August 25, 2006

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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, August 26

The Last Sunday in June, regional premiere of comedic play by Jonathan Tolins dealing with a couple's secrets that are revealed during the weekend of New York City LGBT Pride, presented by the Know Theater Tribe, 8 pm, August 6 matinee at 4 pm, $20, $15 student/ senior, Know Theater, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati; www.knowtheatre.com, 513-621-2787 (621-ARTS).

Friday, August 25

Olympic Skater Rudy Galindo, special guest at the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland's End of Summer Barbecue and AIDS Walk Preview Party and Rally, free food, reservations required, 12 noon, Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; 216-621-0766, epike@atfgc.org.

Saturday, August 26

Out on the Links, golf outing to benefit the Human Rights Campaign, 18-hole scramble, 11 am registration, 12:15 pm tee times begin, $75, $275 per foursome, includes lunch, golfing, cart and cocktail reception with awards presentation, Sweetbriar Golf Course, 750 Jaycox Rd, Avon Lake (Cleveland); 800-790-2538, communityevents.cleveland@hrc.org,

www.hrc.org/cleveland.

Tri-State Womonfest, women's music festival, 12 noon, $10 before August 11,$15, Maple Ridge Lodge, Mt. Airy Forest, 3040 Westwood Northern Boulevard, Cincinnati;

www.tristatewomonfest.com. Welcome Back Bowlers Party, presented by the North Coast Bowling Association, 8 pm, Apex, 11633 Lorain Ave, Cleveland; 440342-3375, usseyes@aol.com.

Sunday, August 27

Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor dance party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 to 10 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and West 117th Sts., Cleveland; 216221-2333 or 216-357-2223.

North Coast Men's Chorus Picnic, kick-off for the 2006-2007 season, open to current and prospective members, 1 pm, $5, Mentor Headlands State Park, membership@ncmchorus.org. Monday and Tuesday, August 28-29

Pump Boys and Dinettes, country-rock revue performed as a staged concert, benefits the Community AIDS Network, 7:30 pm, $20, Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626, www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. Wednesday, August 30

Dine at Jimmy O'Neill's Tavern, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 30 percent of the bill will be donated to the center, 2195 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216-321-1116, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Friday to Monday, September 1 to 4

FTM: A Gender Odyssey, national conference for masculine-identified people who were assigned female gender at birth and their friends, family and allies, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, www.transconference.org.

Saturday, September 2

Larchmere Sidewalk Sale, featuring a number of queer-owned businesses including Café Limbo, Loganberry Books and Marc Goodman Antiques, Larchmere Blvd. just north of Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216-795-9800, www.loganberrybooks.com.

Sunday, September 3

Glenn Burchette Farewell Party, beloved singer is moving to Las Vegas, light hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, black and white attire

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requested, 8 pm, A Better Place, 815 Superior Saturday, September 16

Ave, entrance on Rockwell Ave, Cleveland; 216-201-9227, www.abetterplace4u.com. Isis Tiffany Soul-Lamar's Birthday Bash, celebrating a half century of one of Cleveland's most noted performers, food, dancing, entertainment by Rambo from Chicago and Indigo Diamond, the Edge, 11213 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland; 216-221-8576.

Tuesday, September 5

First Freedom First Forum, presented by the Interfaith Alliance Federation, dedicated to freedom of, and from, religion, pnael discussion about the interaction of that freedom with repect for all families, democracy, science, academia, reproductive health and more, reception 6:30 pm, forum 7:15 pm, Algonquin Room, Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave, Columbus; RSVP to 202-639-6370 ext. 130 or eshutt@interfaithalliance.org.

Wednesday, September 6

Pot Luck Picnic, presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and pop provided, 6:30 pm, Edgewater Park Upper Pavilion, Cleveland; www.cccdohio.org, 216-251-1053.

Thursday to Sunday, September 7-10

Pride at Work Convention, national meeting of group dedicated to workplace equality, Hilton San Diego Resort on Mission Bay, California; 202-637-5014, www.prideatwork.org. Thursday-Saturday, September 7-16 National Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, citywide event in Columbus featuring dozens of works, www.columbustheatrefestival.com.

Friday to Sunday, September 8 to 10

Camping Trip, organized by Cleveland Out and About, $10, Mohican State Park, Loudenville, Ohio; http://cleveland outandabout.org/COA/news.html, 216-

556-4832.

Saturday, September 9

Dream an LGBT Center Into Existence, meeting of the Northwest Ohio LGBT Coalition, examining ideas for an LGBT community center in Toledo, 1 pm, Sanger Branch Library, 3010 West Central Ave, Toledo; www.equalitytoledo.org.

Betty Sutton fundraiser, benefit for Sutton's campaign for the House of Representatives in Ohio's 13th district, presented in part by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, $500 donors get private reception at 6 pm, $75-$250 7 pm, 9519 Greystone Parkway, Brecksville (Cleveland); 216-647-7437, president@cleveland stonewalldemocrats.org.

SRO, Standing Room Only, benefit for David's House Compassion, featuring Eight Weeks Out, Voodoo Libido, Twila Starr and guest MC Alexis Means, food, silent auction, 7 pm, $35, $60 per couple, Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd, Sylvania (Toledo), 419241-9444, www.arcohio.org.

Sunday, September 10

Gay Bowling League Kick-off, first day of league play for the fall season, registration begins at 12 noon, Freeway Lanes, 12859 Brookpark Rd, Parma (Cleveland); 440342-3357, usseyes@aol.com.

"A Joyful Noise" rehearsal, first practice the for the opening concert of the North Coast Men's Chorus season, 6 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland; membership@ncmchorus.org.

Pink Martini, cocktail buffet and concert by gay-led band described as "somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a cassical chamber ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir," benefits the Cleveland Museum of Art, $75, $100 for premiere seating, Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7350, www.clevelandart.org/tickets.

Friday, September 15

AIDS Walk Kick-Off Rally, open to supporters and interested parties, donations welcome, free food, surprises, cash bar, Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Ave. East at Ontario, Cleveland; 216621-0766 ext. 275, dfearn@atfgc.org.

Dr. Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk Central Ohio, fundraiser for ten area AIDS service organizations, route is through the the Arena District and the Short North, www.aids walkcentralohio.org, aidswalk@catf.net.

Walk to Stop AIDS, fundraiser for AIDS

Sunday, September 17

Day in the Sun, LGBT picnic presented by the Akron Pride Center, 10 am, $15 advance, $18 gate, Ohio Sportsman Club, 1775 Jacoby Rd, Copley (Akron); www.akronpridecenter.org, 330-253-2220.

Volunteers of Cincinnati, registration 8 am, Sk Highlights of upcoming weeks

walk 9 am, Schott Amphitheater, Sawyer Point, Cincinnati; 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org. Festival of the Flea, Pilgrim Congregational Church's annual flea market, supports the activities of the LGBT-affirming congregation, 9 am-2 pm, 2592 West 14th St, Cleveland; 216861-7388, www.pilgrimalive.org.

Ohio Lesbian Festival, 17th annual music, cultural and education festival presented by the Ohio Lesbian Business Association, 11 am, $35 advance, $30 advance for students and seniors, $40 gate, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. at U.S. 40, 1⁄2 mile west of Kirkersville, Ohio, 15 miles east of Columbus; 614-562-0577, www.ohiolba.org.

Personal Mythology: How to Discover Your True Self, workshop by Director of Programs Mika Major looks a defining life moments to shed light on past and future actions, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Decked Out, VIP dinner, award banquet and dance, presented by Gays and Lesbians United, dinner $50 until August 15, $60 until September 6, dance only $15 advance, $20 door, dinner 5 pm, dance 7:30 pm, Lighthouse Café and Docks, 2605 Broadway St, Toledo; 419467-6060,

@hotmail.com.

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Open Door Coffeehouse, LGBT kaffee klatsch, music, 6:30 pm, First Grace UCC, 350 S. Portage Path, Akron; 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.

Pandemonium, annual benefit for Cleveland Public Theater, 6409 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.

"My doctor doesn't get why I don't need birth control."

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Thursday, September 21

Rebuilding Cleveland: A Community Approach to Diversity, theme of this year's Women on the Rise annual benefit for Hard Hatted Women, featuring keynote speaker Jerry Sue Thornton, president of Cuyahoga Community College, 5:30 pm, $50, InterContinental Hotel, 9801 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland; 216-861-6500, www.hardhattedwomen.org.

Friday to Sunday, September 22 to 24 Dayton LGBT Film Festival, presented by the Downtown Dayton Priority Board and the Neon Movies, 130 East Fifth Street, Dayton; 937-222-8452, theneon@msn.com, www.neonmovies.com.

Friday, September 29

Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, LGBT ticket outlets in other cities listed on the web site, or at the gate; 513-591-0200 ext. 21, www.pki pride night.com, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com, www.pki.com.

Saturday, September 30

Erie Gay Pride March and Rally, step off 1 pm at the Zone, 1:15 pm at Papermoon, rally in Perry Square 2 pm, speakers, entertainment and more, Erie, Pa.; www.eriegaynews.com.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

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