May 19, 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.

Friday, May 19

Rainbow Wrangler Martini Night, sale of special signature Wrangler 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, lesbian singer-songwriter, 9 pm, Yadda Club, 404 Pike St, Covington, Ky. (Cincinnati); 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. 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,

Wednesday, May 24

That Man: Peter Berlin, documentary on photographer-model-porn actor Peter Berlin, how he created himself and what has become of him

since, presented by the Cleveland Museum of Art, 7 pm, $7, $5 museum members, seniors $4 and students $3, Strosacker Auditorium, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; 216-241-7350, 888-262-0033.

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.

Indiegrrl Showcase Series, featuring Alexis Antes, Sue Jeffers, Kathy Moser and Jennifer Friedman, $4, 9:30 pm, Electric Community Café, 252 North Water St, Kent; 330-676-1950. Thursday to Saturday, May 25 to 27 Remember Who Made You, gay Christian oneman play by Jeffrey Barnes, part of the Columbus Fringe Festival, 8 pm, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus; 614470-2333, www.columbusfringefestival.com.

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, May 26

Hike the Chagrin River Park, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 7 pm; 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Charity Drag Show, presented by Wright State University's Rainbow Alliance, benefits AIDS Resource Center Ohio, $5 advance, $7 door, 7 pm, Apollo Room, Student Union, WSU, Dayton; 937-775-5565.

potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Archwood Highlights of upcoming weeks

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.

Football Fundraiser, benefit for Camp Sunrise presented by the Columbus Comets and the Worthington Perry Middle School girl's flag football team, takes place during halftime of the Columbus Comets vs. Western Michigan game, 7:05 pm, $12, $5 students, Dublin Coffman High School, 6780 Coffman Rd, Dublin (Columbus); kmckee@atfgc.org.

216-432-9544,

"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 Ave, 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. 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.

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com

Friday to Sunday, June 2 to 4

Stonewall Democrats National Convention, University of Pittsburgh, www.stonewalldemocrats.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 Festat 12 noon at 3rd and Main;, www.daytonpride.org; 937274-1776 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.

18th Annual GIFT Cruise, two-hour Goodtime III cruise on the Cuyahoga River and along Lake Erie includes DJ and live entertainment by Lounge Kitty; part of $20 ticket benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, boarding begins 7 pm, boat leaves 7:30 pm, Voinovich Park, East 9th Street at Lake Erie, www.clevelandgift.org, 216-749-2152.

Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11 Cincinnati Gay Pride Festival, in Northside's Hoffner Park both Saturday and Sunday; parade from Burnet Woods on Sunday; this year's theme is "There's No Stopping Us Now," 513591-0200, 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. 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.

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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, ajw.freeshell.org/sanduskygaypride.

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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.

Saturday to Saturday, July 15 to 22 Gay Games VII, seventh quadrennial gay sporting event, held in Chicago, www.gaygameschicago.org. Wednesday-Saturday, July 26-Aug. 5 World Outgames, inaugural sporting event intended to be a quadrennial occurrence, held in Montréal, www.montreal2006.org. Sunday to Saturday, August 6 to 12 World Pride, second international LGBT celebration, held this time in Jerusalem, Israel, www.worldpride.net.

Sunday, August 27

Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor dance party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 to 8 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and West 117th, Cleveland; 216221-2333 or 216-357-2223.

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