March 17,
2006 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
charlie's calendar
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 email 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 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.
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, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $10-$24, Levin Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland,
www.cptonline.org.
To Sunday, March 26
216-631-2727,
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.
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.
To Sunday, 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.
Friday, March 17
St. Patrick's Day Party, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd. at Montclair, Cleveland, 216661-1314.
Gay Guys Happy Hour, monthly jaunt to a different bar in Cleveland every third Friday, 5:30 pm, View Lounge, 618 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, 216-664-1815, www.g2h2.com. 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, 216623-3456, 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 5 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, 43 14 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 330-675-8887.
Saturday, March 18
Democratic Candidates Forum, presented by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and
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. Guys, Griddles and Grub, annual fundraiser for Greater Cincinnati Community Shares, benefits local non-profits, VIP reception 6 pm, regular event 7 pm, $45, $75 VIP, Shriner's Building, 217 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, www.cintishares.org, 513-475-0475.
Luck of the Irish, St. Patrick's Day-themed dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30 pm, dancing at 7:30; Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland, 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org. 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, 330375-2000, 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, 614464-2800.
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.clevelandfilm.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. Columbus Lesbian Softball League Spring Party, kicking off a year of slow pitch softball, new and returning players welcome, 4 pm, the Vine, 73 East Gay St., Columbus, 614-801-4202. Monday, March 20
"Conflicting Identities: Negotiating the Intersections of Sexual Orientation and Race" and "Will Those Tampons Be All, Sir? Exploring Gender Diversity Within the Women's Community," part of the University of Akron's "Queer Women Make History Too" celebration of Women's History Month, 2 pm, Room 316, Student Union, University of Akron, 330972-7008.
Advisory Group Meeting, helping direct the growth of the Beyond Identities Community Center which serves LGBT youth, 5:30 pm, 3615 Superior Ave, Bldg 31, Suite 3102-G, Cleveland, 216-361-9124.
Spring Equinox Celebration, presented by Womyn of the Violet Flame, 6:30 pm potluck, 7:30 pm ritual, women and girls only, for location call 216-231-0001.
other area Democratic organizations, featuring Monday and Tuesday, March 20-21
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.
Race You to the Bottom, road trip movie about a gay man and a straight woman who might possibly be falling in love, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 10 pm Mon, 2:30 pm Tues, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
An Iranian lesbian escapes to Germany where she poses as a man, only to find herself falling in love with a German woman in Unveiled, at the Cleveland film festival March 24 and 25.
Tuesday, March 21
Beyond Pink and Blue: A Look at Transgender Issues, workshop providing basic information about transgender people and the issues they face, presented by Townhall 2, 15 North Water St, Kent, register to kath@townhall2.com, www.townhall2.com.
330-678-3006,
LGBT and Green Forum, first meeting of Stonewall Columbus' new environmental issues group, 6:30 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.
"Looking Back to Look Forward: The Evolution of the LGBT Rights Movement" and "Beyond Activism: Building Alliance in Social Justice Work," part of the University of Akron's "Queer Women Make History Too" celebration of Women's History Month, 7 pm, Room 314, Student Union, University of Akron, 330-972-7008.
20s Together Big Birthday Party, baseballthemed party featuring food, games, and a raffle for tickets to an Indians game, 7 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-280-6767, twenties2gether@yahoo.com. Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22
Whole New Thing, films about an androgynous teenager befriended and protected by his gay teacher, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 9:45 pm Tues, 2:30 pm Wed, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
Wendesday, March 22
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT social organization, call for location, time and reservations, 216-556-0576. Weds. and Thursday, March 22-23
When I'm 64, film about two aging British men who fall in love despite the many complications their busy lives throw at them, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 11:45 am Weds, 10 pm Thurs, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
Gypo, British film about the friendship between a British girl and her new Czech neighbor, part of the Cleveland International Film · Festival's 10% Cinema, 10 pm Weds, 11:45 am Thurs, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org. Thursday, March 23
Praxes of Desire, guest lecture by Horacio N. Roque Ramirez on the formation of queer Latino/a communities in the San Francisco area, 12 noon, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Room 320-BC, 11235 Bellflower Rd. at Ford in Cleveland's University Circle, presented by Case Western Reserve University's Center for Women and the Cleveland LGBT Center, 216-651-5428, www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Bridge Club, inaugural meeting of LGBT and allied card game club presented by Stonewall Columbus, 7 pm, 1160 North High Street, Columbus, 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.
Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 24 Camp Out, documentary about a Christian camp that teaches LGBT youth to reconcile their faith and their sexuality, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 5 pm Thurs, 9:45 pm Fri, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
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Thurs. and Sun., March 23 and 26
Zero Degrees of Separation, documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how it affects inter-cultural same-sex couples, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 7:15 pm Thurs, 11:45 am Sun, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
Friday, March 24
The Laramie Project, screening of film version of Moises Kaufman's play about the aftermath of Matthew Shepard's murder, introduced by Marshall McPeek, 6 pm, $1 or the donation of canned food, presented by Columbus State Outloud, Nester Hall Auditorium, 55 East Spring St, Columbus, 614-577-0433. Karaoke with Singin' Sandy, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.
Friday and Saturday, March 24-25
"Censored," spring concert of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High St, Columbus, 614-228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Hard Pill, humorous film about a man who wrestles with the consequences of taking a medical cure for homosexuality, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 7:15 pm, 11:45 am Sat, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
Unveiled, dramatic film about an Iranian lesbian who escapes to Germany, where she poses as a man, only to find herself falling in love with a German woman who seems to be falling for her as a guy; part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 9:45 pm Fri, 2:30 pm Sat, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216623-3456,www.clevelandfilm.org.
True Colors Conference, 13th annual gathering focusing on the needs of LGBT youth, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Conn., www.ourtruecolors.org.
Saturday, March 25
Sugar Bush Hike at Holden Arboretum, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216-556-8209, www.clevelandoutand
about.org.
Federation of Drag Skating Championship, event featuring gay hockey team Mayhem, open skating and drag skating performances, $10 advance, $15 door, 7 pm, Dispatch Ice Haus, 200 Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-299-7764. Ohio Leather Pride Night, inaugural event, presented by the Iron Eagles and New Age in Leather, featuring leather title holders, demonstrations, more, benefits the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago, Daddy's Bar, 1009 South Main St, Akron, www.ohioleather pride.org, 330-376-2625.
Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26 "Bustin' Out All Over," spring concert of the Cincinnati Men's Chorus featuring the Richard Rodgers songbook, Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Sunday, March 26
Wrestling with Angels: Tony Kushner, documentary on the gay playwright who created Angels in America, part of the Cleveland International Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 5 pm, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman