April 21, 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, April 23
Shower of Stoles, display of 100 liturgical stoles in rainbow colors advocating full inclusion of LGBT clergy, St. Sebastian Reformed Catholic Church, 29 South Eureka Ave, Columbus; 614-272-5995.
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.rainbow wranglers.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
Business Meet and Earth Day Celebration, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, meeting 5 pm, celebration 7 pm, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-226-6080 ext. 3, http:// members.aol.com/afcleveland.
afcleveland@aol.com.
Culture Club, 80s-themed installment of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $75, restricted to 20 guests, 6 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org; 216-651-5428. 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 Carrollton (Dayton), RSVPs must be received by April 1; 937275-3059, john.zimmerman@mvfair housing.com.
Those Seven Little Words (I Love You, So You're Probably Gay), cabaret show starring Greta Rothman with Eric Alan, Clint Condon, Tim Wright, Bob Day and Andrew Rothman, benefits the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, $25, $15 students, 7 pm, Kennedy Auditorium, Hawken Upper School, 12465 County Line Road, Gates Mills (Cleveland), 440423-2026.
Tret Fure, iconic women's singer-songwriter, 8 pm, $15-$20 sliding scale, Tirabassi-Kin House, Cleveland Heights; 216-371-3224, www.tirabassi-kin.com.
Royal Renegades' Kings of Drag, performance by drag king troupe, 9 pm, Garrett's Saloon, 1071 Parsons Ave, Columbus; 614484-0048.
Garçon Stupide, coming-of-age story about a 20-year-old gay man in Switzerland, 10 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. Spring Fling, benefit for the Akron Pride Center, hosted by Brooke Daniels and Raven Madd, with Ronnie, Rosita, Ingy, Joyce, Sammy Kaye and others, 11 pm, Lydia's, 1400 South Arlington St, Akron; 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Sunday, April 23
Hike Shaker Lakes, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 4 pm; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
"That '70s Concert" Auditions, for the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 5 pm, Columbus Dance Theater, 594 East Main Street, Columbus; 614-228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Tret Fure, iconic women's singer-songwriter, 4 pm, $15, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7180 Perry Highway, Erie, Pa., 814864-9300.
Monday, April 24
Open House and Art Exhibit, featuring artwork by area LGBT youth, presented by Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition, $15, $25 per couple, 6 pm, 747 Chambers Rd, Columbus; 614294-7886, www.kaleidoscope.org.
Tuesday, April 25
Hate Crime Panel Discussion, with speakers from BRAVO, OSU, the Dublin police department and the Ohio legislature, 6 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff, Columbus; 216-294-3749.
Thursday to Sunday, April 27 to 30
Log Cabin Republicans National Convention, Washington, D.C., www.logcabin republicans.org.
Friday, April 28
Happy Hour, presented by the Network, a Cleveland area professional and social networking organization for lesbians, reservations required for pizza, 6 pm, Muggs, 3194 West 25th, Cleveland; 440-962-3662, info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org. Pre-Cinco de Mayo Cha-Cha-Cha, event presented by Girth and Mirth Columbus to benefit Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition and Project Open Hand Columbus, 10 pm, Woofs, 1409 South High St, Columbus; 614846-3632, www.gmcolumbus.com.
Friday to Sunday, April 28 to 30
Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center and the Leather Archives and Museum among other groups, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, www.clawinfo.org; 216-252-2148. Friday and Saturday, April 29 to May 6 La Cage Aux Folles, musical about the owners of a drag bar and the crisis that arises when their son wants to marry the daughter of a conservative politician, presented by Center Stage Players, $12.50, 8 pm, Axis Nightclub, 775 North High St, Columbus; 614-306-0447.
Saturday, April 29
Lobby Day Training, in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 17 Lobby Day, 10 am, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, lobbyday@equalityohio.org; 614-202-8869; www.equalityohio.org.
There's No Place Like Home, Wizard of Ozthemed installment of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $50/couple, restricted to 20 guests, 6 pm, www.lgbt cleveland.org; 216-651-5428.
Suzanne Westenhoefer to perform, lesbian comedian from Columbus, two shows, Hilarities, 2035 East 4th St, Cleveland; 216241-7425, www.pickwickandfrolic.com. GLBT Night at the Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's LGBT outreach night, 6:30 pm reception, 8 pm all-Rachmaninoff concert, $35, Music Hall, 1243 Elm St, Cincinnati; 513-744-3590, www.cincinnati orchestra.org.
Network Potluck, presented by the Network, a Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, 6:30 pm, private residence; RSVP to 440-962-3662 or info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org.
Sunday, April 30
Open and Affirming Anniversary, celebrating ten years of North Congregational UCC being an LGBT-welcoming congregation, 10:30 am worship service with luncheon to follow, 2040 West Henderson, Columbus; 614451-1835, www.northucc.org. Family Swim and Gym Party, presented by Parents and Children Together, a program of Stonewall Columbus, $15 per family, cash. only, 3:30 pm, Lifetime Fitness, 3900 Easton Station, Easton Center, Columbus; 614299-7764, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ Stonewall ColumbusPACT, reservation required by April 19.
Highlights of upcoming weeks For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
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 Sunday, May 1 to 7
Equality Forum, week-long collection of over 70 programs, parties and special events for the LGBT community and its allies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 215-732-3378, www.equality forum.com.
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 to 14 North Coast Chub-Chaser-Bear Weekend, presented by Girth and Mirth Cleveland, Wyndham Cleveland Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave.; info@northcoastweekend.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.
Saturday, May 13
Northcoast Chub-Chaser-Bear Lunch Cruise, open to the public, to raise money for the Beyond Identities Community Center, boarding 10 am, cruise starts 11 am, returns 1 pm, $35 due by May 8, Nautica Complex dock, Main Ave at the west shore of the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland; 216-556-0670, info@northcoastweekend.com.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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