June 16, 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, June 18

International Conference on Bisexuality, ninth event at the University of Toronto, Ontario, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/9icb. Friday, June 16

Help Elect Heroes, benefit for the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats featuring the photography of Karen St. John-Vincent, appetizers, vodka tasting, $50 suggested donation, $20 suggested donation for students, 1300 Gallery, 1300 West 78th St, Cleveland; 216-647-7437, president@clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org. 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.

North Coast Men's Chorus and Ice Cream Social, presented by Community Church of Chesterland UCC, $10 advance, $12 door, 7:30 pm show, social follows, 11984 Caves Road, Chesterland (Cleveland); 440-729-6814. 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

Playing with Pride, annual volleyball tournament, individuals accumulate points during morning play then are put into teams for the afternoon tournament, $50 includes North American Gay Volleyball Assn. registration fee, registration required by June 14, 7:45 am signin, play begins 8:15 am, Columbus location to be announced; www.columbusvolleyball.org,

614-937-3852,jasvball@earthlink.net.

Run for Pride 5K, event to benefit Stonewall Columbus' Pride Holiday, 10 am, registration $20, Goodale Park, Columbus; www.premierraces.com, 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

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; festival ends 8 pm; 216-371-0214, www.cleveland pride.org.

Unveiled, 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; 513591-0200, 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.

Gay Sex in the '70s, 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.

Anne E. DeChant, lesbian singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-631-1314.

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.free shell.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, 12noon, Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave, contact@acluohio.org, 216-472-2220.

Cleveland;

Summer Solstice Celebration, presented by Womyn of the Violet Flame, women only, potluck 6:30 pm, ritual 7:30 pm, 1525 Compton, Cleveland Heights; 216-231-0001. Flag Football, new men's club forming for fun and to eventually compete in Gay Games and Gay Super Bowl, no experience needed, all abilities welcome, 7 pm, Edgewater Park lower level lawn by beach area, chemrxn@sbcglobal.net, 216-472-3598, www.eteamz.com/gball.

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.

Thursday, June 22

ACLU Freedom Files: Lesbian and Gay Rights, screening of film on LGBT equality, 7 pm, Student Union Rm. E157, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton; 216-472-2200.

Greasers With a Cause, cabaret show to benefit Broadway CARES/Equity Fights AIDS and the Community AIDS Network, featuring performers from Carousel Dinner Theater's production of Grease, 11:30 pm, $5, Adams Street, 77 North Adams St, Akron; 330434-9794.

Friday, June 23

Woofs Fest, outdoor comedy and music festival presented by Woofs bar to benefit Pater Noster House, featuring Shirley Q. Liquor, Scott Free, Elijah Black, Michael West and Carlo Masi, $14 advance, $20 day of show, Woofs, 1409 South High St, Columbus; 614542-0253, www.woofscolumbus.com. Third Annual Trans March, billed by organizers as the largest transgender event in history, featuring activists, political speakers, musicians and other performers at 3 pm, march at 7 pm, Dolores Park, San Francisco; www.transmarch.org.

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.rockingin thestreets.com.

Saturday, June 24

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tour, presented by Cleveland Out and About, reservations required by June 22, 10 am, Garman and North Portage Path, Akron; www.clevelandoutandabout.org, 216556-4832.

For a full year of events go to

GAY PEOPLE'S

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Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, Highlights of upcoming weeks

parade steps off from Goodale Park in the Short North at 1 pm, marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park downtown; 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. 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 info@cleveland womensnetwork.org.

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Hawaiian Luau, presented by the Pride Center of Greater Youngstown, 6 pm, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown; http://pride.american metaphysics.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.eternal joymcc.org.

Dancing in the Streets, post-Pride outdoor dance party featuring Inaya Day, benefits Stonewall Columbus, dusk to 11 pm, Union Station, 630 North High St; www.columbus nightlife.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; 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org. Tying the Knot: The Union That's Dividing America, film about the institution of marriage in contemporary America, presented by the Northwestern Pennsylvania National Organization for Women, 2 pm, Admiral Room, Blasco Public Library, 160 East Front Street, Erie, PA; www.edinboro.com/nwpanow, dausonjls@yahoo.com.

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.

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.tapestry 2006.org.

Tuesday, June 27

National HIV Testing Day, featuring voluntary testing, couseling, food, fun and entertainment, presented by the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, Luke Easter Park, across from the Zelma George Recreation Center, 3155 Martin Luther King Blvd, Cleveland; 216-621-0766.

Friday to Sunday, July 7 to 9

Miss Gay Ohio Pageant, show 10 pm, presented by Tina Schumacher, Miss Gay Ohio 1974, Club Queen, 1877 Ridge Ave SE, Warren; 330-453-1055.

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. Tuesday-Sunday, August 8-13

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 31st annual outdoor event near Hart, Michigan, featuring Melissa Ferrick, Toshi Reagon, Julie Wolf, Barbara Higbie, Bitch, Jill Sobule, Fatu Judy Henderson, Southern Fried Chix Lix and many others, with dozens of workshops, June 22 deadline for discounted registration, http:// www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766.

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.

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