March 31, 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, 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, 216-798-7077, www.karamu.com.
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,
www.nujlsonline.org/index.html.
Saturday, April 1
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Statewide Democratic Candidate Forum, with candidates for attorney general, governor, lieutenant governor and auditor, presented by the Democratic Constituencies Coalition, 9:30 am, Building Laborers Local 310 Hall, 3250 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 216-647-7437. 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. Queers at the Movies, part of Bowling Green State University Vision's Rainbow Dayz,
12 noon, Woodland Mall, 1234 North Main St, Bowling Green; 419-372-3244, rainbow@bgsu.edu.
Equality Toledo Annual Meeting, open to members of the LGBT civil rights organization, location to be announced, www.equalitytoledo.org, 419-344-0045.
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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.
Tuesday, April 4
Financial Planning Seminar, led by Ameriprise Financial financial advisor Robert Cartwright, presented by Stonewall Columbus, 6 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus, 614-299-7764, 614-934-4007.
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 4 5 LunaFest, touring collection of short films by, for and about women, presented in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Planned Parenthood of Summit, Portage and Medina Counties: Tuesday, 2005 films; Wednesday, the best films from the last five years of LunaFest, doors 6 pm, films 7 pm, $10, $15 both nights, $5 per night for students, American Red Cross Summit County, 501 West Market St, Akron; 330-535-2674 ext. 129, www.ppinfo.org.
Thursday, April 6
Michael Mitchell to speak, from the ACLU Gay and Lesbian Rights Project, former executive director of Equality Utah; presented by LawFLAG, Case Western Reserve University Law School's LGBT group; lawflag@case.edu. Rachael Sage in concert, winner of the 2002 Billboard Songwriting Contest, 8 pm, $15, Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216-795-9800, www.loganberry books.com.
Thursday to Sunday, April 6 to 9
Paula Poundstone, lesbian comedian, Hilarities, 2035 East 4th St, Cleveland; 216241-7425, www.pickwickandfrolic.com. Friday, April 7
Red Hen 10th Anniversary, celebrating ten years of Cleveland's feminist theater, with special performances from past productions, 7.pm, Café Limbo, 12706 Larchmere Blvd., Cleveland, 216-556-0910.
David Sedaris, gay author, essayist and National Public Radio correspondent, 8 pm, $32 and $37, Palace Theater, 34 West Broad St, Columbus, 614-431-3600, www.ticket
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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.
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Lakeview Cemetery Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm; 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. 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.
David Sedaris, openly gay essayist and NPR commentator, $30-$35, 8 pm, Akron Civic Theater, 182 South Main Street, Akron, 330253-2488, www.ticketmaster.com. 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.
Sunday, April 9
Kooky Tunes, Off-Broadway revue by Keith Thompson, opening night show benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, 8 pm, $25, Hamburger Mary's, 911 Vine St, Cincinnati; 513421-2437, www.avoc.org, www.newstage collective.com kookytunes.htm.
Buddhism and Gay Culture, lecture examining Buddhism's view of same-sex relationships, part of the Miso Soup for the Soul series, presented by Shih Ying-Fa, abbot of CloudWater Zendo, 6:30 pm, 14436 Puritas Ave, Cleveland; 216-889-1393,
www.cloudwater.org.
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 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 Ball at Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar Ave., www.rainbowwranglers.org. Ohana: We Are Family, annual Qualia Queer Folkways conference, keynote speaker is Joe Goodwin, one of the first folklorists to study gay culture, with Hina Kahanu and Hina Wong leading workshops on Hawaiian storytelling and hula, dances, presentations, screenings, Multicultural Center, fourth floor, Ohio State University Student Union, 1739 North High St, Columbus; www.qualia-info.com.
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, 937-275-3059, john.zimmerman @mvfairhousing.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. Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6
Standing on Holy Ground: Affirming Equality for Same-Gender Citizens, conference addressing the connections between sexual orientation, religion, ethics and politics, keynote speakers are Biblical scholar Mary Ann Tolbert and ethicist Mary E. Hunt, part of the Pacific School of Religion's Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies' Out Front Conference series, Plymouth Church, $20, $10 students and attendees with limited income, 2860 Coventry Rd, Shaker Hts (Cleveland); www.affirm equality.org.
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.
Thursday to Sunday, May 11 to14
North Coast Chub-Chaser-Bear Weekend, presented by Girth and Mirth Cleveland, Wyndham Cleveland Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave. weekend@girthandmirthcleveland.com,
www.northcoastweekend.com, 216-556-0670.
Friday, May 12
A Matter of Pride, 12th annual conference dealing with LGBT issues in social service provision, coordinated by the GLBT Service Providers Coalition, featuring keynote speaker Robin Ochs, editor of Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, Moores Campus Center, Capital University, 1 College and Main, Columbus; 614-747-6154, www.geocities.com/ amopconference.
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