March 10, 2006

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 Sunday, March 12

The Death of Frank by Stephen Belber, play about a pansexual gardener who wants to save the world, presented by Dobama's Night Kitchen, Fri and Sat 9 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, $8, $5 students, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th St, Cleveland, 216-932-3396, www.dobama.org.

To Sunday, March 19

This One Thing I Do, staged reading of play by Claire Braz-Valentine for Women's History Month, presented by Red Hen Theater, performances Thursday, Friday and Sunday, $10, Cleveland Arts Theater, 11619-23 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-556-0910.

To Friday, March 31

el mundo no escuchará (the world won't listen), video diary by Wexner Center artist-inresidence Phil Collins documenting Colombian fans singing along to songs by seminal New Wave band the Smiths, runs continuously 7 days a week, the Box, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, 614292-3535, www.wexarts.org.

Thursday to Sunday, March 9 to 12

The Importance of Being Earnest, by famed gay playwright Oscar Wilde, starring Lynne Redgrave, Miriam Margolyes and Terence Rigby, $37-$57, Southern Theater, 21 East Main St, Columbus, 614-431-3600, 614469-0939.

Best of the Fest, duo of performances by winners of the 2004 Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, Matthew Crehan Higgins' Casual Sex Diary and the PuppetQueers' Innuendo, Thurs Puppet-Queers only, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, $15, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave, 614-263-9448.

Friday, March 10

Arktos Beer Bust, new monthly Akron gathering for Northeast Ohio bear group, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron, 330-434-4860, www.arktos-online.com.

Holly Near in concert, with opening act Sacred Fiction, part of the University of Akron's "Queer Women Make History Too" celebration of Women's History Month, $15, free for UA students with valid ID, 7 pm, Student Union Theater, University of Akron, 330-972-7008. Karaoke with Singin' Sandy, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.

Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11

New Spirituals: Singing Solidarity, concert by Muse, Cincinnati's Women's Chorus, with Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, 8 pm, $15, House of Joy, 5910 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 513-221-1118,

www.musechoir.org.

Far Side of the Moon, film about two estranged brothers, one of them a gay television weatherman, coming together after the death of their mother, Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 pm, $8, $5 CIA students and staff, Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

Friday to Sunday, March 10 to April 9

Before It Hits Home, play by Cheryl L. West dealing with gay and bisexual men in the African American community, Thurs and Sun $18, Fri and Sat $21,8 pm Thurs-Sat, 3 pm Sun, Arena Theater, Karamu House, 2355 East 89th St, Cleveland, 216798-7077, www.karamu.com.

Saturday, March 11

LGBT Campus Connection, second GayStraight Alliance networking conference presented by the ACLU of Ohio Foundation, lunch provided, free, 10 am-4 pm, Wright State University Student Union, Colonel Glenn Highway at University Drive, Fairborn (Dayton); register at www.acluohio.org/cc/ campusconnection.htm, information campusconnection@acluohio.org, 216-

472-2220.

Rainbow Golf League, informational event for those interested in golfing with other LGBT people and allies, 5 pm, Union Station, 630 North High St, Columbus, 614-327-3222, www.rainbowgolf.org.

A Night to Remember, benefit for the Martha Kidd Foundation celebrating the life of Martha Jo Kidd, silent auction, entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, door prizes, $10, 8 pm, Adonis Nightclub, 4601 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, 513-738-1971 for info on the Martha Kidd Foundation.

Lesbian and Gay Comedyfest, presented by the Triangle Foundation, featuring Poppy Champlin, Ronn Vigh, Dana Goldberg, Dewey Chaffee and Rene Hicks, $25 advance, $30 door, Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, Mich., www.tri.org, 313-537-3323.

Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12 Network Overnight, regional trip with the Women's Network, Cleveland area lesbian social networking organization, $99.95 includes two beds and 2 brunch tickets, hot tob, pool, game room and exercise room, hospitality suite $3 for members per day, $5 non-members, if interested e-mail info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org, 440-

975-5904; www.clevelandwomensnetwork.org Black HIV Awareness Expo, seven workshops over the course of the weekend on variuos topics, includes two benefit performances of Before It Hits Home, a play about HIV in the African American community, Karamu House, 2355 East 89th, Cleveland, 216-621-0766.

Sunday, March 12

Hike Penitentiary Glen Gorge, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Messaging in the Media, educational event presented by Equality Ohio and Equality Toledo with Nichole Wicks of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, 2 pm, Room A, Sanger Branch Lucas County Library, 3030 West Central Ave, Toledo, 419344-0045, www.equalitytoledo.org.

"No Day But Today," spring concert by the Capital City Pride Band, 3 pm, $10 advance, $12 door, $5 students, children under 12 free, King Ave United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave, Columbus, 614-253-8233,

www.cappride.org.

Monday, March 13

Purimspiel, political satire presented by the Chevrei Tikva Chavura Players of Fairmount Temple in celebration of the Jewish festival of Purim, 7:30 pm hamantaschen, 8 pm, show, Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland), 216-464-1330 ext. 126.

Thursday, March 16

Jon Corvino to speak, philosopher, moralist and gay civil rights advocate, presented by Trigon at Penn State-Behrend, 7:30 pm, McGarvey Commons, Penn State-Behrend, Erie, Pa., dzs 112@psu.edu, snn108@psu.edu. Anne E. DeChant in concert, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314. Thursday to Sunday, March 16 to 19 Coming of Age & Family Outing, series of dance pieces including two featuring gay performer Joe Booth, part of Cleveland Public Theater's Danceworks series, Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $10-$24, Levin Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216631-2727, www.cptonline.org.

The Men's Project: Men in Motion, dance performance by the men of Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater under the guidance of artistic and executive director Michael Medcalf, part of Cleveland Public Theater's Danceworks series, Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri and Sat

8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $10-$24, Levin Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.

Thursday to Sunday, March 16 to 26

Cleveland International Film Festival, 30th year, featuring Ten Percent Cinema LGBT films, presented by the Cleveland Film Society, Tower City Cinemas, Cleveland, 216632-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

Friday, March 17

St. Patrick's Day Party, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.

Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18 The Aggressives, documentary about gender transgressive African American lesbians in New York City, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 9:30 pm Fri, 12:30 pm Sat, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

Friday and Sunday, March 17 and 19 Go West, fictional film about a Muslim cellist and his partner, a Serbian student, and the lengths to which they go to be together, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 6:45 pm Fri, 12 noon Sun, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

Friday to Sunday, March 17 to 26

Mambo Italiano, queer play about culture shock in an Italian family, presented by the Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, 330-675-8887.

Saturday, March 18

Democratic Candidates Forum, presented by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and other area Democratic organizations, featuring Sherrod Brown, Jennifer Brunner, Richard Cordray, Hugh Quill and candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court, 9:30 am, Moot Court, Marshall Law School, Cleveland State University, East 18th St and Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-647-7437.

Hike Garfield Park, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-8209, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Put Your Best Face Forward, workshop on personal presentation given by Susan Kolaric, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Luck of the Irish, St. Patrick's Day-themed 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.

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Reverse Raffle, annual benefit for the Community AIDS Network, 150 tickets will be sold for the grand prize of $1,500, tickets include dinner and two drinks, dinner and raffle entry $75, dinner alone $25,6:30 pm, St. Joseph's Family Center, 610 West Exchange St,

Akron, 330-375-2000, info@communityaidsnetwork.org;

www.communityaidsnetwork.org.

Bear Villities, musical and comic extravaganza to benefit Camp Sunrise, with Mary Ann Brandt, Bobo DeMontreal, Miss Dallas Pike 1973 and the Goldilocks Trio, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, $10, VIP package $20, Wall Street Nightclub, 144 North Wall Street, Columbus, 614-464-2800.

Saturday and Sunday, March 18-19

Guys and Balls, the tale of a German soccer player who avenges his dismissal from a team by forming an all-gay team to beat his former teammates, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 7 pm Sat, 12:15 pm Sun, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

Sordid Lives, "a black comedy about white trash" centering around a gay Los Angeleno who returns to his rural Texas home for his grandmother's funeral, Saturday 9:35 pm, Sunday 7 pm, $8, $5 CIA students and staff, Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

20 Centimeters, film about a transgendered prostitute who must choose between true love and fulfilling a life-long dream, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 9:30 pm Sat, 4:45 pm Sun, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

Saturday and Monday, March 18-20

Blood, Sweat and Glitter, documentary about the Trannyshack performance venue in San Francisco, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, Midnight Sat, 5 pm Mon, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.cleveland film.org.

Sunday, March 19

10% Shorts, selection of queer short films, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 2:15 pm, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

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