March 24, 2006
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, March 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.
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.
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,
www.karamu.com.
Friday, March 24
216-798-7077,
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. Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, 6:30 pm, for location call 440-442-9399.
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, 9:45 pm Fri, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, www.clevelandfilm.org.
216-623-3456,
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, 216-623-3456, 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, 216-556-4832, about.org.
www.clevelandoutand
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.
Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women, acoustic blues trio, 8 pm, $30, Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus Performing Arts Center, 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills (Cleveland); 216-987-4400,
www.tricpresents.com.
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.ohioleatherpride.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
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, 11:45 am Sun, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456,
www.clevelandfilm.org.
Wrestling with Angels: Tony Kushner, documentary on the gay playwright who created
Angels in America, part of the Cleveland Inter-
national Film Festival's 10% Cinema, 5 pm, Tower City Cinemas, downtown Cleveland, 216-623-3456, www.clevelandfilm.org.
Tuesday, March 28
Preparing for Retirement, financial planning seminar presented by JP Morgan Chase, hosted by Stonewall Columbus, 6 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. Jim Wallis to speak, author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, sponsored by Broad Street Presbyterian Church, St. Stephen's and other local GLBT-affirming churches, 7:30 pm, St. John Arena, 410 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, register to kgee@mtso.edu, 740-362-3343, http://home.columbus.rr.com/godspolitics.
Wednesday, March 29
Transgeneration DVD signing, featuring T.J. Jourian of the Logo and Sundance Channel series, 5 pm, Diverse Universe, 12011 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Meet and Greet with T.J. Jourian, screening of newly-released DVD Transgeneration and reception with Michigan State University student featured in the show, 7 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Thursday, March 30
Sexual Health Care Focus Group, confidential focus group discussion on access to sexual health care in the LGBT community, Planned Parenthood, 3500 Lorain Ave, Ste. 400, Cleveland, 216-961-8804 ext. 240,
j.wright@ppgc.org.
Fenton Johnson to speak, openly gay author of Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey and Geography of the Heart, 7 pm, Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216-226-8275, www.lkwdpl.org. Building Equality in Ohio, outlining Equality Ohio's strategies, includes a tour of Victorian Village home under renovation and a party, $35 suggested donation, 6 pm, 773 Dennison Ave, Columbus; 614-202-8869, www.equalityohio.org.
Church/State: Democracy Not Theology, guided discussion on the separation of church and state and the forced behind a push for a theocracy in Ohio, presented by the ACLU of Ohio, 7 pm, Max Wohn Civil Liberties Center, Cleveland; 216-472-2220.
Friday, March 31
Alexis Antes, $5 cover, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland, 216-661-1314.
Friday and Saturday, March 31-April 1 Ellie Parker, film starring Naomi Watts as a bisexual aspiring actress in Los Angeles, Friday 9:35 pm, Saturday 7:30 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 31 to April 2 National Union of Jewish LGBTIQQ Students Conference, annual meeting, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., www.nujls online.org/index.html.
Saturday, April 1
Spring Into Action, third annual Central Ohio High School Gay-Straight Alliance Summit, presented by Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition, 10 am, 747 Chambers Rd, Columbus; 614294-7886, angie@kaleidoscope.org.
Lobby Day Training, in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 17 Lobby Day, 10 am, Taylor Memorial Library, 2015 Third St, Cuyahoga, Falls (Akron), lobbyday@equalityohio.org, 614-202-8869; www.equalityohio.org.
Equality Toledo Annual Meeting, open to members of the LGBT civil rights organization, location to be announced, www.equalitytoledo.org, 419-344-0045. Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2
"'S Wonderfool," North Coast Men's Chorus spring concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave, http:// www.ncmchorus.org, info@ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Friday to Sunday, April 7 to 9
20 Queer Years at Miami of Ohio, event presented by the 1809 GLBT Alumni organization to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Miami University's GLBT group,
www.1809alumni.org.
Saturday, April 8
HRC Cleveland Dinner and Dance, 13th annual event features Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, and Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese, $175, $75 for full-time students and Federal Club members, 6 pm VIP registration and reception, 7 pm general registration, 8 pm program and dinner, Cleveland InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Ave, 800790-2538, www.hrc.org.
Flashback to the '70s and '80s, sixth annual GLSEN Cincinnati prom, featuring DJ Flex, food, door prizes, drag show, 9 pm, $1522 and under, $30 adults, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati, 513-245-8211.
Friday to Sunday, April 21 to 23
Rainbow Wranglers Round Up, 15th annual weekend of country and western dancing fun benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, includes dances at the Shed, 2901 Detroit Ave., and Saturday night Colonel's Bal! at Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar www.rainbowwranglers.org.
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Saturday, April 22
Gala Evening with the Muses, fourth annual fundraiser for Muse, Cincinnati's women's choir, featuring Latin music by Jackie Rago, wine and cheese reception with private performance at 6:30 pm, $40, includes public concert at 8 pm, concert only $15, St. John's Unitarian Universalist, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati; 513-221-1118, www.musechoir.org.
Rainbow Gala, 30th anniversary of the Dayton Lesbian Gay Center, commemoration talk by Leon Bey, reception with beer, sangria and tapas, full dinner with beef, salmon and chicken, coffe, tea and desserts, $5, 7 pm, El Meson, 903 West Dixie Drive, West Carrolton (Dayton), RSVPs must be received by April 1, 937275-3059, john.zimmerman@mvfair housing.com.
Thursday to Sunday, April 27 to 30 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention, Washington, D.C., www.logcabin republicans.org.
Friday to Sunday, April 28 to 30
Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, benefits the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center and the Leather Archives and Museum among other groups, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, www.clawinfo.org, 216252-2148.
Monday and Tuesday, May 1 and 2
Leadership 2006 Conference, produced by the Ohio AIDS Coalition and the HIV Care Services Division of the Ohio Department of Health, with the founder of Project Inform and the National Minority AIDS Council's congressional liaison scheduled to speak, registration required by April 10, Midwest Hotel and Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Rd, Columbus, 614-444-1683, 800-226-5554.
Monday to Wednesday, May 8 to 10 AIDS Watch 2006, three-day congressional lobbying effort to bring HIV advocacy messages directly to members of Congress, sponsored by the National Association of People with AIDS, held in Washington D.C. and congressional district offices, register at http:// en.groundspring.com, 866-243-7282.
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