April 28, 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 30
Log Cabin Republicans National Convention, Washington, D.C., www.logcabin republicans.org.
Friday, April 28
Happy Hour with the Network, a Cleveland area professional and social networking group for lesbians, reservations required for pizza, pm, Muggs, 3194 West 25th, Cleveland; 440962-3662, info@clevelandwomens network.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-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.lgbtcleveland.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
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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.
Art Cares, art auction to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, $45 includes wine, food and a Ben & Jerry's ice cream bar, silent and live auctions, parking, 6 pm, Museum of Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland; 216-357-2223,
www.artcares.com.
Radical Hospitality: Why Gay Equality Matters to Us, worship service sponsored by the Delaware Gay Straight Christian Alliance, 7pm, Asbury United Methodist Church, 55 West Lincoln Ave, Delaware (Columbus); 740368-1629, http://delawaregsca.tripod.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.equalityforum.com.
Wednesday to Saturday, May 3 to 6 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display presented by the Lambda Gay Straight Alliance, Tri-C's Department of Student Life, Phi Theta Kappa and Western Campus Divisions of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus Theater, 11000 Pleasant Valley Rd, Parma (Cleveland), 216987-5508.
Thursday to Saturday, May 4 to 13
I'm Not Paying For This! one-queen show by Varla Jean Merman touring the Seven Deadly
Sins, Thursdays 7:30 pm, Fridays 8 pm, Saturdays 8 and 10 pm, $10-$19, Cleveland Public Theater's Gordon Square Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
Friday, May 5
Blame the Champagne, fifth annual benefit for the Toledo Opera presented by the Primo Divos LGBTA group, 7 pm, $75, Grand Lobby of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, 415 Emerald Ave, Toledo; 419-255-7464; 419241-9684.
Cinco de Mayo Cultural Celebration, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, $4 members, $8 others, Garfield Heights (Cleveland); 216-226-6080 ext. 3, http://
members.aol.com/afcleveland.
afcleveland@aol.com.
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' OutFront Conference series, Plymouth Church, $20, $10 students and attendees with limited income, 2860 Coventry Rd, Shaker Hts (Cleveland); 216-921-3510, www.affirmequality.org.
Saturday, May 6
Hike the Furnace Run Beaver Pond, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 9 am; 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Lobby Day Training, in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 17 Lobby Day, 10 am, Dayton Metro Library, Kettering-Moraine Branch, 3496 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, lobbyday@equalityohio.org; 614-202-8869; www.equalityohio.org.
SpringOut, exhibit of LGBT artisans, wine and cheese reception, 6 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. Spring Fling, spring-themed dinner, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $50, restricted to 25 guests, 7:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org; 216-651-5428. Cabaret Night, fundraiser for North Congregational UCC, featuring Kim Taylor, news director for WHOK, $15, $10 students and seniors, maximum cost for family $35,7:30 pm, North Congregational, 2040 West Henderson, Columbus; 614-451-1835, www.northucc.org. The Other Prom, semi-formal dance for LGBT youth and allies, 9:30 pm, Hillel at OSU, 46 East 16th St, Columbus, http:// multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss; 614-
688-8449.
North Coast Softball Players Auction, 10 pm, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216255-0103.
Sunday, May 7
Membership Class, first of two sessions, 12 noon, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Avenue, Dayton; 937-254-2087, office@eternaljoymcc.org.
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Pride Graduation and Community Celebration, annual gathering to honor LGBT students graduating from Ohio University, 6:30 pm, Bromley Hall Dining Room, Ohio University campus, Athens, 740-593-0239, www.ohiou.edu/lgbt.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.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 to14
North Coast Chub-Chaser-Bear Weekend, presented by Girth and Mirth Cleveland, $200 full run package includes all events, T-shirt, program, pool party and goodie bag, 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.
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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.
Sunday to Thursday, May 14 to 18
Women in Medicine Conference, national retreat for lesbian physicians, La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, www.womeninmedicine.org,
wimretreat@earthlink.net.
Wednesday, May 17
Lobby Day, Equality Ohio's legislative outreach, meet face-to-face with the men and women who shape state laws, 9 am to 3 pm, Ohio Statehouse and Riffe Center in Columbus, lobbyday@equalityohio.org; 614202-8869; lobbyday.htm.
www.equalityohio.org/
Thursday to Monday, May 25 to 29
International Mr. Leather, 28th annual competition and festival held in Chicago, contest at Chicago Theater, host hotel is Palmer House Hilton, www.imrl.com.
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