Pride Guide 2006 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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charlie's calendar
Small Town Gay Bar, screening of gay film, along with short Sissy Frenchfry, part of the Outreels LGBT Film Festival, 7:30 pm, Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, outreels@glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Thursday, June 15
Meth, screening of documentary on the devastation caused in the gay community by the abuse of crystal methamphetamine, followed by Q&A with director Todd Ahlberg, presented by the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland's ManHealth Program, 5:30 pm, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216621-0766 ext. 229, dhill@atfgc.org.
LGBT History: 1940s through 1970s, first of a two-part series presented by Stonewall Columbus, with Steve Shellabarger, Fred Holdridge and Orn Huntington, moderated by Columbus City Councilor Mary Jo Hudson, pm, Stonewall Columbus Community Center, 1160 North High St; 614-299-7764.
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Gay Sex in the '70s, screening of film on gay history, with short Sissy Frenchfry, part of the Outreels LGBT Film Festival, 7:30 pm, Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati; 513591-0200, outreels@glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Blood, Sweat and Glitter, screening of film about Trannyshack in San Francisco, with short Jaywalking, part of the Outreels LGBT Film Festival, 9:30 pm, Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, outreels@glbtcenter cincinnati.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. Friday, June 16
Pride Coffeehouse, featuring fair-trade coffee, live music and more, 7 pm, St. Paul's Community Church UCC, 4427 Franklin Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-6250.
Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 "That '70s Concert," Pride concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High St. Columbus; 614-228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Saturday, June 17
Run for Pride 5K, event to benefit Stonewall Columbus' Pride Holiday, 10 am, registration $20, Goodale Park, Columbus; www.premierraces.com, 614-299-7764.
Pride Ride Poker Run, event presented by Stonewall Columbus, 11 am, $20 drivers, $15 riders, cookout follows, Club Diversity, 863 South High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
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. Unveiled, screening of film about an Iranian lesbian who escapes to Germany where she must disguise herself as a man, with short Hung, part of the Outreels LGBT Film Festival, 3 pm, Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, outreels@glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Gay Sex in the '70s, screening of film on gay history, with short Sissy Frenchfry, part of the Outreels LGBT Film Festival, 8 pm, Adonis, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, outreels@glbtcentercincinnati.com.
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.
The Real Family Values of Jesus Christ, sermon examining the true scope of the term "family values," 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937-254-2087,
www.eternaljoymcc.org.
North Coast Drag Softball Game, with cheerleaders and drag kings and queens, 1 pm, Clark Fields, West 7th and Quigley Ave. in Tremont, Cleveland; 216-255-0103.
Superheroes: Cleveland Bares, drinks party, performance by Verb Ballets and tea dance to benefit Verb Ballets, 3 pm, $25, Marine Towers West rooftop deck, 12540 Edgewater Dr, Lakewood (Cleveland); www.verbballets.org, 216-397-3757. Pride Interfaith Worship Service will honor a rainbow of heroes, with special activities for families and children; reception to follow, 5:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, sponsored by Interfaith Religious and Spiritual Leaders; 216-272-0622.
Tuesday, June 20
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT social organization, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.
Wednesday, June 21
Gay Adoption Bans: Discrimination Meets Bad Public Policy, part of the ACLU of Ohio's Brown Bag Lecture Series, presented by Mika Major, director of programs for the Cleveland LGBT Center, beverages and dessert served, 12 noon, Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave, Cleveland; contact@acluohio.org, 216-472-2220. LGBT History Panel: 1981 to Now, second event presented by Stonewall Columbus, with Chris Cozad, Elliot Fishman, Douglas Whaley, Dan Willias and Linda Schuler, 7 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St; 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. Friday, June 23
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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
Rockin' in the Streets, annual outdoor music festival, part of Columbus Pride Holiday, featuring Ember Swift, Sister Funk, the Katie Reider Band, the Katie Todd Band, Donna Mogavero and "got kings," gates 6 pm, $10, benefits Stonewall Columbus and girlz Rhythm 'n' Rock Camp, Union Station Video Café, 630 North High St; www.rockinginthestreets.com.
Saturday, June 24
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off from Goodale Park in the Short North at 1 pm, marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park downtown; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
For a full year of events go to:
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Garden Tour and Outdoor Games, presented by the Network, Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, 2 pm, for location and reservations call 440-962-3662 or info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org.
Hawaiian Luau, presented by the Pride Center of Greater Youngstown, 6 pm, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown;http://pride.americanmetaphysics.org.
Pride at the Ohio Theater, queer benefit for historic theater in Toledo's Polish neighborhood, wine and cheese, coffee and dessert, Spectrum the Band, female impersonators and a film, $10 advance, $15 door, Ohio Theater, 3114 Lagrange St, Toledo; 419-241-6785. Songs from the Road, performance by lesbian couple Carolyn Marshall and Pat Grant, 7 pm, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937-254-2087, www.eternaljoymcc.org.
Dancing in the Streets, post-Pride dance party featuring Inaya Day, benefits Stonewall Columbus, dusk to 11 pm, Union Station, 630 North High St; www.columbusnight life.com, 614-299-7764.
Sunday, June 25
Queerly Beloved, sermon about Jesus' ministrations to outcasts, 10:30 am, Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937-254-2087, www.eternaljoymcc.org.
Pride Blues Brunch, part of the Stonewall Columbus Pride Holiday, featuring Roddy Barnes with Debé, 11 am, $35, $50 for preferred/corporate seating, Hyatt Regency, 350 North High St, Columbus; 614-930-2262, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Aqua: An Afternoon of Summer Fun, cruise, brunch, dance and party to support the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 12 noon, location TBD; 513542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Bat 'n' Rouge, annual drag baseball game, 3 pm, $7, Mohawk Field, Grant and Livingston Aves, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Luau Party Bar Night, presented by Arktos bear club, 7 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 330-434-4860, www.arktos-online.com.
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, June 26 to 28
Tapestry, annual national gathering of the United Church of Christ's Coalition for LGBT Concerns, Indianapolis; www.tapestry2006.org.
Saturday, July 15
Annual Member Appreciation Picnic, presented by the Network, Cleveland area social and professional networking organization for lesbians, 11 pm, Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; 440962-3662; info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org. Saturday to Saturday, July 15 to 22 Gay Games VII, seventh quadrennial gay held sporting event, in Chicago, www.gaygameschicago.org.
Sunday, July 16
Cookout and Holden Arboretum Hike, annual cookout with Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandout andabout.org.
Wednesday, July 19
Summer Picnic, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.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.
Saturday to Monday, August 12 to 14
Bears in the Woods XII, annual run by the Arktos Bear Club, open to bears, cubs and their admirers, Camp Davis, Boyers, Pa.; www.arktos-online.com, 330-434-4860.
Wednesday, August 16
Summer Picnic, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
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.
Saturday, September 16
Dr. Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk Central Ohio, fundraiser for ten area AIDS service organizations, the Arena District and the Short North comprise the route, www.aids walkcentralohio.org, aidswalk@catf.net.
Wednesday, September 20
Summer Picnic, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland: 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Friday to Sunday, October 6 to 8
Load the Boat, annual weekend of square dancing and social events presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, Cleveland; 216251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Saturday, October 7
Dr, John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 16th annual pledge walk for eight agencies, Wade Oval in Cleveland's University Circle on the east side of Cleveland; 216-621-0766 ext. 275.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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