technical fields, 9 am, Hard Hatted Women, 3043 Superior, Cleveland, 216861-6500 ext. 254.
Asians and Friends Chinese New Year, banquet and show, 6 pm, $35 members, $40 nonmembers until January 14, $45 Jan. 15 to 24, $50 Jan. 25 to 28, C&Y Chinese Restaurant, 2222 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, www.members.aol.com/AFCleveland,
cy_butterfly@hotmail.com.
Saturday to Sunday, Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 The Colored Museum, play by gay writerdirector George C. Wolfe, directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith, Karamu Performing Arts Theater, 2355 East 89th St, Cleveland, 216795-7070, www.karamu.com.
Sunday, January 29
Frozen Waterfall Hike at Bedford Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-8209, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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