May 12, 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 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 Saturday, May 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.

To Sunday, May 14

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 at Main, Columbus; 614-747-6154, www.geocities.com/ amopconference.

BBQ Bash, part of the North Coast ChubChaser-Bear Weekend, 5 pm, $15, Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; info@northcoastweekend.com,

www.northcoastweekend.com, 216-556-0670. Cleveland Heights Piano Bar, singing-optional torch song dinner with a selection of wines, cheeses, salamis and breads, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $40, restricted to 30 guests, 7:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org; 216-651-5428.

Saturday, May 13

Lobby Day Training, in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 17 Lobby Day, 10 am, University of Cincinnati, lobbyday@equalityohio.org; 614-202-8869;. www.equalityohio.org.

Hike Hampton Hills, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Northcoast Chub-Chaser-Bear Cruise Lunch, 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.

LGBT Family Picnic, organized by the Cleveland LGBT Center, 12 noon, Forest Hill Park, corner of Lee and Monticello, Cleveland Heights; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

AIDS Awareness Picnic, presented by AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 12 noon, Eastwood Park, 1401 Harshman, Dayton; 937-461-2437, www.arcohio.org.

A Mother's Work, art show opening night benefit for the Domestic Violence Center, $20, $35/couple, 6 pm, True Art Gallery, 410 East 156th, Cleveland, 216-688-7296.

Dinner Banquet and Dance, part of the North Coast Chub-Chaser-Bear Weekend, open bar, inaugural Northcoast Weekend Chub, Chaser and Bear Contest, door prizes, 50/50 raffle to benefit Beyond Identities Community Center, 8 pm, $80, Wyndham Cleveland Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; info@northcoastweekend.com,

www.northcoastweekend.com, 216-556-0670. Mr. N.E. Ohio Bear Contest, part of Arktos Bear Club's bi-monthly beer bust, contestants still needed, 8 pm to 2 am, Daddies, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-434-4860, e-mail rookchuck@yahoo.com for information on entering the competition.

Sing, Swing and Sway, benefit for the AIDS Resource Center Ohio featuring the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, William Caldwell, Scott Hunt, Katie Pees, John Wesley Wright and others, reception follows, $25+, 8 pm, Shiloh Church UCC, 5300 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton; 937-223-8524, 937-461-2437 ext. 2025, singswingandsway@gmail.com. Hedwig and the Angry Inch, screening of the film about a German transsexual trying to make it in the music business, performed with live actors mirroring the action onscreen, presented by the Gods of the Nile acting troupe, 10:30 pm, $5, Screens Theater at the Continent, 6360 Busch Blvd, Columbus; 614318-0551, www.screens8.com.

Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14 The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, film based on the hoax autobiography of "J.T. LeRoy," in reality folk musician Laura Albert, about a cross-dressing, HIV-positive 11-yearold kidnapped from foster care by his mother, Saturday 9:20 pm, Sunday 9:40 pm, $8, $5 Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts students and faculty, CIA Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque. Sunday, May 14

Ohio Adoption Ban, forum on House Bill 515 that would ban GLBT adoption, presented by Equality Ohio executive director Lynne Bowman, hosted by Stonewall Columbus' Parents and Children Together group, 9:15 am, North Congregational UCC, 2040 West Henderson, Columbus; 614-299-7764.

Loving God, Loving Mother, Mother's Day service examining motherhood through Scripture and St. Julian of Norwich, author of Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love, services 10:30 am followed by carry-in luncheon, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937254-2087, www.eternaljoymcc.org.

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.

Monday, May 15

Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT social organization, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.

Wednesday, May 17

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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/

Bus to Lobby Day, organized by Fairmount Temple's Young People's Congregation and the Chevrei Tikva Chavura, leaves Fairmount Temple at 6 am, returns 6 pm, $18/person, $25/family, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); RSVP to Cathy Lipton at 216-464-1330 ext. 126 or CLipton@fairmounttemple.org.

Grapes of Wrath, sixth annual wine tasting fundraiser for the Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz, 5:30 pm, Axis, 775 North High Street, Columbus; 614265-7444, stonewalldemsoh@yahoo.com. Friday, May 19

Rainbow Wrangler Martini Night, sale of special signature RW martinis benefit the LGBT country-western dancing group, Union Station, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 216357-2997.

Cincinnati Men's Chorus Appletini Night, sales of appletinis benefit the chorus from 5 pm until close, Union Station, 825 Main Street, Cincinnati; 216-651-2667.

Anne E. DeChant in concert, lesbian singersongwriter, 9 pm, Yadda Club, 404 Pike St, Covington, Ky.; 859-491-5600.

Saturday, May 20

Home Buying in the LGBT Community, workshop on home buying and using equity to pay off high-interest debts led by Real Estate Mortgage Corp.'s Thom Rankin, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

For a full year of events, see:

GAY PEOPLE'S

Chronicle.com

Dinner on the Edge, progressive dinner, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $75, restricted to 20 guests, 5:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org; 216-651-5428. Spring Fling/Cinco de Mayo, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland; 216251-1053,/www.cccdohio.org.

Flower Power, latest installment of the annual "Sex, Drag and Rock-n-Roll" fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio, featuring Symphony Alexander, Hot Chocolate, Desirée, Carmella Marcella Garcia, Tasha Long, Rita Marlowe, denise Russell and Alexis Winters, 7 pm, $75, Zenobia Shriners Hall Grand Ballroom, 1511 Madison Ave, Toledo; 419255-1123 ext. 132.

"The Importance of Being Ernestine," spring concert by Windsong, Cleveland's feminist chorus, featuring She Who, women's a cappella ensemble from Philadelphia, $12 advance, $15 door, 7:30 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland; 216-368-6522. Asian Film, film night presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 8 pm, Garfield Heights (Cleveland); 216-226-6080 ext. 3, http:// members.aol.com/afcleveland.

afcleveland@aol.com.

Sunday, May 21

Bike the Rocky River Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 4 pm; 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. North Coast Softball, first day of play, those interested in participating should contact Rob Gallagher, league recruiter, at 216-255-0103. Lighting the Path to a Brighter Future, annual World AIDS Vigil and dinner, guest speakers Dr. Marc Fiorentino and Joy Dougan of the Canton City Health Department, presented by Friends Together for Life, Tri-County AIDS Coalition and the Iron Eagles, 5 pm dinner, Colonade Room, 1900 Whipple Ave, Canton, vigil 7 pm; 330-477-0806.

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 22 and 23 Real Families, Real Facts: Research Symposium on LGBT-Headed Families, academic conference sponsored by Family Pride and the University of Pennsylvania's LGBT Center, Philadelphia; 202-331-5015, www.familypride .org/symposium.

Thursday, May 25

Interfaith Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group, monthly meeting will finalize plans for the Pride Interfaith Service, 9 am, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave.; 216272-0622.

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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.

Friday to Sunday, June 2 to 4

Stonewall Democrats National Convention, University of Pittsburgh, www.stonewall democrats.org/convention.

Saturday, June 3

Dayton Pride Parade and Rally, 11 am line up, 12 noon step off, Cooper Park, 3rd and St. Clair, ends at Courthouse Square, Pride Fest at 12 noon at 3rd and Main;, www.daytonpride.org; 937-274-1776 pridedayton@aol.com.

Saturday, June 10

Erie Pride Picnic, bring a dish to share, 1 pm, Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pa.; info@eriegaynews, 814-456-9833, www.eriegaynews.com.

Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11 Cincinnati Gay Pride Festival, in Northside's Hoffner Park both Saturday and Sunday; this year's theme is "There's No Stopping Us Now," 513-591-0200, www.prideisalive.com.

Thursday to Sunday, June 15 to 18

International Conference on Bisexuality, ninth event at the University of Toronto, Ontario, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/9icb. Saturday, June 17

Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade marches to festival in Voinovich Park on Lake Erie at north end of East 9th St; 216371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.

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Dayton Pride Dinner and Business Expo, 21st annual event, 5 pm expo, 7 pm dinner, 8 pm entertainment, dinner $45, featuring the Rubi Girls, Dayton Gay Men's Chorus, David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Perry and West Fourth Streets, Sinclair Community College campus, Dayton; www.daytonpride.org; 937274-1776 pridedayton@aol.com.

Sunday, June 18

Gay Day at Cedar Point, unofficial, unsponsored event at the amusement park near Sandusky is every Fathers Day when the crowds are thinner; wear red or rainbow colors, www.firelandspride.org, http:// ajw.freeshell.org/sanduskygaypride.

North Coast Drag Softball Game, with cheerleaders and drag kings and queens, Clark Fields, West 7th and Quigley Ave. in Tremont, Cleveland; 216-255-0103.

Saturday, June 24

Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off from Goodale Park in the Short North, marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman