May 26, 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 Saturday, May 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; 614-470-2333, www.columbusfringe festival.com.
To Monday, May 29
International Mr. Leather, 28th annual cornpetition 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.
Sunday, May 28
Broadway Bares, second annual event hosted by Nina West, featuring a teddy bear auction benefitting Project Open Hand Columbus and Bear Camp 2006, 8 pm, Union Station, 630 North High St, Columbus; 614-475-4115, www.columbusbears.org.
Wednesday, May 31
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, June 1
Digital Dreams, opening reception for exhibit by gay artist Randy Jones, sponsored by Wild Plum Productions, 6 pm, Loganberry Books Annex Gallery, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216-795-9800, www.loganberry books.com.
Tiffany, '80s pop star, part of the Dayton Pride Concert Series, 11 pm, $10, $15 day of show, Club Masque, 34 North Jefferson Street, Dayton; 937-228-2582, www.clubmasque.com. Thursday to Monday, June 1 to 12
Boys and Girls, Gay Pride Week exhibit of photographs by Barrymore Tebbs, Carteaux and Leslie, 921 Vine St, Cincinnati; 513721-9555, www.disturbingbutfun.com.
Friday, June 2
Steeple Vigil, 13th annual imprisonment of Rev. David Bahr high up in the open-air spire of Archwood United Church of Christ until two tons of food for the Brookside Center are donated, 5 pm, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060, www.archwooducc.org,. Alix Olson, lesbian spoken word artist, sponsored in part by People Called Women, with University of Toledo Spectrum's "Sisters in Song" and Ann Arbor's Lazy Sunday Band, 5:30 pm resource fair, performances start at 6 pm, Ingman Room, Student Union, University of Toledo; 419-535-6455, 419-260-5477.
For a full year of events go to:
Chronicle.com
"Cradle of Christianity: Treasures from the Holy Land," field trip to the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 2 pm; 216-226-6080 ext. 3, http://members.aol.com/afcleveland.
afcleveland@aol.com.
Pride Arts Fest, LGBT fine art and classical Highlights of upcoming weeks
music event, presented by the Akron Pride Center, 7 pm, Church of Our Saviour, 471 Crosby Street, Akron; 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Legends and Fairy Tales: Works by Jay Brown, opening reception of exhibition of paintings by local artist, presented by Wild Plum Productions, 7 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Margaret Cho, with special guest Lisp, part of the Dayton Pride Concert Series, 9 pm, Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West 2nd Street, Dayton; 937-228-3630, www.ticketcenterstage.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, "Commemorate, Educate and Liberate," featuring Derek Mize from Equality Ohio, RJ McKay of Diversity Dayton, the Queen City Rainbow Band, Frozen Feet, Island Idol finalists, reality TV personalities, 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; 937274-1776 pridedayton@aol.com. Incredible Spa Party, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, $75, restricted to 25 guests, 5:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org; 216-651-5428.
Amber, dance diva, part of the Dayton Pride Concert Series, 12 midnight, $10, Club Masque, 34 North Jefferson Street, Dayton; 937228-2582, www.clubmasque.com.
Saturday to Saturday, June 3 to 10
Color Me Naked Vol. 2: Big, Black and Sassy, oneman show performed by Les Kurkendaal as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, June 3 10:30 pm, June 7 and 9 7 pm, June 8 8 pm, June 10 4 pm, Contemporary Arts Center, 44 East 6th Street at Walnut, Cincinnati; www.cincyfringe.com.
Sunday, June 4
Not Just Another Pretty Face, sermon about God's loving, prophetic purpose for the GLBTQ community, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937254-2087, www.eternaljoymcc.org.
Annual Camp Hi Canoe Trip, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 12:30 pm, canoe rental $13-$14 per person, kayak is $3 extra, cookout to follow, bring grillable food, reservation required, Camp Hi Canoe Livery, 12274 Abbott Rd, Hiram, Ohio; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel
the long
war
5/31
IT'S ROUGH SLEDDING
FOR THE ASSO-
CIATES
AT
HE WAS A HAPPY KID UNTIL HE STARTED MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME SHE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE THING WITH GLORIA.
OH, SO IT'S MY FAULT? FOR FINDING OUT ABOUT THE "THING"?!
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.
For a detailed list of events extending Sunday, June 18 months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.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 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 Parade and 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," 513-591-0200, www.prideis alive.com.
Sunday, June 11
Sandusky Firelands Gay Pride Picnic, bring a dish to share, 2 pm, Club X patio, 306 West Water Street, Sandusky; 419-624-8118, www.firelandspride.org.
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 gathers 11:30 am at West 3rd and St. Clair, marches at 1 pm to festival in Voinovich Park on Lake Erie at north end of East 9th St; 216371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.
AND IN
THE
NEXT
OFFICE...
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.stonewall columbus.org.
Saturday to Saturday, July 15 to 22 Gay Games VII, seventh quadrennial gay held sporting event, Chicago, www.gaygameschicago.org.
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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 Sts., Cleveland; 216221-2333 or 216-357-2223.
---Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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ACME PSYCHOTHERAPY.
©2006 BY ALISON BECHDEL
MEANWHILE,
ANOTHER COUPLE GETS A THERAPEUTIC
WORKOUT
FROM AN
UNEXPECTED
SOURCE...
THEN SHE TOLD ME I WAS INSANE, AND WENT OFF TO RESTORE WETLANDS IN NEW ORLEANS FOR THE SUMMER.
OH, KIDDO. You HAD A RING AND EVERYTHING?
WELL... MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RING.
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BUT CYNTHIA, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? YOU CAN'T JUST GO AROUND PROPOSING MARRIAGE.
WHY NOT? ISN'T THAT WHAT PEOPLE DO?
YOU TELL HER, PERRY.
YES, IT IS WHAT PEOPLE DO. MATURE, LOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO AN INTIMATE
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RELATIONSHIP.
BUT IT'S NOT WHAT RATIONAL, SELF-ACTUALIZED PEOPLE RUSH INTO WILLY NILLY.
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SAMIA'S HUSBAND, "WILLY."